Can't Stop Smiling (IRE)
Can't Stop Smiling is a mare who won two of 11 starts over hurdles, both at Ballinrobe in May 2023 in handicaps over 1m5f – 2m on good and good to soft. She recorded her highest official rating of 119 and last ran off a mark of 113. Her last run, at Kilbeggan in Sep 2025, saw her finish 10 of 11 in the Sean Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle. She has not won since May 2023.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- +2.25£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 2.37Fair A/E n=11 · 1.97 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 112dAvg 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 111
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 111A | 93.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 88A | 83 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 111A | 83 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 98B | 89 | — |
Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 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 4 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Held up 4 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,972 runs since Jan 2008 (695 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 50 | 11 | 22% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,870 | 255 | 13.6% | +0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,560 | 214 | 13.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,460 | 320 | 13% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 995 | 129 | 13% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,221 | 310 | 14% | +0.7 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,803 | 402 | 14.3% | +1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,539 | 172 | 11.2% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 289 | 36 | 12.5% | −0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Spick And Span (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spick And Span (IRE) | 24 | 1 | 2m1½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.25 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.25 |
| Simon Torrens | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.25 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.25 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.25 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Sep 25+180d | Kilbeggan | Sean Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - stumbled at the 1st and awkward again 3rd - caught up a bit at the 5th - asked for effort in 9th spot after two out - unable to find more and well held at the finish | 10/11 | 2 | 10-12 | 113 | 88A | 100A | Charlie O'Dwyer | 50/1 |
| 09 Mar 25+32d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Overnight Prices' Beginners Chase Held up at the back of the field - stayed remote from the pace throughout - lacked response from 3 out and finished a distant last | 11/15 | 54 | 11-5 | — | -66C | 99C | Simon Torrens | 100/1 |
| 05 Feb 25+41d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase Held up at the back throughout - minor error 7th - unable to find more from 3 out - beaten well before the finish | 10/11 | 32 | 11-7 | — | — | 102C | Simon Torrens | 100/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+520d | Limerick | O'Kelly Brothers Demolition Rated Novice Chase Held up early - bumped lightly at the 3rd - well off the pace by halfway - blundered 5th - no more to give 4 out before being pulled up | PU/7 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Aidan Kelly | 28/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Jul 23+56d | Ballinrobe | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 3¾ | 11-3 | 119 | 89A | 117A | Aidan Kelly | 7/4F |
| 30 May 23+28d | Ballinrobe | Monroe's Live John Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 10-13 | 113 | 111A | 122A | Charlie O'Dwyer | 11/4 | |
| 02 May 23+33d | Ballinrobe | West Tyre Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/14 | 11-12 | 100 | 74B | 135A | Charlie O'Dwyer | 17/2 | |
| 30 Mar 23+161d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle | 5/14 | ½ | 11-7 | — | — | 102A | L P Dempsey | 20/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Oct 22+59d | Thurles | Thurles Mares Maiden Hurdle | 6/16 | 1½ | 10-12 | — | 83B | 96A | Mark Walsh | 8/1 |
| 22 Aug 22+14d | Ballinrobe | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 3/14 | 3 | 10-12 | — | 98B | 101A | Charlie O'Dwyer | 33/1 |
| 08 Aug 22 | Ballinrobe | Carney's Eating House Maiden Hurdle | 7/11 | 11 | 10-8 | — | 71C | 79C | L P Dempsey | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Can't Stop Smiling won?
- Can't Stop Smiling (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trained Can't Stop Smiling?
- Can't Stop Smiling (IRE) was trained by Aidan Anthony Howard on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 5 September 2025.
- Who is Can't Stop Smiling's sire?
- Can't Stop Smiling (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Florishwells D'ete (FR), whose sire is Irish Wells.
- What going does Can't Stop Smiling prefer?
- Can't Stop Smiling (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Can't Stop Smiling's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 5 September 2025. The highest on record is 119.
- What is Can't Stop Smiling's sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,972 runs since Jan 2008 (695 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Can't Stop Smiling's siblings?
- Out of Florishwells D'ete (FR), Can't Stop Smiling (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Spick And Span (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.