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Horse profile

Not So Serious (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer W J Lanigan · Owner Christopher Neville
by Kingston Hill (GB) out of Its Not Funny (IRE) (Sans Frontieres)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ballinrobe (IRE) Last run 11 Sep 2026 · 12th of 16 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Not So Serious (IRE) is 1 from 12. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Aug 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating84↓ 1lb off peak
84 78–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe (IRE), 21 Jul 2026

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 139B · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good4109B783 runs · 109 / 78
Heavy236C26.52 runs · 36 / 26.5
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f478B663 runs · 78 / 78
2m5f – 3m2109B75.52 runs · 109 / 75.5
1m5f – 2m2139B781 run · —

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe (IRE), 21 Jul 2026 Official rating 84 at the last run, 11 Sep 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 113A · median 100.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good4110A100.53 runs · 109 / 92
Heavy2101C100.52 runs · 101 / 100.5
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4110A96.53 runs · 101 / 92
2m5f – 3m2109A102.52 runs · 109 / 102.5
1m5f – 2m2113A106.51 run · —

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 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 11 analysed runs since Aug 2025

  • Prominent 4 (36%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 3 (27%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (18%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (18%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,647 runs since Apr 2019 (204 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5.4% from 168.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm32618.8%+9.7—
Good5515910.7%+1.61 from 7
Good to Soft412389.2%+0.10 from 2
Soft383318.1%−10 from 1
Heavy16895.4%−3.70 from 2
Standard (AW)10176.9%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f500%−9.1—
6f – 7f4137.3%−1.8—
1m – 1m1f4312.3%−6.8—
1m2f – 1m4f9966.1%−3—
1m5f – 2m5135410.5%+1.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f580549.3%+0.20 from 5
2m5f – 3m304237.6%−1.51 from 5
Over 3m62914.5%+5.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Its Not Funny (IRE) (Sans Frontieres)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% +44.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 4 0 0% −4.00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2 1 50% +49.00
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +46.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Mullins 3 1 33% +48.00
Anna McGuinness 3 0 0% −3.00
J J Slevin 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr A P Ryan 2 0 0% −2.00
P J O'Hanlon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Quirke 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 4 1 25% +47.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 1 13% +43.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% +44.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 8 runs
11 Sep 26+11d Ballinrobe (IRE) Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Steeplechase 2m7f · Yielding · 16 ran Sat close to the front pack early - up in 5th by the 9th - dropped away 5 out and faded steadily from 4 out - well held at the finish 12/16 11 10-12 8442C96C P J O'Hanlon 22/1
31 Aug 26+17d Downpatrick (IRE) Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Steeplechase 2m3½f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 3 10-13 8578B89A J J Slevin 25/1
14 Aug 26+24d Tramore (IRE) I.P.R.S. Handicap Steeplechase 2m6f · Good · 13 ran Settled midfield early - 6th at halfway - blundered severely and unseated at the 11th UR/13 — 11-1 85—— J J Slevin 20/1
21 Jul 26+11d Ballinrobe (IRE) Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div I) 2m6f · Good · 15 ran Tracked the front-runner early - travelled wide - blundered at the 1st - unhurried at the 5th - 3rd at halfway - made ground into the front after 2 out - driven and came under pressure in the run-in - drifted right 150 yards out and stayed on gamely near the finish 1/15 10-7 78109B109A Danny Mullins 50/1
10 Jul 26+25d Kilbeggan Larrigy's Pub Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m2½f · Good · 16 ran towards the back early and still at the back before the 2nd - pulled up before the 3rd PU/16 — 10-4 80—— Anna McGuinness 33/1
15 Jun 26+17d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 3m½f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled in the pack - lost touch four out - eased and pulled up before two out PU/14 — 10-4 82—— Anna McGuinness 66/1
29 May 26+14d Tramore Tramore Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m5½f · Good · 16 ran Held up towards rear throughout - never a threat from 3 out - eased and pulled up before the final fence PU/16 — 10-6 85—— Anna McGuinness 40/1
15 May 26+174d Kilbeggan CK Interiors Maiden Hurdle 2m2½f · Good · 16 ran Shared front spot early - blundered at first then lost position four out - pressed for effort and dropped away 12/16 3¾ 11-4 —78C92C Danny Mullins 9/1
2025 · 4 runs
22 Nov 25+14d Punchestown Sebden Steel Maiden Hurdle 2m3½f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran Settled in the pack early - unable to make headway from 3 out - dropped away late - finished 17th 17/24 6½ 11-7 —36C101C Danny Mullins 150/1
08 Nov 25+80d Gowran Park PRL Group Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Heavy · 18 ran Sat close behind the front group early - drifted left over one fence but held second at halfway - hit the fence hard at the fifth then dropped back through the field - pushed along but couldn't find more three out - faded from there - finished well beaten in 17th 17/18 25 11-7 —17C100C Cian Quirke 25/1
20 Aug 25+11d Sligo WTW Willis Insurance Brokers Flat Race 2m2½f · Good · 8 ran Went straight to front - overtaken 2f out - slipped back to third approaching final furlong - unable to threaten and faded late 4/8 7½ 11-5 —54A110A Mr A P Ryan 5/2
09 Aug 25 Kilbeggan Well Of Moate Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Sat behind pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - hit front for a moment inside final 4f - overtaken entering straight after being niggled - squeezed for space with a furlong left - kept on but couldn't find more - slipped to 4th 150 yards out and faded into 5th 5/9 1¼ 11-6 —139B113A Mr A P Ryan 5/2J

Quick answers

How many races has Not So Serious won?
Not So Serious (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trains Not So Serious?
Not So Serious (IRE) is trained by W J Lanigan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 September 2026.
Who is Not So Serious's sire?
Not So Serious (IRE) is by Kingston Hill (GB) out of Its Not Funny (IRE), whose sire is Sans Frontieres.
What going does Not So Serious prefer?
Not So Serious (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Not So Serious's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 11 September 2026. The highest on record is 85.
What is Not So Serious's sire's record?
Kingston Hill (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,647 runs since Apr 2019 (204 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.4% from 168.

Record shown from August 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.