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Horse profile

Galaxy Sam (USA)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2005) · Last trainer Nick Gifford · Last owner Simon Munir
by Royal Academy (USA) out of Istiska (FR) (Irish River)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Dec 2005 — 7,628 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2005 · 15th of 15 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Galaxy Sam (USA) is yet to win from 8 starts.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating100↓ 3lb off peak
100 98–103

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 16 Dec 2005 Official rating 100 at the last run, 16 Dec 2005

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 89C · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft389C69—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m269C67.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4) · beaten lengths not stored (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 8 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
Royal Academy (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 437 runs since Jan 2008 (46 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 10.6% from 104.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−7.1—
Good to Firm7633.9%−3.2—
Good10254.9%−2.20 from 2
Good to Soft5147.8%+0.70 from 5
Soft52611.5%+4.40 from 1
Heavy2827.1%0—
Standard (AW)125118.8%+1.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−7.1—
6f – 7f1041110.6%+3.5—
1m – 1m1f991212.1%+5—
1m2f – 1m4f10565.7%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m7422.7%−4.4—
2m1f – 2m4f3900%−7.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m800%−7.10 from 6
Over 3m100%−7.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Istiska (FR) (Irish River)

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 to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Davies 6 0 0% −6.00
Leighton Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 8 runs
16 Dec 05+8d Windsor Executive Hire News Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 15/15 1¾ 11-4 10089C Leighton Aspell 14/1
08 Dec 05+7d Huntingdon Racing UK Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-1 98— James Davies 20/1
01 Dec 05+246d Wincanton Guinness Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-0 98— James Davies 9/2
30 Mar 05+19d Exeter Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m6½f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-9 103— Timmy Murphy 33/1
11 Mar 05+7d Sandown Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m6f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11/14 17 10-12 10369C James Davies 33/1
04 Mar 05+17d Newbury Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 10-7 103— James Davies 33/1
15 Feb 05+32d Folkestone Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 4 10-10 10366C James Davies 9/2
14 Jan 05 Huntingdon Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 10-13 103— James Davies 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Galaxy Sam won?
Galaxy Sam (USA) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Galaxy Sam?
Galaxy Sam (USA) was trained by Nick Gifford on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 16 December 2005.
Who is Galaxy Sam's sire?
Galaxy Sam (USA) is by Royal Academy (USA) out of Istiska (FR), whose sire is Irish River.
What is Galaxy Sam's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 16 December 2005. The highest on record is 103.
What is Galaxy Sam's sire's record?
Royal Academy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 437 runs since Jan 2008 (46 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 10.6% from 104.

Record shown from January 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.