Dear Sam (GER)
Dear Sam (GER) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Dec 2009. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 115.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- +12.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.33Fair A/E n=8 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 90dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 112 | 10 | 8.9% | −1.4 | — |
| Good | 1,333 | 113 | 8.5% | −1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,072 | 98 | 9.1% | −1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,408 | 168 | 11.9% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 627 | 83 | 13.2% | +2.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 126 | 11 | 8.7% | −1.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 29 | 2 | 6.9% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 145 | 8 | 5.5% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,307 | 152 | 11.6% | +1.3 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,499 | 142 | 9.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,318 | 141 | 10.7% | +0.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 370 | 37 | 10% | −0.3 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 2 | 50% | +16.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Mercer | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +17.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH Flat | 5 | 2 | 40% | +15.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 11+66d | Market Rasen | Watch Racing UK On Sky Channel 432 Novices' Hurdle | RO/15 | — | 11-5 | 115 | — | Tom Scudamore | 5/2 |
| 18 Nov 10+25d | Market Rasen | Phs Washrooms Consumables 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 2/9 | 2 | 10-12 | — | 126A | A P McCoy | 1/2F |
| 24 Oct 10+197d | Aintree | European Breeders' Fund Bestway 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) | 2/8 | 13 | 10-12 | — | 118A | Tom Scudamore | 10/1 |
| 10 Apr 10+36d | Aintree | John Smith's Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) | 10/20 | ½ | 11-4 | — | 117A | Keith Mercer | 20/1 |
| 05 Mar 10+93d | Doncaster | sportingbet.com Standard Open NH Flat Race | 2/15 | 1 | 11-12 | — | 135A | Keith Mercer | 16/1 |
| 02 Dec 09+17d | Catterick | Go Racing At Wetherby This Saturday Intermediate Open Nat Hunt Flat Race | 1/16 | 11-11 | — | 129A | Keith Mercer | 14/1 | |
| 15 Nov 09+196d | Market Rasen | PHS Treadsmart Standard Open NH Flat Race | 4/10 | ½ | 11-9 | — | 120A | Keith Mercer | 7/4F |
| 03 May 09 | Sligo | Www.countysligoraces.com (pro/am) Flat Race | 1/14 | 11-7 | — | 138A | Ms N Carberry | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dear Sam (GER) won?
- Dear Sam (GER) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trained Dear Sam (GER)?
- Dear Sam (GER) was trained by Steve Gollings on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 23 January 2011.
- Who is Dear Sam (GER)'s sire?
- Dear Sam (GER) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Douce France (IRE), whose sire is Fabulous Dancer.
- What going does Dear Sam (GER) prefer?
- Dear Sam (GER) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dear Sam (GER)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 23 January 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Dear Sam (GER)'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.