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Horse profile

Sam Barton (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer E M Rees · Last owner James Blakeney
by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Bartons Bride (IRE) (Anshan)
20 runs · 16 courses · from Feb 2020
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Apr 2025 — 568 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 5th of 6 2 wins · Worcester & Doncaster New yard Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Sam Barton won two of 20 starts on turf, both at Class 4 level, one in the Shirley Collins Memorial Novices Handicap Chase at Worcester over 2m5f – 3m on good ground in Oct 2022 and the other in a maiden hurdle at Doncaster over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Jan 2021. He has not won since Oct 2022. His last run, at Kempton in Apr 2025, was his first for the yard and saw him finish 5 of 6 in a Class 5 hunters chase off an official rating of 115, 17lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Apr 2025 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 17lb off peak
115 115–132

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Exeter, 24 Oct 2023

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 17 figures · best 133C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good7133C104—
Good to Soft5102A93—
Soft4130B107—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9133C93—
2m1f – 2m4f7130B97—
Over 3m1———

Of 20 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 1 Apr 2025 Official rating 115 at the last run, 1 Apr 2025

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 18 figures · best 139A · median 120.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good7139A113—
Good to Soft5128A104—
Soft5139A127—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9139A124—
2m1f – 2m4f8139A120.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 20 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 20 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
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.3—
Good to Firm112108.9%−1.4—
Good1,3331138.5%−1.81 from 8
Good to Soft1,072989.1%−1.20 from 6
Soft1,40816811.9%+1.61 from 5
Heavy6278313.2%+2.90 from 1
Standard (AW)126118.7%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2926.9%−3.4—
1m2f – 1m4f14585.5%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m1,30715211.6%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991429.5%−0.81 from 8
2m5f – 3m1,31814110.7%+0.41 from 9
Over 3m3703710%−0.30 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
Bartons Bride (IRE) (Anshan)

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
Good 8 1 13% −3.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 1 20% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 4 7 2 29% +2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 3 1 33% +1.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +4.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −4.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Bellamy 13 1 8% −8.00
Joe Anderson 2 0 0% −2.00
Adam Wedge 2 1 50% +2.00
Miss Thomasina Eyston 1 0 0% −1.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 1 10% −5.00
None 6 1 17% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood + tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 6 1 17% −1.00
2021 4 1 25% +0.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 15 1 7% −10.00
Hurdle 4 1 25% +0.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
01 Apr 25+318d Kempton Nick Luck Daily Podcast 'Pointing Pointers' Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran Settled at the back early - lost touch with the pack by the 8th - well off the pace at the finish 5/6 33 11-9 11562C113C Miss Thomasina Eyston 66/1
18 May 24+111d Uttoxeter We Are Sparta Paul Yelland 60 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 4 11-0 11957C103C Joe Anderson 25/1
28 Jan 24+96d Doncaster SBK Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 hd 11-11 12271C100C Joe Anderson 17/2
24 Oct 23+199d Exeter Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Best Mate Chase Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 4 11-4 125107A106A Tom Bellamy 17/2
08 Apr 23+35d Haydock cavani.co.uk Challenger Staying Chase Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-10 125—— Tom Bellamy 16/1
04 Mar 23+14d Newbury Follow BetVictor On Twitter Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 3 11-5 12561C125B Tom Bellamy 13/2
18 Feb 23+80d Wincanton JenningsBet Christchurch Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Good · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-4 125—— Tom Bellamy 9/2
30 Nov 22+42d Ludlow Corrie Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 32 11-9 12595C99C Tom Bellamy 11/4
19 Oct 22+201d Worcester Shirley Collins Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 12-0 120104A139A Tom Bellamy 4/1
01 Apr 22+25d Newbury Get A Run For Your Money At BetVictor Handicap Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 5 11-8 12054A128A Tom Bellamy 4/1
07 Mar 22+33d Southwell Follow starsports_bet On Twitter Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 11-12 12093B124A Tom Bellamy 3/1
02 Feb 22+22d Leicester Best Ticket Deals Online At leicesterracecourse.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 2¼ 11-11 119133C127B Tom Bellamy 85/40J
11 Jan 22+54d Doncaster Sky Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 21 10-11 123102A104B Tom Bellamy 5/1
18 Nov 21+19d Market Rasen Pertemps Network Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 44 11-2 128106C98C Tom Bellamy 2/1F
30 Oct 21+231d Ascot Ascot Underwriting Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 5½ 11-0 13244B122B Tom Bellamy 7/2
13 Mar 21+43d Sandown European Breeders' Fund Paddy Power 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1¾ 11-11 13294B128A Tom Bellamy 8/1
29 Jan 21+65d Doncaster Sporting Life EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-5 —120B139A Adam Wedge 3/1
25 Nov 20+29d Hereford Dreams Come True At OldGoldRacing.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 10-12 ——127A James Bowen 5/2F
27 Oct 20+249d Chepstow JPW Racing Tipster At tipstersempire.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 1¼ 11-0 —130B118A Aidan Coleman 13/2
21 Feb 20 Exeter Be Wiser Insurance Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 17f · Heavy · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 11-2 —97A119A Adam Wedge 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Sam Barton (GB) won?
Sam Barton (GB) won 2 of 20 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 8 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Sam Barton (GB)?
Sam Barton (GB) was trained by E M Rees on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 1 April 2025.
Who is Sam Barton (GB)'s sire?
Sam Barton (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Bartons Bride (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What going does Sam Barton (GB) prefer?
Sam Barton (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 Sam Barton (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 1 April 2025. The highest on record is 132.
What is Sam Barton (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.

Record shown from February 2020. 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.