The recent run of results tells a compelling story. Reading the last six races from most recent backwards — 7th, 5th, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd — you see a horse that had a rich purple patch mid-sequence and has since dropped back a little. Still, back-to-back wins included a victory at Galway in late October 2025, and an 8-year-old landing two in quick succession is no small thing. These are horses that know what they are doing.
There are two places in Ireland where You Make Me Smile is particularly worth watching. The first is Sligo, where the record reads 2 wins from 5 races — that is winning 40% of the time at one track, which any trainer would be delighted with. The second is wet or soft ground, where the figures are 2 wins from 8 races, or 1 in every 4. Put those two things together — Sligo on a damp day — and you have a horse in its element.
The yard behind it is P A Fahy, based in Leighlinbridge in County Carlow, a team that has sent out 9 winners already this season and clearly knows how to keep horses ticking over. Regular rider Ms C A Walsh has yet to get You Make Me Smile across the line in their six outings together, but the horse raced just one day ago and remains very much in the mix. With form this solid over the past six months, it would be a brave person to write it off.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo Sharp |
5 | 2 wins, 3 other | 24 Oct | 40% |
| Naas Galloping |
5 | 5 other | 3 Apr | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 30 Mar | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 27 Oct | 50% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 21 May | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 2 Oct | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 21 Jul | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 22 Jun | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 17 Apr | 100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 7 Jul | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 21 Jun | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 20 May | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 19 Sep | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Jun | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Jan | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jan | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 30 Jan | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 21 Dec | 0% |