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Optima RacingHorses › Sam's Xpress (IRE)

Sam's Xpress (IRE)

6yo b g · Form & record 2025-03-14 to 2026-06-27 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Julia & Shelley Birkett.
Pedigree Fulbright (GB) × Cool No More (IRE) (by Canford Cliffs)
OwnerNewmarket Equine Tours Racing Club
BreederMs Barbel Reiss
Ratings Official 70 · best RPR 79 · best TS 68
16
Runs
4
Wins
25.0%
Strike rate
50.0%
Place rate
1.17
Actual / Expected
9.1%
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Full form — last 16 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
2026-06-27 99d Lingfield 5f Firm 5 5/5 6.5 Dylan Hogan 130 70 45 68 14/1
Flat Turf Choice Training Handicap Quick away and keen - led on stands rail - pressed throughout - overtaken 2f out - weakened quickly from 1f out
2026-03-20 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 9/9 0.3 Dylan Hogan 134 73 59 36 6/1
Flat AW Tipping Tom On SBK Bet Feed Handicap (Div II) On outer when soon led - headed 1f out - soon weakened(op 11/2)
2026-03-09 24d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 4 6/7 0.75 Dylan Hogan 128 73 68 60 10/1
Flat AW Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Ducked right start - led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 9/1)
2026-02-13 20d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 4 3/7 0.3 Dylan Hogan 131 73 76 41 11/4
Flat AW Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Upset in stalls - led - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 9/4)
2026-01-24 25d Lingfield (AW) 5f Standard 5 3/8 0.05 Dylan Hogan 135 72 78 63 13/8
Flat AW Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Led at fast pace - clear over 1f out - ridden and reduced lead inside final furlong - faced challenges inside final 110yds - headed and lost second final strides(op 7/4 tchd 15/8)
2025-12-30 8d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 1/9 0 Dylan Hogan 138 67 79 65 6/1
Flat AW Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Made virtually all - went clear over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough(op 9/2)
2025-12-22 28d Lingfield (AW) 5f Standard 6 1/7 0 Dylan Hogan 132 62 77 45 7/4
Flat AW Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Travelled strongly - made all - pushed along over 1f out - clear inside final furlong - easily(op 15/8 and tchd 2/1)
2025-11-24 21d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 5/9 0.5 Dylan Hogan 133 63 59 51 11/8
Flat AW Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Disputed lead at fast pace - led and went clear halfway - 4 lengths ahead over 1f out - much reduced lead inside final furlong - headed and weakened quickly inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free)(Mkt1: op 2/1 tchd 13/8)
2025-11-03 7d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 2/11 1.25 Dylan Hogan 140 60 68 52 11/10
Flat AW Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Led - ridden 1f out - headed towards finish(op 5/4 tchd Evens)
2025-10-27 58d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 1/9 0 Dylan Hogan 135 55 71 55 5/2
Flat AW Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Made all - ran on well from over 1f out(op 11/4 tchd 3/1)
2025-08-30 24d Chelmsford (AW) 5f Standard 6 1/8 0 Dylan Hogan 135 47 59 54 10/3
Flat AW Estrella Galicia Classified Stakes Made all - shaken up and went further clear over 1f out - unchallenged(Mkt1: op 4/1; Mkt2 op 4/1 tchd 11/4)
2025-08-06 8d Yarmouth 5f Firm 6 2/7 1.75 Dylan Hogan 135 44 50 32 10/3
Flat Turf BetWright Grilling Me Softly Classified Stakes Prominent - led over 1f out - headed then no extra inside final furlong(op 3/1)
2025-07-29 70d Ripon 5f Good 6 6/9 0.3 Dylan Hogan 129 46 48 40 8/1
Flat Turf David Chapman Memorial Handicap Prominent - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
2025-05-20 45d Cork 5f Good 10/15 0.5 Gavin Ryan b 132 50 37 18 25/1
Flat Turf Buy Tickets Online At www.corkracecourse.ie Handicap Led - headed and weakened from over 1f out(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
2025-04-05 22d Bellewstown 5f Good 9/9 Paddy Harnett b 130 53 29 20 22/1
Flat Awardsandgifts.ie Handicap
2025-03-14 DEB Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 7/10 Paddy Harnett tb 127 55 47 43 8/1
Happy St Patricks Weekend Handicap

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)4125.0%
Normal (2-4wk)7228.6%
Freshened (1-2m)2150.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4200.0%
Class 5300.0%
Class 68450.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)16425.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard11436.4%
Good300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Wolverhampton (AW)7228.6%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2025-03-14–2026-06-27. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.