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Horse profile

Smiling Applause (GB)

12yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer Harry Chisman · Last owner Eddys A Team
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Smilingatstrangers (GB) (Macmillion)
22 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Mar 2011 — 5,690 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

Smiling Applause (GB) is yet to win from 22 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 11 at Lingfield (Oct 2007). Last raced off 66, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating66↓ 11lb off peak
66 64–77

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 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 16 Oct 2010 Official rating 66 at the last run, 24 Mar 2011

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 12 figures · best 95C · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good793C84—
Good to Firm495C86—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m795C79—
2m1f – 2m4f493C86—
Over 3m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (10).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 22 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
Royal Applause (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.20 from 6
Good2,65527310.3%+1.70 from 14
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.80 from 1
Soft1,225917.4%−1.20 from 1
Heavy323113.4%−5.2—
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.8—
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.50 from 6
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.90 from 15
Over 3m3725.4%−3.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Smilingatstrangers (GB) (Macmillion)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pathian Prince (GB)140——
Laughingalltheway (GB)70——
Takeachanceonhim (GB)50——
Smileafact (GB)100——
Two Shades Of Blue (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 14 0 0% −14.00
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 12 0 0% −12.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 7 0 0% −7.00
Uttoxeter 6 0 0% −6.00
Worcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 15 0 0% −15.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jodie Mogford 6 0 0% −6.00
David England 5 0 0% −5.00
Sean Quinlan 3 0 0% −3.00
James Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Killian Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Tommy Phelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Molloy 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Heard 1 0 0% −1.00
Henry Oliver 1 0 0% −1.00
Benjamin Hitchcott 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 10 0 0% −10.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 20 0 0% −20.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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
24 Mar 11+159d Southwell Dine In The Pantry Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 9-9 66— Killian Moore 16/1
16 Oct 10+27d Cheltenham Ruby Walsh - The Autobiography Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 25.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 30 10-9 6692C Tommy Phelan 200/1
19 Sep 10+11d Uttoxeter Hoar Cross Hall Gym Team Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 1½ 10-0 6869C David England 16/1
08 Sep 10+24d Uttoxeter Beswicks Solicitors Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 17 10-0 6879A David England 66/1
15 Aug 10+35d Southwell Ollerton Advertiser Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-7 68— Tom Molloy 50/1
11 Jul 10+4d Southwell British Open Golf Free Bets Freebetting.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 4/15 20 9-11 6468C Sean Quinlan 5/1
07 Jul 10+27d Worcester Tonbrie Construction Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 2¼ 10-0 6491A David England 66/1
10 Jun 10+15d Uttoxeter Hoops And Silks With Jenkinsons Caterers Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 9 10-0 6473C David England 33/1
26 May 10+17d Southwell John Cook's 80th Birthday Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 3¾ 10-12 6493C David England 100/1
09 May 10+28d Uttoxeter Delamere Warrington Novices' Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran UR/8 — 10-9 64— Sean Quinlan 100/1
11 Apr 10+304d Southwell Ashfield Chad Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 30 10-11 6488C Sean Quinlan 80/1
11 Jun 09+18d Fontwell Hyder Consulting (uk) Ltd Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-6 70— Liam Heard 100/1
24 May 09+36d Uttoxeter Bowel Cancer UK Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-0 70— James Davies 80/1
18 Apr 09+191d Bangor-on-Dee Brookes Bell Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-12 70— Jodie Mogford 100/1
09 Oct 08+18d Southwell the totesuper7 Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-7 76— Jodie Mogford 18/1
21 Sep 08+168d Uttoxeter Ecoseal Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 5 10-12 7681C Jodie Mogford 100/1
06 Apr 08+57d Southwell toteexacta Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-1 76— Jodie Mogford 200/1
09 Feb 08+121d Warwick Systems By Design Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-4 76— Jodie Mogford 150/1
11 Oct 07+172d Lingfield williamhillcasino.com Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 9 10-8 7774C Jodie Mogford 16/1
22 Apr 07+662d Stratford toteplacepot Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 22f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-0 77— Henry Oliver 33/1
29 Jun 05+80d Worcester Severn Suite Restaurant Conditionals' Novices' Handicap Hdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 3 10-2 7684C James Davies 14/1
10 Apr 05 Worcester Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 11-1 6995C Benjamin Hitchcott 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Smiling Applause (GB) won?
Smiling Applause (GB) has yet to win, from 22 archived starts between 2005 and 2011. Placed 2 times in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Smiling Applause (GB)?
Smiling Applause (GB) was trained by Harry Chisman on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 24 March 2011.
Who is Smiling Applause (GB)'s sire?
Smiling Applause (GB) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Smilingatstrangers (GB), whose sire is Macmillion.
What is Smiling Applause (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 24 March 2011. The highest on record is 77.
What is Smiling Applause (GB)'s sire's record?
Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Who are Smiling Applause (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Smilingatstrangers (GB), Smiling Applause (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.