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Horse profile

Little Samphire (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Jul 2006) · Last trainer Paul Nolan · Last owner J J Byrne
by Bob Back (USA) out of Novian (IRE) (Doyoun)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Jul 2006 — 7,405 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2006 · 14th of 17 Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Little Samphire (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 82C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 14 Jul 2006 Official rating 79 at the last run, 27 Jul 2006

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 7 figures · best 82C · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Firm282C69—
Heavy274C71—
Soft276C67.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f382C76—
1m5f – 2m374C68—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Bob Back (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm24416.7%+4.90 from 2
Good to Firm2683713.8%+20 from 1
Good97610010.2%−1.6—
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.7—
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 2
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 2
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.5—
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.90 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.80 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.70 from 1
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

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
Novian (IRE) (Doyoun)

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
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alain Cawley 3 0 0% −3.00
Robbie Moran 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr A W Pierce 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr A Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 6 0 0% −6.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 6 runs
27 Jul 06+13d Limerick BB's Coffee (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m4f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 14/17 11 10-7 7958C Mr A W Pierce 25/1
14 Jul 06+19d Cork Goggin & Buckley (Mares) Handicap Hurdle (74-116) 2m4f · Firm · 15 ran 7/15 ¾ 10-7 8082C Alain Cawley 16/1
25 Jun 06+119d Down Royal Handicap Hurdle (74-116) 3m · Firm · 10 ran 8/10 3½ 9-3 8656C Alain Cawley 12/1
26 Feb 06+18d Naas Woodlands Park 100 Club Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 14/25 3½ 11-0 8068C Alain Cawley 40/1
08 Feb 06+20d Down Royal Bank Of Ireland Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 20 ran 12/20 10 10-10 —76C Robbie Moran 20/1
19 Jan 06+24d Thurles Gain Horse Feeds Hurdle 2m · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 10/17 20 10-11 —59C Robbie Moran 33/1
2005 · 1 run
26 Dec 05 Limerick Patrick Molloy & Partners Inh Flat Race 2m · Heavy · 16 ran 9/16 20 11-9 —74C Mr A Fitzgerald 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Little Samphire won?
Little Samphire (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Little Samphire?
Little Samphire (IRE) was trained by Paul Nolan on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 27 July 2006.
Who is Little Samphire's sire?
Little Samphire (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Novian (IRE), whose sire is Doyoun.
What is Little Samphire's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 27 July 2006. The highest on record is 86.
What is Little Samphire's sire's record?
Bob Back (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 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.