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Optima RacingHorses › Handsome Sam (GB)

Handsome Sam (GB)

7yo gelding · Form & record 2015-12-09 to 2018-01-31 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Matt Sheppard.
Pedigree Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) × ?
Ratings Official 103 · best RPR 114 · best TS 95
15
Runs
1
Wins
6.7%
Strike rate
26.7%
Place rate
0.53
Actual / Expected
-33.3%
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Full form — last 15 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2018-01-31 15d Leicester 15.5f Heavy 4 13/13 Mr Ed Bailey tp 157 103 41 20/1
Six Hills Handicap Hurdle
2018-01-16 31d Hereford 25f Soft 4 99/13 Mr Ed Bailey tb 150 96 7/1
Follow @myracingtips On Twitter Novices Handicap Chase
2017-12-16 10d Hereford 25f Soft 4 3/7 Mr Ed Bailey tv 147 98 99 95 15/2
Ross Labels Handicap Chase
2017-12-06 14d Ludlow 20f Good 4 5/12 Mr Ed Bailey tv 158 103 101 94 14/1
Perrott Properties Novices Handicap Chase
2017-11-22 232d Chepstow 19.5f Heavy 4 99/11 Mr Ed Bailey t 147 108 16/1
Clarion Defence & Security Handicap Chase
2017-04-04 17d Kempton 24f Good 4 6/9 William Featherstone b 156 111 92 87 8/1
Polyroof Advanced Liquid Roofing Handicap Chase
2017-03-18 25d Kempton 24f Good 4 99/8 William Featherstone v 157 111 11/2
Smarter Bets With Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Chase
2017-02-21 14d Taunton 23f Good 4 4/8 William Featherstone v 148 111 114 66 9/1
Royal Bath & West Chase (A Novices Limited Handicap)
2017-02-07 38d Market Rasen 19f Soft 4 2/6 William Featherstone 152 113 114 67 7/1
Eric And Lucy Papworth Chase (A Novices Limited Handicap)
2016-12-31 36d Warwick 26f Soft 4 10/12 William Featherstone 156 113 74 4/1
LPS Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Challenger Staying Hurdle Series Final)
2016-11-25 232d Doncaster 24.5f Good 4 2/7 William Featherstone 154 113 111 53 6/1
Cadbury Delicious Flake 99 Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier - The Challenger Staying Hurdle Series Final)
2016-04-07 69d Taunton 24f Good 4 7/10 William Featherstone 156 116 61 26 6/1
C & D Southwest Handicap Hurdle
2016-01-29 32d Huntingdon 20.5f Soft 4 8/14 William Featherstone 157 118 82 65 9/2
Watch The Cheltenham Festival On RacingUK Handicap Hurdle
2015-12-28 19d Leicester 20.5f Heavy 4 4/14 Wayne Hutchinson 152 110 64 7/2
Old Year Novices Hurdle
2015-12-09 DEB Leicester 20.5f Heavy 4 1/7 William Featherstone 149 110 91 9/1
Racing Excellence Conditional Jockeys Training Series Novices Hurdle

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)300.0%
Normal (2-4wk)400.0%
Freshened (1-2m)400.0%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 41516.7%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)1516.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good600.0%
Soft500.0%
Heavy4125.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Leicester3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-12-09–2018-01-31. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.