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Horse profile

Joe Smooth (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2011) · Last trainer Noel Meade · Last owner Gigginstown House Stud
by No Excuse Needed (GB) out of Euippe (GB) (Air Express)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 May 2011 — 5,653 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2011 Won at Punchestown Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Joe Smooth (GB) is 1 from 7. Hasn't won since Jan 2011. Last raced off a career-high mark of 127.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 8 Jan 2011 Official rating 127 at the last run, 6 May 2011

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 134A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy3134A128—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6134A115—

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
No Excuse Needed (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 240 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.9—
Good to Firm5159.8%+1.9—
Good51713.7%+5.80 from 2
Good to Soft2300%−7.90 from 1
Soft4112.4%−5.50 from 1
Heavy1616.3%−1.61 from 3
Standard (AW)5758.8%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2813.6%−4.3—
6f – 7f75810.7%+2.8—
1m – 1m1f4300%−7.9—
1m2f – 1m4f41512.2%+4.3—
1m5f – 2m3126.5%−1.41 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f18316.7%+8.8—
2m5f – 3m300%−7.9—
Over 3m100%−7.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Euippe (GB) (Air Express)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Drum Valley (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Drum Valley (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Drum Valley (GB)2442m½f–2m7fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 1 33% −1.70
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 5 1 20% −3.70
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Russell 4 1 25% −2.70
Ms N Carberry 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 2 1 50% −0.70

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 1 25% −2.70
2010 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −3.70
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 4 runs
06 May 11+34d Punchestown Star Best for Racing Coverage Novice Hurdle 16f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-12 127— Davy Russell 6/1
02 Apr 11+62d Gowran Park Mullinavat Novice Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 6/10 3 11-8 —115A Paul Carberry 14/1
30 Jan 11+22d Punchestown Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 16f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 2 11-0 —113A Davy Russell 6/1
08 Jan 11+9d Punchestown I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 11-10 —128A Davy Russell 3/10F
2010 · 3 runs
30 Dec 10+46d Leopardstown Bord na Mona Clean Water Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 21 ran 2/21 4 11-7 —134A Davy Russell 16/1
14 Nov 10+31d Punchestown Dick Grainger Memorial (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 ½ 11-7 —115A Ms N Carberry 9/2
14 Oct 10 Punchestown Stars Of Tomorrow Flat Race 16f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 4 11-10 —107A Ms N Carberry 4/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Joe Smooth won?
Joe Smooth (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Joe Smooth?
Joe Smooth (GB) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 6 May 2011.
Who is Joe Smooth's sire?
Joe Smooth (GB) is by No Excuse Needed (GB) out of Euippe (GB), whose sire is Air Express.
What going does Joe Smooth prefer?
Joe Smooth (GB) has the best record on heavy 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 Joe Smooth's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 6 May 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Joe Smooth's sire's record?
No Excuse Needed (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 240 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Joe Smooth's siblings?
Out of Euippe (GB), Joe Smooth (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Drum Valley (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Drum Valley (GB)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.