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Avondale Smiles (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Sep 2021) · Last trainer Paul Nolan · Last owner Edward Dillon Partnership
by Shirocco (GER) out of Gilt Benefit (IRE) (Beneficial)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Sep 2021 — 1,887 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2021 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Avondale Smiles (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 130 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Punchestown, 30 May 2021

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 5 figures · best 130B · median 34
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft3130B45—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m345C11—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 30 May 2021 Official rating 85 at the last run, 3 Sep 2021

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 6 figures · best 89A · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft389A74—
Good288A83—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m387C74—
2m5f – 3m289A88.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,182 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,74231611.5%+0.30 from 3
Good to Soft1,81221812%+0.8—
Soft2,47325810.4%−0.80 from 3
Heavy1,03112311.9%+0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,70028410.5%−0.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,69031611.7%+0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,67122313.3%+2.10 from 2
Over 3m4064511.1%−0.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gilt Benefit (IRE) (Beneficial)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Nero Rock (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Nero Rock (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nero Rock (IRE)4042m½f–2m4fClass 3
Takingitallin (IRE)1232m1f–2m5½fClass 4
Pontresina (IRE)2113mClass 4
Flame And Flower (IRE)40——
Hakensack (IRE)120——
Tiny Toffee (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Williams 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Deegan 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Sarah Kavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2021 · 7 runs
03 Sep 21+79d Kilbeggan Belvedere House, Gardens & Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 3m1f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-8 85—— Richard Deegan 14/1
16 Jun 21+17d Navan Gormanlough Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m6f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 ½ 10-7 85—88A Richard Deegan 16/1
30 May 21+23d Punchestown Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) 2m5f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 2¼ 10-3 85130B89A Sean O'Keeffe 150/1
07 May 21+22d Downpatrick Irish Thoroughbred Agency.org 'ex Racehorses Finding Their Forever Home' Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 14 10-3 —34C78C Adam Williams 250/1
15 Apr 21+29d Limerick Broadford Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 14 ran 13/14 58 10-4 —11C74C Adam Williams 125/1
17 Mar 21+15d Down Royal Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Yielding · 20 ran 14/20 1¼ 9-11 —45C71C Sarah Kavanagh 200/1
02 Mar 21 Gowran Park Sea Moon & Jukebox Jury At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Heavy · 16 ran 9/16 18 10-9 —8C87C Adam Williams 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Avondale Smiles won?
Avondale Smiles (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2021.
Who trained Avondale Smiles?
Avondale Smiles (IRE) was trained by Paul Nolan on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 3 September 2021.
Who is Avondale Smiles's sire?
Avondale Smiles (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Gilt Benefit (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
What is Avondale Smiles's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 3 September 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Avondale Smiles's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,182 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Avondale Smiles's siblings?
Out of Gilt Benefit (IRE), Avondale Smiles (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Nero Rock (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Nero Rock (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2021. 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.