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Smart Contender (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2006) · Last trainer C Byrnes · Last owner Just Horsin Around Syndicate
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Aglish Belle (IRE) (Buckskin)
11 runs · 7 courses · from May 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Aug 2006 — 7,377 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2006 · 11th of 13 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Smart Contender (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating85↓ 2lb off peak
85 82–87

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 72C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 25 Aug 2006 Official rating 85 at the last run, 25 Aug 2006

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 99C · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm399C72—
Good279C67.5—
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m399C79—
2m1f – 2m4f282C70.5—
2m5f – 3m272C64—
Over 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.90 from 2
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.30 from 5
Good4,05744310.9%−10 from 2
Good to Soft2,93535412.1%+0.20 from 1
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.90 from 1
Heavy3,81744911.8%−0.1—
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48654812.2%+0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f6,08272411.9%00 from 3
2m5f – 3m5,26062311.8%−0.10 from 4
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Aglish Belle (IRE) (Buckskin)

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 Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss E A Lalor 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Russell 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr K F C O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
M P Butler 1 0 0% −1.00
J R Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
D F Flannery 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 8 0 0% −8.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2006 · 8 runs
25 Aug 06+7d Kilbeggan J.A. Shaw Handicap Chase (0-95) 3m1f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 11/13 ½ 10-12 8572C Miss E A Lalor 12/1
18 Aug 06+26d Tramore Ernst & Young Handicap Chase (0-95) 2m6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran F/15 — 10-13 83— M P Butler 10/1
23 Jul 06+3d Tipperary O'Dwyer Tarmac Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 2m · Firm · 12 ran 10/12 1¼ 10-5 8241C J R Barry 25/1
20 Jul 06+42d Killarney Aghadoe Heights Hotel Handicap Hurdle (74-95) (Div 2) 2m1f · Good To Firm · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-13 82— Niall P Madden 14/1
08 Jun 06+6d Tipperary John Harney Bookmaker Handicap Chase (0-102) 2m7f · Firm · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-9 85— Davy Russell 16/1
02 Jun 06+19d Tramore Rocketts Of The Metal Man Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 2m4f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 13/16 11 10-13 8759C Mr K F C O'Brien 10/1
14 May 06+13d Limerick Patrickswell Hunters Chase 2m4f · Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 25 10-11 8582C Mr K F C O'Brien 20/1
01 May 06+303d Limerick Patrickswell G.A.A. Hunters Chase 3m · Good · 8 ran 5/8 25 10-11 —56C Miss E A Lalor 12/1
2005 · 3 runs
02 Jul 05+20d Limerick Www.walshwestern.com Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 18 ran 13/18 1 11-12 —79C Davy Russell 16/1
12 Jun 05+28d Cork Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Firm · 22 ran 6/22 1½ 11-12 —99C D F Flannery 20/1
15 May 05 Navan (IRE) Navan Golf Club Maiden Hurdle (Div I) 2m6f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 10/19 2 11-9 —72C Andrew J McNamara 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Smart Contender won?
Smart Contender (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Smart Contender?
Smart Contender (IRE) was trained by C Byrnes on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 25 August 2006.
Who is Smart Contender's sire?
Smart Contender (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Aglish Belle (IRE), whose sire is Buckskin.
What is Smart Contender's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 25 August 2006. The highest on record is 87.
What is Smart Contender's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.