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Smooth Connection (IRE) silks

Horse profile

Smooth Connection

Gleneagles (IRE) × Endless Love (IRE) (Dubai Destination (USA))
Sex
gelding
Foaled
2018
Colour
bay
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
21 Sep 2021, Lingfield (AW) (8/8)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
118

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
21 Sep 21Lingfield (AW)8/8100/1distKieran O'NeillAlice HaynesJoin Casumo Today Novice StakesClass 5Flat AW1m2fStandard9-5Emblem Empire (IRE)£3,6723283/6
28 Oct 20Nottingham11/1417/223½Ben CurtisCharles HillsEBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)Class 4Flat Turf1m½fSoft9-0Adayar (IRE)£7,763-1/13
  • 8/821 Sep 21 · Lingfield (AW)100/1

    Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes

    Class 51m2fStandard

    All fields
    Date
    21 Sep 21
    Course
    Lingfield (AW)
    Pos
    8/8
    SP
    100/1
    Btn
    dist
    Race
    Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    Flat AW
    Dist
    1m2f
    Going
    Standard
    Wgt
    9-5
    Winner prize
    £3,672
    Days
    328
    Future form
    3/6
  • 11/1428 Oct 20 · Nottingham17/2

    EBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)

    Class 41m½fSoft

    All fields
    Date
    28 Oct 20
    Pos
    11/14
    SP
    17/2
    Btn
    23½
    Race
    EBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m½f
    Going
    Soft
    Wgt
    9-0
    Winner / 2nd
    Adayar (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £7,763
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/13

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

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
21 Sep 21Lingfield (AW)Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes8/8Emblem Empire (IRE)123 Oct 21Chelmsford (AW)Racing Staff Week 2021 Novice Stakes
21 Sep 21Lingfield (AW)Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes8/8Cu Chulainn (GB)211 Oct 21Kempton (AW)Unibet Casino Deposit £10 Get £40 Bonus Novice Stakes
21 Sep 21Lingfield (AW)Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes8/8Gaassee (IRE)32 Oct 21ChesterCorona Novice Stakes
28 Oct 20NottinghamEBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)11/14Without Revenge (GB)525 Nov 20Lingfield (AW)Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost EBF Novice Stakes (Div I)
  • 8/821 Sep 21 · Lingfield (AW)

    Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    21 Sep 21
    Course
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race
    Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes
    This horse
    8/8
    Winner next time
    Emblem Empire (IRE)
    Their pos
    1
    Won on
    23 Oct 21
    At
    Chelmsford (AW)
    Race won
    Racing Staff Week 2021 Novice Stakes
  • 8/821 Sep 21 · Lingfield (AW)

    Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    21 Sep 21
    Course
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race
    Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes
    This horse
    8/8
    Winner next time
    Cu Chulainn (GB)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    11 Oct 21
    At
    Kempton (AW)
    Race won
    Unibet Casino Deposit £10 Get £40 Bonus Novice Stakes
  • 8/821 Sep 21 · Lingfield (AW)

    Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    21 Sep 21
    Course
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race
    Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes
    This horse
    8/8
    Winner next time
    Gaassee (IRE)
    Their pos
    3
    Won on
    2 Oct 21
    Race won
    Corona Novice Stakes
  • 11/1428 Oct 20 · Nottingham

    EBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)

    All fields
    Date
    28 Oct 20
    Race
    EBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)
    This horse
    11/14
    Winner next time
    Without Revenge (GB)
    Their pos
    5
    Won on
    25 Nov 20
    At
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race won
    Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost EBF Novice Stakes (Div I)

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

TrainerMoved fromFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Alice HaynesCharles Hills21 Sep 2121 Sep 218/810000.0%0.0%£0€0
Charles Hills-28 Oct 2028 Oct 2011/1410000.0%0.0%£0€0
Alice Haynes
Moved from
Charles Hills
First run
21 Sep 21
Last run
21 Sep 21
First run for yard
8/8
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Charles Hills
First run
28 Oct 20
Last run
28 Oct 20
First run for yard
11/14
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
Flat20000.0%0.0%£0€028 Oct 2021 Sep 21
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
28 Oct 20
Last run
21 Sep 21

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchGleneagles (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. SireGleneagles (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
  2. Sire's damYou'resothrilling (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchEndless Love (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. DamEndless Love (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireDubai Destination (USA)
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Gleneagles (IRE)
Endless Love (IRE)
Galileo (IRE)
You'resothrilling (USA)
Dubai Destination (USA)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSmooth Connection (IRE)
Sexgelding
Foaled2018
SireGleneagles (IRE)
DamEndless Love (IRE)
DamsireDubai Destination (USA)
Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
Sire's damYou'resothrilling (USA)
Dam's produce4 winners from 8 runners
Notable siblingDutch Connection (GB)

Female line

  1. Endless Love (IRE) · 4 winners from 8 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Gleneagles (IRE)Endless Love (IRE)Dubai Destination (USA)Mrs S M Roy10 Mar 18baygeldingFlat 9.1f · NH 2m2fFlat 8.5f · NH 2m2f
Gleneagles (IRE)
Breeder
Mrs S M Roy
Foaled
10 Mar 18
Colour
bay
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.1f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.5f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Gleneagles (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs3,4474011,06011.6%30.8%20
At 9f to 11f99812232312.2%32.4%20
On Soft going3744310411.5%27.8%10
At 9f to 11f on Soft going100102910.0%29.0%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
3,447
Wins
401
Placed
1,060
Win %
11.6%
Place %
30.8%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 9f to 11f
Condition
At 9f to 11f
Runs
998
Wins
122
Placed
323
Win %
12.2%
Place %
32.4%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On Soft going
Condition
On Soft going
Runs
374
Wins
43
Placed
104
Win %
11.5%
Place %
27.8%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 9f to 11f on Soft going
Condition
At 9f to 11f on Soft going
Runs
100
Wins
10
Placed
29
Win %
10.0%
Place %
29.0%
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.

Gleneagles (IRE) × Dubai Destination (USA) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat6233.3%03561217.1%£116,455€18,085
National Hunt11100.0%051020.0%£7,784€7,855
All runs6350.0%04071217.5%£124,239€25,940
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
6
Winners
2
Winners %
33.3%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
35
Wins
6
2nd/3rd
12
Win %
17.1%
Prize GB (£)
£116,455
Prize IRE (€)
€18,085
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
1
Winners %
100.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
5
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
20.0%
Prize GB (£)
£7,784
Prize IRE (€)
€7,855
All runs
Code
All runs
Runners
6
Winners
3
Winners %
50.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
40
Wins
7
2nd/3rd
12
Win %
17.5%
Prize GB (£)
£124,239
Prize IRE (€)
€25,940

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

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Glenister (IRE)1650£49,141€0
Eylara (IRE)610£0€18,085
Bring On The Night (GB)710£31,954€7,855
Smooth Connection (IRE)200£0€0
Novemba (GER)400£41,271€0
Shadowofyoursmile (IRE)500£1,873€0
Glenister (IRE)
Runs
16
Wins
5
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£49,141
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Eylara (IRE)
Runs
6
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€18,085
Bring On The Night (GB)
Runs
7
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£31,954
Prize IRE (€)
€7,855
Smooth Connection (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Novemba (GER)
Runs
4
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£41,271
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Shadowofyoursmile (IRE)
Runs
5
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£1,873
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Endless Love (IRE)

G1 winners
0
Produce
4 winners from 8 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Sixties Icon (GB)

By Dutch Art (GB)

By Churchill (IRE)

By Ulysses (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1Endless Love (IRE)

Notable relatives

Half-brother

View full Endless Love family

In brief

When was Smooth Connection foaled?

Smooth Connection (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 10 March 2018.

Who are the sire and dam of Smooth Connection?

Smooth Connection (IRE) is by Gleneagles (IRE) out of Endless Love (IRE), a daughter of Dubai Destination (USA), and was bred by Mrs S M Roy.

Who trained Smooth Connection?

Smooth Connection (IRE) was trained by Alice Haynes and owned by Miss Alice Haynes at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for Charles Hills.

What is Smooth Connection's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Smooth Connection (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Smooth Connection still racing?

Smooth Connection (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 21 September 2021 at Lingfield (AW) in the Join Casumo Today Novice Stakes, finishing 8th of 8, and has not run there since.

Is Smooth Connection related to any top horses?

Smooth Connection (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Dutch Connection (GB) (half-brother, Group 2 winner) and Grand Alliance (IRE) (half-brother, Group 3 winner), from the Endless Love (IRE) family.

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