Are You Joking (2021) Horse
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Are You Joking is a five-year-old bay gelding, by Crystal Ocean out of Faithfulness. He runs under the tutelage of C E Longsdon and belongs to owner Mr John P McManus. After five starts he has secured one placing but no victory yet, earning a total of $1,203. His latest outing was at Chepstow on 3 April 2026, where he came home 4th out of 12 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chepstow 04-Nov-26 3914m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) R7 Floyds Turfcare & Weed Solutions Handicap Hurdle, SP: 10.00 | R P McLernon | 12 (16) |
| Chepstow 03-Apr-26 3233m SOFT R2 CL4 NvH $628 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 03:57.850, SP: 51.00 1st Hurricane Pat ( F Mitchell 168 , Cd 165 ) 2nd Cosmic Connection ( H Cobden 163 ) 7.00L 3rd Both Of Us ( T Cannon 148 ) 32.00L 4th Are You Joking ( R P Mclernon 156 ) 33.25L See full results | R P Mclernon 70.8kg 33.25L | 4 (12) |
| Uttoxeter 15-Mar-26 4011m SOFT R5 CL4 NvHNHFNHF (of $9,837), SP: 41.00 1st Dig Deep ( B Jones 154 ) 2nd Seaniecon ( J O Jr 161 ) 6.00L 3rd Dylans Moon ( J Andrews 154 ) 3.75L 6th Are You Joking ( D Bass 154 ) 24.75L See full results | D Bass 69.9kg 24.75L | 6 (9) |
| Wincanton 26-Feb-26 3063m SOFT R1 CL4 MdH (of $9,837), Winning Time: 03:48.670, SP: 67.00 1st Aguellid ( H Cobden 161 ) 2nd Tap Tap Shamie ( S Bowen 161 ) 0.30L 3rd Aj's Diamond ( F Gordon 154 ) 8.50L 18th Are You Joking ( R P Mclernon 161 ) 92.55L See full results | R P Mclernon 73kg 92.5kgL | 18 (18) |
| Quakerstown 20-Apr-25 4828m SOFT Md (of $5,446), SP: 9.00 1st Sound As A Bell ( D O'connor 165 ) 2nd Boycetown ( G Benson 160 ) 6.00L 3rd Fairlander ( S Cotter 160 ) 5.00L 4th Are You Joking ( E M Nugent 160 , Cd 0 ) 11.50L | E M Nugent 72.6kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 4 |
| Ballynoe 23-Mar-25 4828m SOFT Md (of $5,446), SP: 11.00 1st Jet To Monte Carlo ( F Maguire 165 ) 2nd Ka Mate Du Brivet ( E Mahon 165 ) 14.00L 3rd Are You Joking ( E M Nugent 160 ) | E M Nugent 72.6kg | 3 |