Sam Winner (FR)
Sam Winner (FR) is 6 from 28, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial at Cheltenham (Nov 2010). Hasn't won since Dec 2014.
- 6–28Wins / Runs
- 21.4%Strike rate
- 10 (35.7%)Placed
- +5.82£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 1.30Fair A/E n=25 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 162Highest OR
- 87dAvg 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 9.4% of 936 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 42 | 4 | 9.5% | +0.1 | — |
| Good | 209 | 20 | 9.6% | +0.2 | 2 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 134 | 18 | 13.4% | +4 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 226 | 19 | 8.4% | −1 | 1 from 7 |
| Heavy | 105 | 10 | 9.5% | +0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 217 | 17 | 7.8% | −1.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 40 | 5 | 12.5% | +3.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 176 | 13 | 7.4% | −2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 282 | 25 | 8.9% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 256 | 25 | 9.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 90 | 10 | 11.1% | +1.7 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 63 | 5 | 7.9% | −1.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 2 | 10% | +0.6 | 0 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | +23.9 | 3 from 7 |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Magoo (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m3f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Magoo (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magoo (IRE) | 7 | 3 | 1m3f–2m3f | Class 4 |
| Petit Roque (FR) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 2 | 22% | −1.25 |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.57 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 13 | 3 | 23% | +4.50 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.68 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 12 | 4 | 33% | +6.82 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Saint-Malo (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 3 | 43% | +9.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.43 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Walsh | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Daryl Jacob | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Bertrand Thelier | 3 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nick Scholfield | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 2 | 2 | 100% | +4.57 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Morgan Delalande | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 4 | 20% | +1.32 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.50 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.50 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.75 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.57 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 14 | 3 | 21% | +2.25 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 2 | 18% | −3.43 |
| Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
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 Winner won?
- Sam Winner (FR) won 6 of 28 archived starts between 2009 and 2016, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 10 times in total (35.7% of starts).
- Who trained Sam Winner?
- Sam Winner (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 30 January 2016.
- Who is Sam Winner's sire?
- Sam Winner (FR) is by Okawango (USA) out of Noche (IRE), whose sire is Night Shift.
- What going does Sam Winner prefer?
- Sam Winner (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sam Winner's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 160, from the run on 30 January 2016. The highest on record is 162.
- What is Sam Winner's sire's record?
- Okawango (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 936 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 134.
- Who are Sam Winner's siblings?
- Out of Noche (IRE), Sam Winner (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Magoo (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Magoo (IRE)). The wins came over 1m3f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.