Smackwater Jack (2014) Horse
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Smackwater Jack is a twelve-year-old bay gelding, by Flemensfirth out of Malachy's Attic. He is trained by D Foster and owned by Jules Sigler. From 40 starts he has won four races and finished six seconds and two thirds, earning $55,338 in prize money. His last start was at Punchestown on 13 October 2026, finishing 8th of 18. His most recent win came at Fairyhouse on 5 October 2026.
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Fairyhouse • Punchestown • Kilbeggan • Roscommon • Ballinrobe • Limerick • Navan • Cork • Gowran Park • Wexford • Thurles • Uttoxeter • Kelso • Chepstow • Aintree • Wincanton • Market Rasen • Cheltenham • Ludlow • Taunton • Wetherby • FakenhamRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 03-Nov-26 4796m GOOD TO YIELDING R8 Christmas Parties At Fairyhouse December 12th Handicap Hurdle, SP: 12.00 | Darragh O'Keeffe nose | 2 (12) |
| Punchestown 13-Oct-26 4714m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 18/1 Prominent, pushed along after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden after 2 out, slow last, never a factor | Daniel King 65.8kg 2 3/4l | 8 (18) |
| Fairyhouse 05-Oct-26 4828m GOOD R6 HcpH $11,688 (of $19,481), Winning Time: 05:56.100, SP: 11.00 1st Smackwater Jack ( D Gilligan 154 ) 2nd Mickey Cohen ( F Tegetmeier 159 , Cd 152 ) 0.50L 3rd Broken Ice ( P Cody 157 , Cd 150 ) 4.75L See full results | D Gilligan 69.9kg | 1 (13) |
| Kilbeggan 04-Sep-26 3822m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $11,683), Winning Time: 04:35.400, SP: 21.00 1st Warmer Days Ahead ( P Enright 151 ) 2nd Blue Reed ( J Gainford 152 ) 1.50L 3rd Bobby Kirova ( D King 146 ) 6.00L 9th Smackwater Jack ( R Doyle 152 ) 23.25L See full results | R Doyle 68.9kg 23.25L | 9 (17) |
| Roscommon 05-Aug-26 4819m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $11,853), SP: 13.00 1st She'll Be Kept ( P Enright 157 ) 2nd Mavetherave ( D Mullins 159 ) 5.50L 3rd Its Not Over Yet ( A O'sullivan 152 ) 8.00L 9th Smackwater Jack ( E O'sullivan 152 ) 27.20L See full results | E O'sullivan 68.9kg 27.20L | 9 (19) |
| Ballinrobe 22-Jul-26 4463m GOOD R7 HcpH $3,261 (of $9,784), Winning Time: 05:42.500, SP: 15.00 1st She'll Be Kept ( P Enright 159 ) 2nd Smackwater Jack ( E O'sullivan 165 , Cd 158 ) 8.00L 3rd La Tene ( M Kenneally 141 ) 1.00L See full results | E O'sullivan 74.8kg, Cd 71.7kg 8.00L | 2 (19) |
| Kilbeggan 16-Jun-26 4919m GOOD R6 HcpH $1,641 (of $9,853), Winning Time: 05:53.700, SP: 9.00 1st Love Like This ( B Barry 153 ) 2nd Katie's Casper ( A Balfe 149 ) 1.50L 3rd Smackwater Jack ( E O'sullivan 165 , Cd 158 ) 4.50L See full results | E O'sullivan 74.8kg, Cd 71.7kg 4.50L | 3 (19) |
| Punchestown 07-Jun-26 4733m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Prominent, left in lead 2nd, jumped big next, slow 5th, edged left before 6th where joined, led after 3 out, joined 2 out, ridden and headed narrowly approaching last, close 3rd last, rallied to lead final 50 yards, stayed on well, all out | Ethan O'Sullivan 63.5kg | 1 (13) |
| Punchestown 13-May-26 4828m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Rear of mid-division, dropped to 14th after 7th, progress approaching straight, kept on one pace run-in | Ricky Doyle 69.4kg 1 length | 9 (18) |
| Punchestown 02-May-26 3219m YIELDING Flat, SP: 28/1 | Cormac McEvoy 77.6kg 1 1/2 length | 12 (22) |
| Limerick 12-Mar-26 4581m HEAVY Chase, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened | Josh Williamson 69.4kg 3/4 length | 10 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 21-Feb-26 4778m HEAVY Chase, SP: 12/1 In touch, 5th after 9th, under pressure after 4 out, weakened in 6th before 2 out where not fluent | Ricky Doyle 65.3kg 3 3/4l | 7 (13) |
| Navan 17-Jan-26 4828m SOFT TO HEAVY Chase, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, slight mistake 9th, ridden in moderate 7th 3 out, went moderate 4th at last, no extra | Ricky Doyle 73.5kg 6 1/2l | 4 (12) |
| Limerick 27-Dec-25 4535m SOFT TO HEAVY Chase, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, pushed along in 7th approaching straight, no impression before 2 out and some late progress into moderate 5th | Jordan Gainford 65.3kg 11l | 5 (12) |
| Punchestown 11-Dec-25 4816m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Tracked leader, closed in 2nd at 5th, dropped to 5th before 3 out, under pressure after 2 out, weakened before last | Eoin Walsh 73kg 14l | 5 (11) |
| Fairyhouse 04-Nov-25 4828m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Towards rear, headway after 3 out, under pressure in 7th 2 out, kept on one pace before last | Eoin Walsh 68kg Head | 7 (13) |
| Cork 04-Aug-25 3712m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, mid division halfway, pushed along in rear early straight, switched to outer and moderate late headway from 2 out | E Walsh 69.9kg 2l | 7 (13) |
| Roscommon 07-Jul-25 4964m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Rear of mid division, progress into 6th before 3 out, ridden in 5th next, not fluent last, kept on to go 4th run-in | E Walsh 74.8kg 2 3/4l | 4 (16) |
| Punchestown 07-Jun-25 4791m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Mid division, 13th halfway, progress into 6th 3 out, pushed along approaching last, soon ridden and ran on well to lead over 50 yards out | E Walsh 72.6kg | 1 (20) |
| Gowran Park 08-Mar-25 4023m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 14/1 In touch, progress after 4 out, led narrowly 3 out, headed 2 out, not fluent last, every chance closing stages, kept on, just held | Ricky Doyle 65.8kg Neck | 2 (16) |
| Punchestown 24-Feb-25 4044m HEAVY (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2 out, soon no impression on leaders | Ricky Doyle 71.7kg 3/4 length | 5 (14) |
| Wexford 25-Apr-24 4828m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Rear of mid-division, mid-division at 3rd, 4th after 8th, 5th after 3 out, dropped towards rear before 2 out, slight mistake last, no extra | Eoin G Kelly 68kg 3/4 length | 7 (8) |
| Thurles 16-Mar-24 4602m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Rear of mid-division, 7th after 7th, no impression before 2 out, one paced before last | Eoin G Kelly 73kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (11) |
| Navan 02-Mar-24 4023m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Tracked leaders, slight mistake 6th, short of room on inner entering straight, soon lost position, ridden in 7th 2 out, no impression | Eoin G Kelly 71.7kg 6 1/2l | 8 (9) |
| Fairyhouse 27-Jan-24 4828m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Mid-division on inner, slight mistake 4th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | Eoin G Kelly 75.3kg | UPL (12) |
| Uttoxeter 28-Jan-23 5242m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, dropped to rear from 10th, tailed off | Fergus Gregory 74.4kg 15l | 6 (8) |
| Kelso 29-Dec-22 5266m HEAVY CL4 Chase, SP: 11/2 In rear, progress 6 out, pushed along 4 out, weakened 2 out, refused last | Mr James King 77.1kg | UPL (11) |
| Chepstow 03-Dec-22 3912m GOOD TO SOFT CL3 Chase, SP: 33/1 In rear, awkward 1st, plugged on, never involved | W T Kennedy 76.2kg 2 1/2l | 5 (8) |
| Aintree 25-Oct-20 5020m SOFT CL3 Chase, SP: 15/2 Held up in rear, headway 13th, mistake 3 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd close home | Aidan Coleman 69.9kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (11) |
| Wincanton 05-Mar-20 4300m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Held up off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, weakened before next, mistake last | Lewis Stones 75.3kg 14l | 5 (11) |
| Market Rasen 26-Feb-20 4641m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 13/8 In touch when hampered and fell 1st | Lewis Stones 75.3kg | UPL (6) |
| Cheltenham 13-Dec-19 4822m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES ) CL2 Hurdle, SP: 9/1 Mid-division, driven to chase leaders after 2 out, ridden before last, never on terms, weakened flat | B J Geraghty 68.9kg 1/2 length | 7 (11) |
| Cheltenham 16-Nov-19 4817m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Raced keenly, held up in touch, chased leaders after 3 out (usual 4 out), driven after 2 out, ridden and one pace before last, kept on flat, no impression | R Johnson 64.9kg Neck | 4 (10) |
| Aintree 27-Oct-19 4964m SOFT CL3 Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Held up towards rear, headway on inside approaching 2 out, went 2nd and hit last, hung left and switched right run-in, strong challenge towards finish, found no extra | Fergus Gregory 73.9kg Neck | 2 (11) |
| Ludlow 01-Apr-19 4275m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 6/5 Tracked leaders, led 7th, ridden after 4 out, no extra from 2 out | R Johnson 72.6kg 12l | 4 (7) |
| Sandown 09-Mar-19 3980m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Always rear-division | Fergus Gregory 71.2kg 2 1/2l | 12 (18) |
| Taunton 19-Jan-19 3823m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Chased leaders, hard driven to challenge after 2 out, stayed on into 2nd after last, never reached winner | David England 73.5kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (6) |
| Ludlow 03-Jan-19 4275m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 1/1 Mid-division, headway after 4 out, led approaching last, edged left flat, comfortably | Aidan Coleman 72.6kg | 1 (11) |
| Wetherby 28-Nov-18 3219m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Tracked leader when ran green approaching 1st, tracked leaders 3rd, ridden 4 out, kept on same pace | Aidan Coleman 68.9kg 8l | 3 (8) |
| Aintree 10-Nov-18 4023m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Held up in touch, tracking leaders when fell 2 out | Aidan Coleman 68.9kg | UPL (6) |
| Fakenham 07-Apr-18 3221m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD ON BACK STRAIGHT) CL5 NH Flat, SP: 12/1 Chased leaders, went 2nd 7f out, ridden 2f out, strong challenge when faltered slightly near finish, just failed | David England 67.1kg Nose | 2 (8) |