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Horse profile

Effortless

Getaway × Avispa (Kayf Tara (GB))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2022
Colour: chestnut

See also: Effortless (GB) · Miss Susan A Finn · 23 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 24 Apr 2026, Perth (8/11)
Last win (GB & IRE): Yet to win

Recent form

Effortless has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
24 Apr 26	Perth	8/11	28/1	21	Danny McMenamin	R. Mike Smith	Every Race Live On Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 4	NH Flat	2m	Good	10-9	Fiskardo (IRE)	£2,723	1/4

8/1124 Apr 26 · Perth28/1
Every Race Live On Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 42mGood
All fields
Date
24 Apr 26
Course
Perth
Pos
8/11
SP
28/1
Btn
21
Jockey
Danny McMenamin
Trainer
R. Mike Smith
Race
Every Race Live On Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 4
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
10-9
Winner / 2nd
Fiskardo (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,723
Future form
1/4

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
24 Apr 26	Perth	Every Race Live On Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race	8/11	Shane's Spirit (IRE)	5	20 Sep 26	Plumpton	Bob George Powered By Mansell Mctaggart Open National Hunt Flat Race

8/1124 Apr 26 · Perth
Every Race Live On Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
24 Apr 26
Course
Perth
Race
Every Race Live On Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
8/11
Winner next time
Shane's Spirit (IRE)
Their pos
5
Won on
20 Sep 26
At
Plumpton
Race won
Bob George Powered By Mansell Mctaggart Open National Hunt Flat Race

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
R. Mike Smith	24 Apr 26	24 Apr 26	8/11	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

R. Mike Smith

Trainer: R. Mike Smith
First run: 24 Apr 26
Last run: 24 Apr 26
First run for yard: 8/11
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	24 Apr 26	24 Apr 26

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 24 Apr 26
Last run: 24 Apr 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchGetaway

Parent · 1

SireGetaway

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMonsun (GER)
Sire's damGuernica (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchAvispa

Parent · 1

DamAvispa

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireKayf Tara (GB)
Dam's damLadylliat (FR)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Getaway

Avispa

Monsun (GER)

Guernica (GB)

Kayf Tara (GB)

Ladylliat (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseEffortless

Sexgelding

Foaled2022

SireGetaway

DamAvispa

DamsireKayf Tara (GB)

Sire's sireMonsun (GER)

Sire's damGuernica (GB)

2nd damLadylliat (FR)

Dam's own recordListed winner

Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingGetavispa (IRE)

Female line

Avispa (GB) · by Kayf Tara (GB) · 0 winners from 2 runners · Listed winner
Ladylliat (FR) · 1 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Getaway	Avispa	Kayf Tara (GB)	21 May 22	chestnut	gelding	Flat 14.1f · NH 2m3½f	Flat 9.2f · NH 2m3f

Getaway

Sire: Getaway
Dam: Avispa
Damsire: Kayf Tara (GB)
Foaled: 21 May 22
Colour: chestnut
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.1f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.2f · NH 2m3f

Progeny of Getaway in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	10,682	1,207	3,027	11.3%	28.3%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	3,897	430	1,114	11.0%	28.6%	1
On Good going	4,334	547	1,305	12.6%	30.1%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	1,488	189	466	12.7%	31.3%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 10,682
Wins: 1,207
Placed: 3,027
Win %: 11.3%
Place %: 28.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 3,897
Wins: 430
Placed: 1,114
Win %: 11.0%
Place %: 28.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 4,334
Wins: 547
Placed: 1,305
Win %: 12.6%
Place %: 30.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 1,488
Wins: 189
Placed: 466
Win %: 12.7%
Place %: 31.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Getaway × Kayf Tara mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	17	5	29.4%	130	19	27	14.6%	£270,827	€31,994
Flat	1	0	0.0%	6	0	0	0.0%	£1,258	€0
All runs	17	5	29.4%	136	19	27	14.0%	£272,085	€31,994

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 17
Winners: 5
Winners %: 29.4%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 130
Wins: 19
2nd/3rd: 27
Win %: 14.6%
Prize GB (£): £270,827
Prize IRE (€): €31,994

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 6
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,258
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 17
Winners: 5
Winners %: 29.4%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 136
Wins: 19
2nd/3rd: 27
Win %: 14.0%
Prize GB (£): £272,085
Prize IRE (€): €31,994

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Musical Slave (IRE)	43	9	£160,912	€18,450
Aston Martini (GB)	8	5	£70,938	€0
Get A Superstar (IRE)	18	3	£17,475	€420
Getoutameway (IRE)	8	1	£0	€12,719
Torosay (IRE)	19	1	£18,991	€0
Effortless (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Sirgreg (GB)	1	0	£502	€0
Getavispa (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Mississippi Wine (IRE)	2	0	£0	€300
Flicks Getaway (GB)	2	0	£0	€0
Putemunderpressure (IRE)	3	0	£0	€105
Alcantango (IRE)	3	0	£0	€0

Musical Slave (IRE)

Horse: Musical Slave (IRE)
Runs: 43
Wins: 9
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £160,912
Prize IRE (€): €18,450

Aston Martini (GB)

Horse: Aston Martini (GB)
Runs: 8
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £70,938
Prize IRE (€): €0

Get A Superstar (IRE)

Horse: Get A Superstar (IRE)
Runs: 18
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £17,475
Prize IRE (€): €420

Getoutameway (IRE)

Horse: Getoutameway (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €12,719

Torosay (IRE)

Horse: Torosay (IRE)
Runs: 19
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £18,991
Prize IRE (€): €0

Effortless (IRE)

Horse: Effortless (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Sirgreg (GB)

Horse: Sirgreg (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £502
Prize IRE (€): €0

Getavispa (IRE)

Horse: Getavispa (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Mississippi Wine (IRE)

Horse: Mississippi Wine (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €300

Flicks Getaway (GB)

Horse: Flicks Getaway (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Putemunderpressure (IRE)

Horse: Putemunderpressure (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €105

Alcantango (IRE)

Horse: Alcantango (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Avispa (GB)

Record: Listed winner
G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

Getavispa (IRE)0W · 1R

Half siblings

Every other foal out of Avispa (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland is a full sibling.

Female line

1Avispa (GB) · by Kayf Tara (GB)
2Ladylliat (FR)

Notable relatives

Dam

Avispa (GB)4W · 19R · 1 black-type

View full Ladylliat family

In brief

How old is Effortless?

Effortless is a 4-year-old chestnut gelding, foaled on 21 May 2022.

Who are the sire and dam of Effortless?

Effortless is by Getaway out of Avispa, a daughter of Kayf Tara (GB).

Who trains Effortless?

Effortless is trained by R. Mike Smith and owned by Colin Chisholm, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Effortless' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Effortless has run 1 time and is yet to win.

When did Effortless last run?

Effortless last ran in Britain or Ireland on 24 April 2026 at Perth in the Every Race Live On Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination), finishing 8th of 11.

Is Effortless related to any top horses?

Effortless' black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Avispa (GB) (dam, Listed winner), from the Ladylliat (FR) family.

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Updated 2026-04-24