Sam's Favourite (IRE)
Sam's Favourite is a gelding by Affinisea out of a Flemensfirth mare who is yet to win from six starts on turf. He has raced over 1m5f to 3m, mainly at 2m1f to 2m4f, on good to soft, soft and heavy ground. Typically held up, he finished 10th of 15 in a handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse in Nov 2026. His last run, at Fairyhouse in Nov 2026, was his first for A D Leahy and came off an official rating of 85, his career-high mark.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 14dBetween runs (median)longest 201 d
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 101
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 10 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 101B | 84 | 2 runs · 101 / 84 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 10 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 101B | 67 | 3 runs · 101 / 67 |
Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 runs · as at 10 Nov 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 6 analysed runs since Mar 2026
- Held up 5 (83%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,301 runs since Feb 2022 (209 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.8 | — |
| Good | 467 | 60 | 12.8% | −0.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 341 | 46 | 13.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 347 | 47 | 13.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 136 | 17 | 12.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 483 | 55 | 11.4% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 562 | 77 | 13.7% | +0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 213 | 32 | 15% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 35 | 6 | 17.1% | +3.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2022 · as at 9 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trying My Best (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Gentle Lady (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Torrens | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dylan O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Smithers | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Nov 26+201d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Held up in last few - pushed along without response turning in - plodded on to finish 10th | 10/15 | nk | 10-6 | 85 | 101B | 87A | Dylan O'Connor | 20/1 |
| 16 Apr 26+6d | Limerick | Monk Bar Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back throughout - pushed along five out and losing touch with a mistake soon after - retired before reaching two out | PU/7 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Simon Torrens | 125/1 |
| 10 Apr 26+8d | Wexford | Wexfordwalkingtrails.ie (C & G) Maiden Hurdle Settled just behind the front group early - jumped awkwardly in 4th - up to 3rd by halfway - lost touch with the front runners before the 8th - asked for effort but couldn't quicken into the straight - stayed on at the same speed to finish 5th | 5/12 | 7½ | 11-12 | — | 67C | 105C | Alex Harvey | 100/1 |
| 02 Apr 26+14d | Clonmel | KEP Italia Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - forced wide by loose horse after the 1st | CO/12 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Simon Torrens | 200/1 |
| 19 Mar 26+17d | Cork | Mouse Trap Bar & Bridge House Bar Pre Race Party Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back and struggling for impact - hesitant leap at the first - awkward again 5th - nudged into minor progress from 4 out but finished well adrift | 13/21 | 14 | 11-12 | — | 34C | 101C | Simon Torrens | 200/1 |
| 02 Mar 26 | Leopardstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - refused at the 2nd | REF/16 | — | 11-8 | — | — | — | Peter Smithers | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sam's Favourite won?
- Sam's Favourite (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Sam's Favourite?
- Sam's Favourite (IRE) is trained by A D Leahy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 November 2026.
- Who is Sam's Favourite's sire?
- Sam's Favourite (IRE) is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Swift Lady (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What is Sam's Favourite's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 3 November 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sam's Favourite's sire's record?
- Affinisea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,301 runs since Feb 2022 (209 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sam's Favourite's siblings?
- Out of Swift Lady (IRE), Sam's Favourite (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.