Sam's Choice (IRE)
Owner: Samantha Toomes Trainer: R Menzies Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Kalanisi / Impressive Choice (Be My Guest)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in Places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 4 | 2 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2024 | Kelso | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f 151y | 4 | Nab Wood | 12st | of 10 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2024 | Catterick | Soft | 3m 1f 71y | 4 | Champ Royal | 12st 2lbs | Fell of 7 | William Maggs | 13/2 |
| towards rear, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, briefly ridden on landing 2 out, losing ground when took heavy fall last | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2023 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 56y | 3 | The Four Sixes | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 6 | Nathan Moscrop | 6/1 |
| chased leaders early, held up, closed before 7th, lost some ground next, weakened before 3 out, went remote 3rd latter stages | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2023 | Wetherby | Heavy (Soft in Places) | 2m 3f 154y | 3 | Bashers Reflection | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 11 | Nathan Moscrop | 40/1 |
| held up in rear, went moderate 4th run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2023 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 180y | 0 | Ballybawn Belter | 11st 13lbs | 11 of 28 | C McGivern | 40/1 |
| mid-division, closer in 6th 3 out, ridden next, no impression | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2023 | Fairyhouse | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 3m 110y | 0 | Western Walk | 10st 12lbs | 9 of 14 | L P Dempsey | 50/1 |
| towards rear for most, ridden and no impression after 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2023 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Perceval Legallois | 10st 10lbs | 16 of 18 | D F O'Regan | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, dropped to rear and ridden after 9th, weakened | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2022 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Sam's Choice | 12st | 1 of 28 | J W Kennedy | 8/1 |
| rear of mid-division, progress before 2 out, ridden into 5th entering straight, under pressure in 3rd before last, stayed on to challenge run-in, led last 100 yards, kept on well | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2022 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 5f 150y | 0 | Sandor Clegane | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 14 | J W Kennedy | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, dropped to 9th 3 out, soon ridden, no impression in 5th at last, no extra | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2022 | Ayr | Soft | 2m 4f 100y | 4 | Step Above | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 9 | J W Kennedy | 8/13 |
| soon tracking leader, awkward 4th, lost 2nd after 6th until next, reached for 4 out, led going well before 3 out, narrowly headed last, stayed on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2022 | Galway | Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Affordale Fury | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 14 | D N Russell | 5/2 |
| prominent, led after 1st, headed before 3rd, took closer order after 7th, dropped to 3rd before 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2022 | Downpatrick | Yielding | 2m 5f 110y | 0 | Inclusion | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | J W Kennedy | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along briefly before 3 out, went 2nd when pecked on landing 2 out, soon ridden and led last, headed over 50 yards out, kept on | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2022 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 180y | 0 | Ambitious Fellow | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 14 | D N Russell | 3/1 |
| mid-division on inner, pushed along and towards rear after 4 out, weakened, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2022 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Glengouly | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | J W Kennedy | 7/2 |
| prominent, 3rd at halfway, disputed 3rd 2 out, ridden entering straight, disputed 3rd at last, 2nd inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2022 | Naas | Soft | 2m 3f | 0 | Journey With Me | 11st 9lbs | of 9 | D N Russell | 0/0 |
| 27 Jan 2022 | Gowran Park | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 85y | 0 | Glengouly | 12st | 2 of 9 | Miss G Benson | 3/1 |
| disputed lead, ridden and strongly pressed when mistake 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner when slight mistake at last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2021 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 5f 150y | 0 | Freedom To Dream | 12st | 2 of 9 | D N Russell | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd at 7th, led 3 out, ridden and joined after 2 out, narrowly headed before last, kept on same pace in 2nd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2021 | Galway | Soft | 2m 90y | 0 | Choice Of Words | 12st | 4 of 8 | D N Russell | 9/2 |
| tracked leader, 3rd after 4th, 4th before 2 out, dropped to 5th 2 out, no impression in moderate 4th before last, one paced | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2021 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 160y | 0 | Sam's Choice | 12st 2lbs | 1 of 13 | Mr J J Codd | 15/8 |
| led and disputed, ridden into narrow lead 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, kept on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2020 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 100y | 0 | Colonel Mustard | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 12 | Ms L O'Neill | 7/4 |
| settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 5f out, ridden in moderate 6th 3f out, kept on one pace straight | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2020 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 150y | 0 | Gordon's Jet | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 16 | Mr J J Codd | 17/2 |
| rear of mid-division, headway into 7th 3f out, ridden in 5th entering straight, 3rd 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on without threatening winner | |||||||||