Horse Details

It's Good To Laugh (IRE)

25 Runs 3 Wins (12.0%) 5 Places (20.0%)
Owner: Paul & Clare Rooney Silks Paul & Clare Rooney Trainer: Clive Cox
8 years old
Sire: Tamayuz (GB)
Dam: London Plane (IRE)
Damsire: Danehill Dancer
Past Runs (25 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
14/06/25
15:55 		Chester 2m George Wood Jennie Candlish 9 - - 79 9-8 33/1
Raced in third - lost position 5f out - weakened over 3f out - tailed off(tchd 40/1)
31/05/25
15:20 		Chester 2m George Wood Jennie Candlish 11 3:36.71 2.75 82 10-0 14/1
In touch with leaders - weakened 4f out(tchd 16/1)
10/05/24
16:15 		Chester 2m2½f Oisin Orr Jennie Candlish 8 4:2.08 2.5 87 9-10 22/1
Towards rear - kept on - not pace to challenge(tchd 25/1)
18/11/23
15:04 		Wetherby 2m Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 4 4:17.05 12 123 11-0 3/1
Raced in second - overjumped 1st - steadied 4th - lost second before 3 out - soon lost third - weakened and no chance from 2 out(tchd 5/2)
30/09/23
14:05 		Chester 2m2½f Kieran O'Neill Jennie Candlish 8 4:30.96 16 87 8-8 7/1
Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway over 5f out - weakened over 3f out(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
02/09/23
17:05 		Chester 2m Daniel Tudhope Jennie Candlish 2nd 3:35.99 .75 87 10-4 3/1J
In touch with leaders - dropped to rear after 1f - headway from 2f out - stayed on and went second towards finish(op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
15/07/23
15:52 		Chester 1m6½f P J McDonald Jennie Candlish 2nd 3:26.17 1.75 85 10-2 9/1
Raced wide - midfield - good headway on outer 2f out - went clear with winner over 1f out - keeping on but no impression when switched left inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
24/06/23
14:59 		Ayr 1m5f Hector Crouch Jennie Candlish 9 2:49.09 .5 86 8-10 7/1
Midfield - outpaced and pushed along over 3f out - ridden and dropped to rear over 2f out - eased from 1f out (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the good ground on this occasion and would prefer a slower surface)(op 10/1)
12/05/23
16:55 		Chester 2m2½f Billy Loughnane Jennie Candlish 3rd 4:20.00 .75 85 9-9 17/2
Took keen hold - midfield - headway and went third 2f out - soon ridden - no extra inside final 110yds(op 10/1 tchd 8/1)
29/04/23
15:35 		Ripon 2m Hollie Doyle Jennie Candlish 5 3:44.80 3 85 9-2 4/1
Held up in rear - headway on outer over 3f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 6/1)
26/10/22
15:55 		Nottingham 1m6f Andrew Mullen Jennie Candlish 3rd 3:14.09 10 87 9-10 6/4F
In touch with leaders - pushed along and stumbled on turn over 4f out - ridden and outpaced over 3f out - soon beaten - went remote third inside final furlong (jockey said gelding slipped on home bend)(op 13/8 tchd 11/8)
08/10/22
16:25 		York 2m½f David Nolan Jennie Candlish 4 3:39.35 1.5 89 9-8 4/1
Towards rear - pushed along and headway over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 7/2)
17/09/22
17:20 		Ayr 1m5f Andrew Mullen Jennie Candlish 5 2:49.60 1 90 10-2 9/1
Held up in rear - steady headway on far side of group over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on but held final 110yds(op 16/1)
02/07/22
15:15 		Haydock 1m4f Harry Davies Jennie Candlish 10 2:35.34 0.05 92 8-4 18/1
Took keen hold - midfield on outer - headway and prominent from 5f out - pushed along from 3f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong (vet said gelding lost his right hind shoe)(op 16/1)
18/06/22
14:59 		Ayr 1m5f Graham Lee Jennie Candlish 9 2:56.33 0.05 93 9-6 7/1
Midfield - switched to far side and headway over 2f out - hampered against far rail over 1f out - not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 2f out)(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
11/06/22
15:55 		Chester 2m Joe Fanning Jennie Candlish 5 3:27.72 .5 93 9-0 9/2
Took keen hold - held up in rear - bit short of room 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - switched right and kept on inside final 110yds - never near to challenge (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 7/2 and tchd 5/1)
06/05/22
15:15 		Chester 2m2½f Connor Beasley Jennie Candlish 7 4:5.30 1.75 94 8-11 14/1
Slowly away - held up in rear - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 18/1)
05/03/22
13:32 		Kelso 2m2f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 5 4:35.32 7.5 132 11-3 16/1
Chased leaders - mistake 3rd - lost position 3 out - behind from 2 out (vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe)(tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1)
26/01/22
14:40 		Catterick 2m3½f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 1st 4:44.90 Won 125 11-10 8/13F
Jumped left - made all - clear from 2 out - 12 lengths ahead when jumped left and not fluent last - easily(op 4/6 tchd 4/7)
20/11/21
12:10 		Haydock 1m7½f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 2nd 3:44.83 4.75 125 11-0 9/4
Didn't jump with fluency - held up in behind leaders - pushed along 3 out - ridden and disputing second approaching last - mistake last - went second final 110yds - no match for winner(tchd 2/1)
23/09/21
13:25 		Perth 2m Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 1st 4:3.80 Won – 10-10 5/4
Jumped left on occasions - towards rear - headway 2nd - bumped 3rd - pressed leaders and not fluent 3 out - went second before 2 out - not fluent last - soon led narrowly and ridden - joined post(op 11/8 tchd 13/8)
27/07/21
13:50 		Goodwood 1m2f Oisin Murphy Jennie Candlish 10 2:14.90 1 92 8-7 9/1
Tracked leader - joined leader from over 3f out - every chance until ridden and lost ground over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)
21/07/20
18:40 		Sandown 1m2f Adam Kirby Clive Cox 7 2:9.13 3 93 9-7 13/2
Close up early - led after 2f - pushed along and headed over 2f out - soon weakened(op 11/2)
20/09/19
15:25 		Newbury 1m Hector Crouch Clive Cox 8 1:39.45 1.5 – 8-12 10/1
Mostly in last but in touch - ridden over 2f out - no progress and well beaten over 1f out - one pace after(op 12/1)
29/08/19
14:50 		Ffos Las 7½f Hector Crouch Clive Cox 1st 1:34.26 Won – 9-5 8/13F
Prominent - pushed along in close 2nd 2f out - ridden entering final furlong - led 150yds out - soon drifted left under pressure - asserted last 50yds(op 4/5 tchd 8/15)