Don’t Joke came into this Nottingham run as a 20 race maiden but having been placed 2nd twice at the track over a mile under Aiden Brookes he went one better for the same pilot over a mile and a quarter.  A great win for the Grange Park Racing owners  who have been so patient!

“A modest apprentice handicap in which the majority had a fair chance. DON’T JOKE returned to his best to belatedly open his account, doing it quite cosily despite a slow start and a troubled passage. His overall profile isn’t the most inspiring, but he’s unexposed over this trip.”

Racing Post, 2021