Horse profile
Sammylou (IRE)
11yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer David Killahena & Graeme McPherson · Last owner Dl Adams Ja Adams G Mcpherson
by Beneficial (GB) out of Carrigeen Diamond (IRE) (Old Vic)
44 runs · 19 courses · from Oct 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Aug 2024 — 792 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 · 6th of 8
6 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile
Sammylou won six of 44 starts on turf, all in handicap hurdles. Four of those wins came over 3m, three at Newton Abbot, and he gained his highest mark of 120 when successful off 119 at Fontwell in May 2021. He also won a Class 2 handicap at Newton Abbot off 111 in October 2020. The gelding, aged 11 at his last run in Aug 2024, finished sixth of eight in a Class 5 handicap chase at Stratford.
Based on 44 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 34lb off peak
- 6–44Wins / Runs
- 13.6%Strike rate
- 10 (22.7%)Placed
- +7.58£1 level staken=44 at SP
- 1.56Fair A/E n=44 · 1.36 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 58dAvg 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.
Official rating86↓ 34lb off peak
86
86–120
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 21 | 138C | 105 | — |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 136C | 109 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 138A | 104 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 85C | 58 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 16 | 138A | 109 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 138B | 87.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 117B | 104.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 125A | 102 | — |
Of 44 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · race clock stored as 0 (stranded; re-scored when it lands) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 44 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Beneficial (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −2.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 939 | 107 | 11.4% | +1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 5,296 | 549 | 10.4% | 0 | 3 from 23 |
| Good to Soft | 2,466 | 267 | 10.8% | +0.4 | 2 from 10 |
| Soft | 5,057 | 519 | 10.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 3,159 | 328 | 10.4% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | −0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 64 | 5 | 7.8% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,890 | 502 | 10.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,355 | 661 | 10.4% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,701 | 522 | 11.1% | +0.7 | 1 from 17 |
| Over 3m | 1,022 | 90 | 8.8% | −1.6 | 4 from 17 |
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
Dam
Carrigeen Diamond (IRE) (Old Vic)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Gray Day (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m4½f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Gray Day (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Day (IRE) | 20 | 2 | 2m4½f–2m7f | Class 4 |
| Glendruid (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m7f | Class 5 |
| Minella Champ (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 23 | 3 | 13% | +0.33 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 2 | 20% | +15.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 28 | 5 | 18% | +19.58 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 8 | 3 | 38% | +7.33 |
| Warwick | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Huntingdon | 4 | 1 | 25% | +17.00 |
| Fontwell | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 17 | 4 | 24% | +1.58 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 1 | 6% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kielan Woods | 24 | 4 | 17% | +19.25 |
| Lilly Pinchin | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.33 |
| Nick Slatter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bryony Frost | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Max Kendrick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Law-Eadie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Humphries | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Hiskett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 40 | 6 | 15% | +11.58 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +5.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +7.33 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +13.00 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 38 | 6 | 16% | +13.58 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Aug 24+74d | Stratford | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase Settled towards the back - mistake 15th - made no impression - finished sixth well beaten | 6/8 | 11 | 11-0 | 86 | 39A | 85A | Kielan Woods | 5/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+10d | Newton Abbot | St Austell Brewery Handicap Hurdle | 10/12 | 20 | 11-13 | 96 | 93C | 95C | Brendan Powell | 22/1 |
| 04 Jun 24+181d | Southwell | Prestige Safety Services PPE And Workwear Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 11-13 | 96 | — | — | Kielan Woods | 18/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 23+15d | Ludlow | G.C.Rickards Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 7/9 | 24 | 11-9 | 100 | 85C | 98C | Nick Slatter | 33/1 |
| 21 Nov 23+35d | Hereford | Bet 10 Get 10 At PlanetSportBet Handicap Hurdle | 7/10 | 13 | 11-2 | 102 | 73A | 89A | Nick Slatter | 9/1 |
| 17 Oct 23+36d | Hereford | Best Prices Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle | 3/7 | ½ | 11-11 | 103 | 138A | 116B | Bryony Frost | 20/1 |
| 11 Sep 23+20d | Newton Abbot | Talk Tidy Marketing Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/8 | 11 | 10-11 | 106 | 136C | 92C | Bryony Frost | 50/1 |
| 22 Aug 23+91d | Worcester | FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Hurdle | 10/11 | 2¾ | 12-0 | 110 | 86B | 102A | Bryony Frost | 40/1 |
| 23 May 23+183d | Huntingdon | Gowing & Hunt Handicap Hurdle | 6/7 | 8 | 10-11 | 113 | 138C | 91C | Nick Slatter | 25/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Nov 22+18d | Kempton | Wise Betting At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle | 9/10 | 36 | 11-8 | 117 | 58C | 98C | Liam Harrison | 33/1 |
| 03 Nov 22+59d | Newbury | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/7 | 4½ | 10-9 | 119 | 88C | 96C | Kielan Woods | 15/2 |
| 05 Sep 22+39d | Newton Abbot | Par Inn For Sport And Fun Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/6 | ¾ | 11-0 | 120 | 108A | 113B | Kielan Woods | 4/1 |
| 28 Jul 22+23d | Stratford | Every Race Live On Racing Tv Handicap Hurdle | 4/9 | 1½ | 12-0 | 120 | 105A | 124A | Paddy Brennan | 4/1 |
| 05 Jul 22+27d | Uttoxeter | Cazoo Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-13 | 117 | — | 137A | Kielan Woods | 11/1 | |
| 08 Jun 22+131d | Fontwell | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | ¾ | 11-8 | 115 | 112A | 114C | Kielan Woods | 17/2 |
| 28 Jan 22+30d | Doncaster | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle | 9/12 | 6 | 11-4 | 117 | 96A | 99A | Robert Law-Eadie | 33/1 |
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 21+40d | Doncaster | Visit Attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | PU/8 | — | 10-3 | 119 | — | — | Lilly Pinchin | 40/1 |
| 19 Nov 21+173d | Catterick | Jump Season Starts Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 8/8 | 21 | 11-9 | 120 | 102C | 93C | Lilly Pinchin | 7/1 |
| 30 May 21+22d | Fontwell | Try Our Bet-Builder At vickers.bet Handicap Hurdle | 1/4 | 11-12 | 119 | 104C | 119B | Kielan Woods | 9/4 | |
| 08 May 21+184d | Warwick | Racing Tv Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Hurdle | 6/11 | ½ | 10-7 | 120 | — | 97B | Kielan Woods | 18/1 |
| 2020 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Nov 20+25d | Newbury | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle | 3/12 | 1¾ | 10-4 | 119 | 110A | 119A | Kielan Woods | 20/1 |
| 11 Oct 20+22d | Newton Abbot | William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-7 | 111 | 106A | 105B | Lilly Pinchin | 3/1F | |
| 19 Sep 20+29d | Newton Abbot | newtonabbotracing.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 11-4 | 108 | 113A | 119A | Lilly Pinchin | 10/3 | |
| 21 Aug 20+28d | Newton Abbot | Good Luck Darling Maltaix Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | 2¾ | 11-12 | 105 | 119A | 129A | Kielan Woods | 2/1 |
| 24 Jul 20+17d | Newton Abbot | oldgoldracing.com Thrill Of Ownership Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | 1 | 11-0 | 106 | 127A | 104B | Max Kendrick | 11/8F |
| 07 Jul 20+165d | Newton Abbot | Haccombe Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 11-2 | 100 | 110A | 116A | Kielan Woods | 6/1 | |
| 24 Jan 20+15d | Huntingdon | Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase | 6/13 | 1½ | 11-10 | 103 | 57B | 110A | Tom Bellamy | 9/2J |
| 09 Jan 20+32d | Catterick | Meetings That Matter On RacingTV Novices' Handicap Chase | UR/13 | — | 11-10 | 103 | — | — | Kielan Woods | 11/2 |
| 2019 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 19+21d | Huntingdon | Fitzdares Cerebral Gym Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 5/15 | 3 | 11-3 | 104 | 117B | 101A | Max Kendrick | 10/1 |
| 17 Nov 19+31d | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Club Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 8/16 | 12 | 10-5 | 107 | — | 90A | Max Kendrick | 14/1 |
| 17 Oct 19+191d | Wincanton | starsports.bet Handicap Hurdle | 6/16 | 2¼ | 11-11 | 109 | 138B | 109A | Kielan Woods | 25/1 |
| 09 Apr 19+11d | Exeter | Watch Racing TV Now Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 10/13 | 4½ | 11-7 | 110 | 87C | 97C | Kielan Woods | 20/1 |
| 29 Mar 19+29d | Fontwell | Alex And Travis Celebration Handicap Hurdle | 5/7 | 12 | 11-4 | 112 | 113B | 102A | Kielan Woods | 15/2 |
| 28 Feb 19+34d | Taunton | Newton King Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 3/9 | 3½ | 12-0 | 112 | 91A | 120A | Kielan Woods | 5/1 |
| 25 Jan 19+13d | Huntingdon | Pertemps 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 1/13 | 11-10 | 103 | 109B | 124A | Kielan Woods | 20/1 | |
| 12 Jan 19+13d | Warwick | Trial Racing TV For Free Now Novices' Handicap Hurdle | BD/12 | — | 11-7 | 105 | — | — | Kielan Woods | 25/1 |
| 2018 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 18+51d | Taunton | 2 For 1 Entry 9th January Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 11/17 | 11 | 11-3 | 109 | 90C | 85C | Tom Humphries | 40/1 |
| 09 Nov 18+181d | Warwick | Smarkets Handicap Hurdle | 11/13 | 12 | 11-11 | 114 | 83C | 92C | Kielan Woods | 33/1 |
| 12 May 18+16d | Warwick | Lawton Tubes Novices' Hurdle | 5/7 | shd | 10-12 | — | 100A | 103A | Kielan Woods | 18/1 |
| 26 Apr 18+29d | Warwick | 188Bet Noel Fehily Punchestown Blog Maiden Hurdle | 8/18 | ¾ | 11-2 | — | 83B | 100A | Kielan Woods | 33/1 |
| 28 Mar 18+35d | Warwick | Daily Racing Specials At 188bet Maiden Hurdle | PU/9 | — | 11-2 | — | — | — | Kielan Woods | 50/1 |
| 21 Feb 18+101d | Doncaster | Pegler Yorkshire Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) | 9/9 | 7 | 11-2 | — | 85C | 87C | Kielan Woods | 20/1 |
| 2017 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Nov 17+18d | Sandown | Bet 10 Get 20 At 188Bet Standard Open NH Flat Race | 4/10 | ¾ | 10-12 | — | 125A | 114A | Kielan Woods | 50/1 |
| 25 Oct 17 | Worcester | Browns' 45/70 Standard Open NH Flat Race | 13/16 | 3¾ | 10-7 | — | 119B | 90A | Daniel Hiskett | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sammylou won?
- Sammylou (IRE) won 6 of 44 archived starts between 2017 and 2024, a strike rate of 13.6%. Placed 10 times in total (22.7% of starts).
- Who trained Sammylou?
- Sammylou (IRE) was trained by David Killahena & Graeme McPherson on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 27 August 2024.
- Who is Sammylou's sire?
- Sammylou (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Carrigeen Diamond (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
- What going does Sammylou prefer?
- Sammylou (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 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 Sammylou's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 27 August 2024. The highest on record is 120.
- What is Sammylou's sire's record?
- Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sammylou's siblings?
- Out of Carrigeen Diamond (IRE), Sammylou (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Gray Day (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Gray Day (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.