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Horse profile

Romantic Son (AUS)

5yo gelding · Trainer D Hayes · Owner 23/24 David Hayes Trainer Syndicate
by Smart Missile (AUS) out of Remlaps Jewel (AUS) (Choisir)
3 runs · 2 courses · from May 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 94 days · 7th of 11
KTB Profile

Romantic Son is a gelding by Smart Missile out of a Choisir mare who is yet to win from three starts on turf. His best effort came when fourth of 11 at Sha Tin in Jun 2026. He finished seventh of 11 in the Lucky Patch Handicap at Happy Valley in Jul 2026. He has raced twice at 6f to 7f and once under 6f.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 18 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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Smart Missile (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 21.4% of 14 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2150%+28.6—
Good9111.1%−10.30 from 2
Good to Soft3133.3%+11.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−21.40 from 1
6f – 7f6116.7%−4.70 from 2
1m – 1m1f5240%+18.6—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−21.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Remlaps Jewel (AUS) (Choisir)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sha Tin (HK) 2 0 0% −2.00
Happy Valley (HK) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 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 OR Jockey SP
15 Jul 26+18d Happy Valley (HK) Lucky Patch Handicap 6f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 7/11 1¼ 8-6 — M L Yeung 15
27 Jun 26+27d Sha Tin (HK) The Pearce Memorial Challenge Cup (Course B) (Turf) Class 1 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 ¼ 8-3 85 M L Yeung 42/1
31 May 26 Sha Tin (HK) The Sha Tin Vase (Course B) (Handicap) (Turf) 6f · Good · 10 ran . 7/10 hd 8-3 85 M L Yeung 62/1

Quick answers

How many races has Romantic Son (AUS) won?
Romantic Son (AUS) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Romantic Son (AUS)?
Romantic Son (AUS) is trained by D Hayes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 July 2026.
Who is Romantic Son (AUS)'s sire?
Romantic Son (AUS) is by Smart Missile (AUS) out of Remlaps Jewel (AUS), whose sire is Choisir.
What is Romantic Son (AUS)'s official rating?
Romantic Son (AUS)'s highest official rating on record is 85.
What is Romantic Son (AUS)'s sire's record?
Smart Missile (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 21.4% of 14 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.