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Maxwell Smart: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Maxwell Smart is a 5-year-old gelding by Belardo, trained by T G McCourt. He has won 1 of 37 starts and placed in 9 more, for £1,699 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 5f, where 1 win from 7 is a 14% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:30 at Bellewstown on 1 October. His best performance rating is 109, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 37
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 3%
  • Prize money £1,699
  • Best rating 109
  • Official rating 50

Where Maxwell Smart runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:30 Bellewstown BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div I) —

Maxwell Smart form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
4 Sep 26 Down Royal (IRE) Grant Thornton Handicap (Div I) 1m 5f Good 6 6.5 9/2 James Ryan 50
27 Aug 26 Navan (IRE) Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 5th Handicap 1m 6f Good 4 5.5 14/1 James Ryan 51
5 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) Rockshore Cider Handicap 1m 5.5f Yielding 3 1.5 18/1 James Ryan 50
12 Jul 26 Sligo Foley's Bar & Off Licence Handicap Hurdle 2m 1.5f Good 9 35.5 12/1 Eoghan Finegan 103
2 Jul 26 Bellewstown McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m 6.5f Good 8 13.5 10/3 Sadhbh Tormey 50
14 Jun 26 Downpatrick Dunlop Homes Rated Novice Hurdle 2m 2f Good 3 1.75 11/2 Eoghan Finegan 102
7 Jun 26 Navan Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 11th Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 1m 5f Good 5 1.75 5/1 Sadhbh Tormey 50
29 May 26 Down Royal BOYLE Sports Handicap (0-60) 2m Good 6 8.75 8/1 James Ryan 52
15 May 26 Leopardstown Mervue Equine Supplements Handicap (0-60) 1m 5f Good 9 6 12/1 James Ryan 54
3 May 26 Sligo Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m 6f Yielding To Soft 3 8.75 4/1 Sadhbh Tormey 55
18 Apr 26 Bellewstown William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Yielding 8 28.75 33/1 Patrick M O'Brien 105
14 Dec 25 Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy UR - 33/1 Eoin Staples 105
27 Nov 25 Thurles Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle 2m Good To Yielding 4 39.25 7/1 Patrick M O'Brien –
1 Nov 25 Down Royal Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m 1f Yielding 3 9.25 80/1 Patrick M O'Brien –
22 Oct 25 Navan Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Handicap (0-60) 1m 6f Soft 6 5 8/1 Robert Whearty 55
2 Oct 25 Bellewstown SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 1m 4.5f Soft 5 5.5 10/3C James Ryan 55
1 Oct 25 Bellewstown Barney Curley Apprentice Series Final Apprentice Handicap 1m 4.5f Soft 2 5 9/2 Sadhbh Tormey 55
5 Sep 25 Down Royal Grant Thornton Handicap (0-60) 1m 5f Good 1 — 11/2 James Ryan 50
28 Aug 25 Navan Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 6th Handicap (0-60) 1m 6f Yielding 4 1.75 9/1 James Ryan 49
18 Jul 25 Down Royal GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap 1m 5f Good 8 7.75 4/1 Sadhbh Tormey 51
4 Jul 25 Bellewstown Dore & Co. Solicitors Handicap (0-60) 1m 4f Good 2 1.5 5/2 Sadhbh Tormey 44
3 Jul 25 Bellewstown McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m 6.5f Good 2 .5 4/1J Sadhbh Tormey 44
7 Jun 25 Navan Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 13th Handicap (0-60) 1m 5f Good 2 .75 18/1 James Ryan 41
17 May 25 Navan Troytown Bar Handicap (0-60) 1m 5f Good 5 4.25 16/1 Robert Whearty 42
26 Jan 25 Naas Get Extra Cheltenham Places Now At BetVictor Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy 14 67.25 300/1 Alex Harvey –
6 Dec 24 Dundalk (AW) Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 1m 4f Standard 11 11.75 12/1 Wayne Hassett 47
23 Oct 24 Navan Navan Racing Festival Real Deal Package On Sale Now Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m 6f Yielding 13 12.5 28/1 Andrew Slattery 47
11 Oct 24 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 1m 2.5f Standard 8 5.75 12/1 Keithen Kennedy 47
21 Sep 24 Navan NavanRacecourse.ie Handicap (47-70) 1m 6f Good 4 5.5 14/1 N G McCullagh 47
2 Sep 24 Roscommon Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (47-65) 1m 4f Soft 6 9.5 14/1 Robert Whearty 47
29 Aug 24 Navan Kilberry Handicap (47-70) 1m 6f Good 3 .75 33/1 Robert Whearty 47
4 Jul 24 Bellewstown Champion Lettings Handicap (47-65) 1m Good 11 21.25 66/1 James Ryan 51
8 May 24 Gowran Park Thank You To All Our Sponsors Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 1m Heavy 9 20 22/1 James Ryan 53
2 Feb 24 Dundalk (AW) Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) 7f Standard 9 13 16/1 James Ryan 57
12 Jan 24 Dundalk (AW) One Of The Only Dual Racetracks In Europe Maiden 1m Standard 11 8.75 150/1 Alyse Clarke –
21 Oct 23 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 1m Heavy 11 18.25 100/1 Leigh Roche –
13 Oct 23 Dundalk (AW) Irish EBF Median Sires Series (C & G) Maiden 7f Standard 11 7.25 33/1 Nathan Crosse –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the Grant Thornton Handicap (Div I) at Down Royal (IRE) on 4 September 2026. Held up towards back of pack - improved wide to close on pace setters over 2f out but flattened out under pressure into 5th - dropped back again close home finishing sixth.

Maxwell Smart by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
13f 7 1 14% —
14f 7 0 0% —
16f 4 0 0% —
8f 4 0 0% —
12f 3 0 0% —
14.5f 2 0 0% —
17f 2 0 0% —
12.5f 2 0 0% —
7f 2 0 0% —
13.5f 1 0 0% —
17.5f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —
10.5f 1 0 0% —

Maxwell Smart by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 17 1 6% —
Yielding 5 0 0% —
Standard 5 0 0% —
Soft 4 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 2 0 0% —
Heavy 2 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 1 0 0% —

Maxwell Smart by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Navan 9 0 0% —
Bellewstown 7 0 0% —
Dundalk (AW) 5 0 0% —
Down Royal 4 1 25% —
Sligo 2 0 0% —
Leopardstown 2 0 0% —
Down Royal (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Downpatrick 1 0 0% —

Maxwell Smart breeding

  • Sire Belardo (IRE)
  • Dam Rice Mother (IRE)
  • Damsire Indian Ridge (IRE)
  • Breeder L O'Donovan
  • Foaled 25 March 2021

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