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Smart Boy (IRE)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2016-02-06 to 2019-02-24 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Jack R Barber.

Pedigree Mahler (GB) × ?

Ratings Official 114 · best RPR 118 · best TS 104

Runs

Wins

13.3%

Strike rate

46.7%

Place rate

0.78

Actual / Expected

-33.3%

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Full form — last 15 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2019-02-24	73d	Fontwell	21.5f	Soft	4	8/9	–	Henry Platt p	153	114	64	38	10/1
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2018-12-13	22d	Taunton	19f	Good	3	99/13	–	Nick Scholfield	158	116	–	–	12/1
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2018-11-21	28d	Chepstow	23.5f	Soft	4	99/13	–	Nick Scholfield	164	117	–	–	7/1
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2018-10-24	212d	Fontwell	19f	Firm	3	5/11	–	Nick Scholfield	156	117	116	88	7/1
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2018-03-26	45d	Taunton	19f	Soft	4	1/8	–	Nick Scholfield	166	110	118	101	2/1
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2018-02-09	45d	Kempton	21f	Soft	4	2/18	–	Nick Scholfield	166	110	114	90	9/2
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2017-12-26	56d	Huntingdon	20.5f	Soft	4	3/15	–	Nick Scholfield	166	110	112	83	9/4
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2017-10-31	8d	Chepstow	19.5f	Soft	5	2/18	–	Ian Popham	165	99	112	91	1/2
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2017-10-23	300d	Plumpton	20.5f	Soft	5	1/13	–	Ian Popham	160	92	115	104	6/1
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2016-12-27	19d	Wetherby	24f	Soft	5	8/11	–	Brian Hughes	163	95	43	11	7/1
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2016-12-08	15d	Newcastle	22f	Soft	4	3/6	–	Brian Hughes	152	–	85	–	16/1
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2016-11-23	16d	Wetherby	16f	Soft	4	7/10	–	Craig Nichol	152	–	81	71	17/2
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2016-11-07	235d	Carlisle	20f	Good	4	99/6	–	Brian Hughes	152	–	–	–	12/1
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2016-03-17	40d	Hexham	20f	Heavy	5	3/6	–	Derek Fox	155	–	86	34	16/1
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2016-02-06	DEB	Wetherby	16f	Heavy	6	7/11	–	Lucy Alexander	157	–	38	–	12/1
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Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	1	0	0.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	5	0	0.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	4	1	25.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	1	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	3	1	33.3%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 3	2	0	0.0%
Class 4	8	1	12.5%
Class 5	4	1	25.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	15	2	13.3%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	10	2	20.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Wetherby	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2016-02-06–2019-02-24. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.