Always Smile
Foaled 2012 · by Cape Cross out of Eastern Joy (Dubai Destination)
Form 1/112/13342 (latest on the right) · Flat · ran 21 Oct 14 – 1 Oct 16, last for Saeed bin Suroor · current OR 110
Listed won the Betfred TV Hambleton Stakes (Listed Handicap) (2016)
| Date | Course & race | Trip | Going | Pos | OR | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 16 | Newmarket Group 1Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (British Champions Series) (Fillies' Group 1) · Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm | 1m | Good To Firm | 2/8 | 110 | Andrea Atzeni |
| 29 Jul 16 | Goodwood Group 3L'Ormarins Queens Plate Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) (Registered As The Oak Tree Stakes) · Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm | 7f | Good To Firm | 4/11 | 110 | James Doyle |
| 8 Jul 16 | Newmarket Group 1Tattersalls 250th Year Falmouth Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (British Champions Series) · Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm | 1m | Good To Firm | 3/7 | 110 | James Doyle |
| 15 Jun 16 | Ascot Group 2Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) (Str) · Class 1 · 1m · Soft | 1m | Soft | 3/14 | 110 | James Doyle |
| 12 May 16 | York ListedBetfred TV Hambleton Stakes (Listed Handicap) · Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm | 1m | Good To Firm | 1/19 | 105 | James Doyle |
| 17 Jun 15 | Ascot ListedSandringham Handicap (Fillies' Listed) (Str) · Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm | 1m | Good To Firm | 2/17 | 100 | James Doyle |
| 16 May 15 | DoncasterFine & Country Handicap (Rnd) · Class 3 · 1m · Good To Firm | 1m | Good To Firm | 1/7 | 89 | James Doyle |
| 28 Apr 15 | Wolverhampton (AW)Follow Us On Twitter At WolvesRaces Handicap · Class 4 · 1m141y · Standard | 1m141y | Standard | 1/7 | 82 | James Doyle |
| 21 Oct 14 | Kempton (AW)25 Free Bet At titanbet.co.uk Maiden Fillies' Stakes · Class 5 · 6f · Standard | 6f | Standard | 1/8 | – | Frederik Tylicki |
Cape Cross as a stallion
In our records: 1,190 runners, 697 winners (59%), 103 black-type winners including 13 at the top level, 85 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 2001–2016.
His best
Sea The Stars Group 1 OR 133 · Golden Horn Group 1 OR 130 · Ouija Board Group 1 OR 121 · Awtaad Group 1 OR 119 · Walton Street Group 1 OR 116 · Seachange Group 1 OR 112
The dam: Eastern Joy by Dubai Destination
No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 5 winners from 7 other runners.
Thunder Snow Group 1 half-sibling, by Helmet
Ihtimal Group 2 half-sibling, by Shamardal
Eastern World Group 3 half-sibling, by Dubawi
First Victory Group 3 half-sibling, by Teofilo
Winter Lightning Listed half-sibling, by Shamardal
The dam’s other foals
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oriental World (IRE) 2019 gelding · by Galileo | 2 | 0 | – |
| Sasakia (IRE) 2018 filly · by Dubawi | 4 | 0 | – |
| Eastern World (IRE) Group 3 2017 gelding · by Dubawi | 25 | 4 | OR 111 |
| Winter Lightning (IRE) Listed 2015 filly · by Shamardal | 7 | 2 | OR 109 |
| Thunder Snow (IRE) Group 1 2014 horse · by Helmet | 24 | 8 | OR 124 |
| First Victory (IRE) Group 3 2013 filly · by Teofilo | 4 | 2 | OR 103 |
| Ihtimal (IRE) Group 2 2011 filly · by Shamardal | 10 | 4 | OR 110 |
The family at the sales — out of the same dam
| Foal | Sale | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 gelding by Sea The Stars | 2025 Tattersalls JulyLot 867 · in training | 50,000gnsAbubaker Sideek Abdullah Ibrahim Kadoura |
From our racing database: every British and Irish result since 2005, and every Goffs, Tattersalls, Tattersalls Ireland and Arqana sale 2005 – 2026. Linked by the seller — always check the passport matches.