Matthew J Smith trains him out of Kilmessan in County Meath, a yard that has sent out eight winners already this season. Smith has described La La Lucrative as a sensitive sort who needed time to mature mentally, and that patience appears to be paying off. The horse's career win rate of 14% — roughly 1 in every 7 races — does not sound spectacular on paper, but in context it is the mark of a solid, honest performer who earns his keep.
The most interesting number in La La Lucrative's record is his performance at Roscommon: two wins from just three races there. Winning at two-thirds of your visits to any track is genuinely unusual — most horses are happy to win one in four or five at their best course. Roscommon is clearly where he thrives, and it is no coincidence that his most recent victory came there just this week, on 30 June 2026. That win also came on normal ground, where he has won 3 of his 10 races on that surface — a 30% win rate that is more than double his overall average and a real pointer to when to watch him most closely.
At seven furlongs to a mile, he has won 3 of 11 races, a win rate of 27%, confirming that this is his ideal distance range — far enough to use his stamina without being asked to grind out a test over further. Jockey Robbie Colgan has been his most regular partner, riding him to 2 wins from 11 races together, winning roughly 1 in every 5 and a half rides — a productive partnership that seems to work.
La La Lucrative is not a horse heading for one of the top races in Britain, but he is doing exactly what a good, consistent five-year-old should do: finding his conditions and cashing in on them. Right now, those conditions appear to be Roscommon, normal ground, and a mile or under.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
5 | 1 second, 2 thirds, 2 other | 19 Aug | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
3 | 2 wins, 1 other | 30 Jun | 66.7% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 5 Dec | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 4 Oct | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 26 Aug | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 26 Jul | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 8 Oct | 100% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 31 May | 100% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Apr | 0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 2 Oct | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 19 Sep | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Jun | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Aug | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 30 May | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 6 May | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 30 May | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Jun | 0% |