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Horse profile

Nice Samson (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2014) · Last trainer P Favereaux · Last owner Jean Francois Delbart
by Samson Happy (JPN) out of Belle Oubava (FR) (Linamix)
3 runs · 3 courses · from May 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 May 2014 — 4,546 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2014 · 1st of 3 Won last time out Won at Dieppe
KTB Profile

Nice Samson (FR) is 1 from 3. Won last time out at Dieppe.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Samson Happy (JPN)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 47 runs since Jan 2008 (7 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good17211.8%+3.3—
Good to Soft600%−8.5—
Soft1119.1%+0.60 from 1
Heavy6116.7%+8.21 from 2
Standard (AW)700%−8.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f800%−8.5—
1m – 1m1f25312%+3.5—
1m2f – 1m4f500%−8.5—
1m5f – 2m100%−8.5—
2m1f – 2m4f8112.5%+41 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

Dam
Belle Oubava (FR) (Linamix)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Big Bet (FR)40——
Be Mine (FR)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 1 50% +17.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dieppe 1 1 100% +18.00
Enghien (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Maxime Govaerts 2 1 50% +17.00
Yoann Michaux 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 2 1 50% +17.00
2012 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 Jockey SP
11 May 14+53d Dieppe Prix Vatelys (Hurdle) 19f · Heavy · 3 ran 1/3 10-3 Maxime Govaerts 18/1
19 Mar 14+664d Enghien (FR) Prix Du Morbihan (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 19 ran 13/19 6 10-1 Maxime Govaerts 115/1
24 May 12 Auteuil (FR) Prix Galafron (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 15 10-6 Yoann Michaux 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nice Samson (FR) won?
Nice Samson (FR) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Nice Samson (FR)?
Nice Samson (FR) was trained by P Favereaux on the most recent run on record, at Dieppe on 11 May 2014.
Who is Nice Samson (FR)'s sire?
Nice Samson (FR) is by Samson Happy (JPN) out of Belle Oubava (FR), whose sire is Linamix.
What is Nice Samson (FR)'s sire's record?
Samson Happy (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 47 runs since Jan 2008 (7 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Nice Samson (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Belle Oubava (FR), Nice Samson (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2012. 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.