Savannah Smiles

Her home turf is Class 6 racing, which is the grassroots level of British racing — the kind of races that fill out midweek cards at regional tracks, away from the glamour of the big festivals. At that level she has won 5 of her 36 races, roughly 1 in every 7, which is a perfectly solid return. She is not a star, but she is a reliable performer who knows her job.

The most interesting detail on her record is Lingfield Park. She has won there twice from just 8 visits — a 25% win rate, or 1 in every 4 races — which makes her significantly more dangerous there than anywhere else. Her very first career win came at Lingfield back in June 2023, and she has clearly retained a fondness for the place. Some horses just take to certain tracks, whether it is the shape of the course, the camber of the bends, or the ground conditions that tend to suit them there. Whatever the reason, Lingfield brings out the best in Savannah Smiles.

She is trained by Grace Harris, based in Shirenewton in Gwent, a yard that has sent out 27 winners already this season — a healthy total that suggests Harris knows how to place her horses well. Her most regular partner in the saddle is Callum Hutchinson, who has ridden her in 25 of her races and won on her 3 times, roughly 1 in every 8 rides. That is a long-standing partnership built on familiarity.

Her most recent win came at Bath in September 2025, around seven months ago, and her last six runs have not produced another victory — a run of 7th, 7th, 13th, 10th before that Bath win, and a 7th since. She raced just yesterday, which means the team are keeping her busy. Whether another win is coming soon is the question, but at Lingfield, at least, the odds always feel a little shorter.