Smart Instinct (USA)
Smart Instinct (USA) is 2 from 16. Hasn't won since Aug 2006. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 88, 10lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–16Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 2 (12.5%)Placed
- +22.50£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.36Fair A/E n=16 · 1.15 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 54dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 1,222 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.3% from 150. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 16.3% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.7% from 165.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 192 | 31 | 16.1% | +3.4 | 1 from 7 |
| Good | 291 | 32 | 11% | −1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 150 | 14 | 9.3% | −3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 163 | 17 | 10.4% | −2.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | −7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 383 | 58 | 15.1% | +2.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +8.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 209 | 34 | 16.3% | +3.6 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 349 | 49 | 14% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 394 | 49 | 12.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 165 | 16 | 9.7% | −3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 67 | 3 | 4.5% | −8.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −7.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −12.7 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14% | +27.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hanagan | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 3 | 2 | 67% | +35.50 |
| Jamie Moriarty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 2 | 15% | +25.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +35.50 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Smart Instinct (USA) won?
- Smart Instinct (USA) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (12.5% of starts).
- Who trained Smart Instinct (USA)?
- Smart Instinct (USA) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 17 October 2008.
- Who is Smart Instinct (USA)'s sire?
- Smart Instinct (USA) is by Smart Strike (CAN) out of Smile n Molly (USA), whose sire is Dixieland Band.
- What going does Smart Instinct (USA) prefer?
- Smart Instinct (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Smart Instinct (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 17 October 2008. The highest on record is 98.
- What is Smart Instinct (USA)'s sire's record?
- Smart Strike (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 1,222 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.3% from 150. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 16.3% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.7% from 165.