The most striking detail in the record is what happens at Sligo. Two wins from 6 races at a single track is genuinely impressive — that is a win rate of 33%, or 1 in every 3 visits. For context, most horses at this level win something closer to 1 in 8 or 1 in 10 races on average, so finding a course where you win 1 in 3 is the kind of edge that makes a trainer sit up straight. Sligo clearly suits this horse in a way that is hard to explain but impossible to ignore.
Conditions matter too. On wet or soft ground, You Make Me Smile wins 2 from 8 — 25%, or 1 in 4. That is more than double its overall rate, and it tells you something useful: when the forecast is poor and the ground is soft underfoot, this horse tends to find an extra gear that it does not always produce on firmer going.
Trained by P A Fahy out of Leighlinbridge in County Carlow, the yard has been in decent form this season with 9 winners sent out. The regular partner in the saddle is Ms C A Walsh, who has ridden the horse in 6 races without a win together — though given the horse's overall record, that is not necessarily a reflection on either of them.
Recent form reads 3-2-3-7-5-1, which tells a nice story. After a sluggish middle stretch, it bounced back to win at Galway in late October 2025, and the last three runs — third, second, third — suggest it is running well without quite getting its nose in front. With a race just yesterday, it is clearly fit and active, and any trainer keeping an eye on the Sligo entries for the weeks ahead will know exactly what they are looking for.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo Sharp |
6 | 2 wins, 1 second, 3 other | 3 May | 33.3% |
| Naas Galloping |
5 | 5 other | 3 Apr | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 26 May | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 22 Apr | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 30 Mar | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 27 Oct | 50% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 22 Jun | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 2 Oct | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 17 Apr | 100% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Jan | 0% |
| 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% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 30 Jan | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Jun | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jan | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 21 Dec | 0% |