Smile Back
Smile Back is a six-year-old with a modest but honest career record — one win and four places from ten races, which works out to winning just 1 in every 10 outings. That sole victory came at Carlisle back in December 2024, now sixteen months ago, and the horse has not been able to repeat the trick in the six races since. Still, four places from ten races tells you this is a horse that tries hard and finishes in the frame more often than it wins, which at least means it is competitive.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
The Someday's Here Racing Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by Richard Phillips at Adlestrop in Gloucestershire — a small yard that has sent out three winners so far this season — Smile Back does most of its racing at Class 5 level, which is the entry-level tier of British racing. At that level, the record looks a little brighter: one win from five races, or 1 in every 5, which is a decent hit rate for a horse of this profile. The regular partnership with jockey Finn Lambert has produced that one win from nine rides together, roughly 1 in every 9, and the two clearly know each other well by now.
What makes Smile Back worth watching is the recent form. The last six runs read 4-3-6-2-2-9, and if you ignore the poor run and that out-of-character ninth-place finish, there are two second places sitting in there — signs that the horse is knocking on the door again. Raced as recently as yesterday, Smile Back is clearly fit and active, and a yard in form always helps. The question is whether a track or a trip can unlock something that gets this horse back to the winner's enclosure for the first time since that December afternoon at Carlisle.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Apr
4th
Ffos Las
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
16 Feb
3rd
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
17 Jan
6th
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
28 Dec
2nd
Leicester
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
30 Nov
2nd
Leicester
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
31 Oct
9th
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good · 14 runners
25 Apr
4th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
20 Feb
5th
Huntingdon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners
17 Jan
8th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
15 Dec
🏆 Won
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
16 Feb |
50% |
| Leicester Sharp |
2 |
2 seconds |
28 Dec |
0% |
| Taunton Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jan |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Apr |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Oct |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Feb |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jan |
0% |