Sands Castle (2023) Horse
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Sands Castle is a 3yo brown horse trained by A Sexton in Kildare. Its sire is Sands Of Mali and its dam is Light At Dawn. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in eight starts. In its latest run at Gowran Park on 25 July 2026, ridden by Shane Foley, Sands Castle finished 11th behind the winner Dynamic Force.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park 25-Jul-26 1408m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.620, SP: 4.50 1st Dynamic Force ( R Holohan 141 , Cd 134 ) 2nd The Blue Panther ( N Burns 136 , Cd 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Eichan San ( T Casey 142 , Cd 135 ) 1.70L 11th Sands Castle ( S Foley 134 ) 8.65L See full results | S Foley 60.8kg 8.65L | 11 (16) |
| Killarney 14-Jul-26 2280m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:27.000, SP: 15.00 1st Chicago Moon ( B Lee 137 ) 2nd Canon Law ( R Cleary 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Point Cartwright ( R Whelan 137 ) 0.75L 12th Sands Castle ( H Sexton 140 , Cd 133 ) 24.75L See full results | H Sexton 63.5kg, Cd 60.3kg 24.75L | 12 (15) |
| Ballinrobe 23-Jun-26 1960m GOOD R5 Hcp $2,000 (of $9,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:11.780, SP: 13.00 1st Rodeo Blues ( D B Mcmonagle 127 ) 2nd Sands Castle ( S Foley 140 ) 3.25L 3rd Connova ( R Colgan 125 ) 0.50L See full results | S Foley 63.5kg 3.25L | 2 (15) |
| Fairyhouse 06-Jun-26 1408m GOOD R2 Md (of $13,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:28.280, SP: 126.00 1st Oro Blanco ( S Mccullagh 134 ) 2nd Krasimir ( G Carroll 134 ) 2.50L 3rd Elusive Path ( R Colgan 134 ) 3.25L 10th Sands Castle ( G Ryan 129 ) 12.05L See full results | G Ryan 58.5kg 12.05L | 10 (17) |
| Sligo 03-May-26 2156m SOFT R7 Hcp $361 (of $12,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:37.540, SP: 8.50 1st Misty Cove ( B Lee 139 ) 2nd Wipeawayyourtears ( J Cleary 122 , Cd 117 ) 2.00L 3rd Pliny ( J M Sheridan 130 ) 2.30L 5th Sands Castle ( R Colgan 132 ) 10.30L See full results | R Colgan 59.9kg 10.30L | 5 (11) |