Castle In The Sand (IRE) Horse

Country

Ireland

Foal Date

31-Mar-21

Colour

bay

Sire

New Approach

Dam

Crossing The Line

Prize Money

38396

Trainer

A M Balding

Owners

Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum

About

Castle In The Sand is a 4yo from Ireland trained by A M Balding, Kingsclere. It is sired by the stallion New Approach out of the dam Crossing The Line. Castle In The Sand is yet to win a race, having not triumphed in 9 attempts. During its most recent race at Thirsk on 17th Jun 2024, Castle In The Sand was ridden by David Probert and finished unplaced, behind the winner.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Thirsk 17-Jun-24 2421m GOOD R4 CL3 Hcp, Winning Time: 02:34.710 D Probert 59.9kg, Cd 0 UPD (11)
Chester 25-May-24 2075m SOFT R7 Hcp $896 (of $7,644), Winning Time: 02:18.240, SP: 9/4 Held up on outside, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, plugged on final furlong J Watson 60.8kg, Cd 0 5.50L 4 (5)
Chester 08-May-24 2075m GOOD R6 Md $5,972 (of $12,740), Winning Time: 02:13.040, SP: 10/3 Led, travelling well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on O Murphy 60.3kg 1.50L 2 (8)
Windsor 23-Apr-24 2011m GOOD R4 Nv $2,028 (of $4,320), Winning Time: 02:06.840, SP: 15/8 Chased leader, shaken up to lead 3f out, ridden and faced challenge over 1f out, soon headed, ran on inside final furlong but no match for winner O Murphy 56.7kg 4.00L 2 (7)
Southwell 22-Mar-24 1621m GOOD R2 Md $2,890 (of $6,156) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.430, SP: 11/10 Led, ridden 2f out, headed before 1f out, rallied inside final 110 yards, kept on, just denied post D Probert 56.7kg 0.30L 2 (11)
Brighton 19-Oct-23 1605m SOFT R3 Nv $2,522 (of $5,373) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.930, SP: 11/8 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on R Hornby 60.3kg 1.50L 2 (7)
Thirsk 18-Sep-23 1408m SOFT R4 Nv $5,070 (of $10,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:32.270, SP: 9/1 Wore hood to post, led and kept out wide early, set decent pace, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace and no extra towards finish P J Mcdonald 59kg 0.75L 2 (6)
York 25-Aug-23 1408m GOOD R6 Md (of $51,540) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.140, SP: 11/2 Wore hood to post, raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along when edged left over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly inside final 2f D Tudhope 60.3kg, Cd 0 9.25L 11 (14)
Ffos Las 08-Aug-23 1481m SOFT R2 Md $631 (of $5,373) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.520, SP: 7/1 Tracked leader, carried badly right home turn, led over 3f out, headed inside final 3f, chased winner, well held over 1f out, lost two places towards finish D Probert 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.50L 4 (11)