Smiling (IRE)
Smiling won the Madri Excepcional Maiden at Down Royal in Sep 2025 over 6f – 7f on soft ground off an official rating of 72. The filly has one win and three places from eight runs with her sole success coming on turf. She last ran off a career-high mark of 98 when fifth of 14 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Fillies Stakes at Dundalk in Nov 2025. By No Nay Never out of a High Chaparral mare she has raced on both turf and all-weather.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- −2.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.04Fair A/E n=8 · 0.83 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 112
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 110C | 87.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 112B | 96.5 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 106C | 85 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 112B | 110 | 1 · — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 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 from 4 analysed runs
- Prominent 3 (75%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,297 runs since Jan 2008 (703 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 609. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,487 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 609 | 55 | 9% | −3.1 | — |
| Soft | 840 | 109 | 13% | +0.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 276 | 36 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,142 | 252 | 11.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 910 | 122 | 13.4% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,366 | 436 | 13% | +0.9 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,173 | 129 | 11% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 582 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 184 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Souffionne (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Souffionne (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souffionne (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Houndswood Willow (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Emperor Of Rome (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Lordan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 2024 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Nov 25+26d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Fillies Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) Sent clear early - pushed along with 2f left - lost the advantage inside final 2f - dropped to 3rd then held for 5th at the finish | 5/14 | nse | 9-2 | 98 | 112B | 90A | Declan McDonogh | 8/1 |
| 12 Oct 25+8d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Garnet Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Listed) Shared the front spot early - second at halfway - shaken up to hit the front two out - challenged approaching the final furlong and edged right - overtaken inside the final 200 yards but stuck on to the line | 2/17 | ½ | 9-2 | 85 | 110C | 101A | Wayne Lordan | 18/1 |
| 04 Oct 25+5d | Curragh | Darley Irish European Breeders Fund Brigid's Pastures Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) Handy early - asked for effort 1 1/2f out - lost places inside final furlong and held on one gear finishing sixth | 6/18 | 1½ | 9-2 | 85 | 101C | 81A | Wayne Lordan | 14/1 |
| 29 Sep 25+142d | Down Royal | Madri Excepcional Maiden Sat close up early - still second at halfway - asked for effort with two furlongs left before hitting the front inside the last - stayed on strongly to score | 1/14 | 9-3 | 72 | 106C | 97A | Wayne Lordan | 9/2 | |
| 10 May 25+42d | Naas | Nursery Of Champions Fillies Maiden Sat behind the pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - hit the front early in the straight - overtaken with 2f left - back to 3rd and pushed along a furlong and a half out - unable to find more and slipped to 5th at the finish | 5/13 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 68C | 81A | Wayne Lordan | 7/2 |
| 29 Mar 25+148d | Curragh | Visit The Irish National Stud & Gardens Maiden Settled with the pack early - 5th at halfway - urged to chase down leaders - unable to make headway 1½f out - held position through the final furlong without finding more late | 5/11 | 1½ | 9-3 | — | 69A | 73A | Ryan Moore | 9/4F |
| 01 Nov 24+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Sat handy on the wide side early - urged along in 5th with 2f left - moved into 2nd a furlong out then briefly slipped to 3rd close home - rallied to grab second at the line | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 81A | 90A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/2 |
| 13 Oct 24 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Tracked front pack racing on the stand rail - pushed along with no headway 2f out - stayed on same gait final furlong - finished seventh | 7/12 | ¾ | 8-9 | — | 46A | 65A | Jack Cleary | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Smiling (IRE) won?
- Smiling (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains Smiling (IRE)?
- Smiling (IRE) is trained by A P O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 November 2025.
- Who is Smiling (IRE)'s sire?
- Smiling (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Coral Shell (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
- What going does Smiling (IRE) prefer?
- Smiling (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Smiling (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 7 November 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Smiling (IRE)'s sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,297 runs since Jan 2008 (703 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 609. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.
- Who are Smiling (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Coral Shell (IRE), Smiling (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Souffionne (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Souffionne (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.