Golden Sands (IRE) Horse

Country

Ireland

Foal Date

05-Mar-19

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Footstepsinthesand

Dam

Varna

Prize Money

35789

Trainer

M Appleby

Owners

Hjw Partnership

About

Golden Sands is a 6yo ch from Ireland trained by M Appleby. It is sired by the stallion Footstepsinthesand out of the dam Varna. Golden Sands has won 5 races in its career so far. On 31st May 2023 at Beverley, Golden Sands achieved its most notable victory to date, taking the prize in the $5574.00 Dr Eddie Moll Handicap.

Raced At

Wolverhampton • Kempton • Pontefract • Beverley • Leicester • Carlisle • Ayr • Ripon • Chester • Goodwood • Lingfield

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Wolverhampton 17-Nov-24 m R8 CL4 Hcp, Winning Time: 02:37.660, SP: 18/1	M Ghiani 59.4kg, Cd 0 11.00L	12 (12)
Kempton 03-Oct-24 1609m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $5,757), Winning Time: 01:37.990, SP: 33/1 Led, kicked clear over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no exta	A Rawlinson 59.9kg, Cd 0 5.00L	7 (14)
Pontefract 19-Sep-24 1614m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $5,234), Winning Time: 01:42.870, SP: 22/1 Led, ridden 2f out, soon hard pressed, headed inside final furlong, soon no extra and hung left into rival	A Rawlinson 63kg, Cd 0 3.25L	7 (12)
Beverley 23-Jul-24 1495m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $6,621), Winning Time: 01:31.920, SP: 20/1 Raced keenly, led, pushed along and headed inside final 2f, soon ridden, weakened final furlong	A Rawlinson 62.1kg, Cd 0 10.00L	8 (10)
Beverley 08-Jun-24 1495m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $6,621), Winning Time: 01:31.950, SP: 12/1 Keen , led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened	A Rawlinson 61.7kg, Cd 0 19.50L	13 (13)
Kempton 09-Sep-23 1609m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $41,232) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:38.020, SP: 33/1 Mid-division, pushed along and went wide on bend over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened	T Ladd 53.1kg, Cd 0 12.50L	12 (14)
Leicester 24-Aug-23 1657m GOOD R4 Hcp $2,456 (of $5,234) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.070, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, rallied to go 2nd towards finish	A Rawlinson 64.4kg 0.50L	2 (11)
Sandown 27-Jul-23 1609m GOOD R4 Hcp $1,472 (of $6,281) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.700, SP: 12/1 Led, pushed along and headed entering final 2f, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, plugged on in well held 3rd	A Rawlinson 64.4kg 2.50L	3 (10)
Carlisle 28-Jun-23 1566m SOFT R4 Hcp (of $15,702) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.790, SP: 22/1 Keen in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong	A Rawlinson 61.2kg, Cd 0 11.50L	11 (17)
Beverley 31-May-23 1700m GOOD R5 Hcp $5,574 (of $5,574) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.630, SP: 11/2 Made all and soon clear, ran on strongly, unchallenged	A Rawlinson 59kg	1 (9)
Beverley 27-Apr-23 1700m SOFT R5 Hcp $1,307 (of $5,574) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 1:48.120, SP: 28/1 Led, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed close home	A Rawlinson 59kg 0.30L	3 (11)
Kempton 13-Apr-23 1609m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4Hcp $737 (of $6,281) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.289, SP: 22/1 Chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, plugging on when slightly hampered final 110 yards, soon no extra	F Larson 56.7kg, Cd 0 2.25L	4 (13)
Kempton 02-Mar-23 1609m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5Hcp (of $4,187) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.130, SP: 5/1 Prominent, pushed along and weakened when hung left 2f out	A Rawlinson 61.2kg, Cd 0 18.75L	12 (13)
Kempton 16-Feb-23 1609m GOOD R6 Hcp $4,187 (of $4,187) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.180, SP: 9/1 Led early, with leader, led over 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, driven out	A Rawlinson 59kg	1 (14)
Kempton 20-Jan-23 1609m GOOD R3 Hcp $1,472 (of $6,281) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.520, SP: 14/1 Chased leaders, led 6f out until ridden over 1f out, plugged on into 3rd final strides	A Voikhansky 54.4kg 3.50L	3 (8)
Wolverhampton 31-Dec-22 1739m GOOD R4 Hcp $2,586 (of $5,508) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.890, SP: 33/1 Soon led and set steady pace, pushed along and quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed inside final 100 yards	A Rawlinson 58.1kg 0.50L	2 (9)
Wolverhampton 27-Nov-22 1739m GOOD R9 Hcp (of $4,536) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:47.670, SP: 16/1 Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased leaders, hanging badly left when hampered on rail over 1f out, soon eased	A Rawlinson 59kg, Cd 0 14.00L	11 (11)
Newcastle 05-Nov-22 1613m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $5,508) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.450, SP: 20/1 Prominent, ridden and outpaced 2f out, behind final furlong	A Rawlinson 58.1kg, Cd 0 8.50L	12 (13)
Ayr 15-Sep-22 1609m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $3,996) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.580, SP: 12/1 Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out	J Hart 61.7kg, Cd 0 21.75L	8 (10)
Hamilton 31-Jul-22 1671m GOOD R5 Hcp $300 (of $4,158) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:45.520, SP: 10/1 Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, faded inside final furlong	D Egan 61.7kg, Cd 0 8.25L	6 (8)
Ripon 16-Jul-22 1609m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $6,156) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.270, SP: 11/2 Handy, pushed along 3f out, outpaced and lost position well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out	F Norton 60.3kg, Cd 0 15.25L	9 (9)
Chester 25-Jun-22 1524m GOOD R1 CL4Hcp $1,192 (of $11,400) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:32.750, SP: 5/2 Handy, pushed along and briefly outpaced 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd close home	F Norton 60.8kg 1.00L	3 (6)
GOODwood 18-Jun-22 1609m GOOD R6 CL4Hcp $2,890 (of $12,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.180, SP: 7/2 Led until over 6f out, every chance over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards	F Norton 57.6kg 2.00L	2 (6)
Wolverhampton 23-May-22 1739m SYNTHETIC R7 CL5Hcp $3,510 (of $7,100) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.290, SP: 9/4 Soon tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd 7f out, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on strongly	J Fanning 61.7kg	1 (9)
Ripon 07-May-22 1609m GOOD R7 CL5Hcp $875 (of $7,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.289, SP: 7/2 Chased leaders out wide, led 7f out until 5f out, chased leader every chance 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace in 3rd	J Fanning 59.4kg 3.25L	3 (8)
Beverley 21-Apr-22 1495m GOOD R4 CL5Hcp $896 (of $7,676) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:31.030, SP: 5/1 Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken and lost 2nd final strides	J Fanning 60.8kg 0.30L	3 (9)
Lingfield 30-Mar-22 1610m SYNTHETIC R6 CL5Hcp $412 (of $7,100) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.220, SP: 4/1 Raced keenly, led, ridden inside final furlong, headed and lost three places towards finish	J Fanning 59kg, Cd 0 0.75L	4 (7)
Wolverhampton 02-Feb-22 1739m SYNTHETIC R7 CL4Hcp $4,995 (of $9,850) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.130, SP: 1/6 Led, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, joined leader on line	J Fanning 57.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L	1 (2)
Wolverhampton 04-Jan-22 1739m SYNTHETIC R4 CL6Hcp $2,970 (of $6,100) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:49.759, SP: 9/4 Keen made all, pushed along over 1f out, ran on	J Fanning 60.3kg	1 (10)
Kempton 06-Oct-21 1408m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 (of $7,200) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:29.780, SP: 28/1 Edged left start, prominent, led 6f out, ridden and bumped just inside 2f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace final furlong	R Kingscote 59.4kg, Cd 0 7.50L	12 (13)
Beverley 15-Sep-21 1495m SOFT CL5NvNHF (of $4,050), Winning Time: 01:35.310, SP: 10/3 Keen led, headed 6f out, tracked leader, hung left over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong	J Fanning 58.5kg, Cd 0 5.50L	5 (10)
Chester 26-Jun-21 1409m GOOD R4 CL4Md (of $6,900) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:31.730, SP: 14/1 Went sharply left start, chased leader, pushed along inside final 3f, hung left over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, weakened inside final 100 yards	F Norton 59.4kg, Cd 0 1.25L	5 (6)
Leicester 07-Jun-21 1207m GOOD R1 CL5Md (of $5,300) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.780, SP: 20/1 Prominent, pushed along and weakened over 1f out	B A Curtis 59.4kg, Cd 0 11.75L	9 (12)