One Smack Mac

The most encouraging number in One Smack Mac's file is actually about distance. Over the shorter trips — five to six and a half furlongs — the horse has won 1 from 3 races, which works out at 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3. That is a dramatically better return than its overall record, and it strongly suggests that keeping things sharp and quick is the key. Recent form reads 9-2-8-1-3-1-5 from the tail end, and while the placings show the horse is competitive, those finishing positions in the teens point to races where things simply have not clicked.

Colin Keane has been the regular partner, riding the horse in 7 of its 10 races and teaming up for that sole win. Their combined record of 1 win from 7 together gives them a win rate of 14%, or roughly 1 in every 7 — which is modest, but the partnership clearly has history. Raced just yesterday and still active, One Smack Mac is very much a horse in the middle of its story. The Naas win proved it can find the line first on the right day, and at the right distance, there is every reason to think it can do so again.