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Horse profile

Highland Sam

Highland Reel (IRE) × Samya (GB) (Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Sex
gelding
Foaled
2020
Colour
bay
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
€125 IRE
Last run (GB & IRE)
23 Jun 2023, Limerick (IRE) (13/16)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
613

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
23 Jun 23Limerick (IRE)13/16125/124½Alan PerssePatrick J FlynnRyan's Cleaning Event Specialists MaidenNon-handicap (unclassified)Flat Turf1mYielding to Soft9-1Farnborough (IRE)€7,375182/15
5 Jun 23Gowran Park (IRE)6/866/126¼Alan PerssePatrick J FlynnKings Of Ossory (C & G) MaidenNon-handicap (unclassified)Flat Turf1m1½fGood9-1Knight To King (IRE)€7,375-1/6
  • 13/1623 Jun 23 · Limerick (IRE)125/1

    Ryan's Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden

    Non-handicap (unclassified)1mYielding to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    23 Jun 23
    Pos
    13/16
    SP
    125/1
    Btn
    24½
    Race
    Ryan's Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m
    Going
    Yielding to Soft
    Wgt
    9-1
    Winner / 2nd
    Farnborough (IRE)
    Winner prize
    €7,375
    Days
    18
    Future form
    2/15
  • 6/85 Jun 23 · Gowran Park (IRE)66/1

    Kings Of Ossory (C & G) Maiden

    Non-handicap (unclassified)1m1½fGood

    All fields
    Date
    5 Jun 23
    Pos
    6/8
    SP
    66/1
    Btn
    26¼
    Race
    Kings Of Ossory (C & G) Maiden
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m1½f
    Going
    Good
    Wgt
    9-1
    Winner prize
    €7,375
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/6

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
23 Jun 23Limerick (IRE)Ryan's Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden13/16Machnamh (IRE)222 Jul 23Curragh (IRE)Barberstown Castle Irish EBF Fillies & Mares Maiden
23 Jun 23Limerick (IRE)Ryan's Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden13/16Bottler'secret (IRE)45 Aug 23Galway (IRE)Bathshack Maiden
5 Jun 23Gowran Park (IRE)Kings Of Ossory (C & G) Maiden6/8Mr King (IRE)24 Jul 23Roscommon (IRE)Dermot Hughes Car Sales Handicap
  • 13/1623 Jun 23 · Limerick (IRE)

    Ryan's Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden

    All fields
    Date
    23 Jun 23
    Race
    Ryan's Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden
    This horse
    13/16
    Winner next time
    Machnamh (IRE)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    22 Jul 23
    At
    Curragh (IRE)
    Race won
    Barberstown Castle Irish EBF Fillies & Mares Maiden
  • 13/1623 Jun 23 · Limerick (IRE)

    Ryan's Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden

    All fields
    Date
    23 Jun 23
    Race
    Ryan's Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden
    This horse
    13/16
    Winner next time
    Bottler'secret (IRE)
    Their pos
    4
    Won on
    5 Aug 23
    Race won
    Bathshack Maiden
  • 6/85 Jun 23 · Gowran Park (IRE)

    Kings Of Ossory (C & G) Maiden

    All fields
    Date
    5 Jun 23
    Race
    Kings Of Ossory (C & G) Maiden
    This horse
    6/8
    Winner next time
    Mr King (IRE)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    4 Jul 23
    Race won
    Dermot Hughes Car Sales Handicap

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Patrick J Flynn5 Jun 2323 Jun 236/820000.0%0.0%£0€125
Patrick J Flynn
First run
5 Jun 23
Last run
23 Jun 23
First run for yard
6/8
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€125

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
Flat20000.0%0.0%£0€1255 Jun 2323 Jun 23
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€125
First run
5 Jun 23
Last run
23 Jun 23

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchHighland Reel (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. SireHighland Reel (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
  2. Sire's damHveger (AUS)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchSamya (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamSamya (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireInvincible Spirit (IRE)
  2. Dam's damSpecial Society (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Highland Reel (IRE)
Samya (GB)
Galileo (IRE)
Hveger (AUS)
Invincible Spirit (IRE)
Special Society (IRE)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseHighland Sam (IRE)
Sexgelding
Foaled2020
SireHighland Reel (IRE)
DamSamya (GB)
DamsireInvincible Spirit (IRE)
Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
Sire's damHveger (AUS)
2nd damSpecial Society (IRE)
Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners
Notable siblingBealach (IRE)

Female line

  1. Samya (GB) · by Invincible Spirit (IRE) · 1 winners from 2 runners
  2. Special Society (IRE) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Highland Reel (IRE)Samya (GB)Invincible Spirit (IRE)Mr Stephen Flynn3 Mar 20baygeldingFlat 10.8f · NH 2m2fFlat 7.5f · NH 2m2½f
Highland Reel (IRE)
Breeder
Mr Stephen Flynn
Foaled
3 Mar 20
Colour
bay
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 10.8f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.5f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Highland Reel (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs1,026752177.3%21.2%20
At 7f to 1m35323646.5%18.1%10
On Good to soft or yielding going12811318.6%24.2%10
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going373108.1%27.0%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
1,026
Wins
75
Placed
217
Win %
7.3%
Place %
21.2%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m
Condition
At 7f to 1m
Runs
353
Wins
23
Placed
64
Win %
6.5%
Place %
18.1%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
128
Wins
11
Placed
31
Win %
8.6%
Place %
24.2%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
37
Wins
3
Placed
10
Win %
8.1%
Place %
27.0%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Highland Reel (IRE) × Invincible Spirit (IRE) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat9111.1%038162.6%£15,918€125
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
9
Winners
1
Winners %
11.1%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
38
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
6
Win %
2.6%
Prize GB (£)
£15,918
Prize IRE (€)
€125

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Initio (GB)810£6,943€0
Afrika (ITY)100£0€0
Highland Obsession (IRE)100£0€0
Maha Dewi (IRE)100£0€0
Highland Rose (GB)200£463€0
Highland Sam (IRE)200£0€125
Internal Conflict (IRE)500£1,488€0
Dancing Eyes (IRE)800£1,266€0
Man Of A'An (IRE)1000£5,758€0
Initio (GB)
Runs
8
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£6,943
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Afrika (ITY)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Highland Obsession (IRE)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Maha Dewi (IRE)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Highland Rose (GB)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£463
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Highland Sam (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€125
Internal Conflict (IRE)
Runs
5
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£1,488
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Dancing Eyes (IRE)
Runs
8
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£1,266
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Man Of A'An (IRE)
Runs
10
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£5,758
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Samya (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Samya (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By New Approach (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1Samya (GB) · by Invincible Spirit (IRE)
  2. 2Special Society (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Special Society family

In brief

When was Highland Sam foaled?

Highland Sam (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 3 March 2020.

Who are the sire and dam of Highland Sam?

Highland Sam (IRE) is by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Samya (GB), a daughter of Invincible Spirit (IRE), and was bred by Mr Stephen Flynn.

Who trained Highland Sam?

Highland Sam (IRE) was trained by Patrick J Flynn and owned by S P Girvan at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Highland Sam's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Highland Sam (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Highland Sam still racing?

Highland Sam (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 23 June 2023 at Limerick (IRE) in the Ryan's Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden, finishing 13th of 16, and has not run there since.

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