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Laugh Tale

New Approach (IRE) × Sharnberry (GB) (Shamardal (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2019
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 1 run (100%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £3,780 GB
Last official rating: 57 (Flat)
Last run (GB & IRE): 9 Feb 2022, Kempton (AW) (1/13)

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
9 Feb 22	Kempton (AW)	1/13	22/1	won nk	Jack Mitchell	Tom Clover	Unibet Novice Stakes	Class 5	Flat AW	1m	Standard to Slow	9-2	t	Parlando (GB)	£3,780	0/11

1/139 Feb 22 · Kempton (AW)22/1
Unibet Novice Stakes
Class 51mStandard to Slow
All fields
Date
9 Feb 22
Course
Kempton (AW)
Pos
1/13
SP
22/1
Btn
won nk
Jockey
Jack Mitchell
Trainer
Tom Clover
Race
Unibet Novice Stakes
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat AW
Dist
1m
Going
Standard to Slow
Wgt
9-2
Headgear
t
Winner / 2nd
Parlando (GB)
Winner prize
£3,780
Future form
0/11

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Tom Clover	9 Feb 22	9 Feb 22	1/13	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,780	€0

Tom Clover

Trainer: Tom Clover
First run: 9 Feb 22
Last run: 9 Feb 22
First run for yard: 1/13
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,780
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,780	€0	9 Feb 22	9 Feb 22

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,780
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 9 Feb 22
Last run: 9 Feb 22

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchNew Approach (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireNew Approach (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
Sire's damPark Express (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchSharnberry (GB)

Parent · 1

DamSharnberry (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireShamardal (USA)
Dam's damWimple (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireKingmambo (USA)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

New Approach (IRE)

Sharnberry (GB)

Galileo (IRE)

Park Express (GB)

Shamardal (USA)

Wimple (USA)

Not traced

Kingmambo (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseLaugh Tale (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled2019

SireNew Approach (IRE)

DamSharnberry (GB)

DamsireShamardal (USA)

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)

Sire's damPark Express (GB)

2nd damWimple (USA)

2nd dam's sireKingmambo (USA)

Dam's own recordBlack-type placed

Dam's produce4 winners from 7 runners

Notable siblingRobin Weathers (USA)

Female line

Sharnberry (GB) · by Shamardal (USA) · 4 winners from 7 runners · Black-type placed
Wimple (USA) · by Kingmambo (USA) · 6 winners from 7 runners · Black-type placed
Tunicle (USA) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
New Approach (IRE)	Sharnberry (GB)	Shamardal (USA)	St Albans Bloodstock Llp	28 Mar 19	bay	gelding	Flat 9.6f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 7.7f · NH 2m1f

New Approach (IRE)

Sire: New Approach (IRE)
Dam: Sharnberry (GB)
Damsire: Shamardal (USA)
Breeder: St Albans Bloodstock Llp
Foaled: 28 Mar 19
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.6f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.7f · NH 2m1f

Progeny of New Approach (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	5,340	679	1,705	12.7%	31.9%	1	1
At 7f to 1m	1,887	263	618	13.9%	32.8%	1	1
On AW going	1,843	223	587	12.1%	31.9%	1	1
At 7f to 1m on AW going	658	95	220	14.4%	33.4%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 5,340
Wins: 679
Placed: 1,705
Win %: 12.7%
Place %: 31.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 1,887
Wins: 263
Placed: 618
Win %: 13.9%
Place %: 32.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On AW going

Condition: On AW going
Runs: 1,843
Wins: 223
Placed: 587
Win %: 12.1%
Place %: 31.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 7f to 1m on AW going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on AW going
Runs: 658
Wins: 95
Placed: 220
Win %: 14.4%
Place %: 33.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

New Approach (IRE) × Shamardal (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	14	11	78.6%	113	20	25	17.7%	£234,475	€0
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	2	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0
All runs	14	11	78.6%	115	20	25	17.4%	£234,475	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 14
Winners: 11
Winners %: 78.6%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 113
Wins: 20
2nd/3rd: 25
Win %: 17.7%
Prize GB (£): £234,475
Prize IRE (€): €0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 14
Winners: 11
Winners %: 78.6%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 115
Wins: 20
2nd/3rd: 25
Win %: 17.4%
Prize GB (£): £234,475
Prize IRE (€): €0

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Dubai Icon (GB)	10	4	£35,776	€0
Nearooz (GB)	7	3	£25,190	€0
Fresh Hope (GB)	10	3	£48,616	€0
Quantum Leap (GB)	14	2	£22,903	€0
Kalahari Prince (IRE)	17	2	£12,970	€0
Laugh Tale (GB)	1	1	£3,780	€0
Lysander (GB)	5	1	£41,707	€0
Romance Story (IRE)	7	1	£4,618	€0
Asiaaf (GB)	7	1	£10,842	€0
Cosmic Desert (GB)	10	1	£18,000	€0
Kumasi (GB)	14	1	£6,993	€0
King Creole (GB)	1	0	£0	€0

Dubai Icon (GB)

Horse: Dubai Icon (GB)
Runs: 10
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £35,776
Prize IRE (€): €0

Nearooz (GB)

Horse: Nearooz (GB)
Runs: 7
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £25,190
Prize IRE (€): €0

Fresh Hope (GB)

Horse: Fresh Hope (GB)
Runs: 10
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £48,616
Prize IRE (€): €0

Quantum Leap (GB)

Horse: Quantum Leap (GB)
Runs: 14
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £22,903
Prize IRE (€): €0

Kalahari Prince (IRE)

Horse: Kalahari Prince (IRE)
Runs: 17
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £12,970
Prize IRE (€): €0

Laugh Tale (GB)

Horse: Laugh Tale (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,780
Prize IRE (€): €0

Lysander (GB)

Horse: Lysander (GB)
Runs: 5
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £41,707
Prize IRE (€): €0

Romance Story (IRE)

Horse: Romance Story (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £4,618
Prize IRE (€): €0

Asiaaf (GB)

Horse: Asiaaf (GB)
Runs: 7
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,842
Prize IRE (€): €0

Cosmic Desert (GB)

Horse: Cosmic Desert (GB)
Runs: 10
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £18,000
Prize IRE (€): €0

Kumasi (GB)

Horse: Kumasi (GB)
Runs: 14
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £6,993
Prize IRE (€): €0

King Creole (GB)

Horse: King Creole (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Sharnberry (GB)

Record: Black-type placed
G1 winners: 0
Produce: 4 winners from 7 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by New Approach (IRE) out of Sharnberry (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Female line

1Sharnberry (GB) · by Shamardal (USA)
2Wimple (USA) · by Kingmambo (USA)
3Tunicle (USA)

Notable relatives

First cousin

Sense Of Duty (GB)4W · 8R · 2 black-type

View full Tunicle family

In brief

When was Laugh Tale foaled?

Laugh Tale (GB), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 28 March 2019.

Who are the sire and dam of Laugh Tale?

Laugh Tale (GB) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Sharnberry (GB), a daughter of Shamardal (USA), and was bred by St Albans Bloodstock Llp.

Who trained Laugh Tale?

Laugh Tale (GB) was trained by Tom Clover and owned by Carroll House Racing at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Laugh Tale's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Laugh Tale (GB) won 1 of 1 race (100%).

What is Laugh Tale's biggest win?

Laugh Tale (GB)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Unibet Novice Stakes at Kempton (AW) on 9 February 2022.

Has Laugh Tale ever been beaten?

Laugh Tale (GB) was never beaten in Britain or Ireland, winning all 1 of that race.

Is Laugh Tale still racing?

Laugh Tale (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 9 February 2022 at Kempton (AW) in the Unibet Novice Stakes, finishing 1st of 13, and has not run there since.

Is Laugh Tale related to any top horses?

Laugh Tale (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Sense Of Duty (GB) (first cousin, Group 3 winner), from the Tunicle (USA) family.

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Updated 2022-02-09

Laugh Tale

Form

Race record

Trainer changes

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Pedigree

Pedigree

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Breeding card

Female line

Sire, dam and damsire

Progeny of New Approach (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

New Approach (IRE) × Shamardal (USA) mares (the cross)

Best of the cross

Family

Dam summary

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Elusive Quality (USA)

By Arch (USA)

By Zoffany (IRE)

By Sea The Stars (IRE)

By Sea The Moon (GER)

By Dark Angel (IRE)

Female line

Notable relatives

First cousin

In brief