Sam Maximus (GB)
Sam Maximus (GB) is 2 from 14, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the JenningsBet Hopeful Stakes at Newmarket (Aug 2022). Hasn't won since Aug 2022. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).
- 2–14Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 5 (35.7%)Placed
- +12.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.17Fair A/E n=14 · 1.02 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 59dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 117
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 117A | 97 | — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 106A | 88 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 112B | 103 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 117A | 94 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,591 runs since Jan 2008 (997 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 2,276 | 232 | 10.2% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,138 | 116 | 10.2% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 1,260 | 132 | 10.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 323 | 28 | 8.7% | −1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,591 | 472 | 10.3% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,279 | 270 | 11.8% | +1.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,900 | 631 | 10.7% | +0.5 | 2 from 14 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,166 | 188 | 8.7% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 889 | 60 | 6.7% | −3.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 217 | 15 | 6.9% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 108 | 6 | 5.6% | −4.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them High On Hope (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (High On Hope (GB)).
Family form: Showmaster (GB) finished 3rd of 12 at Salisbury, 1 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High On Hope (GB) | 24 | 3 | 7½f–1m | Class 4 |
| Marcellinus (GB) | 9 | 2 | 5½f–6f | Class 4 |
| Amazing Show (GB) | 5 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Showmaster (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P J McDonald | 13 | 2 | 15% | +13.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | +2.00 |
| Visor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
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 Sam Maximus (GB) won?
- Sam Maximus (GB) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
- Who trained Sam Maximus (GB)?
- Sam Maximus (GB) was trained by James Horton on the most recent run on record, at Chester on 15 July 2023.
- Who is Sam Maximus (GB)'s sire?
- Sam Maximus (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Daring Day (GB), whose sire is Acclamation.
- What going does Sam Maximus (GB) prefer?
- Sam Maximus (GB) has the best record on good 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 Maximus (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 15 July 2023. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Sam Maximus (GB)'s sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,591 runs since Jan 2008 (997 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
- Who are Sam Maximus (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Daring Day (GB), Sam Maximus (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: High On Hope (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (High On Hope (GB)). The wins came over 5½f–1m. As at Oct 2026.