Laughing John (GB)
Laughing John is 2 from 6 on turf, both wins in Class 4 handicaps on good to soft going. He took a 1m5f to 2m event at Doncaster in Dec 2025 and a 2m1f to 2m4f race at Wincanton in Feb 2026. The gelding was beaten favourite when last seen, finishing 10 of 24 in the Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Final Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown in Apr 2026 on his first run in headgear and off an official rating of 120.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- +0.83£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=6 · 0.83 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 94dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 128
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 115B | 93 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 128B | 119 | 2 runs · 128 / 119 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 110C | 93 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 128B | 121.5 | 2 runs · 128 / 121.5 |
Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 6 analysed runs since Jan 2025
- Led 4 (67%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,568 runs since Jan 2008 (164 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.1% from 451. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.9% from 138. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.5% from 200.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.4 | — |
| Good | 403 | 53 | 13.2% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 199 | 28 | 14.1% | +1.9 | 2 from 2 |
| Soft | 227 | 27 | 11.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 61 | 13 | 21.3% | +9.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 451 | 41 | 9.1% | −3.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 200 | 11 | 5.5% | −6.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 321 | 27 | 8.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 498 | 72 | 14.5% | +2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 377 | 56 | 14.9% | +2.7 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 138 | 22 | 15.9% | +3.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −5.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bletchley Storm (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Bletchley Storm (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bletchley Storm (GB) | 22 | 4 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 5 |
| Move Over Darlin (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Laughing Lady (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 2 | 100% | +4.83 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.83 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.17 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bowen | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.83 |
| Nico de Boinville | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Freddie Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.83 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.17 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Apr 26+62d | Punchestown | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Final Handicap Hurdle Sat close to pace early - 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd approaching 2 out - asked for more into straight but found little and lost momentum then untidy at the last | 10/24 | 3¼ | 11-4 | 120 | 115B | 123A | James Bowen | 5/1F |
| 25 Feb 26+75d | Wincanton | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Just in front early - lost the advantage soon after - travelled wide the whole way - moved up outside to hit the front 2 out - opened a three length gap before the last - kept finding more on the run-in for a comfortable win | 1/15 | 11-8 | 108 | 128B | 135A | James Bowen | 4/1 | |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Dec 25+251d | Doncaster | Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice Handicap Hurdle Sat just behind the front-runner - driven and drifted off a straight line approaching the last - closed up on the front-runner at the last - found more on the run-in to get there right at the finish | 1/3 | 11-7 | 106 | 110C | 128C | James Bowen | 5/6F | |
| 05 Apr 25+41d | Chepstow | Best Odds Guaranteed With DragonBet EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace from the off - came under pressure three out but stayed clear over the next two - drifted left approaching the last and shed rider while a length up | UR/4 | — | 10-11 | 106 | — | — | Freddie Gordon | 2/5F |
| 23 Feb 25+39d | Hereford | Download The Star Sports App EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Went straight to front - opened daylight before being challenged approaching the last - still holding a shot in the straight - overhauled close home to finish second | 2/5 | 2 | 11-0 | — | 93C | 128B | Nico de Boinville | 2/1 |
| 15 Jan 25 | Newbury | Grosvenor Sport Win Rewards Every Day EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Shared the pace early - tucked up in second - hit the front after the third - matched by rivals two out and lost place before the last - faded on the run-in to finish third | 3/7 | 3¾ | 11-0 | — | 81B | 125B | Nico de Boinville | 6/5F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Laughing John won?
- Laughing John (GB) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Laughing John?
- Laughing John (GB) is trained by Nicky Henderson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 April 2026.
- Who is Laughing John's sire?
- Laughing John (GB) is by Postponed (IRE) out of Mystery Code (GB), whose sire is Tobougg.
- What is Laughing John's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 28 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Laughing John's sire's record?
- Postponed (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,568 runs since Jan 2008 (164 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.1% from 451. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.9% from 138. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.5% from 200.
- Who are Laughing John's siblings?
- Out of Mystery Code (GB), Laughing John (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bletchley Storm (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Bletchley Storm (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.