Sands Castle (2023) Horse
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About
The three-year-old bay filly called Sands Castle, by Sands Of Mali and out of Light At Dawn, is in the care of trainer A Sexton and owned by Vincent Kelly. Over eleven starts she has recorded a single second-place finish, has not yet won, and has accumulated $6,037 in prize money. Her most recent race was at Gowran Park on 19 October 2026, where she came home 8th out of 19 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park 19-Oct-26 1678m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $16,163) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:53.760, SP: 17.00 1st Real Petite ( J Dalton 129 , Cd 122 ) 2nd Survivor's Code ( R Whearty 125 ) 4.00L 3rd Medieval Night ( J Huggan 140 , Cd 130 ) 4.50L 8th Sands Castle ( C Lamon 138 , Cd 128 ) 10.80L See full results | C Lamon 62.6kg, Cd 58.1kg 10.80L | 8 (19) |
| Down Royal 29-Aug-26 3499m GOOD R1 H $390 (of $11,688), Winning Time: 04:02.700, SP: 9.00 1st Nicky Larson ( S Flanagan 158 ) 2nd Nod Of Approval ( S Torrens 152 ) 0.50L 3rd No Bother Aoife ( C Stone-walsh 145 ) 7.50L 6th Sands Castle ( H Sexton 145 , Cd 138 ) 28.05L See full results | H Sexton 65.8kg, Cd 62.6kg 28.05L | 6 (9) |
| Ballinrobe 11-Aug-26 3318m GOOD R1 MdH $391 (of $11,744), Winning Time: 03:56.500, SP: 67.00 1st Nicky Larson ( S Flanagan 154 ) 2nd Minella Buoy ( D King 154 ) 5.50L 3rd No Bother Aoife ( C Stone-walsh 147 ) 2.25L 6th Sands Castle ( C Lamon 147 , Cd 140 ) 13.20L See full results | C Lamon 66.7kg, Cd 63.5kg 13.20L | 6 (13) |
| Gowran Park 25-Jul-26 1408m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $9,769) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.620, SP: 4.50 1st Dynamic Force ( R Holohan 141 ) 2nd The Blue Panther ( N Burns 136 ) 0.20L 3rd Eichan San ( T Casey 142 ) 1.50L 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 $9,842) 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 22-Jun-26 1960m YIELDING Flat, SP: 12/1 Dwelt, soon rear of mid-division, headway in 6th 2 1/2f out, progress in 3rd over 1f out, kept on in 2nd closing stages, no chance with winner | Shane Foley 63.5kg 3 1/4l | 2 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 05-Jun-26 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 125/1 Always towards rear, never a factor | Gavin Ryan 58.5kg 1 length | 10 (14) |
| Sligo 03-May-26 2156m SOFT (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 15/2 Tracked leaders, ran very freely, switched left after 1 1/2f, disputed after 3f, headed over 4f out, ridden in 2nd 3f out, no extra over 1f out | Robbie Colgan 59.9kg 7 1/2l | 5 (9) |
| Gowran Park 22-Apr-26 1609m SOFT (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 300/1 Mid-division, 8th over 3f out, effort in 5th inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 4th closing stages | Killian Leonard 58.5kg 2 1/4l | 4 (15) |
| Curragh 02-Nov-25 1609m HEAVY Flat, SP: 250/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out | Wesley Joyce 58.1kg 8 1/2l | 14 (20) |
| Gowran Park 20-Oct-25 1678m HEAVY Flat, SP: 200/1 Dwelt, towards rear for most, ridden and no extra 2 1/2f out | Killian Leonard 54.9kg 9l | 10 (11) |