Smooth Operator (GER)
Smooth Operator (GER) is 3 from 18, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (Nov 2008). Hasn't won since Jun 2009. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f.
- 3–18Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 4 (22.2%)Placed
- +24.40£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 2.06Fair A/E n=17 · 1.76 incl. margin
- 134dAvg 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 9.1% of 1,088 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −1.5 | — |
| Good | 249 | 23 | 9.2% | +0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 162 | 18 | 11.1% | +2 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 259 | 21 | 8.1% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 117 | 12 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 231 | 20 | 8.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | −6.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 340 | 28 | 8.2% | −0.9 | 3 from 15 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 275 | 29 | 10.5% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 152 | 15 | 9.9% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 172 | 16 | 9.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 94 | 7 | 7.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +14 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Smoke On The Water (GER) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke On The Water (GER) | 9 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Sugar Baby Love (GER) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Something Stupid (GER) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sign Your Name (GER) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Spirit In The Sky (GER) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.30 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +23.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.10 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.30 |
| Deauville (FR) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +26.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.10 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 3 | 20% | +26.40 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Guyon | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.30 |
| Umberto Rispoli | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Andreas Helfenbein | 3 | 2 | 67% | +30.10 |
| Theo Bachelot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Georges-Antoine Anselin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eduardo Pedroza | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Filip Minarik | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gerald Mosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| T Hellier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yann Lerner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dominique Boeuf | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| None | 8 | 3 | 38% | +34.40 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.30 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +29.10 |
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 | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 14+29d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Belleme (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-4 | Umberto Rispoli | 5/1 |
| 17 Jul 14+12d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix d'Orry (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) | 7/16 | hd | 8-10 | Theo Bachelot | 17/1 |
| 05 Jul 14+90d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Parc aux Daims (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) | 6/8 | 1½ | 8-11 | Umberto Rispoli | 19/10 |
| 06 Apr 14+104d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Gros Caillou (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) | 6/10 | 1 | 8-13 | Umberto Rispoli | 38/1 |
| 23 Dec 13+9d | Deauville (FR) | Prix De La Bourdonniere (Claimer) (4yo+) (Fibresand) | 5/12 | ½ | 9-13 | Georges-Antoine Anselin | 18/5 |
| 14 Dec 13+365d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Luthier () (3yo+) (Fibresand) | 12/16 | 1¼ | 9-1 | Eduardo Pedroza | 28/1 |
| 14 Dec 12+195d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Luthier () (3yo+) (Fibresand) | —/16 | 9-4 | Filip Minarik | 54/1 | |
| 02 Jun 12+300d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Du Palais-Royal (3yo+) (Turf) | 10/15 | ½ | 9-5 | Gerald Mosse | 11/1 |
| 07 Aug 11+22d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Maurice De Gheest - Goldikova (3yo+) (Turf) | 8/13 | 1 | 9-2 | Maxime Guyon | 40/1 |
| 16 Jul 11+286d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix De Ris-Orangis (3yo+) (Turf) | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-4 | T Hellier | 68/10 |
| 03 Oct 10+56d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix De La Foret (3yo+) (Turf) | 9/10 | 4 | 9-2 | Maxime Guyon | 50/1 |
| 08 Aug 10+309d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Maurice De Gheest (3yo+) (Turf) | 4/15 | shd | 9-2 | Yann Lerner | 40/1 |
| 03 Oct 09+103d | Longchamp (FR) | Total Prix de la Foret | 7/14 | 1½ | 9-0 | Maxime Guyon | 25/1 |
| 22 Jun 09+230d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de la Porte Maillot | 1/9 | 8-12 | Maxime Guyon | 83/10 | |
| 04 Nov 08+22d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte | 1/5 | 8-13 | Andreas Helfenbein | 31/10 | |
| 13 Oct 08+121d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Eclipse | 1/9 | 8-11 | Andreas Helfenbein | 27/1 | |
| 14 Jun 08+32d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix la Fleche () | 5/6 | 2 | 9-0 | Dominique Boeuf | 32/5 |
| 13 May 08 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix du Premier Pas (Unraced) | 2/3 | nk | 9-2 | Andreas Helfenbein | — |
Quick answers
- How many races has Smooth Operator (GER) won?
- Smooth Operator (GER) won 3 of 18 archived starts between 2008 and 2014, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trained Smooth Operator (GER)?
- Smooth Operator (GER) was trained by Mario Hofer on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 15 August 2014.
- Who is Smooth Operator (GER)'s sire?
- Smooth Operator (GER) is by Big Shuffle (USA) out of Salzgitter (GB), whose sire is Salse.
- What going does Smooth Operator (GER) prefer?
- Smooth Operator (GER) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Smooth Operator (GER)'s sire's record?
- Big Shuffle (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,088 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Smooth Operator (GER)'s siblings?
- Out of Salzgitter (GB), Smooth Operator (GER) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Smoke On The Water (GER) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.