Horse Details

Joke Dancer (GB)

21 Runs 2 Wins (9.5%) 4 Places (19.0%)

Trainer: Sue Smith

11 years old

Sire: Authorized (IRE)

Dam: Missy Dancer (GB)

Damsire: Shareef Dancer

Past Runs (21 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Draw	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
09/05/24 18:10	Tipperary (IRE)	-	2m½f	Michael O'Sullivan	Patrick Griffin	99	-	-	95	11-0	16/1	Held up in rear - struggling before 5 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 18/1) Held up in rear - struggling before 5 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 18/1)
24/04/24 17:20	Bellewstown (IRE)	-	2m1f	Michael O'Sullivan	Patrick Griffin	10	4:13.13	3	104	11-9	33/1	Never better than midfield - weakened 2 out(tchd 40/1) Never better than midfield - weakened 2 out(tchd 40/1)
23/03/24 17:08	Navan (IRE)	-	2m1f	Darragh O'Keeffe	Patrick Griffin	5	5:2.94	6	97	10-9	9/1	Raced wide - jumped right on occasions - didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - jumped badly right when mistake 4th - weakened 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at fence past the stands)(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) Raced wide - jumped right on occasions - didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - jumped badly right when mistake 4th - weakened 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at fence past the stands)(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
11/03/24 16:40	Taunton	-	2m	Michael O'Sullivan	Patrick Griffin	99	-	-	102	12-0	12/1	Towards rear - jumped right 1st - fell 5th(op 9/1) Towards rear - jumped right 1st - fell 5th(op 9/1)
13/02/24 14:03	Thurles (IRE)	-	2m½f	Michael O'Sullivan	Patrick Griffin	3rd	4:25.70	1	97	11-9	9/1	Briefly led - soon prominent - led again 3 out - headed before last - weakened and lost second towards finish(op 10/1) Briefly led - soon prominent - led again 3 out - headed before last - weakened and lost second towards finish(op 10/1)
16/05/23 15:25	Newcastle	-	2m4f	Ross Chapman	Sue Smith	99	-	-	107	11-6	18/1	Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - dropped to last before 5th - shaken up with one circuit to go - reminders after 7th - detached after 8th - jumped right 9th - soon pulled up(op 12/1 tchd 20/1) Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - dropped to last before 5th - shaken up with one circuit to go - reminders after 7th - detached after 8th - jumped right 9th - soon pulled up(op 12/1 tchd 20/1)
28/03/23 16:15	Hexham	-	2m4f	Brian Hughes	Sue Smith	99	-	-	115	11-9	12/1	Raced wide - towards rear - cajoled along 8th - lost touch 12th - struggling when pulled up before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 9/1) Raced wide - towards rear - cajoled along 8th - lost touch 12th - struggling when pulled up before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
20/03/23 14:35	Southwell	-	2m	Ross Chapman	Sue Smith	6	4:20.61	3.5	115	11-9	15/2	Prominent - pressed leader 6th - jumped right and lost ground 8th - pushed along 9th - dropped to rear and ridden 4 out - outpaced and held 3 out(op 11/1) Prominent - pressed leader 6th - jumped right and lost ground 8th - pushed along 9th - dropped to rear and ridden 4 out - outpaced and held 3 out(op 11/1)
27/01/23 15:15	Doncaster	-	2m½f	Ross Chapman	Sue Smith	10	4:6.21	29	124	10-7	33/1	In rear - niggled along from 4th - lost touch 7th - tailed off(tchd 40/1) In rear - niggled along from 4th - lost touch 7th - tailed off(tchd 40/1)
23/11/22 15:10	Wetherby	-	1m7f	Brian Hughes	Sue Smith	3rd	4:0.99	9	126	11-2	14/1	Took keen hold - prominent - niggled along when slow jump and dropped to rear 7th - ridden and outpaced before 4 out - kept on and went third approaching last(tchd 16/1) Took keen hold - prominent - niggled along when slow jump and dropped to rear 7th - ridden and outpaced before 4 out - kept on and went third approaching last(tchd 16/1)
28/10/22 15:30	Wetherby	-	2m3½f	Brian Hughes	Sue Smith	6	4:57.02	30	128	10-5	10/1	Held up in behind leaders on outer - outpaced and lost position when pushed along 10th - ridden and struggling before 4 out - tailed off from 3 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) Held up in behind leaders on outer - outpaced and lost position when pushed along 10th - ridden and struggling before 4 out - tailed off from 3 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
12/10/22 13:55	Wetherby	-	1m7f	Brian Hughes	Sue Smith	2nd	3:40.50	3	129	11-5	4/1	Slightly detached when raced in last - awkward jump 1st - went second after 10th - shaken up and headway before 3 out - hung left before 2 out - pushed along and 1 length down when hit last - ridden and no extra run-in(op 7/2 tchd 10/3) Slightly detached when raced in last - awkward jump 1st - went second after 10th - shaken up and headway before 3 out - hung left before 2 out - pushed along and 1 length down when hit last - ridden and no extra run-in(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
18/05/22 17:10	Warwick	-	2m	Brian Hughes	Sue Smith	4	3:59.24	2.5	130	10-11	11/4F	Chased leaders - lost position 4 out - ridden 3 out - rallied approaching last - weakened run-in(op 9/4 tchd 3/1) Chased leaders - lost position 4 out - ridden 3 out - rallied approaching last - weakened run-in(op 9/4 tchd 3/1)
04/03/22 15:40	Doncaster	-	2m3f	Ryan Mania	Sue Smith	5	5:23.35	10	123	11-4	9/2	Tracked leader - briefly led 4th - tracked leaders when awkward jump 5th - ridden after 5 out - soon weakened(op 4/1) Tracked leader - briefly led 4th - tracked leaders when awkward jump 5th - ridden after 5 out - soon weakened(op 4/1)
12/12/21 13:40	Carlisle	-	2m5f	Ryan Mania	Sue Smith	5	5:29.59	.75	132	11-4	10/1	In touch with leaders - steady headway halfway - ridden and outpaced 3 out - beaten when mistake last(op 15/2 tchd 11/1) In touch with leaders - steady headway halfway - ridden and outpaced 3 out - beaten when mistake last(op 15/2 tchd 11/1)
20/11/21 15:35	Haydock	-	3m1½f	Sean Quinlan	Sue Smith	99	-	-	134	11-3	9/1	Prominent - joined leader 11th - pushed along after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - fell last (an enquiry was held to consider whether Sean Quinlan had continued in the race when the horse appeared to have weakened quickly; Quinlan was interviewed and recordings of the incident were viewed; the vet said that a post-race examination revealed the gelding to be recovering within normal parameters; Quinlan explained that the gelding had been travelling and jumping well throughout the race and that he considered the gelding was losing ground due to being one paced on the step up in trip to 3m1f; he added that having jumped the previous fences in the home straight satisfactorily - he considered that the gelding had sufficient speed and momentum to jump the last - however the gelding stepped at the fence and subsequently fell; his explanation was noted)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) Prominent - joined leader 11th - pushed along after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - fell last (an enquiry was held to consider whether Sean Quinlan had continued in the race when the horse appeared to have weakened quickly; Quinlan was interviewed and recordings of the incident were viewed; the vet said that a post-race examination revealed the gelding to be recovering within normal parameters; Quinlan explained that the gelding had been travelling and jumping well throughout the race and that he considered the gelding was losing ground due to being one paced on the step up in trip to 3m1f; he added that having jumped the previous fences in the home straight satisfactorily - he considered that the gelding had sufficient speed and momentum to jump the last - however the gelding stepped at the fence and subsequently fell; his explanation was noted)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
08/04/21 16:40	Aintree	-	2m	Ryan Mania	Sue Smith	14	4:12.59	11	140	11-3	50/1	Prominent - lost position and dropped to midfield 5th - struggling in rear after 4 out - tailed off Prominent - lost position and dropped to midfield 5th - struggling in rear after 4 out - tailed off
25/11/20 14:25	Wetherby	-	1m7f	Ryan Mania	Sue Smith	1st	3:54.19	Won	134	11-10	5/1	Jumped right throughout - led - headed after 4th - led again 8th - increased tempo and went clear before 4 out - ridden 3 out - reduced lead approaching last - hung left run-in - hard pressed inside final 110yds - kept on well towards finish - just prevailed(op 9/2) Jumped right throughout - led - headed after 4th - led again 8th - increased tempo and went clear before 4 out - ridden 3 out - reduced lead approaching last - hung left run-in - hard pressed inside final 110yds - kept on well towards finish - just prevailed(op 9/2)
30/10/20 14:10	Wetherby	-	2m3½f	Ryan Mania	Sue Smith	6	5:1.76	7.5	137	10-10	11/1	Prominent - pushed along and every chance 3 out - weakened before last(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) Prominent - pushed along and every chance 3 out - weakened before last(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
18/01/20 13:30	Haydock	-	2m4f	Danny Cook	Sue Smith	3rd	5:14.20	25	141	11-0	5/1	Jumped right - led - headed 5th - in rear after 6th - struggling to keep in touch before 9th - eased when well behind run-in Jumped right - led - headed 5th - in rear after 6th - struggling to keep in touch before 9th - eased when well behind run-in
21/12/19 13:35	Haydock	-	2m½f	Danny Cook	Sue Smith	1st	4:21.70	Won	127	11-10	11/2	Jumped right - chased leaders - went 2nd after 4 out - led before 2 out where jumped erratically right - stayed on to draw clear run-in(op 4/1) Jumped right - chased leaders - went 2nd after 4 out - led before 2 out where jumped erratically right - stayed on to draw clear run-in(op 4/1)