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Horse profile

Smart Alex (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2008) · Last trainer Ben Pollock · Last owner R Triple H
by Topanoora (IRE) out of Berkim (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Dec 2008 — 6,521 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2008 · 7th of 12 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Smart Alex (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 22 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 91C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Doncaster, 13 Dec 2008 Official rating 87 at the last run, 13 Dec 2008

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 2 figures · best 91C · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m291C88—

Of 3 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 · 2 figures from 3 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
Topanoora (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 719 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.8% from 126. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.4% from 210.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1317.7%−0.1—
Good to Firm8589.4%+1.6—
Good195147.2%−0.6—
Good to Soft10876.5%−1.30 from 2
Soft1861910.2%+2.40 from 1
Heavy12664.8%−3—
Standard (AW)6116.7%+8.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f3133.3%+25.5—
1m – 1m1f100%−7.8—
1m2f – 1m4f500%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m150117.3%−0.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f318185.7%−2.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m2102411.4%+3.6—
Over 3m3226.3%−1.5—

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
Berkim (IRE) (Glacial Storm)

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 to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Joe Tizzard 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
13 Dec 08+26d Doncaster Konica Minolta (East) Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 21 10-12 8791C Tom O'Brien 150/1
17 Nov 08+17d Leicester Burton Overy Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 11/16 7 10-12 8785C Tom O'Brien 100/1
31 Oct 08 Uttoxeter Abbots Bromley School For Girls 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-12 —— Joe Tizzard 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Smart Alex (IRE) won?
Smart Alex (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Smart Alex (IRE)?
Smart Alex (IRE) was trained by Ben Pollock on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 13 December 2008.
Who is Smart Alex (IRE)'s sire?
Smart Alex (IRE) is by Topanoora (IRE) out of Berkim (IRE), whose sire is Glacial Storm.
What is Smart Alex (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 13 December 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Smart Alex (IRE)'s sire's record?
Topanoora (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 719 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.8% from 126. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.4% from 210.

Record shown from October 2008. 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.