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Smith: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Smith is a 10-year-old gelding by Dawn Approach, trained by Lydia Richards. He has won 7 of 50 starts and placed in 10 more, for £38,648 in prize money. His best trip is 2m, where 7 wins from 33 is a 21% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:45 at Bath on 12 September. His best performance rating is 87, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 7
  • Placed 17
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £38,648
  • Best rating 87
  • Official rating 45

Where Smith runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:45 Bath Alliance Wales & West Handicap Stakes —

Smith form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
6 Jul 26 Lingfield (AW) Syd Renwick 90th Birthday Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 7 50.75 33/1 Robert Havlin 45
18 May 26 Lingfield Visit Sri Lanka Handicap Class 6 2m 0.5f Good 9 23.75 33/1 Jack Dace 45
5 Apr 26 Plumpton BetGoodwin Master Trainer Chris Gordon Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 4.5f Good PU - 28/1 Marc Goldstein 72
23 Feb 26 Plumpton Jolly Sportsman Supports Jamie's Farm Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 3m 1f Soft PU - 66/1 Marc Goldstein 77
17 Jan 26 Lingfield (AW) Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 5 4 8/1 Jack Dace 45
2 Dec 25 Lingfield (AW) Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 8 14 11/1 Charles Bishop 48
4 Nov 25 Lingfield (AW) Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 4 2.5 20/1 Charles Bishop 48
9 Oct 25 Bath Goughs Solicitors Handicap Class 6 2m 1f Good To Soft 2 2.75 100/1 Charles Bishop 45
4 Sep 25 Lingfield (AW) At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 6 11.5 25/1 Jack Callan 50
21 Aug 25 Lingfield (AW) Grange Travel Coach And Horses Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 6 5.5 20/1 Charles Bishop 51
8 Jul 25 Lingfield HighBet Football Acca Odds Boost Handicap Class 6 2m 0.5f Good 5 8 8/1 Robert Havlin 47
29 May 25 Lingfield (AW) Surecam Handicap (AWT) Class 6 2m Standard 5 7.25 7/1 Richard Kingscote 52
28 Apr 25 Lingfield (AW) Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Apprentice Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 2 1.25 12/1 Jack Callan 52
3 Apr 25 Plumpton More Radio Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 4.5f Good PU - 12/1 Rex Dingle 81
22 Dec 24 Lingfield (AW) 'Happy 80th Birthday Nana' Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Class 6 2m Standard 1 — 8/1 Joey Haynes 49
8 Nov 24 Fontwell Broadsword Confidence In Construction Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 1.5f Good 8 38.5 33/1 Gavin Sheehan 83
21 Oct 24 Plumpton Mighty Trotter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 4 12.25 22/1 Marc Goldstein –
14 Sep 24 Lingfield (AW) Alan Rae Smith Errant Memorial Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 6 4.75 40/1 Neil Callan 51
27 Jul 24 Lingfield Garhigh Handicap Class 6 2m 0.5f Good To Firm 5 6.25 25/1 Molly Gunn 49
16 Jul 24 Kempton (AW) Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap Class 5 2m Standard To Slow 9 32.5 50/1 Robert Havlin 56
16 May 24 Lingfield (AW) Redinet's Rocket Race Handicap (AWT) Class 6 2m Standard 6 19.5 33/1 William Carson 59
7 Mar 24 Lingfield (AW) Build Your Acca With BetUK 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Class 6 1m 4f Standard 7 8.5 80/1 Ethan Jones 61
20 Jan 24 Lingfield (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Class 5 2m Standard 10 35.25 12/1 David Probert 64
20 Dec 23 Lingfield (AW) BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Hands And Heels Apprentice Handicap Class 5 2m Standard 5 6 16/1 Molly Gunn 66
5 Dec 23 Lingfield (AW) Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap Class 5 2m Standard 8 7.75 66/1 William Carson 68
1 Jun 23 Lingfield bet365 Handicap Class 5 2m 0.5f Good To Firm 6 17.75 22/1 Billy Loughnane 63
5 May 23 Goodwood William Hill Racing Radio Handicap Class 4 1m 6f Good To Soft 10 19.75 50/1 William Carson 69
13 Apr 23 Chelmsford City (AW) Racing Welfare Handicap Class 5 2m Standard 5 8 9/1 Robert Havlin 69
17 Feb 23 Lingfield (AW) BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 1 — 3/1 Robert Havlin 67
21 Jan 23 Lingfield (AW) BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap Class 5 2m Standard 3 3 12/1 Billy Loughnane 67
14 Dec 22 Lingfield (AW) BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Hands And Heels Apprentice Handicap Class 5 2m Standard 1 — 15/2 Billy Loughnane 65
14 Nov 22 Plumpton Download The At The Races App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Good To Soft REF - 125/1 Marc Goldstein –
31 Oct 22 Plumpton Creative Pod Award Winning Design & Marketing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Good PU - 40/1 Marc Goldstein –
28 Sep 22 Kempton (AW) Racing TV Handicap Class 6 2m Standard To Slow 6 6 11/1 Neil Callan 66
31 Aug 22 Lingfield (AW) At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 4 3.25 12/1 Neil Callan 67
8 Jun 22 Kempton (AW) Racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 2m Standard To Slow 6 117 9/1 Tom Marquand 67
24 May 22 Lingfield (AW) Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 5 2m Standard 1 — 5/4F Neil Callan 64
30 Apr 22 Goodwood Golf At Goodwood Handicap Class 5 2m Good To Firm 5 9.25 18/1 William Carson 65
8 Apr 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet Handicap Class 5 2m Standard To Slow 3 5 13/2 Robert Havlin 65
2 Feb 22 Kempton (AW) Join Racing TV Now Handicap Class 6 2m Standard To Slow 3 8 7/2 William Carson 65
7 Jan 22 Lingfield (AW) Read Katie Walsh On Betway Insider Handicap Class 5 2m Standard 1 — 5/2 William Carson 63
30 Nov 21 Lingfield (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 1 — 3/1 Robert Havlin 55
13 Nov 21 Lingfield (AW) Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 1 — 9/4F William Carson 53
29 Oct 21 Kempton (AW) Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Handicap Class 6 2m Standard To Slow 2 .25 11/1 William Carson 51
12 Sep 21 Chelmsford City (AW) Tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten By Sp Handicap Class 6 1m 6f Standard 3 5.5 15/2 Robert Havlin 52
10 Aug 21 Chelmsford City (AW) Tote.co.uk Live Streaming Every Uk Race Handicap Class 6 1m 6f Standard To Slow 3 2.5 6/1 William Carson 53
18 Jul 21 Newton Abbot Newtonabbotrace On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 2.5f Good To Firm 9 51.75 50/1 Marc Goldstein –
14 Jun 21 Lingfield (AW) Sky Sports Racing Hd Virgin 535 Handicap Class 6 2m Standard To Slow 5 6 20/1 Robert Havlin 53
31 May 21 Chelmsford City (AW) Ministry Of Sound Classical 21st August Handicap Class 6 2m Standard 2 1.25 12/1 William Carson 52
20 May 21 Lingfield Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 1m 6f Soft 3 4.5 8/1 Richard Kingscote 52

Last time out

Finished 7 in the Syd Renwick 90th Birthday Handicap at Lingfield (AW) on 6 July 2026. Racing in the pack early - driven before halfway - found nothing and toiling 3f out before dropping away.

Smith by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
16f 33 7 21%
16.5f 4 0 0%
20.5f 4 0 0%
14f 4 0 0%
25f 1 0 0%
17f 1 0 0%
17.5f 1 0 0%
12f 1 0 0%
18.5f 1 0 0%

Smith by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Standard 26 7 27%
Standard To Slow 8 0 0%
Good 6 0 0%
Good To Soft 4 0 0%
Good To Firm 4 0 0%
Soft 2 0 0%

Smith by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Lingfield (AW) 24 7 29%
Plumpton 6 0 0%
Kempton (AW) 6 0 0%
Lingfield 5 0 0%
Chelmsford City (AW) 4 0 0%
Goodwood 2 0 0%
Bath 1 0 0%
Fontwell 1 0 0%
Newton Abbot 1 0 0%

Smith breeding

  • Sire Dawn Approach (IRE)
  • Dam Alazeya (IRE)
  • Damsire Shirocco (GER)
  • Breeder John Connaughton
  • Foaled 16 January 2016

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