Sam Lord's Castle (IRE)
Sam Lord's Castle (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Killarney (Jul 2011). Last raced off a career-high mark of 80.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 19dAvg 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 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
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 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 5,308 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 2,343 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 3,845 | 576 | 15% | +0.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,483 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,240 | 555 | 13.1% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,650 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Motorway (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Motorway (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway (IRE) | 14 | 5 | 2m½f–2m1f | Class 3 |
| Chariots Of Fire (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 7f–1m½f | — |
| Kiyra Wells (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Damson (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tavares (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 11+14d | Killarney | Killarney Oils Ltd. Maiden | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-5 | 80 | 73A | Seamie Heffernan | 4/5F |
| 29 Jun 11+19d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Venue Hire Maiden | 2/10 | nk | 9-5 | 72 | 80A | Seamie Heffernan | 9/4 |
| 10 Jun 11+30d | Navan | Lynn Lodge Stud Maiden | 3/12 | 2 | 9-5 | — | 74A | Seamie Heffernan | 7/1 |
| 11 May 11+13d | Naas | Kill (c & G) Maiden | 9/14 | 1¼ | 9-0 | — | 51C | Seamie Heffernan | 10/3 |
| 28 Apr 11 | Tipperary | Enjoy An Evening At Tipperary Races Maiden | 5/12 | hd | 9-5 | — | 68A | Colm O'Donoghue | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sam Lord's Castle won?
- Sam Lord's Castle (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2011. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained Sam Lord's Castle?
- Sam Lord's Castle (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 13 July 2011.
- Who is Sam Lord's Castle's sire?
- Sam Lord's Castle (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Tadkiyra (IRE), whose sire is Darshaan.
- What is Sam Lord's Castle's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 13 July 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sam Lord's Castle's sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
- Who are Sam Lord's Castle's siblings?
- Out of Tadkiyra (IRE), Sam Lord's Castle (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Motorway (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Motorway (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.