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Sam's Xpress: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Sam's Xpress is a 6-year-old gelding by Fulbright, trained by Julia & Shelley Birkett. He has won 7 of 45 starts and placed in 6 more, for £18,817 in prize money. His best trip is 6f, where 1 win from 5 is a 20% strike rate against 15% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:10 at Southwell (AW) on 26 September, where the best price is 9/2 with Ladbrokes. His best performance rating is 76, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 45
  • Wins 7
  • Placed 13
  • Strike rate 16%
  • Prize money £18,817
  • Best rating 76
  • Official rating 64

Where Sam's Xpress runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:10 Southwell (AW) Gent's Night Sat 24th October Handicap Stakes 9/2 Ladbrokes Ladbrokes

Sam's Xpress form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
30 Aug 26 Yarmouth Bodhi Solutions - Facilities Management Front Runner Handicap Stakes Class 6 6f Good To Soft 9 9.75 40/1 Dylan Hogan 64
5 Aug 26 Pontefract Fbs Chartered Accountants Chaplins Club Handicap Stakes Class 5 5f Good To Firm 9 10.75 12/1 Dylan Hogan 66
25 Jul 26 Chester Family Fun Day On 2nd August Handicap Stakes Class 5 5f Good 8 3.5 50/1 Dylan Hogan 68
27 Jun 26 Lingfield Choice Training Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 5 8 14/1 Dylan Hogan 70
20 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Tipping Tom On SBK Bet Feed Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 5f Standard 9 6.25 6/1 Dylan Hogan 73
9 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Class 4 5f Standard 6 3.75 10/1 Dylan Hogan 73
13 Feb 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Class 4 5f Standard 3 1.75 11/4 Dylan Hogan 73
24 Jan 26 Lingfield (AW) Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 3 .25 13/8F Dylan Hogan 72
30 Dec 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 1 — 6/1 Dylan Hogan 62
22 Dec 25 Lingfield (AW) Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 1 — 7/4F Dylan Hogan 62
24 Nov 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 5 2.75 11/8F Dylan Hogan 63
3 Nov 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 2 1.25 11/10F Dylan Hogan 55
27 Oct 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 1 — 5/2F Dylan Hogan 55
30 Aug 25 Chelmsford City (AW) Estrella Galicia Classified Stakes Class 6 5f Standard 1 — 16/5 Dylan Hogan 47
6 Aug 25 Yarmouth BetWright Grilling Me Softly Classified Stakes Class 6 5f Good To Firm 2 1.75 10/3 Dylan Hogan 44
29 Jul 25 Ripon David Chapman Memorial Handicap Class 6 5f Good 6 1.75 8/1 Dylan Hogan 45
20 May 25 Cork Buy Tickets Online At www.corkracecourse.ie Handicap (0-60) 5f Good 10 7.75 25/1 Gavin Ryan 50
5 Apr 25 Bellewstown Awardsandgifts.ie Handicap (0-60) 5f Good 9 9.25 22/1 Paddy Harnett 53
14 Mar 25 Dundalk (AW) Happy St Patrick's Weekend Handicap (47-65) 5f Standard 7 4 8/1 Paddy Harnett 55
14 Feb 25 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 5f Standard 9 7.25 10/1 Jessica Maye 56
27 Jan 25 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) 5f Standard 8 6.75 7/2 Jack Cleary 57
18 Dec 24 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) 5f Standard 5 1.5 9/2 Jack Cleary 57
29 Nov 24 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 5f Standard 1 — 11/2 Jack Cleary 51
1 Nov 24 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) 5f Standard 6 4 7/2F Dylan Browne McMonagle 53
9 Aug 24 Tipperary Junction Gastro Bar & Guesthouse Handicap 5f Good To Firm 10 10.25 10/1 Gavin Ryan 59
5 Jul 24 Bellewstown Western Motors CUPRA Handicap (47-65) 5f Good 4 5.5 20/1 Katelyn Bailey 59
22 Mar 24 Dundalk (AW) Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap (47-65) 5f Standard 8 7.25 7/1 James Ryan 61
8 Mar 24 Dundalk (AW) PC Finance Handicap (47-70) 5f Standard 7 3.5 8/1 Dylan Hogan 63
16 Feb 24 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 5f Standard 5 3.25 6/1 Cian MacRedmond 65
9 Feb 24 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap 5f Standard 5 2.5 13/2 Declan McDonogh 67
1 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-75) 6f Standard 9 10.25 9/2 Colin Keane 67
15 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) 5f Standard 7 2.5 4/1J D M Simmonson 67
3 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) 5f Standard 3 .75 7/2J Oisin McSweeney 65
29 Sep 23 Dundalk (AW) Gateway Hotel Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap (47-75) 6f Standard 11 7.75 12/1 Scott McCullagh 69
18 Aug 23 Cork Buy Tickets Online At www.corkracecourse.ie Handicap 5f Soft 11 11 18/1 Cian MacRedmond 70
16 Jun 23 Cork Sign Up To Our Newsletter Handicap 5f Yielding 9 9.75 25/1 Rory Cleary 71
30 May 23 Tipperary Tipperary Handicap 5f Good 6 3.25 9/2 Oisin McSweeney 75
6 Apr 23 Bellewstown His Majesty's Cup Rated Race 5f Heavy 3 2.5 7/2 Oisin McSweeney 76
16 Mar 23 Dundalk (AW) Happy St Patrick's Weekend Handicap (47-65) 5f Standard 1 — 10/3F Oisin McSweeney 60
17 Feb 23 Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Package Handicap 6f Standard 1 — 12/1 Rory Cleary 47
24 Sep 22 Curragh Barberstown Castle Nursery Handicap (47-70) 6f Soft 5 11 10/1 Nathan Crosse 53
15 Sep 22 Naas Care At Home Services Nursery Handicap 5f Good To Yielding 7 7 22/1 Nathan Crosse 55
25 Aug 22 Navan Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden 5f Good 7 10.25 100/1 Cian MacRedmond –
9 Jul 22 Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 5f Good To Firm 5 11.25 33/1 Declan McDonogh –
17 Jun 22 Down Royal G. Dunlop Electrical Maiden 5f Good To Yielding 11 20.5 18/1 Declan McDonogh –

Last time out

Finished 9 in the Bodhi Solutions - Facilities Management Front Runner Handicap Stakes at Yarmouth on 30 August 2026. Set the early pace - pushed for effort with 2f left - lost front spot and dropped away inside final furlong - finished well held in 9th.

Sam's Xpress by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
5f 40 6 15% —
6f 5 1 20% —

Sam's Xpress by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 26 7 27% —
Good 7 0 0% —
Good To Firm 5 0 0% —
Soft 2 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 2 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —
Yielding 1 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —

Sam's Xpress by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Dundalk (AW) 16 3 19% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 7 2 29% —
Cork 3 0 0% —
Bellewstown 3 0 0% —
Yarmouth 2 0 0% —
Lingfield (AW) 2 1 50% —
Tipperary 2 0 0% —
Navan 2 0 0% —
Pontefract 1 0 0% —
Chester 1 0 0% —

Sam's Xpress breeding

  • Sire Fulbright (GB)
  • Dam Cool No More (IRE)
  • Damsire Canford Cliffs (IRE)
  • Breeder Ms Barbel Reiss
  • Foaled 27 April 2020

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