Her win came at Newcastle on 4th October 2025, and it tells you something useful: over sprint trips of five to six-and-a-half furlongs, she wins 1 in every 3 races, which is a strong return at this stage of a young horse's career. Shorter, sharper races suit her, and Newcastle — an all-weather track that rewards pace and a low draw — seems to bring the best out of her. When horses show a preference for a specific track this early, it is often a signal that the surface and layout genuinely suits the way they move.
She is trained by R Mike Smith, based in Galston in East Ayrshire. The yard has been in fine form this season, sending out 25 winners, which tells you this is not a small-time operation filling out the entries — these are horses being prepared properly and aimed at winnable races. A young horse coming from a yard firing at this rate carries a certain confidence with it.
The one thing to factor in is the gap. Lanarra has not raced for around five to six months, so she returns fresh and slightly unknown. Whether that break was planned or precautionary, we simply do not know, but her most recent runs before the Newcastle win — a couple of mid-field finishes — suggest she needed time to find her feet. She found them. The question now is whether she comes back in the same form she left.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 9 Aug | 0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 14 Sep | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 4 Oct | 100% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 21 May | 0% |