Copacabana Sands
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Copacabana Sands is a 3yo from Ireland trained by M O'Callaghan based at Kildare. It is sired by Sands Of Mali out of Buttonhole. Copacabana Sands has won 2 races in its career so far. On June 13th, 2025, at Leopardstown, it scored its most significant win, taking the $600,000 Cl1 race. It has proven profitable for punters. Backing Copacabana Sands throughout its career would have yielded a 73% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 13-Jun-25 m R4 CL1 $36,000 (of $60,000), Winning Time: 01:34.640, SP: 11/2 | W M Lordan 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Naas 18-May-25 1408m GOOD R3 $27,000 (of $27,000), Winning Time: 01:25.070, SP: 18/5 Soon tracked leaders, 3rd on inner halfway, a bit short of room from 2f out and soon switched to outer, ridden over 1f out and kept on strongly inside final furlong to lead inside final 50 yards | J A Powell 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Leopardstown 31-Mar-25 1435m SOFT R3 $1,800 (of $36,000), Winning Time: 01:27.500, SP: 33/1 Towards rear, took keen hold, headway entering straight, mid-division when short of room in inner 2f out, went 5th and pushed along 1 1/2f out, soon checked again, ridden inside final furlong, kept on without threatening | J A Powell 58.1kg, Cd 0 2.50L | 5 (13) |
| Curragh 17-Mar-25 1408m SOFT R4 Md $4,000 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 01:31.570, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders on outer, took keen hold, headway to dispute lead travelling well 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home | C T Keane 57.6kg 1.25L | 2 (20) |
| Curragh 22-Oct-24 1609m SOFT R3 (of $34,722), Winning Time: 01:41.750, SP: 80/1 Dwelt, towards rear, took keen hold, no impression from 2f out, never a factor | D E Sheehy 58.1kg, Cd 0 12.25L | 9 (11) |
| Naas 13-Oct-24 1408m SOFT R3 $12,000 (of $75,757), Winning Time: 01:28.300, SP: 28/1 Held up towards rear, not clear run under 2f out, switched to rail over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, ridden and ran on well close home | D E Sheehy 54.4kg 1.00L | 3 (16) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-24 1609m GOOD R1 Md (of $11,363), Winning Time: 01:40.100, SP: 14/1 Soon close up, dropped to 7th halfway, headway 2f out, no impression in 5th over 1f out, weakened closing stages | G M Ryan 56.7kg, Cd 0 9.25L | 8 (15) |
| Down Royal 07-Sep-24 1432m GOOD R3 Md $600 (of $12,626), Winning Time: 01:30.280, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, 9th halfway, pushed along and no impression on outer over 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards | G M Ryan 55.3kg, Cd 0 3.00L | 5 (14) |
| Ayr 23-Jun-24 1207m GOOD R1 Md (of $5,554), Winning Time: 01:12.130, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, gradually dropped away | D E Sheehy 58.1kg, Cd 0 9.00L | 5 (5) |