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You Make Me Smile: horse profile, stats, records and next races

You Make Me Smile is an 8-year-old mare by Elusive Pimpernel, trained by P A Fahy. She has won 4 of 39 starts and placed in 7 more, for £1,500 in prize money. Her best trip is 1m 5.5f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 8% at every other distance. She runs next in the 5:09 at Ballinrobe on 11 September. Her best performance rating is 101, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 39
  • Wins 4
  • Placed 11
  • Strike rate 10%
  • Prize money £1,500
  • Best rating 101
  • Official rating 98

Where You Make Me Smile runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:09 Ballinrobe Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle —

You Make Me Smile form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
6 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) Lighthouse At Clifford Electrical Handicap Hurdle 2m 5f Good 3 6 5/1 Danny Mullins 98
7 Jul 26 Tramore August Festival August 13th - 16th Handicap (0-60) 2m Good 8 16.25 5/1 W J Lee 57
14 Jun 26 Downpatrick Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m 3f Good 2 .5 11/2 Harry Sexton 95
26 May 26 Ballinrobe Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m Good 3 10.5 11/1 Patrick M O'Brien 90
3 May 26 Sligo Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m 6f Yielding To Soft 2 7 10/3F Reese Holohan 57
22 Apr 26 Gowran Park GowranPark1 Handicap (0-60) 1m 5.5f Soft 3 4.75 9/1 W J Lee 56
30 Mar 26 Navan Enjoy Hospitality At Navan Racecourse Handicap 1m 6f Heavy 7 17.5 12/1 Chris Hayes 57
17 Nov 25 Navan Bar One Racing For Auction Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m Soft To Heavy 5 38.25 150/1 Donagh Meyler 90
27 Oct 25 Galway Galway Races Handicap (0-60) 1m 4f Heavy 1 — 9/2 Chris Hayes 46
24 Oct 25 Sligo Callan Tansey Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 1.5f Good To Yielding 1 — 6/1 Donagh Meyler 81
2 Oct 25 Bellewstown SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 1m 4.5f Soft 2 1.25 18/1 Chris Hayes 42
19 Sep 25 Downpatrick Tennents NI Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 2f Yielding 3 12.5 14/1 Danny Mullins 81
6 Aug 25 Sligo Rockshore Cider Handicap (0-60) 1m 5.5f Good To Yielding 8 13.5 9/1 Keithen Kennedy 45
21 Jul 25 Ballinrobe Tote Multiples Available On Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m 5f Good To Yielding 8 17.5 9/1 Keithen Kennedy 46
7 Jul 25 Roscommon REMAX Team Earley Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m Good 8 15.75 13/2 Harry Sexton 82
21 Jun 25 Down Royal Mount Charles Handicap (0-60) 1m 5f Good 7 12 9/1 Jamie Powell 46
21 May 25 Gowran Park Gowran Handicap (0-60) 2m 0.5f Good 5 4.75 6/1 W J Lee 47
4 May 25 Sligo Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m 5.5f Good 1 — 15/2 Keithen Kennedy 40
17 Apr 25 Clonmel Botanica International Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 1f Good To Yielding 1 — 10/1 Harry Sexton 74
3 Apr 25 Naas Franco Hughes Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m Good To Yielding 5 8 25/1 Harry Sexton 74
7 Jul 24 Sligo CT Electrical Maiden Hurdle 2m 1.5f Good To Yielding 9 46.5 28/1 Danny Mullins 81
18 May 24 Navan Troytown Bar Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m 5f Good To Yielding 12 12.5 25/1 Cian Horgan 47
5 May 24 Sligo Tote Fantasy Handicap (47-65) 1m 2.5f Yielding To Soft 8 10.5 33/1 Cian Horgan 47
4 Apr 24 Naas Buy The Centenary Of Naas Racecourse Book By Turtle Bunbury Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 3m Soft To Heavy PU - 66/1 Richard Condon 84
10 Mar 24 Naas Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts All 28 Favourites At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) 1m 7.5f Soft 16 47.25 40/1 Michael O'Sullivan 86
30 Jan 24 Limerick Follow Limerick Racecourse On Instagram Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m Heavy F - 80/1 Richard Condon 86
12 Jan 24 Naas Matt Britton Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft 11 31 150/1 Richard Condon –
1 Jan 24 Tramore David Flynn Construction Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Heavy 10 82.5 300/1 Sarah Kavanagh –
14 Dec 23 Naas Care At Home Services Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft 10 48.75 200/1 Richard Condon –
24 Jul 23 Ballinrobe Tote Guarantee On All Irish & UK Races Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 1m 4.5f Yielding 14 16.5 50/1 Cian MacRedmond 52
6 Jul 23 Bellewstown Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker, Crockafotha (Q.R.) Race 1m 4f Yielding 5 13.25 250/1 Ms C A Walsh –
22 Jun 23 Leopardstown Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Fillies Maiden 1m 4f Good To Yielding 12 28 200/1 James Ryan –
7 Jun 23 Curragh Montane Developments Supporting Relay For Life Fillies Maiden 1m 4f Good 11 25.5 250/1 Rory Cleary –
20 May 23 Wexford Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race 2m Yielding 10 110.5 150/1 Ms C A Walsh –
6 Mar 23 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race 2m Yielding 7 19.5 100/1 Ms C A Walsh –
18 Feb 23 Gowran Park Ronan Lawlor Memorial Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m 1f Soft To Heavy 5 61 250/1 Ms C A Walsh –
16 Jan 23 Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race 2m Heavy 5 45.75 150/1 Ms C A Walsh –
21 Dec 22 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF 4-Y-O Fillies Flat Race 2m Yielding To Soft 10 84.75 100/1 Ms C A Walsh –
5 Sep 22 Galway Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race 2m 0.5f Yielding 10 33 50/1 Mr S Cavanagh –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Lighthouse At Clifford Electrical Handicap Hurdle at Sligo (IRE) on 6 August 2026. Sat just behind the front group in 4th - lost ground briefly 4 out - up to 3rd 3 out - went in front before 2 out - challenged into the straight before being overhauled nearing the last - held station just off the front runner over the last - stayed on at an even effort to finish third.

You Make Me Smile by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
16f 12 0 0%
12f 4 1 25%
13.5f 3 1 33%
13f 3 0 0%
17f 3 1 33%
14f 2 0 0%
17.5f 2 1 50%
12.5f 2 0 0%
16.5f 2 0 0%
21f 1 0 0%
19f 1 0 0%
18f 1 0 0%
10.5f 1 0 0%
24f 1 0 0%
15.5f 1 0 0%

You Make Me Smile by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 9 1 11%
Good To Yielding 8 2 25%
Yielding 6 0 0%
Soft 5 0 0%
Heavy 5 1 20%
Yielding To Soft 3 0 0%
Soft To Heavy 3 0 0%

You Make Me Smile by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Sligo 6 2 33%
Naas 5 0 0%
Ballinrobe 3 0 0%
Gowran Park 3 0 0%
Navan 3 0 0%
Tramore 2 0 0%
Downpatrick 2 0 0%
Galway 2 1 50%
Bellewstown 2 0 0%
Leopardstown 2 0 0%

You Make Me Smile breeding

  • Sire Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
  • Dam Just One Smile (IRE)
  • Damsire Desert Prince (IRE)
  • Breeder John Kenny
  • Foaled 10 May 2018

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