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Copacabana Sands: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Copacabana Sands is a 4-year-old filly by Sands Of Mali, trained by Andrew Balding. She has won 2 of 14 starts and placed in 2 more, for £5,604 in prize money. Her best trip is 7f, where 2 wins from 9 is a 22% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. She runs next in the 2:10 at Doncaster on 7 November, where the best price is 25/1 with Ladbrokes. Her best performance rating is 110, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 14
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 4
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £5,604
  • Best rating 110
  • Official rating 101

Where Copacabana Sands runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:10 Doncaster Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Wentworth Stakes (Listed Race) 25/1 Ladbrokes Ladbrokes

Copacabana Sands form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
13 Sep 26 Doncaster Japan Racing Association Sceptre Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 7f Good 6 4 20/1 Oisin Murphy 101
27 Jun 26 Chester Queen Charlotte Fillies' Stakes (Listed) Class 1 7f Good 5 1.75 3/1 Jason Watson 104
9 May 26 Lingfield William Hill Chartwell Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 7f Good To Firm 5 6.75 10/3 Ryan Moore 105
5 Oct 25 Tipperary Coolmore Sioux Nation Concorde Stakes (Listed) 7.5f Heavy 6 24.75 4/1 Jamie Powell 106
31 Aug 25 Tipperary Coolmore Stud No Nay Never Fairy Bridge Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) 7.5f Yielding 4 4.75 9/2 Ben Coen 106
12 Jun 25 Leopardstown Barberstown Castle Stakes (Group 3) (Registered as the Ballycorus Stakes) 7f Soft 1 — 11/2 Wayne Lordan 100
18 May 25 Naas Owenstown Stud Stakes (Listed) 7f Good 1 — 18/5 Jamie Powell 99
30 Mar 25 Leopardstown Ballylinch Stud 'Priory Belle' Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) 7f Good To Yielding 5 2.75 33/1 Jamie Powell 85
16 Mar 25 Curragh Alkumait At Capital Stud Fillies Maiden 7f Soft 2 1.25 7/2 Colin Keane 76
22 Oct 24 Curragh Staffordstown Stud Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) 1m Soft 9 12 80/1 Danny Sheehy –
13 Oct 24 Naas Irish EBF Auction Series Race Final 7f Yielding 3 1 28/1 Danny Sheehy –
23 Sep 24 Listowel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 1m Good 8 9.25 14/1 Gavin Ryan –
6 Sep 24 Down Royal Irish European Breeders Fund Auction Series Maiden 7f Good 5 3 14/1 Gavin Ryan –
22 Jun 24 Ayr Talk To Thompsons EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Good To Firm 5 9 5/1 Danny Sheehy –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the Japan Racing Association Sceptre Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) at Doncaster on 13 September 2026. Sat close to the front pair early - driven into second spot over 2f out then dropped to third under pressure inside the final furlong - held on for sixth without finding more.

Copacabana Sands by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
7f 9 2 22% —
7.5f 2 0 0% —
8f 2 0 0% —
6f 1 0 0% —

Copacabana Sands by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 5 1 20% —
Soft 3 1 33% —
Good To Firm 2 0 0% —
Yielding 2 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 1 0 0% —

Copacabana Sands by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Tipperary 2 0 0% —
Leopardstown 2 1 50% —
Naas 2 1 50% —
Curragh 2 0 0% —
Doncaster 1 0 0% —
Chester 1 0 0% —
Lingfield 1 0 0% —
Listowel 1 0 0% —
Down Royal 1 0 0% —
Ayr 1 0 0% —

Copacabana Sands breeding

  • Sire Sands Of Mali (FR)
  • Dam Buttonhole (GB)
  • Damsire Montjeu (IRE)
  • Breeder Peter & Hugh McCutcheon
  • Foaled 6 March 2022

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