Sam's Xpress (IRE)
Owner: Newmarket Equine Tours Racing Club Trainer: J & S Birkett Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Fulbright / Cool No More (Canford Cliffs)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Standard | 18 | 4 | 1 | |
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2025 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 6 | Sam's Xpress | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 7 | Dylan Hogan | 16/5 |
| went right start, made all, clear going well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept up to work inside final furlong, eased towards finish, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2025 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm | 5f 42y | 6 | Global Effort | 9st 9lbs | 2 of 7 | Dylan Hogan | 10/3 |
| soon prominent, took keen hold, led over 2f out, edged left and headed 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2025 | Ripon | Good | 5f | 6 | Canaria Queen | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 9 | Dylan Hogan | 8/1 |
| restless in stalls, chased leaders out wide, pushed along halfway, went 2nd 1f out, ridden and challenging inside final furlong, weakened towards finish | |||||||||
| 20 May 2025 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 0 | Nezeeh | 9st 6lbs | 10 of 15 | G M Ryan | 25/1 |
| soon led, increased lead after 1f, reduced advantage under 2f out, headed and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2025 | Bellewstown | Good | 5f 3y | 0 | Aurora Nova | 9st 9lbs | 9 of 9 | P A Harnett | 22/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2025 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Crystal Luna | 9st 6lbs | 7 of 10 | P A Harnett | 8/1 |
| prominent and led narrowly entering straight, pushed along under 2f out and headed 1f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2025 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Sporting Hero | 9st | 9 of 11 | Katelyn Bailey | 10/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, 9th and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2025 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Cuban Grey | 10st | 8 of 13 | J Cleary | 7/2 |
| mid-division on inner, pushed along and closer in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2024 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Crystal Luna | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 14 | J Cleary | 9/2 |
| mid-division, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2024 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Sam's Xpress | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 12 | J Cleary | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway under 2f out, pushed along and led 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2024 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | My Girl Sioux | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 14 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/2 |
| led, ridden under 2f out, headed 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2024 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f | 0 | Nouvel Espoir | 8st 12lbs | 10 of 13 | G M Ryan | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden and lost place well over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2024 | Bellewstown | Good | 5f 3y | 0 | Eruption | 10st | 4 of 13 | Katelyn Bailey | 20/1 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 3rd entering straight, soon no extra and lost a further position close home | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2024 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Pro Bono Alexander | 10st 2lbs | 8 of 12 | James Ryan | 7/1 |
| mid-division, ridden towards outer under 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2024 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Winemaker | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 13 | Dylan Hogan | 8/1 |
| held up early, mid-division halfway, ridden to close 2f out, challenged over 1f out, slightly hampered under 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace closing stages | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2024 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Billboa | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 13 | C J MacRedmond | 6/1 |
| soon led, pushed along under 2f out, ridden and headed early final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2024 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Inishmot Prince | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 8 | Declan McDonogh | 13/2 |
| disputed lead on outer, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Inishmot Prince | 9st 9lbs | 9 of 12 | Colin Keane | 9/2 |
| led, ridden under 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Realtin Fantasy | 10st | 7 of 17 | D M Simmonson | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and ridden 1f out, soon no impression and no extra inside final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Samrogue | 10st 2lbs | 3 of 17 | O McSweeney | 7/2 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead at halfway, led travelling well 1 1/2f out, soon pushed along, ridden inside final furlong, headed and dropped to 3rd close home, no extra | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2023 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy | 5f | 0 | Saturn Seven | 9st 7lbs | of 17 | Conor Stone-Walsh | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Tai Sing Yeh | 9st 8lbs | 11 of 17 | S T McCullagh | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 6th 1f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2023 | Cork | Soft | 5f | 0 | Never Shout Never | 10st | 11 of 13 | O McSweeney | 18/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra over 1f out | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2023 | Cork | Yielding | 5f | 0 | Running Cool | 8st 8lbs | 9 of 11 | Rory Cleary | 25/1 |
| rear of mid-division in far side group, under pressure 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 May 2023 | Tipperary | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 0 | Autumnal Breeze | 10st 3lbs | 7 of 11 | O McSweeney | 9/2 |
| disputed lead, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and led 1 1/2f out, edged right and headed early final furlong, no extra final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2023 | Bellewstown | Heavy | 5f | 0 | Polar Bear | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | O McSweeney | 7/2 |
| led, pushed along under 2f out and 1 length advantage 1f out, ridden and headed 100 yards out, no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Sam's Xpress | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 13 | O McSweeney | 10/3 |
| soon led, travelled well 2f out, pushed along and edged right 1f out, drifted further right and kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Sam's Xpress | 8st 7lbs | 1 of 10 | Rory Cleary | 12/1 |
| made all, ridden 2f out, asserted over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Not Too Real Bad | 8st 7lbs | of 9 | Rory Cleary | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2022 | Curragh | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 6f | 0 | Mile End | 8st 9lbs | 5 of 10 | Nathan Crosse | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, never a factor, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in rear over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2022 | Naas | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 5f | 0 | Wakai Umi | 8st 7lbs | 7 of 14 | Nathan Crosse | 22/1 |
| rear, headway 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, 8th inside final furlong, kept on to 7th close home, never nearer | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2022 | Navan | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 0 | Sioux Spirit | 9st | 7 of 10 | C J MacRedmond | 100/1 |
| prominent, led after 2f, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, weakened final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2022 | Navan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f | 0 | Studio City | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 6 | Declan McDonogh | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, no impression in 3rd over 1f out, dropped to moderate 5th inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2022 | Down Royal | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 5f | 0 | Treasure Trove | 9st 7lbs | 11 of 11 | Declan McDonogh | 18/1 |
| led and disputed, narrow lead halfway, ridden and narrowly headed 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||