Horse profile
Smackwater Jack (IRE)
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Malachy's Attic (IRE) (Old Vic)
40 runs · 27 courses · from Apr 2018
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Fairyhouse (IRE), Punchestown & Ludlow
Last run 13 Oct 2026 · 8th of 18
Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile
Smackwater Jack is a gelding who has won four of 40 starts on turf, all over 2m5f – 3m. Three of those handicap hurdle wins came on good to soft ground, the latest at Fairyhouse in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 94. He has won twice from six runs at Punchestown. Aged 12 at his last run in Oct 2026, he finished eighth of 18 at Punchestown in a handicap hurdle.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 19 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 32lb off peak
- 4–40Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 13 (32.5%)Placed
- +13.00£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.04Fair A/E n=40 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 131Highest OR
- 80dAvg 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.
Official rating99↓ 32lb off peak
99
81–131
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 11 | 130B | 107 | 4 runs · 130 / 105.5 |
| Soft | 7 | 145B | 99 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 7 | 76A | 61 | 5 runs · 73 / 50 |
| Good | 6 | 131A | 105.5 | 3 runs · 122 / 106 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 145B | 105.5 | 12 runs · 130 / 90.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 104B | 87 | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 76C | 74 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 128C | 121.5 | — |
Of 40 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 40 runs · as at 21 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 19 analysed runs since Feb 2025
- Prominent 10 (53%) · 2 wins
- Held up 4 (21%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (21%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,284 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 522 | 50 | 9.6% | −2.2 | — |
| Good | 4,056 | 442 | 10.9% | −0.9 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 2,933 | 354 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 3 from 11 |
| Soft | 5,876 | 751 | 12.8% | +1 | 0 from 12 |
| Heavy | 3,817 | 449 | 11.8% | 0 | 0 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,485 | 547 | 12.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,082 | 724 | 11.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,258 | 623 | 11.8% | 0 | 4 from 25 |
| Over 3m | 1,432 | 153 | 10.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Malachy's Attic (IRE) (Old Vic)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Das Mooser (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Das Mooser (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 2m–2m4f | — |
| Alwayslookback (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 3 | 27% | +31.00 |
| Heavy | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 6 | 2 | 33% | +34.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aintree | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 25 | 4 | 16% | +28.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Doyle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| E Walsh | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Ethan O'Sullivan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +19.00 |
| Eoin G Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| Fergus Gregory | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lewis Stones | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David England | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Cormac McEvoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Josh Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr James King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 35 | 4 | 11% | +18.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +22.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 30 | 4 | 13% | +23.00 |
| Chase | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 26+8d | Punchestown (IRE) | William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle up with the pace early - shaken up after 3 out - clumsy 2 out and under pressure soon after - sluggish jumping the last - well beaten in 8th | 8/18 | 2¾ | 10-5 | 99 | 122C | 100C | Daniel King | 18/1 |
| 05 Oct 26+32d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Winter Festival November 28th & 29th Handicap Hurdle prominent in third - dropped to 4th 5 out - moved up to 2nd 3 out then hit the front before the straight - challenged 2 out - a nose in front over the last - kept finding to win | 1/13 | 11-0 | 94 | 106B | 122A | Danny Gilligan | 10/1 | |
| 03 Sep 26+30d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Clarke's Bar Mullingar Handicap Hurdle Settled near the back early - still down in 10th 3 out - unable to close from 2 out - well held at the finish | 9/14 | 4¾ | 10-12 | 96 | 73B | 95A | Ricky Doyle | 20/1 |
| 04 Aug 26+14d | Roscommon (IRE) | DNG Ivan Connaughton Handicap Hurdle Sat close to pace early - went in front after the first - blundered 5 out - drawn level before 4 out - shaken up when overtaken before 3 out - dropped away before 2 out and held no sway to the line | 9/15 | 2½ | 10-5 | 96 | 99B | 90A | Ethan O'Sullivan | 12/1 |
| 21 Jul 26+36d | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Made the running from the off - drew level again at the 2nd - opened up again before the 5th - overtaken 4 out - came under pressure after 2 out - driven and passed again before the last - held a single gear in the run-in behind a stronger finisher | 2/16 | 8 | 11-4 | 96 | 82B | 116A | Ethan O'Sullivan | 14/1 |
| 15 Jun 26+8d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Handy early - eased back to 5th under pressure 2 out - responded late to hold 3rd inside final furlong but no real danger to leaders | 3/14 | 3 | 11-4 | 96 | 107B | 108A | Ethan O'Sullivan | 8/1 |
| 07 Jun 26+25d | Punchestown | TRM Supporting Every Stride Of The Journey Handicap Hurdle Up with the pace early - left in front 2nd - leapt extravagantly 3rd - laboured at 5th - drifted left before 6th where challenged - clear after 3 out - matched stride for stride 2 out - pressed and overtaken approaching the last - third at the final fence - surged to the front inside the final 50 yards - kept on to the line | 1/13 | 9-7 | 81 | 130B | 109A | Ethan O'Sullivan | 22/1 | |
| 13 May 26+11d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - slipped further behind after the 7th before finding some headway into the straight - stayed on at one speed to finish well held | 9/18 | 1 | 10-13 | 85 | 104C | 88C | Ricky Doyle | 14/1 |
| 02 May 26+51d | Punchestown | 35th Running Of The 'Have The Conversation - Say Yes To Organ Donation' Punchestown Charity Race | 12/22 | 1½ | 12-3 | 92 | — | 68C | Cormac McEvoy | 28/1 |
| 12 Mar 26+19d | Limerick | Party Time Handicap Chase (0-100) Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - dropped away after 3 out to finish well held | 10/16 | ¾ | 10-8 | 85 | 61C | 88C | Josh Williamson | 12/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+35d | Fairyhouse | Get Your Easter Festival Tickets Now Handicap Chase Settled with the pack early - fifth after the ninth then asked for effort after four out - dropped away in sixth and scratchy at the second last before finishing well held | 7/13 | 3¾ | 10-4 | 88 | 44C | 82C | Ricky Doyle | 12/1 |
| 17 Jan 26+21d | Navan | Gormanlough Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled midpack early - hit a small error 9th - pushed along into modest 7th 3 out - improved into 4th at the last but couldn't find more | 4/12 | 6½ | 11-8 | 92 | 44A | 103A | Ricky Doyle | 8/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+16d | Limerick | Tim & Martin Molony Veterans Handicap Chase Held up in midfield - driven into 7th turning for home - unable to threaten leaders by 2 out - crept into 5th late but never landed a blow | 5/12 | 11 | 10-4 | 95 | — | 104A | Jordan Gainford | 6/1 |
| 11 Dec 25+37d | Punchestown | Matchbook Best Odds On Festive Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sat just behind the pace early - moved up into 2nd by the 5th - slipped back to 5th approaching 3 out - lost touch with the front and gave way before the last | 5/11 | 14 | 11-7 | 92 | 50C | 93C | E Walsh | 9/2J |
| 04 Nov 25+92d | Fairyhouse | Christmas Party Jackpot Jingle At Fairyhouse 13th December Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back - made progress after 3 out - driven into 7th spot 2 out and stayed on same gear to last | 7/13 | hd | 10-10 | 94 | 73B | 95A | E Walsh | 16/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+28d | Cork | Kanturk Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the front group - dropped towards the back and asked for effort entering the straight - shifted wide and edged closer from 2 out to finish 7th | 7/13 | 2 | 11-0 | 96 | 104B | 103A | E Walsh | 8/1 |
| 07 Jul 25+30d | Roscommon | Roscommon Herald Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back of the pack early - improved into 6th approaching 3 out then pushed along in 5th - untidy at the last - stayed on to take 4th on the run-in | 4/16 | 2¾ | 11-11 | 97 | 105B | 118A | E Walsh | 7/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+91d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes 'Gaffer Of All Accas' Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - still 13th at halfway - moved into 6th three out - driven approaching the last and stayed on strongly to hit the front close home | 1/20 | 11-6 | 92 | 122B | 118A | E Walsh | 16/1 | |
| 08 Mar 25+12d | Gowran Park | BoyleSports Money Back On Every Race At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle Handy early - moved into contention after 4 out - shaded ahead 3 out - overtaken 2 out - hit the last and unbalanced - fought back in the final furlong - edged out at the line | 2/16 | nk | 10-5 | 89 | 78B | 122A | Ricky Doyle | 14/1 |
| 24 Feb 25+305d | Punchestown | Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sat close to the front group early - pushed along in 3rd two out - unable to close the gap late - finished fifth well held | 5/14 | ¾ | 11-4 | 90 | — | 104A | Ricky Doyle | 28/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Apr 24+40d | Wexford | Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 7/8 | ¾ | 10-3 | 98 | 112C | 93A | Eoin G Kelly | 14/1 |
| 16 Mar 24+14d | Thurles | Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 6/11 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 102 | 69A | 102A | Eoin G Kelly | 50/1 |
| 02 Mar 24+35d | Navan | BoyleSports Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle | 8/9 | 6½ | 10-11 | 106 | 76A | 91A | Eoin G Kelly | 28/1 |
| 27 Jan 24+364d | Fairyhouse | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | PU/12 | — | 11-8 | 111 | — | — | Eoin G Kelly | 50/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 28 Jan 23+30d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 6/8 | 15 | 11-10 | 120 | 76C | 99C | Fergus Gregory | 22/1 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 22+26d | Kelso | AJA Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase | REF/11 | — | 12-2 | 122 | — | — | Mr James King | 11/2 |
| 03 Dec 22+769d | Chepstow | DAGEM Dash Handicap Chase | 5/8 | 2½ | 12-0 | 125 | 87A | 118A | William Kennedy | 33/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 20+234d | Aintree | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/11 | 1½ | 11-0 | 127 | 72B | 117B | Aidan Coleman | 15/2 |
| 05 Mar 20+8d | Wincanton | Read Davy Russell's Exclusive Blog starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle | 5/11 | 14 | 11-5 | 130 | — | 102A | Lewis Stones | 7/1 |
| 26 Feb 20+75d | Market Rasen | Download The MansionBet App Handicap Hurdle | F/6 | — | 11-5 | 130 | — | — | Lewis Stones | 13/8F |
| 2019 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 19+27d | Cheltenham | Citipost Handicap Hurdle | 7/11 | ½ | 10-12 | 131 | 145B | 121A | Barry Geraghty | 9/1 |
| 16 Nov 19+20d | Cheltenham | Spinal Injuries Association Big Buck's Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 4/10 | nk | 10-3 | 131 | — | 120A | Richard Johnson | 4/1 |
| 27 Oct 19+209d | Aintree | Premier League Betting At Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | nk | 11-6 | 127 | 122B | 133A | Fergus Gregory | 7/1 |
| 01 Apr 19+23d | Ludlow | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Novices' Hurdle | 4/7 | 12 | 11-6 | 128 | 131A | 106B | Richard Johnson | 6/5F |
| 09 Mar 19+49d | Sandown | European Breeders' Fund Matchbook Vip 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (grade 3) | 12/18 | 2½ | 10-12 | 129 | 95B | 111A | Fergus Gregory | 16/1 |
| 19 Jan 19+16d | Taunton | British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 2/6 | 1¼ | 11-8 | 120 | 95A | 124B | David England | 4/1 |
| 03 Jan 19+36d | Ludlow | Call Jeeves Telephone Answering Service Maiden Hurdle | 1/11 | 11-6 | — | 116B | 118A | Aidan Coleman | EvensF | |
| 2018 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Nov 18+18d | Wetherby | racinguk.com Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) | 3/8 | 8 | 10-12 | — | 115B | 119B | Aidan Coleman | 9/2 |
| 10 Nov 18+217d | Aintree | EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | F/6 | — | 10-12 | — | — | — | Aidan Coleman | 5/1 |
| 07 Apr 18 | Fakenham | Little Snoring Standard Open NH Flat Race | 2/8 | nse | 10-8 | — | 128C | 130A | David England | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Smackwater Jack won?
- Smackwater Jack (IRE) won 4 of 40 archived starts between 2018 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 13 times in total (32.5% of starts).
- Who trains Smackwater Jack?
- Smackwater Jack (IRE) is trained by Mrs Denise Foster, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 October 2026.
- Who is Smackwater Jack's sire?
- Smackwater Jack (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Malachy's Attic (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
- What going does Smackwater Jack prefer?
- Smackwater Jack (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Smackwater Jack's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 13 October 2026. The highest on record is 131.
- What is Smackwater Jack's sire's record?
- Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,284 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Smackwater Jack's siblings?
- Out of Malachy's Attic (IRE), Smackwater Jack (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Das Mooser (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.