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Horse profile

Bonanza Sam (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2022) · Last trainer Chris Gordon · Last owner Mrs J Butler
by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Double Hit (GB) (Sir Harry Lewis)
13 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jun 2022 — 1,592 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2022 Won at Exeter Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Bonanza Sam (GB) is 1 from 13, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2021. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer). Last raced off 91, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating91↓ 16lb off peak
91 91–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Plumpton, 8 May 2022

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 125B · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft373C47—
Good2125B109.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m394A73—
Over 3m2125B86—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 8 May 2022 Official rating 91 at the last run, 11 Jun 2022

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 124A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good3118A111—
Good to Soft396C90—
Soft3124A93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4118A93.5—
Over 3m3111A84—
2m1f – 2m4f2124A108.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,682 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.3—
Good to Firm112108.9%−1.4—
Good1,3331138.5%−1.81 from 5
Good to Soft1,072989.1%−1.20 from 3
Soft1,40816811.9%+1.60 from 4
Heavy6278313.2%+2.90 from 1
Standard (AW)126118.7%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2926.9%−3.4—
1m2f – 1m4f14585.5%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m1,30715211.6%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991429.5%−0.80 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,31814110.7%+0.41 from 7
Over 3m3703710%−0.30 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Double Hit (GB) (Sir Harry Lewis)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% +36.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 6 1 17% +35.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 1 50% +39.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 1 14% +34.00
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alexander Thorne 4 1 25% +37.00
Jamie Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Nick Scholfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas Garner 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Peter Mason 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Deutsch 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 3 1 33% +38.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 5 1 20% +36.00
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 5 1 20% +36.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
11 Jun 22+34d Worcester Amodil Group Midlands Air Ambulance Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-5 91—— Jamie Moore 4/1
08 May 22+157d Plumpton Brewers Decorator Centre Cup Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 2¾ 11-7 93125B111A Jamie Moore 12/1
02 Dec 21+62d Wincanton Thorners Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26.5f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-5 99—— Mr Peter Mason 28/1
01 Oct 21+175d Fontwell Follow At The Races On Twitter Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 99 11-0 10147C78C Alexander Thorne 8/1
09 Apr 21+31d Sedgefield Vickers.bet Follow Facebook For Latest Offer Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 45 11-10 102—84C Alexander Thorne 5/1
09 Mar 21+11d Exeter Watch On Racing Tv Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 9394A118A Alexander Thorne 40/1
26 Feb 21+85d Warwick Watch On Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 15 ran 10/15 25 11-2 10035C93C Alexander Thorne 22/1
03 Dec 20+53d Wincanton Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-1 104—— Charlie Deutsch 50/1
11 Oct 20+222d Newton Abbot Brendon Soper Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11/14 51 11-3 10712C90C Tom Scudamore 28/1
03 Mar 20+13d Exeter Download The Star Sports App Now! Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 2½ 11-2 ——124A Nick Scholfield 66/1
19 Feb 20+12d Ludlow Minsterley Motors Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 32 11-4 ——91C Nick Scholfield 150/1
07 Feb 20+38d Kempton Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 24 11-0 —73C96C Thomas Garner 100/1
31 Dec 19 Uttoxeter Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-0 ——— Thomas Garner 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bonanza Sam (GB) won?
Bonanza Sam (GB) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2019 and 2022, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained Bonanza Sam (GB)?
Bonanza Sam (GB) was trained by Chris Gordon on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 11 June 2022.
Who is Bonanza Sam (GB)'s sire?
Bonanza Sam (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Double Hit (GB), whose sire is Sir Harry Lewis.
What going does Bonanza Sam (GB) prefer?
Bonanza Sam (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bonanza Sam (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 11 June 2022. The highest on record is 107.
What is Bonanza Sam (GB)'s sire's record?
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,682 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.

Record shown from December 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.