The yard behind So Smart belongs to Grace Harris, based at Shirenewton in Gwent, and it has been a productive season — 31 winners sent out so far, which is a meaningful volume for a training operation. Harris knows what she has in So Smart: a consistent, reliable performer at Class 5 level, which is where most of its career has been spent. At that level, the horse has won 2 from 29 races — about 1 in every 15, which is honest rather than spectacular. But it keeps turning up and keeps finishing close, and that has real value.
The most productive partnership in this horse's career has been with jockey Kieran O'Neill, who has ridden So Smart 13 times and come away with 3 wins — a win rate of 23%, or roughly 1 in every 4 rides together. That is a notably better return than the horse manages overall, which suggests O'Neill understands how to get the best from it. Whether that combination gets more chances together will be worth watching.
The most recent win came at Ffos Las on 29 July 2025, around 10 months ago now, and the last six races have produced a run of 8-2-7-4-6-5 — close enough in one of those to suggest the spark is still there, but no winner yet. At sprint trips under five furlongs, So Smart has won 1 from 6 races, a rate of 17%, or roughly 1 in 6, which is actually its best surface by type. Having raced just yesterday, this is a horse very much in active campaigning mode, and with the right conditions and O'Neill back in the saddle, another win is not out of the question.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepstow Galloping |
9 | 1 win, 1 second, 3 thirds, 4 other | 21 May | 11.1% |
| Bath Undulating |
9 | 1 win, 1 third, 7 other | 27 Apr | 11.1% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
6 | 1 win, 1 third, 4 other | 9 May | 16.7% |
| Windsor Sharp |
6 | 6 other | 26 May | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
5 | 3 seconds, 1 third, 1 other | 15 Jun | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
4 | 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 24 Oct | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 1 third, 1 other | 8 Oct | 33.3% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 third, 1 other | 28 Sep | 33.3% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 24 Nov | 0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
2 | 2 seconds | 10 Aug | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 | 2 seconds | 21 Sep | 0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 7 Aug | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 20 Dec | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 12 Sep | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 2 Nov | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 other | 8 Nov | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 22 Aug | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 15 Apr | 0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 | 1 other | 20 Aug | 0% |