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Horse profile

Great Samourai (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2024) · Last trainer Charles & Adam Pogson · Last owner Dkelseyjlawsonm Thughescpogson
by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Bahama Pearl (FR) (Double Bed)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Nov 2024 — 708 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 · 5th of 10 Won at Huntingdon Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Great Samourai won one of nine starts over jumps, the success coming in a Class 4 handicap chase at Huntingdon in May 2024 on good ground over 1m5f to 2m. All four of his other placings also came in that trip range. The gelding, who was aged 7 at his last run in Nov 2024, finished fifth of 10 at Southwell off an official rating of 112, which was his career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Nov 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating112At career-high mark
112 105–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 23 Apr 2024

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 9 figures · best 111B · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5111B91—
Soft2101A81—
Good to Soft296B94.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5101A91—
2m1f – 2m4f4111B97—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 136B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 27 May 2024 Official rating 112 at the last run, 26 Nov 2024

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 9 figures · best 136B · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5136B125—
Soft2135A129—
Good to Soft2132A119—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5136B132—
2m1f – 2m4f4129B113—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Great Pretender (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 3,550 runs since Mar 2010 (410 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+86.9—
Good to Firm19210.5%−2.6—
Good71710214.2%+1.11 from 5
Good to Soft5717813.7%+0.60 from 2
Soft1,40418112.9%−0.20 from 2
Heavy7569612.7%−0.4—
Standard (AW)8144.9%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−6—
1m – 1m1f2800%−13.1—
1m2f – 1m4f151106.6%−6.5—
1m5f – 2m72812016.5%+3.41 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,65521212.8%−0.30 from 4
2m5f – 3m7729412.2%−0.9—
Over 3m2022713.4%+0.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bahama Pearl (FR) (Double Bed)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bestjump (FR)30——
Big Gold (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −1.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 4 0 0% −4.00
Huntingdon 2 1 50% +2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Todd 3 1 33% +1.00
Harry Skelton 3 0 0% −3.00
Brian Hughes 2 0 0% −2.00
Tristan Durrell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 8 1 13% −4.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 5 1 20% −1.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 1 17% −2.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 5 runs
26 Nov 24+165d Southwell Southwell Golf Club Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran Sat close to the front pack - pressed forward after 4 out then pushed along nearing 3 out - lost ground final stretch to finish 5th 5/10 3½ 12-2 112101A120A Charlie Todd 10/1
14 Jun 24+18d Market Rasen Block Free Services Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 14 11-6 11273C103C Charlie Todd 7/4F
27 May 24+34d Huntingdon Euro2024 Daily Giveaways On Rhino.Bet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-9 10591B136B Charlie Todd 3/1
23 Apr 24+36d Southwell Race By Race Southwell Specials At PlanetSportBet Handicap Chase (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 3¼ 11-9 105111B129B Brian Hughes 9/2
18 Mar 24+153d Southwell Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 2¾ 11-9 10561C123B Brian Hughes 10/3
2023 · 3 runs
17 Oct 23+188d Huntingdon Racing Tv Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 7 11-4 10585B125B Tristan Durrell 7/4F
12 Apr 23+21d Southwell At The Races App Market Movers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 1¼ 11-6 —96B132A Harry Skelton 4/9F
22 Mar 23+82d Warwick Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 8 11-6 —101A135A Harry Skelton 11/4
2022 · 1 run
30 Dec 22 Taunton Rob Snook 70th Birthday Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 5/14 3¾ 11-0 —93C106C Harry Skelton 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Great Samourai won?
Great Samourai (FR) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Great Samourai?
Great Samourai (FR) was trained by Charles & Adam Pogson on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 26 November 2024.
Who is Great Samourai's sire?
Great Samourai (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Bahama Pearl (FR), whose sire is Double Bed.
What going does Great Samourai prefer?
Great Samourai (FR) 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 Great Samourai's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 26 November 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Great Samourai's sire's record?
Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 3,550 runs since Mar 2010 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
Who are Great Samourai's siblings?
Out of Bahama Pearl (FR), Great Samourai (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2022. 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.