Its Good To Laugh
8-year-old gelding with 3 wins from 24 runs who runs best on slightly soft ground over long distance (2m+).
Owner
Brian Verinder & Alan Baxter
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 25% win rate
✔ Effective partnership with Sean Quinlan: 43% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 288-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Chester in 9 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Tight tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Jun
9th
Chester
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
31 May
11th
Chester
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners
10 May
8th
Chester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
18 Nov
4th
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 4 runners
30 Sep
8th
Chester
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
17 Sep
2nd
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
2 Sep
2nd
Chester
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
15 Jul
2nd
Chester
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 13 runners
24 Jun
9th
Ayr
1m6f – 2m · Good · 11 runners
12 May
3rd
Chester
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Chester Tight |
9 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 6 other |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
24 Jun |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Hexham Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
9 Oct |
100% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
23 Sep |
100% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
26 Jan |
100% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Kelso Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Mar |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
26 Oct |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Mar |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Nov |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 Apr |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Oct |
0% |