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Horse profile

Smart Beauty (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer A S Cruz · Owner Beauty Team Syndicate
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Layla Jamil (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
2 runs · 1 course · from May 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 24 Jun 2026 · 9th of 12 Last raced off OR 23
KTB Profile

Smart Beauty is a lightly raced gelding with one place from two starts on turf at Happy Valley over 1m2f to 1m4f. He showed his best effort when third of 12 there in May 2026 and finished 9 of 12 in the Ice House Street Handicap on good to firm ground in Jun 2026. By Dark Angel out of a dam who has produced four winners from seven runners to race, including Birchwood with four wins. His sire's progeny have recorded a win percentage of 11.3 from 21747 runs since Jan 2008 on all codes.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 1 Nov 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,921 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.90 from 1
Good4,84351010.5%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft2,41425110.4%−0.9—
Soft2,7332549.3%−2—
Heavy828718.6%−2.7—
Standard (AW)7,30191912.6%+1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.2—
6f – 7f10,7211,25511.7%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f5,00754610.9%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f2,4732379.6%−1.70 from 2
1m5f – 2m1,09110910%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f475428.8%−2.5—
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Layla Jamil (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Birchwood (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Birchwood (IRE)).

Family form: Layla Belle (IRE) won at Navan (IRE), 7 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Birchwood (IRE)1845f–7fGroup 2
Leafhopper (IRE)537fClass 3
Desert Frost (IRE)1026fClass 3
Jazirat (IRE)517fClass 5
Layla Belle (IRE)216f—
Longevity (IRE)40——
Star Jameela (IRE)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
24 Jun 26+28d Happy Valley (HK) Ice House Street Handicap (Course A) (Turf) Class 5 · 1m3f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 1½ 8-4 23 Angus Chung 11/1
27 May 26 Happy Valley (HK) Loire Handicap (Course B) (Turf) Class 5 · 1m3f · Good To Firm · 12 ran . 3/12 1½ 8-7 24 Angus Chung 35/1

Quick answers

How many races has Smart Beauty won?
Smart Beauty (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Smart Beauty?
Smart Beauty (IRE) is trained by A S Cruz, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 June 2026.
Who is Smart Beauty's sire?
Smart Beauty (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Layla Jamil (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Smart Beauty's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 23, from the run on 24 June 2026. The highest on record is 24.
What is Smart Beauty's sire's record?
Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,921 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
Who are Smart Beauty's siblings?
Out of Layla Jamil (IRE), Smart Beauty (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Birchwood (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Birchwood (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.