Horse profile
Smooth Tom (IRE)
37 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 6 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Ran 82 days ago · 18th of 20
Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile
Smooth Tom is 8 from 37 on turf with all wins between 1m2f and 2m4f. Four of those came on soft ground and two at Cork while four wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f. He won the Follow Us On Twitter Hurdle at Cork in Aug 2025 off an official rating of 140. His last run, at Galway in Jul 2026, saw him finish 18 of 20 in the Connacht Hotel Handicap off 88, 52lb below his highest ever mark, with headgear returning.
Based on 37 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 52lb off peak
- 8–37Wins / Runs
- 21.6%Strike rate
- 17 (45.9%)Placed
- +9.51£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 1.87Fair A/E n=37 · 1.54 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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.
Official rating88↓ 52lb off peak
88
83–140
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 9 | 95C | 80 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 5 | 111C | 91 | 1 · — |
| Good | 5 | 99C | 85 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 101C | 74.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 119C | 110 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 15 | 119C | 83 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 98C | 90 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 99C | 98.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 102B | 91 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 116C | 111 | — |
| Good | 2 | 65B | 65 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 111A | 92 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 116C | 65 | 1 · — |
Of 37 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 37 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 11 analysed runs
- Held up 8 (73%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 2 (18%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,513 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 464 | 54 | 11.6% | +2.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 1,114 | 85 | 7.6% | −1.6 | 2 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 462 | 47 | 10.2% | +1 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 864 | 74 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 4 from 10 |
| Heavy | 291 | 25 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 1 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,308 | 130 | 9.9% | +0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 408 | 47 | 11.5% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,769 | 165 | 9.3% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,116 | 98 | 8.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 699 | 75 | 10.7% | +1.5 | 4 from 15 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 322 | 15 | 4.7% | −4.5 | 3 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 153 | 15 | 9.8% | +0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +5.1 | — |
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
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Royal Hollow (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m6f–2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Hollow (IRE) | 35 | 5 | 1m6f–2m1½f | — |
| Spring Sprinter (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Royal Bungle (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 4 | 40% | +14.33 |
| Heavy | 10 | 1 | 10% | +1.00 |
| Good | 8 | 2 | 25% | −3.82 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.12 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Cork | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.13 |
| Gowran Park | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 15 | 4 | 27% | +10.88 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 3 | 30% | +8.83 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.20 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Slattery | 20 | 3 | 15% | +0.38 |
| Cian Quirke | 10 | 3 | 30% | −0.37 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Philip Donovan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 4 | 21% | +4.88 |
| Visor | 15 | 3 | 20% | +2.13 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.87 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.50 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +14.50 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 24 | 4 | 17% | +1.88 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 4 | 33% | +8.63 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 26+17d | Galway (IRE) | Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - bumped and driven 3f out - faded | 18/20 | 2¾ | 11-1 | 88 | 111C | 72C | Mr A P Ryan | 40/1 |
| 10 Jul 26+46d | Cork | RBC Brewin Dolphin Hurdle towards the back from the start - last and fell away by the 8th - no threat when pulled up after 3 out | PU/9 | — | 11-6 | 140 | — | — | Cian Quirke | 18/1 |
| 25 May 26+216d | Ballinrobe | McHale Tiger Roll Beginners Chase Sat just behind the front group early - held a fair 6th before fading to 5th with five left - unable to make headway approaching 3 out - clipped the final fence and finished well held | 6/12 | 11 | 11-12 | — | 65B | 113A | Cian Quirke | 3/1 |
| 21 Oct 25+7d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race Sat behind the front group and 4th at halfway - moved through strongly to join the front rank 3f out then went in front approaching 2f out and was pushed along - overtaken inside the final furlong with no more to give - stayed on at one speed for 2nd | 2/12 | 3¼ | 11-9 | 89 | 72A | 95A | Mr A P Ryan | 11/2 |
| 14 Oct 25+22d | Punchestown | William Hill Committed To Proper Value Hurdle Settled at the rear - moved up to 2nd before a serious blunder at the 6th - sharing the front 3 out - pressed and surrendered the advantage into the straight - unable to close on the winner at the last - faded to 3rd inside the final furlong | 3/4 | ½ | 11-12 | 140 | 116C | 130B | Cian Quirke | 5/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+49d | Listowel | John McGuire Handicap (Premier Handicap) Held up at the back of the field - well adrift and pushed along entering the straight - unable to find any response late | 11/11 | 2 | 9-5 | 90 | 63C | 77C | Andrew Slattery | 9/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+32d | Cork | Follow Us On Twitter Hurdle Sat behind the pace early - still second at halfway - clipped a fence 5 out - moved through smoothly though clumsy 3 out - jumped last in a scrap and needed driving - took command on the run-in and idled near the line | 1/2 | 11-12 | 140 | 65C | 137C | Cian Quirke | 4/5F | |
| 03 Jul 25+29d | Tipperary | Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle (Grade 3) Prominent early and shared front spot - lost placing with a small error 5 out - pushed along and unable to quicken into the straight - well held late finishing 9th | 9/12 | 1 | 11-1 | 140 | 111A | 119A | Philip Donovan | 14/1 |
| 04 Jun 25+45d | Curragh | Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Handicap (Premier Handicap) Settled in the pack early - urged for effort in 11th with 3f left - asked for more 2f out - into 10th inside the final furlong but couldn't threaten the leaders | 8/13 | 3¼ | 8-12 | 92 | 98C | 76C | Andrew Slattery | 7/1 |
| 20 Apr 25+35d | Cork | Bar One Racing Hurdle Sat handy on the outside early - moved through to hit the front after the 4th - hint of a hiccup 4 out and again 2 out - clear by three lengths approaching the last - stayed on strongly to the line - won going away | 1/7 | 10-13 | 130 | 93A | 138A | Cian Quirke | 10/3 | |
| 16 Mar 25+113d | Curragh | Nua Healthcare Irish Lincolnshire (Premier Handicap) Slow to begin - settled towards the back - urged into contention around 2f out - still down the field with a furlong left - finished strongly late to snatch 3rd near the line - never able to reach the front pair | 3/27 | 4¾ | 9-5 | 94 | 98C | 105A | Andrew Slattery | 28/1 |
| 23 Nov 24+22d | Punchestown | Unibet Morgiana Hurdle (Grade 1) Held up at rear from the start - pushed along three out and dropped further back - no impression made through to the finish | 7/7 | 51 | 11-12 | 130 | 40C | 121C | Cian Quirke | 150/1 |
| 01 Nov 24+10d | Down Royal | Bottlegreen Hurdle (Grade 3) Sat close to pace early - stumbled and lost rider at the 3rd | UR/6 | — | 11-5 | 130 | — | — | Cian Quirke | 33/1 |
| 22 Oct 24+16d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race Settled just behind the front group - moved into contention 3f out - urged forward with 2f to go - shared the advantage a furlong out - hit the front late and finished strongly | 1/11 | 11-7 | 94 | 84A | 101A | Mr A P Ryan | 9/2 | |
| 06 Oct 24+22d | Tipperary | Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle (grade 3) Settled in midfield early - up to 4th by halfway - improved into 3rd two out before stumbling at the last - fought back to grab second near the line | 2/5 | 16 | 11-5 | 129 | 105C | 133B | Cian Quirke | 12/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+31d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap (Premier Handicap) Held up towards the back - made no impression through the race - no danger in the closing stages - finished well held in 16th | 16/22 | ½ | 9-5 | 95 | 99C | 83A | Andrew Slattery | 25/1 |
| 14 Aug 24+106d | Gowran Park | McEnery Cup Handicap Settled in 3rd - driven up to strike the front over 2f out - briefly squeezed for room 200 yards out - pulled clear before being kept to task under renewed challenge near the line - prevailed | 1/4 | 9-7 | 93 | 101C | 90B | Andrew Slattery | 6/1 | |
| 30 Apr 24+43d | Punchestown | Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 11/24 | nk | 10-8 | 130 | 91B | 117A | Cian Quirke | 12/1 |
| 18 Mar 24+82d | Curragh | Nua Healthcare Irish Lincolnshire (Premier Handicap) | 2/19 | 1 | 8-13 | 90 | 90C | 105A | Andrew Slattery | 12/1 |
| 27 Dec 23+45d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 5/9 | 3½ | 11-12 | — | 58C | 118C | Keith Donoghue | 28/1 |
| 12 Nov 23+21d | Naas | BetVictor Fishery Lane Novice Hurdle | 1/6 | 11-1 | — | 87A | 126B | Philip Donovan | 10/1 | |
| 22 Oct 23+29d | Leopardstown | Dublin To Bahrain October Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 10/18 | ½ | 9-6 | 91 | 80C | 78C | W J Lee | 6/1F |
| 23 Sep 23+38d | Listowel | John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 1/16 | 11-2 | — | 102B | 132A | Cian Quirke | 5/2 | |
| 16 Aug 23+12d | Gowran Park | McEnery Cup Handicap | 2/6 | 2¼ | 9-12 | 93 | 72A | 93B | Andrew Slattery | 5/2 |
| 04 Aug 23+33d | Galway | Guinness Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 7/17 | nse | 9-4 | 93 | 119C | 88A | Andrew Slattery | 20/1 |
| 02 Jul 23+36d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Irish European Breeders Fund 'Ragusa' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 9/11 | nk | 9-11 | 94 | 48A | 80A | Andrew Slattery | 6/1 |
| 27 May 23+20d | Curragh | Novibet Guineas Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 2/15 | hd | 9-7 | 93 | 85C | 94A | Andrew Slattery | 7/1 |
| 07 May 23+16d | Leopardstown | 19th May Friday Night Party At Leopardstown Handicap | 1/19 | 9-7 | 83 | 86C | 98A | Andrew Slattery | 10/1 | |
| 21 Apr 23+16d | Cork | Racing Again May 5th & 6th Handicap | 8/11 | nk | 8-11 | 83 | 101A | 74A | Andrew Slattery | 13/2 |
| 05 Apr 23+168d | Leopardstown | SHEIN Cup Handicap (50-85) | 7/16 | ½ | 10-2 | 83 | 71C | 88A | Andrew Slattery | 11/2 |
| 19 Oct 22+60d | Navan | Like Navan On Facebook Handicap | 4/10 | hd | 9-7 | 83 | 83A | 86A | Andrew Slattery | 6/1 |
| 20 Aug 22+24d | Curragh | William Fry Neville O'Byrne Tribute Maiden | 1/14 | 9-8 | 85 | 65C | 88A | Andrew Slattery | 11/8F | |
| 27 Jul 22+79d | Galway | Play The Tote Exacta On Every Race Handicap | 2/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 83 | — | 95A | Andrew Slattery | 13/2 |
| 09 May 22+26d | Roscommon | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race | 4/5 | 3¾ | 9-5 | 84 | 95C | 74B | Andrew Slattery | 10/3 |
| 13 Apr 22+17d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction (C & G) Maiden | 3/16 | nk | 9-8 | — | 91C | 99A | Andrew Slattery | 7/2 |
| 27 Mar 22+159d | Naas | Vote For Nina Carberry In The Dancing With The Stars Final Median Auction Race | 2/6 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | 75A | 86B | Andrew Slattery | 12/1 |
| 19 Oct 21 | Gowran Park | Irish EBF Supporting TREO EILE Maiden | 8/13 | nk | 9-7 | — | 70C | 60A | Andrew Slattery | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Smooth Tom (IRE) won?
- Smooth Tom (IRE) won 8 of 37 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.6%. Placed 17 times in total (45.9% of starts).
- Who trains Smooth Tom (IRE)?
- Smooth Tom (IRE) is trained by Andrew Slattery, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 July 2026.
- Who is Smooth Tom (IRE)'s sire?
- Smooth Tom (IRE) is by Elzaam (AUS) out of Winsor Royal (IRE), whose sire is Windsor Knot.
- What going does Smooth Tom (IRE) prefer?
- Smooth Tom (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Smooth Tom (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 27 July 2026. The highest on record is 140.
- What is Smooth Tom (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Elzaam (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,513 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.
- Who are Smooth Tom (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Winsor Royal (IRE), Smooth Tom (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Royal Hollow (IRE) (5). The wins came over 1m6f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.