Handsome Sam (GB)
Handsome Sam (GB) is 1 from 15, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2015. Last raced off 103, 15lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–15Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 3 (20%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.61Fair A/E n=15 · 0.53 incl. margin
- 118Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 114
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 107A | 86 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 114B | 69 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 107A | 90 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 114B | 91.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 68B | 58.5 | — |
Of 11 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 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
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 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,072 | 98 | 9.1% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,408 | 168 | 11.9% | +1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 627 | 83 | 13.2% | +2.9 | 1 from 4 |
| 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 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,499 | 142 | 9.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,318 | 141 | 10.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 370 | 37 | 10% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Mix (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Featherstone | 9 | 1 | 11% | +1.00 |
| Mr Ed Bailey | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Wayne Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 1 | 14% | +3.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | +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
Quick answers
- How many races has Handsome Sam (GB) won?
- Handsome Sam (GB) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Handsome Sam (GB)?
- Handsome Sam (GB) was trained by Matt Sheppard on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 31 January 2018.
- Who is Handsome Sam (GB)'s sire?
- Handsome Sam (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Rose Marine (GB), whose sire is Handsome Sailor.
- What going does Handsome Sam (GB) prefer?
- Handsome Sam (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Handsome Sam (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 31 January 2018. The highest on record is 118.
- What is Handsome 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.
- Who are Handsome Sam (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Rose Marine (GB), Handsome Sam (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.