Samba Train (IRE)
Samba Train is a mare who has won three of nine starts on turf, with successes at Killarney, Limerick and Listowel. She won the Easy Clean Mares Maiden Hurdle at Killarney over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft in May 2026, having earlier taken two flat races over 1m5f – 2m. Typically held up, she finished 9 of 10 when beaten favourite at Downpatrick in Aug 2026, last raced off OR 118.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 4 (44.4%)Placed
- +0.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 2.13Fair A/E n=9 · 1.72 incl. margin
- 118Highest OR
- 61dAvg 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 138
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 115A | 104 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 130B | 116.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 2 | 138A | 127 | 2 · 138 / 127 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 138A | 111 | 2 · 138 / 127 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 130B | 113 | 2 · 130 / 113 |
Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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 from 5 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (40%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,485 runs since Jan 2008 (454 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 45 | 7 | 15.6% | +3.5 | — |
| Good | 902 | 102 | 11.3% | −0.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 726 | 82 | 11.3% | −0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,187 | 152 | 12.8% | +0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 570 | 73 | 12.8% | +0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | −2.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −6.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | −4.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,243 | 165 | 13.3% | +1.2 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,473 | 168 | 11.4% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 565 | 71 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 90 | 10 | 11.1% | −1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Femme Magnifique (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Lady Chuffnell (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Femme Magnifique (IRE) | 23 | 5 | 1m7½f–2m3½f | — |
| Lady Chuffnell (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Time In The Sun (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| California Breeze (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Listowel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss A B O'Connor | 6 | 3 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joshua Halford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Aug 26+11d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Franco Hughes Away Bet Mares Handicap Hurdle Up with the front group - jumping errors at the 1st and 2nd - 5th at halfway - nudged into stride and not slick at 4 out - 7th at 3 out - scrubbed at and fell back before 2 out where another jumping blunder and hampered - faded into the distance to finish 9th | 9/10 | 47 | 11-12 | 118 | 96C | 105C | Mark Walsh | 3/1F |
| 29 Jul 26+79d | Galway (IRE) | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the pace - departed unseated 5 out | UR/20 | — | 10-12 | 118 | — | — | Joshua Halford | 6/1 |
| 11 May 26+142d | Killarney | Easy Clean Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled early - moved up to sit second before 5th then hit the fence at the 6th - third at the 9th - up into second after four out - reeled in the pace three out - hit the front by a whisker at the last - lost that advantage on the run-in - rallied strongly to get up in the final strides | 1/16 | 11-7 | — | 130B | 136A | Miss A B O'Connor | 2/1F | |
| 20 Dec 25+63d | Thurles | Billy Harney Memorial Irish EBF Boreen Belle Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) Sat close behind pacesetter - up to 2nd by halfway - slipped to 4th with three to run - driven but couldn't close approaching the following fence - stayed on same speed to finish fourth | 4/9 | 11 | 10-11 | — | 116A | 120A | Miss A B O'Connor | 13/2 |
| 18 Oct 25+21d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race Set the pace from the off - challenged hard inside final two furlongs - driven out to hold on gamely to the line | 1/7 | 11-10 | — | 138A | 144B | Miss A B O'Connor | 7/4F | |
| 27 Sep 25+119d | Listowel | Listowel Printing Works Slan Abhaile (Pro/Am) Flat Race Settled with the pack early - 4th at halfway - dropped to 5th before 6f out - slipped back entering the straight and held on for sixth | 6/9 | 3¼ | 11-5 | — | 103B | 115A | Miss A B O'Connor | 9/1 |
| 31 May 25+21d | Listowel | Oliver Broderick (Pro/Am) Fillies Flat Race Sat close to pace early - went to front soon after - cruising with a furlong and a half left - kicked clear inside final furlong - stayed on strongly for a comfortable win | 1/14 | 11-5 | — | 101B | 133A | Miss A B O'Connor | 9/4F | |
| 10 May 25+30d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 4-y-o Fillies Flat Race Went forward early on the outer - opened up daylight after 3f - advantage shrinking by 5f - overtaken after 6f - stayed a fair second at halfway - improved position 6f out - back in front over 3f out - overtaken again inside final furlong - stuck on to the line - finished second | 2/15 | 1¾ | 11-5 | — | 107B | 130A | Miss A B O'Connor | 10/1 |
| 10 Apr 25 | Limerick | Big Boss Fillies Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - 8th at the fourth - found some running after three out but no headway made in 6th - error two out and unable to find more | 6/11 | 2¼ | 11-2 | — | 115A | 96A | Shane Fitzgerald | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Samba Train (IRE) won?
- Samba Train (IRE) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trains Samba Train (IRE)?
- Samba Train (IRE) is trained by E Bolger, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 August 2026.
- Who is Samba Train (IRE)'s sire?
- Samba Train (IRE) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Taraval (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
- What going does Samba Train (IRE) prefer?
- Samba Train (IRE) 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 Samba Train (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 9 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Samba Train (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Blue Bresil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,485 runs since Jan 2008 (454 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Samba Train (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Taraval (IRE), Samba Train (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Femme Magnifique (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Lady Chuffnell (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.