9
Ireland 3yo

Sands Castle

T: Adrian Sexton · J: Seamie Heffernan · O: Vincent Kelly
By Sands Of Mali out of Light At Dawn
Form 0-450200668
  1. 8
  2. 6
  3. 6
  4. 0
  5. 0
  6. 2
18/1 Current odds
0/11 W/R
60 RPR
63 TS
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Active
  • 11 runs
  • 0 wins
  • placed
  • 0% strike
  • 18 d off
  • 79 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 0-450200668 18 days off
8 19 Oct 2026 Racing Club Membership Handicap (Di… Gowran Park (IRE) 6 28 Aug 2026 Coca-Cola HBC Ireland And Northern … Down Royal (IRE) 6 10 Aug 2026 C.J. Sheeran Ltd 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Ballinrobe (IRE) 0 25 Jul 2026 O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap … Gowran Park (IRE) 0 13 Jul 2026 Heights Hotel, Killarney Handicap Killarney (IRE) 2 22 Jun 2026 J.J. Burke Peugeot Handicap (0-60) Ballinrobe
On Heavy 0/2 0 wins · 0 placed
Best RPR 79 Career peak
Best TS 78 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 11 runs · form score 0–100
20 Oct 2025 · Gowran Park · 10th/11 (btn 9) 2 Nov 2025 · Curragh · 14th/20 (btn 8.5) 22 Apr 2026 · Gowran Park · 4th/15 (btn 2.25) 3 May 2026 · Sligo · 5th/9 (btn 7.5) 5 Jun 2026 · Fairyhouse · 10th/14 (btn 1) 22 Jun 2026 · Ballinrobe · 2nd/14 (btn 3.25) 13 Jul 2026 · Killarney (IRE) · 12th/14 (btn 1.25) 25 Jul 2026 · Gowran Park (IRE) · 11th/16 (btn 0.2) 10 Aug 2026 · Ballinrobe (IRE) · 6th/13 (btn 3.75) 28 Aug 2026 · Down Royal (IRE) · 6th/9 (btn 3.75) 19 Oct 2026 · Gowran Park (IRE) · 8th/16 (btn 2)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
70
Mean
30
Win %
0%
Placed %
9%
Trend
Steady

Course Record

9 venues

Career strike 9%; best at Gowran Park (0% from 2 runs).

  • Gowran Park 0% 0-0-2
  • Gowran Park (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
  • Ballinrobe 100% 0-1-1
  • Ballinrobe (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Curragh 0% 0-0-1
  • Down Royal (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Fairyhouse 0% 0-0-1
  • Killarney (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Sligo 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

7 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Shane Foley 50% 0-1-2
  • Conor Lamon NOW 0% 0-0-2
  • Harry Sexton(7) 0% 0-0-2
  • Killian Leonard 0% 0-0-2
  • Gavin Ryan 0% 0-0-1
  • Robbie Colgan 0% 0-0-1
  • Wesley Joyce 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Adrian Sexton NOW 9% 0-1-11

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
19 Oct 2026 Racing Club Membership Handicap (Div I) Gowran Park (IRE) 8th/16 2 Soft 1m½f Conor Lamon OR 56 16/1
28 Aug 2026 Coca-Cola HBC Ireland And Northern Ireland 3-Y-O Hurdle Down Royal (IRE) H 6th/9 3.75 Good 2m1½f Harry Sexton 8/1
10 Aug 2026 C.J. Sheeran Ltd 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Ballinrobe (IRE) H 6th/13 3.75 Good 2m½f Conor Lamon 66/1
25 Jul 2026 O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap (Div II) Gowran Park (IRE) 11th/16 0.2 Good 7f Shane Foley OR 59 7/2F
13 Jul 2026 Heights Hotel, Killarney Handicap Killarney (IRE) 12th/14 1.25 Good 1m3½f Harry Sexton OR 60 14/1
22 Jun 2026 J.J. Burke Peugeot Handicap (0-60) Ballinrobe 2nd/14 3.25 Yielding 1m1f163y Shane Foley OR 60 12/1
5 Jun 2026 5 Euro General Admission At Fairyhouse On June 12th Maiden Fairyhouse 10th/14 1 Good 7f Gavin Ryan OR 61 125/1
3 May 2026 Apex Controls Ltd. Handicap Sligo 5th/9 7.5 Yielding To Soft 1m2f158y Robbie Colgan OR 64 15/2
22 Apr 2026 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Gowran Park 4th/15 2.25 Soft 1m Killian Leonard 300/1
2 Nov 2025 Irish EBF Maiden (Smullen Series) Curragh 14th/20 8.5 Heavy 1m Wesley Joyce 250/1

Connections

Trainer
Adrian Sexton 3%
Jockey
Seamie Heffernan 8%
Owner
Vincent Kelly
Sire
Sands Of Mali
Dam
Light At Dawn
Dam sire
Dawn Approach
Country
Ireland
Age
3yo

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