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Horse profile

Keep Smiling (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2007) · Last trainer Christine Kerr · Last owner Mrs C J Kerr
by Broken Hearted (GB) out of Laugh Away (GB) (Furry Glen)
8 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jun 2007 — 7,081 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2007 Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Keep Smiling (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Last raced off 65, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating65↓ 18lb off peak
65 65–83

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 76C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 3 Dec 2006 Official rating 65 at the last run, 2 Jun 2007

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 3 figures · best 76C · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 8 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
Broken Hearted (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 655 runs since Jan 2008 (78 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11218.2%+10.7—
Good to Firm6757.5%00 from 2
Good15295.9%−1.60 from 2
Good to Soft67710.4%+2.90 from 1
Soft213157%−0.50 from 2
Heavy143117.7%+0.20 from 1
Standard (AW)200%−7.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−7.5—
1m5f – 2m136128.8%+1.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f283207.1%−0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m192147.3%−0.20 from 6
Over 3m4237.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Laugh Away (GB) (Furry Glen)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Celtic Boy (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Celtic Boy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Celtic Boy (IRE)2982m4f–3m1fClass 3
Smile Later (IRE)2142m–2m6½f—
My Faithful Annie (IRE)2912m4fClass 5
Woodbrook Lad (IRE)110——
Will She Smile (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 3 0 0% −3.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Da Silva 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr J P Flavin 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss A Clarke 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McGann 1 0 0% −1.00
Jenny Riding 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Tom Greenway 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr C Storey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
02 Jun 07+17d Hexham Nova International Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 19 ran PU/19 — 9-7 65— Mr J P Flavin 80/1
16 May 07+8d Perth SIS Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 18 ran 13/18 8 11-0 8062C David Da Silva 66/1
08 May 07+37d Kelso John Smith's No Nonsense Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 11/15 5 9-13 8072C David Da Silva 100/1
01 Apr 07+72d Hexham Curlew Amateur Riders' Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 9-8 65— Miss A Clarke 66/1
19 Jan 07+47d Musselburgh Philip Rettie 80th Birthday Conditionals' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-9 75— Declan McGann 50/1
03 Dec 06+199d Kelso Glenrath Farms Catherine Campbell Amateurs' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18f · Heavy · 17 ran 14/17 7 11-0 8376C Jenny Riding 50/1
18 May 06+22d Perth Northern Marine Underwriters Scotland Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 9-9 83— Mr Tom Greenway 40/1
26 Apr 06 Perth Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-9 83— Mr C Storey 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Keep Smiling (IRE) won?
Keep Smiling (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
Who trained Keep Smiling (IRE)?
Keep Smiling (IRE) was trained by Christine Kerr on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 2 June 2007.
Who is Keep Smiling (IRE)'s sire?
Keep Smiling (IRE) is by Broken Hearted (GB) out of Laugh Away (GB), whose sire is Furry Glen.
What is Keep Smiling (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 2 June 2007. The highest on record is 83.
What is Keep Smiling (IRE)'s sire's record?
Broken Hearted (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 655 runs since Jan 2008 (78 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Keep Smiling (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Laugh Away (GB), Keep Smiling (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Celtic Boy (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Celtic Boy (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2006. 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.