Horse profile
You Make Me Smile (IRE)
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Just One Smile (IRE) (Desert Prince)
41 runs · 21 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Galway, Sligo & Clonmel
Ran 16 days ago · 5th of 11
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 11 of 16 analysed runs — You Make Me Smile (IRE) is 4 from 41. Last raced off 55, 43lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 43lb off peak
- 4–41Wins / Runs
- 9.8%Strike rate
- 11 (26.8%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.81Fair A/E n=41 · 1.43 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 rating55↓ 43lb off peak
55
40–98
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 125
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 118C | 95 | 2 · 97 / 95 |
| Good | 5 | 116A | 94 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 86C | 76.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 104A | 90 | 3 · 104 / 90 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 116A | 89.5 | 4 · 97 / 93.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 118C | 89 | 2 · 104 / 97 |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 96B | 52 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 125A | 96 | 2 · 125 / 120 |
| Good | 4 | 117B | 102.5 | 3 · 117 / 105 |
| Heavy | 2 | 53C | 38.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 105A | 57 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 117B | 93.5 | 2 · 117 / 116 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 125A | 112.5 | 2 · 125 / 112.5 |
Of 41 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 41 runs · as at 9 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 16 analysed runs
- Held up 11 (69%) · 1 win
- Midfield 4 (25%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,119 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 116 | 9 | 7.8% | +0.2 | — |
| Good | 961 | 87 | 9.1% | +1.5 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 508 | 33 | 6.5% | −1.1 | 2 from 9 |
| Soft | 890 | 64 | 7.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 14 |
| Heavy | 394 | 24 | 6.1% | −1.5 | 1 from 9 |
| Standard (AW) | 248 | 20 | 8.1% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 208 | 20 | 9.6% | +2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 315 | 28 | 8.9% | +1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 302 | 15 | 5% | −2.6 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 979 | 71 | 7.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 23 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 848 | 59 | 7% | −0.6 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 377 | 39 | 10.3% | +2.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 69 | 5 | 7.2% | −0.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Just One Smile (IRE) (Desert Prince)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Shukhov (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Agent Stone (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shukhov (IRE) | 84 | 8 | 1m–1m4f | — |
| Navorrosse (IRE) | 54 | 3 | 5½f–7f | — |
| Agent Stone (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Highly Exclusive (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Heavy | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | +9.00 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −0.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo | 6 | 2 | 33% | +9.50 |
| Naas | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 23 | 1 | 4% | −14.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +11.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms C A Walsh | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Harry Sexton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Richard Condon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| W J Lee | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Donagh Meyler | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Cleary-Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Reese Holohan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sarah Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian MacRedmond | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr S Cavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 37 | 3 | 8% | −10.50 |
| Visor | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 | 31% | +19.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 19 | 2 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Hurdle | 17 | 2 | 12% | +1.00 |
| NH Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct 26+20d | Bellewstown (IRE) | BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div II) urged from the start towards the back - improved to fifth at halfway before niggled 3f out - strong finish from over 1f out and stayed on resolutely inside the final 150 yards to take 5th | 5/11 | nse | 9-11 | 55 | 104A | 73A | Darragh Keenan | 11/2 |
| 11 Sep 26+36d | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - clipped a fence second before dropping through the pack from four out - down in eighth having found nothing by the last - well held at the finish | 7/11 | 11 | 9-13 | 98 | 125A | 77A | Sean Cleary-Farrell | 7/1 |
| 06 Aug 26+30d | Sligo (IRE) | Lighthouse At Clifford Electrical Handicap Hurdle Sat just behind the front group in 4th - lost ground briefly 4 out - up to 3rd 3 out - went in front before 2 out - challenged into the straight before being overhauled nearing the last - held station just off the front runner over the last - stayed on at an even effort to finish third | 3/8 | 2¼ | 10-11 | 98 | 100A | 109A | Danny Mullins | 5/1 |
| 07 Jul 26+23d | Tramore | August Festival August 13th - 16th Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - 9th at halfway - driven approaching 4f out - improved to 5th approaching 3f out - faded fast over 1f out and never threatened | 8/12 | 4 | 10-1 | 57 | 94C | 60C | W J Lee | 5/1 |
| 14 Jun 26+19d | Downpatrick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield - 8th four out - made ground from three out to share advantage approaching last - overtaken soon after turning in - kept battling to the line just short | 2/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 95 | 117B | 107A | Harry Sexton | 11/2 |
| 26 May 26+23d | Ballinrobe | Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back - serious error 4th and a further mistake 5th under pressure - still struggling for room in last approaching 2 out - strong advance to 3rd by the last - held effort to the line | 3/9 | 2½ | 9-9 | 90 | 105A | 111A | Patrick M O'Brien | 11/1 |
| 03 May 26+11d | Sligo | Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Held up early - moved into 6th 3f out then up to 3rd 2f out - second approaching final furlong but unable to close on leader - stuck on for second | 2/14 | 7 | 9-9 | 57 | 93C | 76A | Reese Holohan | 10/3F |
| 22 Apr 26+23d | Gowran Park | GowranPark1 Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back early - still 9th at the midpoint - made ground into contention with a furlong and a half left - up to 3rd approaching the final furlong - stayed on but unable to close further gap late finishing 3rd | 3/13 | 3¼ | 9-12 | 56 | 97C | 74A | W J Lee | 9/1 |
| 30 Mar 26+133d | Navan | Enjoy Hospitality At Navan Racecourse Handicap Settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - urged into effort with 3f left - up to 6th 2f out but unable to find more late on - finished 7th | 7/12 | 6½ | 9-1 | 57 | 56C | 55C | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 17 Nov 25+21d | Navan | Bar One Racing For Auction Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) Held up at the back - urged into 6th before 2 out then chased leaders under pressure approaching last - unable to close on the run-in finishing 5th | 5/7 | 2½ | 10-8 | 90 | — | 101C | Donagh Meyler | 150/1 |
| 27 Oct 25+3d | Galway | Galway Races Handicap (0-60) Settled off the pace early - moved into contention 3f out - up to second inside the last two furlongs - hit the front over a furlong out - pushed on well to the finish | 1/18 | 9-2 | 46 | 90C | 88A | Chris Hayes | 9/2 | |
| 24 Oct 25+22d | Sligo | Callan Tansey Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up early - blundered at the 3rd - made progress three out - hit front turning into straight - kept going strongly to the line unchallenged | 1/13 | 10-10 | 81 | 115B | 111A | Donagh Meyler | 6/1 | |
| 02 Oct 25+13d | Bellewstown | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Handy early - sat behind the front group - 7th at halfway - urged forward 4f out - into 3rd under pressure 2f out - shared front spot before going up 1½f out - overtaken close home - stayed on same effort to finish second | 2/13 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 42 | 104C | 73A | Chris Hayes | 18/1 |
| 19 Sep 25+44d | Downpatrick | Tennents NI Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards back of pack - 8th two out and asked for effort - improved into 3rd by the last - stayed on but never landed a blow on the front two | 3/15 | 7½ | 10-9 | 81 | 96B | 103A | Danny Mullins | 14/1 |
| 06 Aug 25+16d | Sligo | Rockshore Cider Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - urged into effort with over 2f left and asked for more early in the straight - edged closer inside the final furlong but finished well held in 8th | 8/13 | 1 | 8-11 | 45 | 60C | 53A | Keithen Kennedy | 9/1 |
| 21 Jul 25+14d | Ballinrobe | Tote Multiples Available On Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - stayed on into the straight - unable to land a blow late on - finished 8th | 8/14 | shd | 9-0 | 46 | 81C | 53C | Keithen Kennedy | 9/1 |
| 07 Jul 25+16d | Roscommon | REMAX Team Earley Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back of the field - moved into 6th approaching four out but hit the following obstacle awkwardly - unable to quicken thereafter and stayed on at an even rate to finish eighth | 8/15 | 4¾ | 10-3 | 82 | 62B | 83A | Harry Sexton | 13/2 |
| 21 Jun 25+31d | Down Royal | Mount Charles Handicap (0-60) Went straight to front - lost advantage for a spell around halfway before retaking it - driven approaching 2f out and lost position again 1 1/2f out - unable to find more in the closing stages finishing seventh | 7/14 | nse | 9-0 | 46 | 81C | 54A | Jamie Powell | 9/1 |
| 21 May 25+17d | Gowran Park | Gowran Handicap (0-60) Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left before being asked for more inside the closing stages - couldn't find extra and finished 5th | 5/11 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 47 | 116A | 67A | W J Lee | 6/1 |
| 04 May 25+17d | Sligo | Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Settled in the pack around 5th at halfway - shaken up to move into 4th from 2f out then advanced to 2nd over a furlong out - hit the front inside the final 200 yards and stayed on strongly to score | 1/10 | 8-10 | 40 | 106A | 59A | Keithen Kennedy | 15/2 | |
| 17 Apr 25+14d | Clonmel | Botanica International Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) settled in midfield early - still 5th at halfway stage - moved through smoothly to edge in front before the last two furlongs - pushed clear late and held on strongly to score | 1/11 | 9-10 | 74 | 91B | 90A | Harry Sexton | 10/1 | |
| 03 Apr 25+270d | Naas | Franco Hughes Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled midfield - hampered four out - pushed along in 8th before 7th at the last - stayed on same tempo to finish 5th | 5/18 | hd | 9-9 | 74 | 96B | 89A | Harry Sexton | 25/1 |
| 07 Jul 24+50d | Sligo | CT Electrical Maiden Hurdle | 9/10 | 14 | 11-5 | 81 | 67C | 77C | Danny Mullins | 28/1 |
| 18 May 24+13d | Navan | Troytown Bar Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 12/14 | ¾ | 8-5 | 47 | 86C | 42A | Cian Horgan | 25/1 |
| 05 May 24+31d | Sligo | Tote Fantasy Handicap (47-65) | 8/14 | 3¼ | 8-5 | 47 | 118C | 50A | Cian Horgan | 33/1 |
| 04 Apr 24+25d | Naas | Buy The Centenary Of Naas Racecourse Book By Turtle Bunbury Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | PU/23 | — | 10-12 | 84 | — | — | Richard Condon | 66/1 |
| 10 Mar 24+40d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts All 28 Favourites At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | 16/19 | 3¾ | 10-12 | 86 | 45C | 91C | Michael O'Sullivan | 40/1 |
| 30 Jan 24+18d | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Instagram Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | F/14 | — | 11-3 | 86 | — | — | Richard Condon | 80/1 |
| 12 Jan 24+11d | Naas | Matt Britton Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle | 11/25 | 3¾ | 11-0 | — | 52C | 85C | Richard Condon | 150/1 |
| 01 Jan 24+18d | Tramore | David Flynn Construction Maiden Hurdle | 10/14 | 4½ | 10-4 | — | 53C | 85C | Sarah Kavanagh | 300/1 |
| 14 Dec 23+143d | Naas | Care At Home Services Mares Maiden Hurdle | 10/17 | 9 | 11-2 | — | 43C | 87C | Richard Condon | 200/1 |
| 24 Jul 23+18d | Ballinrobe | Tote Guarantee On All Irish & UK Races Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 14/14 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 52 | 88C | 49C | Cian MacRedmond | 50/1 |
| 06 Jul 23+14d | Bellewstown | Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker, Crockafotha (Q.R.) Race | 5/8 | 5½ | 10-2 | — | 84A | 57A | Ms C A Walsh | 250/1 |
| 22 Jun 23+15d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Fillies Maiden | 12/12 | 6½ | 9-7 | — | 72C | 61C | James Ryan | 200/1 |
| 07 Jun 23+18d | Curragh | Montane Developments Supporting Relay For Life Fillies Maiden | 11/13 | 7 | 10-2 | — | 75C | 68C | Rory Cleary | 250/1 |
| 20 May 23+75d | Wexford | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race | 10/12 | 28 | 11-4 | — | 12C | 88C | Ms C A Walsh | 150/1 |
| 06 Mar 23+16d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race | 7/10 | 3¾ | 11-4 | — | 83A | 91A | Ms C A Walsh | 100/1 |
| 18 Feb 23+33d | Gowran Park | Ronan Lawlor Memorial Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 5/9 | 25 | 11-4 | — | — | 64C | Ms C A Walsh | 250/1 |
| 16 Jan 23+26d | Punchestown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race | 5/10 | 30 | 11-4 | — | 24C | 81C | Ms C A Walsh | 150/1 |
| 21 Dec 22+107d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 4-Y-O Fillies Flat Race | 10/13 | 35 | 10-12 | — | — | 83C | Ms C A Walsh | 100/1 |
| 05 Sep 22 | Galway | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race | 10/13 | nk | 11-2 | — | 65C | 78C | Mr S Cavanagh | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has You Make Me Smile (IRE) won?
- You Make Me Smile (IRE) won 4 of 41 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.8%. Placed 11 times in total (26.8% of starts).
- Who trains You Make Me Smile (IRE)?
- You Make Me Smile (IRE) is trained by P A Fahy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
- Who is You Make Me Smile (IRE)'s sire?
- You Make Me Smile (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Just One Smile (IRE), whose sire is Desert Prince.
- What going does You Make Me Smile (IRE) prefer?
- You Make Me Smile (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is You Make Me Smile (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 1 October 2026. The highest on record is 98.
- What is You Make Me Smile (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,119 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are You Make Me Smile (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Just One Smile (IRE), You Make Me Smile (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Shukhov (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Agent Stone (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.