Ireland 5yo

Samba Train (IRE)

T: E Bolger · J: Mark Walsh · O: Sir Francis Brooke

By Blue Bresil (FR) out of Taraval (IRE)

Form 621614-1U9

11/4 Current odds

3/9 W/R

120 RPR

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9 runs
3 wins
placed
33% strike
44 d off
120 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 621614-1U9 44 days off

9 U 1 4 1 6

On Good 1/5 1 win · 2 placed

Best RPR 120 Career peak

Best TS 101 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 9 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 51
Win %: 33%
Placed %: 44%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

7 venues

Career strike 44%; best at Limerick (50% from 2 runs).

Limerick 50% 1-0-2
Listowel 50% 1-0-2
Cork 100% 0-1-1
Killarney 100% 1-0-1
Downpatrick (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Thurles 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

4 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Miss A B O'Connor 67% 3-1-6
Mark Walsh NOW 0% 0-0-1
Mr J M Halford 0% 0-0-1
Shane Fitzgerald 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

E Bolger NOW 44% 3-1-9

Going Record

7 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 40% 1-1-5
Good to Soft 50% 1-0-2
Soft — 0 runs
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

9 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 44% 3-1-9

Race history

9 of 9 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

9 Aug 2026 Franco Hughes Away Bet Mares Handicap Hurdle Downpatrick (IRE) 9th/10 47 Good 2m6f Mark Walsh OR 118 3/1F

29 Jul 2026 Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle Galway (IRE) UR - Good 2m½f Joshua Halford OR 118 6/1

11 May 2026 Easy Clean Mares Maiden Hurdle Killarney 1st/16 +0 Good To Yielding 2m6f100y Miss A B O'Connor 2/1F

20 Dec 2025 Billy Harney Memorial Irish EBF Boreen Belle Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) Thurles 4th/9 11 Yielding 2m26y Miss A B O'Connor 13/2

18 Oct 2025 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race Limerick 1st/7 +0 Yielding 2m Miss A B O'Connor 7/4F

27 Sep 2025 Listowel Printing Works Slan Abhaile (Pro/Am) Flat Race Listowel 6th/9 3.25 Good To Yielding 2m Miss A B O'Connor 9/1

31 May 2025 Oliver Broderick (Pro/Am) Fillies Flat Race Listowel 1st/14 +0 Good 2m100y Miss A B O'Connor 9/4F

10 May 2025 Irish Stallion Farms EBF 4-y-o Fillies Flat Race Cork 2nd/15 1.75 Good 2m60y Miss A B O'Connor 10/1

10 Apr 2025 Big Boss Fillies Maiden Hurdle Limerick 6th/11 2.25 Good 2m Shane Fitzgerald 40/1

Connections

Trainer: E Bolger 13%
Jockey: Mark Walsh 22%
Owner: Sir Francis Brooke
Sire: Blue Bresil (FR)
Dam: Taraval (IRE)
Dam sire: Milan
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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