Sands Castle: horse profile, stats, records and next races
Sands Castle is a 3-year-old filly by Sands Of Mali, trained by Adrian Sexton. She has won 0 of 10 starts and placed in 1 more, for £480 in prize money. She runs next in the 3:40 at Gowran Park on 19 October. Her best performance rating is 79, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.
- Runs 10
- Wins 0
- Placed 1
- Strike rate 0%
- Prize money £480
- Best rating 79
- Official rating –
Where Sands Castle runs next
| Time | Course | Race | Best price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:40 | Gowran Park | Racing Club Membership Handicap (Div I) | — |
Sands Castle form and race record
| Date | Course | Race | Dist | Going | Pos | Beaten | SP | Jockey | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 26 | Down Royal (IRE) | Coca-Cola HBC Ireland And Northern Ireland 3-Y-O Hurdle | 2m 1.5f | Good | 6 | 28 | 8/1 | Harry Sexton | – |
| 10 Aug 26 | Ballinrobe (IRE) | C.J. Sheeran Ltd 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 2m 0.5f | Good | 6 | 13.25 | 66/1 | Conor Lamon | – |
| 25 Jul 26 | Gowran Park (IRE) | O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap (Div II) | 7f | Good | 11 | 8.75 | 7/2F | Shane Foley | 59 |
| 13 Jul 26 | Killarney (IRE) | Heights Hotel, Killarney Handicap | 1m 3.5f | Good | 12 | 24.75 | 14/1 | Harry Sexton | 60 |
| 22 Jun 26 | Ballinrobe | J.J. Burke Peugeot Handicap (0-60) | 1m 1.5f | Yielding | 2 | 3.25 | 12/1 | Shane Foley | 60 |
| 5 Jun 26 | Fairyhouse | 5 Euro General Admission At Fairyhouse On June 12th Maiden | 7f | Good | 10 | 12 | 125/1 | Gavin Ryan | 61 |
| 3 May 26 | Sligo | Apex Controls Ltd. Handicap | 1m 2.5f | Yielding To Soft | 5 | 10.25 | 15/2 | Robbie Colgan | 64 |
| 22 Apr 26 | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 1m | Soft | 4 | 6.5 | 300/1 | Killian Leonard | – |
| 2 Nov 25 | Curragh | Irish EBF Maiden (Smullen Series) | 1m | Heavy | 14 | 36.5 | 250/1 | Wesley Joyce | – |
| 20 Oct 25 | Gowran Park | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden (Smullen Series) | 1m 0.5f | Heavy | 10 | 33.25 | 200/1 | Killian Leonard | – |
Last time out
Finished 6 in the Coca-Cola HBC Ireland And Northern Ireland 3-Y-O Hurdle at Down Royal (IRE) on 28 August 2026. Sat close to the front early - disputing second at halfway - urged into effort after three out then found little more and slipped to fourth nearing the following fence - fifth and driven before the last - stayed on at the same rate to the line finishing sixth.
Sands Castle by distance
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 8f | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 17.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 16.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 11.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 9.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 10.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 8.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
Sands Castle by going
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Yielding | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Yielding To Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
Sands Castle by course
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
Sands Castle breeding
- Sire Sands Of Mali (FR)
- Dam Light At Dawn (IRE)
- Damsire Dawn Approach (IRE)
- Breeder Alan & Elaine Strain
- Foaled 2 March 2023
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