Savannah Smiles

Her current form makes for interesting reading. In her last six races she has finished 7th, 6th, 2nd, 3rd, 1st, 2nd — read from most recent first, that is two solid placed efforts bookending a win, with a couple of quieter outings before that. She raced just yesterday, so she is very much in the middle of a busy campaign. With 26 places alongside her 7 wins, she is consistently competitive without always getting her head in front — the kind of horse that keeps turning up, keeps finishing close, and occasionally delivers.

Fast, dry ground brings out the best in her. On those conditions she has won 2 of 8 races — 25%, or roughly 1 in every 4. That is double her overall win rate and a meaningful edge worth watching when the summer forecast is kind. She spends most of her time in Class 6 races, which are the entry-level tier of British racing, and has won 5 of her 36 races at that level — about 1 in every 7.

Her regular jockey is Callum Hutchinson, who has ridden her in 26 of her races and partnered her to 3 of those wins, a win rate of roughly 1 in 9 together. That is a long-standing partnership, and there is something to be said for a jockey who knows a horse's habits as well as Hutchinson presumably knows hers by now. She is trained by Grace Harris, based in Shirenewton in Gwent — a yard that has sent out 31 winners already this season, so this is not a small operation running on hope. Savannah Smiles is a reliable, well-placed, course-savvy horse doing exactly what a good small-yard performer should: finding her spots and cashing in when the conditions are right.