Horse Details

Sam's Xpress (IRE)

35 Runs 5 Wins (14.3%) 4 Places (11.4%)
Owner: Newmarket Equine Tours Racing Club Silks Newmarket Equine Tours Racing Club Trainer: Julia & Shelley Birkett
5 years old br IRE
Sire: Fulbright (GB)
Dam: Cool No More (IRE)
Damsire: Canford Cliffs
Past Runs (35 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
24/11/25
20:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Dylan Hogan Julia & Shelley Birkett 5 1:1.01 .5 63 9-7 11/8F
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)
03/11/25
20:00 		Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Dylan Hogan Julia & Shelley Birkett 2nd 1:1.04 1.25 60 10-0 11/10F
Led(op 5/4 tchd Evens)
27/10/25
20:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Dylan Hogan Julia & Shelley Birkett 1st 1:0.67 Won 55 9-9 5/2F
Made all - ran on well from over 1f out(op 11/4 tchd 3/1)
30/08/25
19:40 		Chelmsford (AW) 5f Dylan Hogan Julia & Shelley Birkett 1st 0:58.60 Won 47 9-9 16/5
Made all - shaken up and went further clear over 1f out - unchallenged(Mkt1: op 4/1; Mkt2 op 4/1 tchd 11/4)
06/08/25
19:27 		Yarmouth 5f Dylan Hogan Julia & Shelley Birkett 2nd 1:1.95 1.75 44 9-9 100/30
Prominent - led over 1f out - headed then no extra inside final furlong(op 3/1)
29/07/25
19:40 		Ripon 5f Dylan Hogan Julia & Shelley Birkett 6 - - 46 9-3 8/1
Prominent - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
20/05/25
18:20 		Cork (IRE) 5f Gavin Ryan Kieran P Cotter 10 1:1.09 .5 50 9-6 25/1
Led - headed and weakened from over 1f out(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
05/04/25
17:55 		Bellewstown (IRE) 5f Paddy Harnett Kieran P Cotter 9 - - 53 9-4 22/1
In touch with leaders - weakened final furlong(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
14/03/25
16:30 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Paddy Harnett Kieran P Cotter 7 1:0.57 1.5 55 9-1 8/1
Led but pestered - headed 1f out - soon weakened(tchd 17/2)
14/02/25
16:05 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Jessica Maye Kieran P Cotter 9 1:0.70 .5 56 8-7 10/1
Held up in rear - some headway on far side of group 2f out - no extra from 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
27/01/25
16:45 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Jack Cleary Kieran P Cotter 8 1:1.59 1.25 57 9-9 7/2
In touch with leaders on inner - prominent under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 4/1 and tchd 9/2)
18/12/24
16:25 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Jack Cleary Kieran P Cotter 5 1:0.82 .5 57 9-4 9/2
In touch with leaders - prominent over 2f out - no extra final 110yds(op 5/1)
29/11/24
19:30 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Jack Cleary Kieran P Cotter 1st 0:59.95 Won 51 8-12 11/2
Soon prominent behind clear leaders - headway from 2f out - ridden to lead then ran on well inside final furlong(op 6/1 and tchd 13/2)
01/11/24
17:30 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Dylan Browne McMonagle Kieran P Cotter 6 1:0.20 0.1 53 9-5 7/2F
Led - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 11/2)
09/08/24
17:15 		Tipperary (IRE) 5f Gavin Ryan Kieran P Cotter 10 1:0.03 1.75 59 8-12 10/1
Prominent up the centre - weakened from 1f out(tchd 11/1)
05/07/24
18:25 		Bellewstown (IRE) 5f Katelyn Bailey Kieran P Cotter 4 0:59.57 2 59 9-4 20/1
Prominent - outpaced 1f out - no extra and lost third inside final 110yds(op 16/1)
22/03/24
17:00 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f James Ryan Kieran P Cotter 8 1:2.08 0.3 61 9-11 7/1
Midfield - bit short of room after 1f - brief headway towards near side over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding was short of room on bend)(op 11/2)
08/03/24
16:40 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Dylan Hogan Kieran P Cotter 7 0:59.99 0.3 63 9-9 8/1
Upset in stalls - soon midfield - headway on far side of group from over 2f out - challenging over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding anticipated the start and hit the gates hard)(op 7/1)
16/02/24
15:47 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Cian MacRedmond Kieran P Cotter 5 1:1.20 1.75 65 9-4 6/1
Soon led - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 11/2)
09/02/24
16:00 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Declan McDonogh Kieran P Cotter 5 1:0.16 1.25 67 8-13 13/2
Started quickly - led - raced wide when joined over 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 15/2)
01/12/23
18:30 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Colin Keane Kieran P Cotter 9 1:14.56 3.25 67 9-9 9/2
Took keen hold - led - edged right and headed over 1f out - soon weakened
15/11/23
16:35 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f D M Simmonson Kieran P Cotter 7 1:0.47 0.2 67 9-7 4/1J
Prominent - pressed leaders on far side of group 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
03/11/23
17:30 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Oisin McSweeney Kieran P Cotter 3rd 1:0.27 .5 65 9-11 7/2J
Soon raced in second - joined over 2f out - led towards near side over 1f out - ridden and faced challenge inside final furlong - headed and lost second towards finish(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
29/09/23
17:10 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Scott McCullagh Kieran P Cotter 11 1:14.58 0.2 69 9-8 12/1
Prominent - lost position and weakened from over 1f out(op 11/1)
18/08/23
16:50 		Cork (IRE) 5f Cian MacRedmond Kieran P Cotter 11 1:6.26 1.75 70 9-9 18/1
Prominent - outpaced under 2f out - weakened 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
16/06/23
17:25 		Cork (IRE) 5f Rory Cleary Kieran P Cotter 9 1:2.51 3.75 71 8-8 25/1
Raced far side - in touch with leaders - ridden and outpaced 1f out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
30/05/23
19:15 		Tipperary (IRE) 5f Oisin McSweeney Kieran P Cotter 6 1:0.46 0.1 75 9-12 9/2
Disputed lead - pushed along from 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed and weakened inside final furlong - finished 7th - placed 6th(op 5/1)
06/04/23
15:05 		Bellewstown (IRE) 5f Oisin McSweeney Kieran P Cotter 3rd 1:4.76 1.75 76 8-7 7/2
Upset in stalls - started quickly - led narrowly - pushed along when joined under 2f out - ridden when headed and lost second inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish - eased final strides(op 11/4)
16/03/23
16:40 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 5f Oisin McSweeney Kieran P Cotter 1st 1:0.68 Won 60 8-8 100/30F
Made virtually all - nudged along going best 1f out - clear inside final 110yds - comfortably(tchd 7/2)
17/02/23
16:55 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 6f Rory Cleary Kieran P Cotter 1st 1:13.79 Won 51 8-7 12/1
Made all - going best when ridden under 2f out - kept on well - always doing enough(op 16/1 tchd 11/1)
24/09/22
14:45 		Curragh (IRE) 6f Nathan Crosse Kieran P Cotter 5 1:18.87 4.5 53 8-6 10/1
Slowly into stride - in rear - shaken up over 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous(tchd 11/1)
15/09/22
15:45 		Naas (IRE) 5f Nathan Crosse Kieran P Cotter 7 1:2.42 2 56 8-4 22/1
Raced far side - towards rear of midfield - pushed along under 2f out - ridden and kept on final furlong - never on terms(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
25/08/22
14:25 		Navan (IRE) 5f Cian MacRedmond Kieran P Cotter 7 1:1.90 2 – 8-9 100/1
Led up the centre - pushed along 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 80/1)
09/07/22
14:47 		Navan (IRE) 5f Declan McDonogh Kieran P Cotter 5 1:3.91 1.75 – 9-7 33/1
Raced freely - prominent - pressed leaders when switched left 2f out - soon ridden and no extra - weakened final 110yds (jockey said colt jinked after a furlong)(op 40/1 tchd 25/1)
17/06/22
16:55 		Down Royal (IRE) 5f Declan McDonogh Kieran P Cotter 11 1:6.25 3.5 – 9-7 18/1
Raced freely - prominent - soon disputed lead - pressed leader halfway - ridden and outpaced 1f out - weakened quickly final furlong (jockey said that his mount ran keen)(op 20/1)