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Engaging Sam (GB)

9yo gelding · Trainer Paddy Butler · Owner Mrs E Lucey Butler
by Casamento (IRE) out of Engaging (GB) (Oasis Dream)
17 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 192 days Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Engaging Sam is a maiden who has run 17 times without a win and placed once. His best effort came when third of 10 at Lingfield in Feb 2024. The gelding has raced exclusively on turf, mainly on good to soft or soft going over trips from 2m1f to 3m, and last ran at Fontwell in Apr 2026 in a Class 5 handicap chase off an official rating of 69.

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
Official rating69↓ 7lb off peak
69 69–76

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 17 Mar 2025

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 14 figures · best 99C · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft695C82.51 · —
Good to Soft699C852 · 99 / 81.5
Good294B89—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f699C852 · 99 / 81.5
2m5f – 3m595C92—
1m5f – 2m252C43.5—
Over 3m1——1 · —

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 73C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 23 Feb 2026 Official rating 69 at the last run, 8 Apr 2026

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 14 figures · best 102C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft6101A85.51 · —
Good to Soft6102C882 · 72 / 70.5
Good283C82.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6101C882 · 72 / 70.5
2m5f – 3m586B83—
1m5f – 2m2102C101.5—
Over 3m1——1 · —

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Casamento (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 3,619 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 5.6% from 497. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.9% from 287.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20210%+1.4—
Good to Firm450449.8%+1.2—
Good8078710.8%+2.20 from 2
Good to Soft412338%−0.60 from 7
Soft497285.6%−30 from 8
Heavy170127.1%−1.5—
Standard (AW)1,2631058.3%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f287144.9%−3.7—
6f – 7f755668.7%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f680436.3%−2.3—
1m2f – 1m4f8108510.5%+1.9—
1m5f – 2m694628.9%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f271269.6%+10 from 8
2m5f – 3m971212.4%+3.80 from 6
Over 3m25312%+3.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Engaging (GB) (Oasis Dream)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dandys Denouement (GB)100——
Pastoral Dreams (GB)70——
One Punch Terri (GB)50——
Kimbelle (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 14 0 0% −14.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield 7 0 0% −7.00
Fontwell 4 0 0% −4.00
Plumpton 4 0 0% −4.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Caoilin Quinn 10 0 0% −10.00
Marc Goldstein 5 0 0% −5.00
Tom Cannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Scott 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 9 0 0% −9.00
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 0 0% −12.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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
08 Apr 26+44d Fontwell Southern Contract Lifting Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Shared pace early - moved to front after 3rd - lost advantage at 5th - fell back to third and soon struggling 4 out - error at the last and unseated UR/7 — 10-2 69—— Caoilin Quinn 8/1
23 Feb 26+72d Plumpton Jolly Sportsman Supports Jamie's Farm Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - lost touch 3 out - well held from there finishing 7th 7/9 18 10-5 6989C73C Caoilin Quinn 50/1
13 Dec 25+16d Lingfield Download The At The Races App Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled near the front - edged onto the pace after the 4th before dropping back before 2 out - soon dropped away well held in 5th 5/8 2¾ 10-9 7199C69C Caoilin Quinn 33/1
27 Nov 25+255d Lingfield Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Never travelled smoothly - sat with the main group early - pressed for effort and dropped away from 3 out - eventually well held in 6th 6/9 41 10-8 7264C72C Tom Cannon 33/1
17 Mar 25+25d Fontwell BetGoodwin Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 12 ran Settled in midfield towards the outer - knocked at the 7th and ragged over the fence 4 out while making progress - lost place before 2 out to finish fifth 5/12 nse 9-13 7294B82A Luke Scott 50/1
20 Feb 25+84d Lingfield Sri Lanka Awaits You Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Soft · 9 ran Settled close to the pace early - hit the front 3rd before losing that spot 6th - stumbled at 8th and 9th - lost touch and was pulled up before 2 out PU/9 — 10-2 72—— Caoilin Quinn 25/1
28 Nov 24+289d Lingfield Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Soft · 8 ran Held up behind front group - urged forward after second last - losing ground steadily before error at final fence - well held at the finish 5/8 8½ 10-2 7295C85A Caoilin Quinn 50/1
13 Feb 24+16d Lingfield Enjoy The Racing App For Free Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 9-13 7376C86B Caoilin Quinn 40/1
28 Jan 24+59d Fontwell Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 nk 9-13 7392C68C Caoilin Quinn 40/1
30 Nov 23+204d Lingfield Try The Racing App This Afternoon Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 1¾ 10-6 7688C79C Caoilin Quinn 200/1
10 May 23+30d Fontwell Vickers.Bet Weekly Free Bet Club Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 7 10-13 —84C83C Caoilin Quinn 150/1
10 Apr 23+49d Plumpton Arthur Ashford Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-1 ——— Caoilin Quinn 66/1
20 Feb 23+62d Lingfield At The Races App Form Study Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 hd 11-6 —87C101C Marc Goldstein 250/1
20 Dec 22+295d Plumpton Buy The Plumpton History Book Now! Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17.5f · Soft · 11 ran 11/11 shd 11-0 —27C98C Marc Goldstein 150/1
28 Feb 22+17d Plumpton Sky Sports Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 16 11-5 —83B97B Marc Goldstein 125/1
11 Feb 22+27d Kempton Racing TV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 9½ 11-5 —52C102C Marc Goldstein 400/1
15 Jan 22 Warwick Racing TV Free For A Month 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 2½ 11-6 —35A101A Marc Goldstein 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Engaging Sam (GB) won?
Engaging Sam (GB) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2022 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (5.9% of starts).
Who trains Engaging Sam (GB)?
Engaging Sam (GB) is trained by Paddy Butler, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 April 2026.
Who is Engaging Sam (GB)'s sire?
Engaging Sam (GB) is by Casamento (IRE) out of Engaging (GB), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
What is Engaging Sam (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 8 April 2026. The highest on record is 76.
What is Engaging Sam (GB)'s sire's record?
Casamento (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 3,619 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 5.6% from 497. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.9% from 287.
Who are Engaging Sam (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Engaging (GB), Engaging Sam (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2022. 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.