Sam's Hope (2020) Horse
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Southwell R8 SBK Betting Podcast Handicap — Sam's Hope is a 6yo b unknown from trained by Martin Dunne, who is based at Newmarket. It is sired by the stallion Awtaad out of the dam Delightful Belle. Sam's Hope has managed to win 6 races in its career so far. On 14th Jan 2026 at Southwell, Sam's Hope scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $6984.00 Cl5 Hcp.
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Wolverhampton • Southwell • Chelmsford City • Windsor • Leicester • Brighton • Kempton • NottinghamRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 31-Jan-26 1225m SYNTHETIC R8 CL5 Hcp $217 (of $6,984) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.500, SP: 6.00 1st Papa Cocktail ( J Mitchell 135 ) 2nd Water Of Leith ( L Young 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Ziggy's Queen ( E Tindall 132 ) 0.50L 5th Sam's Hope ( L Morris 134 ) 2.95L See full results | L Morris 60.8kg 2.95L | 5 (9) |
| Southwell 23-Jan-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp $3,140 (of $5,902) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.660, SP: 2.38 1st Sam's Hope ( R Kavanagh 142 ) 2nd Twilight Madness ( T Langley 137 ) 3.25L 3rd Thecoffeepoddotco ( A Voikhansky 137 ) 0.15L See full results | R Kavanagh 64.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Southwell 14-Jan-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Hcp $3,716 (of $6,984) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:58.420, SP: 7.50 1st Sam's Hope ( R Kavanagh 130 ) 2nd Birkenhead ( O Mcsweeney 131 ) 3.25L 3rd Emperor's Son ( W Fentiman 135 ) 0.75L See full results | R Kavanagh 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Southwell 19-Dec-25 1000m SYNTHETIC R8 CL5 Hcp $217 (of $6,984) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.520, SP: 4.00 1st Ziggy's Triton ( D Nolan 135 ) 2nd Popular Dream ( J Mason 125 ) 3.50L 3rd Glory Fighter ( M Winn 134 ) 1.75L 5th Sam's Hope ( D Keenan 127 ) 6.75L See full results | D Keenan 57.6kg 6.75L | 5 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 30-Nov-25 1230m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp $184 (of $5,902) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:13.260, SP: 6.50 1st Neptune Legend ( P Cosgrave 132 ) 2nd Woodhay Whisper ( H Crouch 136 ) 0.30L 3rd Thank The Lord ( A Rawlinson 132 ) 0.50L 5th Sam's Hope ( D Keenan 141 ) 1.75L See full results | D Keenan 64kg 1.75L | 5 (13) |
| Southwell 22-Nov-25 1000m SYNTHETIC R9 CL6 Hcp $3,140 (of $5,902) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.300, SP: 9.50 1st Sam's Hope ( D Keenan 130 ) 2nd The Fixer ( K T O'neill 135 ) 1.75L 3rd Popular Dream ( L Edmunds 135 ) 1.25L See full results | D Keenan 59kg | 1 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 19-Oct-25 1230m SYNTHETIC R2 CL6 Hcp $3,245 (of $6,100) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.940, SP: 3.50 1st Sam's Hope ( H Doyle 130 ) 2nd Massimo Blue ( J Mitchell 139 ) 0.75L 3rd Dolly's Delight ( J Fanning 132 ) 1.75L See full results | H Doyle 59kg | 1 (11) |
| Chelmsford City 19-Sep-25 1210m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp $430 (of $6,886) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.620, SP: 2.20 1st Due Date ( J Watson 135 ) 2nd Lion Ring ( R Kavanagh 127 ) 1.25L 3rd Smasher ( W Carson 134 ) 0.50L 4th Sam's Hope ( D Muscutt 133 ) 2.05L See full results | D Muscutt 60.3kg 2.05L | 4 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 17-Sep-25 1230m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp $3,245 (of $6,100) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.330, SP: 1.80 1st Sam's Hope ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd Kurimu ( E Gale 131 ) 4.50L 3rd Havana Miss ( K T O'neill 126 ) 0.00L See full results | O Murphy 58.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Chelmsford City 11-Sep-25 1210m SYNTHETIC R4 CL6 Hcp $1,719 (of $6,886) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.500, SP: 4.00 1st Kodi Red ( N Callan 134 ) 2nd Sam's Hope ( D C Costello 131 ) 3.50L 3rd Wrath Of Hector ( G Wood 129 ) 1.00L See full results | D C Costello 59.4kg 3.50L | 2 (10) |
| Chelmsford City 31-Aug-25 1010m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 $430 (of $6,886) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.600, SP: 3.50 1st Sam's Xpress ( D Hogan 135 ) 2nd Battle Point ( M Cole 135 ) 3.25L 3rd Pinjarra ( S Feilden 136 ) 0.15L 4th Sam's Hope ( L Morris 135 ) 3.60L See full results | L Morris 61.2kg 3.60L | 4 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 20-Aug-25 1030m SYNTHETIC R4 CL6 $1,523 (of $6,100) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.530, SP: 2.25 1st Sanbona ( C Beasley 133 ) 2nd Sam's Hope ( H Doyle 135 ) 1.50L 3rd Kento ( R Ryan 135 ) 1.00L See full results | H Doyle 61.2kg 1.50L | 2 (10) |
| Windsor 27-Jul-25 1220m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp $491 (of $7,870) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.730, SP: 6.50 1st Lahina Bay ( R Clutterbuck 130 ) 2nd Campani ( G Dobie 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Polar Rebel ( R Kingscote 127 ) 0.00L 4th Sam's Hope ( T Heard 129 ) 3.10L See full results | T Heard 58.5kg 3.10L | 4 (8) |
| Leicester 17-Jul-25 1210m GOOD R4 CL6 $1,459 (of $5,844) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.490, SP: 9.00 Held up in mid-division, closed 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression, kept on 1st Due Date ( R Hornby 135 ) 2nd Sam's Hope ( D Keenan 135 ) 2.50L 3rd Rock Master ( D Egan 130 ) 2.00L See full results | D Keenan 61.2kg 2.50L | 2 (11) |
| Southwell 01-Jun-25 1620m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $6,100) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:42.010, SP: 6.00 Raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders turning in, ridden and weakened over 2f out 1st Create ( J Haynes 130 ) 2nd Fire Eyes ( T Jakes 128 ) 0.20L 3rd Latin ( M Paetel 134 ) 1.00L 9th Sam's Hope ( J Doughty 133 ) 29.70L See full results | J Doughty 60.3kg 29.70L | 9 (11) |
| Brighton 01-May-25 1400m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:20.600, SP: 11.00 Mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, soon closed into 3rd, ridden over 1f out and no impression, weakened inside last 1st Kranjcar ( J Callan 133 , Cd 126 ) 2nd Voltaic ( A Mcdonnell 132 , Cd 125 ) 0.75L 3rd Bear To Dream ( P Bradley 129 ) 2.00L 7th Sam's Hope ( W Carson 132 ) 5.10L See full results | W Carson 59.9kg 5.10L | 7 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 21-Apr-25 1440m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $2,456 (of $9,837) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.600, SP: 19.00 Rear mid-division, pushed along and headway well over 1f out, disputed 2nd over 110 yards out, kept on but no match for winner 1st Fistral Beach ( C Lee 133 ) 2nd Sam's Hope ( W Carson 131 ) 2.25L 3rd Monsieur Fantaisie ( C Horgan 135 , Cd 130 ) 3.75L See full results | W Carson 59.4kg 2.25L | 2 (11) |
| Southwell 03-Apr-25 1420m GOOD R2 CL6 Hcp (of $6,100) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.660, SP: 12.00 Took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon waiting for clear run, kept on inside final furlong, no danger 1st Galileo Glass ( M Paetel 132 , Cd 125 ) 2nd Urban Dandy ( D Nolan 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Create ( D Swift 126 ) 0.70L 7th Sam's Hope ( W Carson 132 ) 2.20L See full results | W Carson 59.9kg 2.20L | 7 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 19-Mar-25 1440m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp (of $8,853) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.600, SP: 7.50 Tracked leaders, pushed along on inside over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards 1st Pessoa ( F Marsh 131 ) 2nd Match Anthem ( L Morris 131 ) 1.00L 3rd Barney's Bay ( L Edmunds 126 ) 3.00L 6th Sam's Hope ( W Carson 133 ) 4.75L See full results | W Carson 60.3kg 4.75L | 6 (11) |
| Southwell 02-Mar-25 1420m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $2,210 (of $8,853) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.560, SP: 13.00 Held up towards rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, every chance briefly inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish 1st Golden Goose ( R Ryan 135 ) 2nd Sam's Hope ( W Carson 131 ) 1.25L 3rd Mickey Mongoose ( C Hardie 132 ) 2.00L See full results | W Carson 59.4kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 28-Jan-25 1440m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp $184 (of $5,902) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:29.420, SP: 9.00 Last to break, soon held up in mid-division, headway when not much room over 1f out, not clear run entering final furlong, switched right, no impression 1st Ajrad ( L Edmunds 127 ) 2nd Bernie The Bear ( P Bradley 130 ) 1.00L 3rd Kranjcar ( B Loughnane 129 ) 1.20L 5th Sam's Hope ( W Carson 134 ) 3.95L See full results | W Carson 60.8kg 3.95L | 5 (8) |
| Kempton 16-Jan-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.450, SP: 15.00 Held up in mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders going well enough over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out 1st Stella Hogan ( J Watson 132 ) 2nd Cherry King ( S M Levey 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Card Shark ( P Bradley 135 ) 1.50L 10th Sam's Hope ( W Carson 135 ) 7.80L See full results | W Carson 61.2kg 7.80L | 10 (14) |
| Southwell 29-Dec-24 1220m GOOD R9 CL6 Hcp (of $5,606) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.690, SP: 34.00 Mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms, no extra towards finish 1st Just Ten High ( R Clutterbuck 132 ) 2nd King Of The Jungle ( J Mason 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Portoro ( D E Hogan 131 ) 2.00L 6th Sam's Hope ( W Carson 134 ) 4.75L See full results | W Carson 60.8kg 4.75L | 6 (12) |
| Nottingham 20-Jun-24 1680m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $3,402), Winning Time: 01:44.510, SP: 66/1 Raced wide in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong 1st Andromedas Kingdom ( S D Bowen 134 ) 2nd Astronomica ( G Wood 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Adelabella ( B D L Sayette 132 ) 2.00L 10th Sam's Hope ( D Keenan 133 , Cd 0 ) 16.25L See full results | D Keenan 60.3kg, Cd 0 16.25L | 10 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 05-Jun-24 1440m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:27.920, SP: 26.00 In touch, ridden over 1f out, never a threat 1st Mr Squires ( C Rodriguez 133 ) 2nd Wake Up Harry ( N Callan 135 ) 4.25L 3rd Roaring Ralph ( C Beasley 137 ) 0.00L 7th Sam's Hope ( S W Kelly 128 ) 6.50L See full results | S W Kelly 58.1kg 6.50L | 7 (8) |
| Kempton 14-Mar-24 1410m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $736 (of $5,902) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.230, SP: 3.00 Soon led and set steady pace, headed inside final 2f, soon ridden, no chance with winner, weakened into 3rd inside final furlong 1st Dynamic Talent ( D Probert 135 ) 2nd Swiss Pride ( J Leavy 131 ) 3.75L 3rd Sam's Hope ( A Voikhansky 130 ) 6.00L See full results | A Voikhansky 59kg 6.00L | 3 (8) |
| Kempton 07-Mar-24 1410m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp $3,140 (of $5,902) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.310, SP: 6.00 Dwelt in touch, ridden and headway to lead entering final furlong, ran on 1st Sam's Hope ( A Voikhansky 133 ) 2nd Fieldsman ( J Doughty 134 ) 1.75L 3rd No Turning Back ( P Bradley 126 ) 0.75L See full results | A Voikhansky 60.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Kempton 03-Mar-24 1610m GOOD R2 CL6 Hcp $184 (of $5,902) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.400, SP: 23.00 Held up in behind leaders, ridden 2f out, edged gradually left from over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong 1st Classic Speed ( O Murphy 134 ) 2nd Handel ( J Haynes 133 ) 3.00L 3rd Weloof ( L P Keniry 133 ) 0.50L 5th Sam's Hope ( A Voikhansky 133 , Cd 138 ) 3.75L See full results | A Voikhansky 60.3kg, Cd 62.6kg 3.75L | 5 (12) |
| Kempton 05-Oct-23 1610m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.090, SP: 15.00 Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st Green Power ( N Callan 134 ) 2nd Wizarding ( O Murphy 134 ) 2.50L 3rd Sparkling Spirit ( C Fallon 130 ) 0.75L 10th Sam's Hope ( A Voikhansky 130 , Cd 135 ) 8.25L See full results | A Voikhansky 59kg, Cd 61.2kg 8.25L | 10 (13) |
| Wolverhampton 24-Sep-23 1440m SYNTHETIC R4 CL5 Hcp (of $7,278) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.190, SP: 23.00 Not much room start, mid-division, never dangerous 1st Song Of Success ( T Fisher 137 ) 2nd Regal Fanfare ( C Howarth 137 ) 0.50L 3rd Original Thinker ( N Currie 131 ) 0.75L 7th Sam's Hope ( K T O'neill 129 ) 3.25L See full results | K T O'neill 58.5kg 3.25L | 7 (11) |
| Kempton 07-Sep-23 1610m SYNTHETIC R4 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:40.020, SP: 67.00 In rear, ridden over 2f out, never involved 1st Lady Wormsley ( O Murphy 136 ) 2nd Lordsbridge Girl ( B Wilkie 138 ) 0.30L 3rd Sail On Silverbird ( H Crouch 137 ) 1.25L 9th Sam's Hope ( S Hitchcott 131 ) 7.50L See full results | S Hitchcott 59.4kg 7.50L | 9 (12) |
| Kempton 08-Jan-23 1410m SYNTHETIC R4 CL4 Nv (of $9,837) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:27.670, SP: 26.00 Chased leaders, pushed along out wide over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong 1st Floating Spirit ( D Probert 117 ) 2nd Chorlton Lane ( J P Spencer 129 ) 0.75L 3rd Nails Murphy ( G Rooke 131 ) 3.00L 5th Sam's Hope ( A Voikhansky 119 , Cd 126 ) 7.50L See full results | A Voikhansky 54kg, Cd 57.2kg 7.50L | 5 (10) |
| Southwell 07-Dec-22 1420m SYNTHETIC R4 CL5 Nv (of $6,689) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.920, SP: 41.00 Slowly away, towards rear, kept on from over 1f out, never on terms 1st Mr Squires ( D Tudhope 133 ) 2nd Aubazine ( D Muscutt 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Medici Chapel ( R Havlin 128 ) 0.20L 6th Sam's Hope ( S M Levey 128 ) 4.50L See full results | S M Levey 58.1kg 4.50L | 6 (14) |
| Kempton 17-Nov-22 1410m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Nv (of $6,689) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:26.500, SP: 51.00 Towards rear, ridden 2f out, one paced inside final furlong 1st Whispering Dream ( W Buick 128 ) 2nd Stormy Sea ( C Fallon 128 ) 3.75L 3rd Fools And Horses ( R Ryan 128 ) 3.00L 6th Sam's Hope ( J P Fahy 128 ) 14.25L See full results | J P Fahy 58.1kg 14.25L | 6 (8) |