I Started A Joke (2019) Horse
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Running in the Fairyhouse R4 Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle (Grade 2), I Started A Joke is a 7yo gelding trained by C Byrnes. He is by Soldier Of Fortune out of Blume. So far he has won two races. On 11 Jan 2026 at Punchestown he achieved his most significant victory, collecting $12000.00 Mdh. The horse has proved profitable for punters, offering about a 19% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 01-Feb-26 3219m HEAVY R7 CL1 HcpH $30,000 (of $150,000), SP: 2.75 1st Bowensonfire ( J Kennedy 158 ) 2nd I Started A Joke ( S Bowen 144 ) 1.75L 3rd Kimi De Mai ( S Cleary-farrell 140 ) 6.50L See full results | S Bowen 65.3kg 1.75L | 2 (20) |
| Punchestown 11-Jan-26 3330m SOFT R6 MdH $7,200 (of $12,000), SP: 1.73 1st I Started A Joke ( P Byrnes 166 ) 2nd Springhill Warrior ( J Kennedy 166 ) 8.50L 3rd Golden Wings ( D Gilligan 159 ) 12.75L See full results | P Byrnes 75.3kg | 1 (25) |
| Limerick 28-Dec-25 3219m SOFT R1 MdH $600 (of $12,000), SP: 2.00 1st King Rasko Grey ( D Mullins 158 ) 2nd Shuttle Diplomacy ( D King 166 ) 2.75L 3rd Kaiser Ball ( T Costello 166 ) 3.00L 4th I Started A Joke ( P Byrnes 166 ) 6.25L See full results | P Byrnes 75.3kg 6.25L | 4 (19) |
| Navan 06-Dec-25 3220m SOFT R3 MdH $1,200 (of $12,000), SP: 11.00 1st Road Exile ( J Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Copacabana ( D Mullins 166 ) 0.75L 3rd I Started A Joke ( P Byrnes 166 ) 11.75L See full results | P Byrnes 75.3kg 11.75L | 3 (26) |
| Listowel 24-Sep-25 3220m SOFT R1 MdH $626 (of $12,501), Winning Time: 03:59.300, SP: 10.00 1st I'll Sort That ( D L Queally 166 ) 2nd Wholelotofbusiness ( J Kennedy 166 ) 13.00L 3rd Torps ( S Flanagan 166 ) 9.00L 4th I Started A Joke ( P Byrnes 166 ) 28.00L See full results | P Byrnes 75.3kg 28.00L | 4 (18) |
| Cheltenham 13-Mar-25 3300m SOFT R7 CL1 NHF (of $78,696), Winning Time: 03:59.540, SP: 34.00 Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, no impression after 1st Bambino Fever ( J Townend 154 ) 2nd Heads Up ( S Bowen 161 ) 1.50L 3rd Shuttle Diplomacy ( D Meyler 161 ) 1.50L 13th I Started A Joke ( P Byrnes 161 ) 11.00L See full results | P Byrnes 73kg 11.00L | 13 (17) |
| Leopardstown 02-Feb-25 3220m SOFT R7 CL1 NHF $2,000 (of $99,999), Winning Time: 04:05.300, SP: 3.75 Towards rear, pushed along approaching straight, 7th and ridden under 2f out, 5th and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong 1st Colcannon ( D O'connor 164 ) 2nd Sortudo ( J Townend 164 ) 1.50L 3rd He Can't Dance ( H C Swan 164 ) 0.20L 6th I Started A Joke ( F Maguire 164 ) 4.00L See full results | F Maguire 74.4kg 4.00L | 6 (9) |
| Limerick 28-Dec-24 3620m SOFT R7 NHF $6,300 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 07:25.100, SP: 9.00 Towards rear, progress into 7th over 3f out, headway to go 4th over 2f out, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, led over 150 yards out, stayed on well, all out 1st I Started A Joke ( R W Barron 168 ) 2nd Road Exile ( J H Williamson 168 ) 0.00L 3rd L' Evangeliste ( D Mcgill 168 ) 11.00L See full results | R W Barron 76.2kg | 1 (13) |
| Belclare 10-Mar-24 4828m SOFT Md (of $6,629), SP: 7.00 Mid-div, drpd to rr 1/2way, rdn bef 4out, prog to 4th bef 3out, mod 4th 2out, kow late, closing at line 1st Epic West ( B O'neill 170 ) 2nd As The Fella Says ( J C Barry 170 ) 3.00L 3rd Mister Murphy ( P J Cawley 170 ) 1.50L 4th I Started A Joke ( C J Shine 165 , Cd 0 ) 5.50L | C J Shine 74.8kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 4 |