Copacabana Sands (2022) Horse
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Copacabana Sands is a four-year-old brown filly by Sands Of Mali out of Buttonhole. She races under the guidance of A M Balding and is owned by Mrs Barbara M Keller. Out of 14 starts she has secured two victories, finished second on one occasion and third on another, and has accumulated $158,314 in earnings. Her most recent outing was at Doncaster on 13 September 2026, where she came home 6th of a field of 20. The last time she won was at Leopardstown on 12 June 2025.
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Doncaster • Chester • Lingfield • Tipperary • Leopardstown • Naas • Curragh • Listowel • Down Royal • AyrRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doncaster 07-Nov-26 1209m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) R4 Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Wentworth Stakes (Listed), SP: 13.00 | Oisin Murphy 1L | 8 (20) |
| Doncaster 13-Sep-26 1414m GOOD R4 CL1 $2,417 (of $176,193) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:22.820, SP: 21.00 1st Pina Sonata ( D Muscutt 130 ) 2nd Touleen ( D Probert 126 ) 1.50L 3rd The Prettiest Star ( C Rodriguez 126 ) 2.00L 6th Copacabana Sands ( O Murphy 130 ) 4.05L See full results | O Murphy 59kg 4.05L | 6 (20) |
| Chester 27-Jun-26 1409m GOOD R4 CL1 $3,125 (of $66,047) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.390, SP: 4.00 1st Bellarchi ( J Mason 128 ) 2nd Dash Of Azure ( E Greatrex 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Circe ( S M Levey 131 ) 0.30L 5th Copacabana Sands ( J Watson 128 ) 1.75L See full results | J Watson 58.1kg 1.75L | 5 (11) |
| Lingfield 09-May-26 1408m GOOD R4 CL1 $5,062 (of $106,706) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.760, SP: 4.33 1st Royal Velvet ( W Buick 132 ) 2nd La Brodeuse ( T Marquand 132 ) 0.75L 3rd Havana Pusey ( J Leavy 132 ) 1.00L 5th Copacabana Sands ( R L Moore 132 ) 6.75L See full results | R L Moore 59.9kg 6.75L | 5 (8) |
| Tipperary 05-Oct-25 1500m HEAVY R3 CL1 $1,599 (of $45,444) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:42.990, SP: 5.00 1st Deepone ( B Lee 133 ) 2nd Lord Massusus ( G Carroll 136 ) 9.00L 3rd Soft Winds ( J M Sheridan 130 ) 3.50L 6th Copacabana Sands ( J Powell 133 ) 24.75L See full results | J Powell 60.3kg 24.75L | 6 (7) |
| Tipperary 31-Aug-25 1510m GOOD R4 CL1 $5,363 (of $61,456) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.380, SP: 5.50 1st Princess Child ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 2nd Queen Of Thunder ( C Hayes 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Fingerpaint ( C Keane 128 ) 3.50L 4th Copacabana Sands ( B Coen 131 ) 4.90L See full results | B Coen 59.4kg 4.90L | 4 (10) |
| Leopardstown 12-Jun-25 1451m SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 11/2 Held up in mid-division, not clear run 2f out, switched right 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and progress, 6th over 1f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong, asserted close home | Wayne Lordan 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Naas 18-May-25 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, 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 | Jamie Powell 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Leopardstown 30-Mar-25 1436m GOOD TO YIELDING CL1 Flat, 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 | Jamie Powell 58.1kg 3/4 length | 5 (13) |
| Curragh 16-Mar-25 1408m SOFT Flat, 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 | Colin Keane 57.6kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (20) |
| Curragh 22-Oct-24 1609m SOFT (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 80/1 Dwelt, towards rear, took keen hold, no impression from 2f out, never a factor | D E Sheehy 58.1kg 2l | 9 (11) |
| Naas 13-Oct-24 1408m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, 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 1/2 length | 3 (16) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-24 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Soon close up, dropped to 7th halfway, headway 2f out, no impression in 5th over 1f out, weakened closing stages | Gavin Ryan 56.7kg 1 1/4 length | 8 (15) |
| Down Royal 06-Sep-24 1433m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, 9th halfway, pushed along and no impression on outer over 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards | Gavin Ryan 55.3kg 1/2 length | 5 (14) |
| Ayr 22-Jun-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, gradually dropped away | D E Sheehy 58.1kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (5) |