Play It Sam (GB)
Play It Sam (GB) is 3 from 20. Hasn't won since May 2010. All 3 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f.
- 3–20Wins / Runs
- 15%Strike rate
- 8 (40%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 1.11Fair A/E n=20 · 0.95 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 80dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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
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 9.6% of 9,353 runs since Jan 2008 (598 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 202.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 131 | 15 | 11.5% | +1.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,088 | 198 | 9.5% | −0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 1,940 | 195 | 10.1% | +0.5 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 993 | 109 | 11% | +1.4 | — |
| Soft | 892 | 84 | 9.4% | −0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 198 | 19 | 9.6% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,111 | 274 | 8.8% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,148 | 245 | 11.4% | +1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,617 | 468 | 10.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,659 | 140 | 8.4% | −1.2 | 3 from 13 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 662 | 38 | 5.7% | −3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 202 | 2 | 1% | −8.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 48 | 1 | 2.1% | −7.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Henry The Seventh (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Il Grande Ardone (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry The Seventh (GB) | 19 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Il Grande Ardone (GB) | 3 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Prince Vettori (GB) | 12 | 1 | 1m | Class 7 |
| Vertumnus (GB) | 16 | 1 | 6f | Class 7 |
| Barnacle (GB) | 24 | 1 | 1m6f | Class 6 |
| Aletta (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Quella Cosa (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Ascot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 3 | 23% | +7.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Kirby | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 3 | 2 | 67% | +10.50 |
| Shane Kelly | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Tom Molloy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Merriam | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 2 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.50 |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.00 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 17 | 3 | 18% | +3.50 |
| 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Play It Sam (GB) won?
- Play It Sam (GB) won 3 of 20 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 8 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Play It Sam (GB)?
- Play It Sam (GB) was trained by Michael Banks on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 19 November 2012.
- Who is Play It Sam (GB)'s sire?
- Play It Sam (GB) is by Bahamian Bounty (GB) out of Bombalarina (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
- What going does Play It Sam (GB) prefer?
- Play It Sam (GB) has the best record on soft 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 Play It Sam (GB)'s official rating?
- Play It Sam (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 88.
- What is Play It Sam (GB)'s sire's record?
- Bahamian Bounty (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 9,353 runs since Jan 2008 (598 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 202.
- Who are Play It Sam (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Bombalarina (IRE), Play It Sam (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Henry The Seventh (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Il Grande Ardone (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.