Southern Sam (GB)
Southern Sam won three of 15 starts all at Class 4 level with two of those wins coming over 3m on soft and heavy ground. He gained his final success at Hereford in Feb 2024 in a conditional jockeys veterans handicap chase off a mark of 119 having worn first-time headgear. The gelding had earlier wins at Haydock in Dec 2023 and at Uttoxeter in May 2019. He raced on turf throughout his career.
- 3–15Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 12 (80%)Placed
- −6.85£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.88Fair A/E n=15 · 0.77 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 138dAvg 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 88
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 119A | 83 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 119C | 84.5 | — |
| Good | 3 | 142A | 128 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 119C | 81 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 142A | 123 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 88A | 83 | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 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 10.3% of 4,684 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 112 | 10 | 8.9% | −1.4 | — |
| Good | 1,334 | 113 | 8.5% | −1.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,073 | 98 | 9.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,408 | 168 | 11.9% | +1.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 627 | 83 | 13.2% | +2.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 126 | 11 | 8.7% | −1.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 29 | 2 | 6.9% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 145 | 8 | 5.5% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,307 | 152 | 11.6% | +1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,499 | 142 | 9.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,319 | 141 | 10.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 371 | 37 | 10% | −0.3 | 2 from 5 |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Bardenstown Lad (GB) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Bardenstown Lad (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardenstown Lad (GB) | 31 | 8 | 2m3½f–3m1½f | Class 2 |
| The Big Dipper (GB) | 13 | 1 | 3m | Class 4 |
| Angel Moon (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pougie (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Cabo Roche (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ober Water (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bees And Honey (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.38 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.80 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 9 | 3 | 33% | −0.85 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.80 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.95 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.80 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Bannister | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Leighton Aspell | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.80 |
| Joe Anderson | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Aidan Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Bass | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 2 | 14% | −8.47 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.80 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.05 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.80 |
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 Southern Sam won?
- Southern Sam (GB) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2018 and 2024, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 12 times in total (80% of starts).
- Who trained Southern Sam?
- Southern Sam (GB) was trained by Richard J Bandey on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 25 February 2024.
- Who is Southern Sam's sire?
- Southern Sam (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Pougatcheva (FR), whose sire is Epervier Bleu.
- What going does Southern Sam prefer?
- Southern Sam (GB) has the best record on good 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 Southern Sam's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 25 February 2024. The highest on record is 124.
- What is Southern Sam's sire's record?
- Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,684 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
- Who are Southern Sam's siblings?
- Out of Pougatcheva (FR), Southern Sam (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Bardenstown Lad (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Bardenstown Lad (GB)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.