Smasher
Smasher is a workhorse of modest ability who has found occasional success at two tracks in particular. The six-year-old has won 4 of 36 races over his career — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 9 attempts — and his best results have come at Wolverhampton, where he has won 2 of 12 races, and at Kempton Park, where he last won back in October 2025, now ten months ago. He competes almost entirely in Class 6 races, the entry-level standard, where he has won 4 of 30 starts, suggesting he belongs at this level but rarely dominates.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Dare To Dream Racing
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
His recent form tells a familiar story. In his last six races, Smasher has managed just one fourth-place finish and two fifths — no wins, and no obvious signs that a breakthrough is imminent. He races regularly for trainer Michael Attwater's Epsom yard, a productive operation that has sent out 27 winners this season, though Smasher himself appears to be on the periphery of that success. William Carson, his most frequent partner, has won on him twice from 15 rides together, a win rate of 13%, marginally better than his overall record but hardly a partnership firing on all cylinders. Smasher was last in action just a day ago and remains active, the kind of honest, consistent competitor who may never win again but will keep showing up to try.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at chelmsford in 8 attempts
⚠ Struggles on Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Likes
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Jul
7th
Ffos Las
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
4 Mar
11th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow
29 Jan
6th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
19 Jan
5th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 8 runners
8 Jan
4th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
17 Dec
5th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners
25 Nov
9th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
5 Nov
2nd
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
29 Oct
2nd
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
1 Oct
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
12 |
2 wins, 1 third, 9 other |
25 Nov |
16.7% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
12 |
2 wins, 3 seconds, 7 other |
4 Mar |
16.7% |
| chelmsford |
8 |
1 second, 2 thirds, 5 other |
29 Jan |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
17 May |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jul |
0% |