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Horse profile

Bamako Beach (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer M D O'Callaghan · Owner Bamako Beach Partnership
by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Joyous (GB) (Assertive)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 3 wins · Naas (IRE), Cork (IRE) & Fairyhouse Headgear returns LTO Last run 10 Oct 2026 · 1st of 9 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Typically ridden prominently in 4 of 6 analysed runs — Bamako Beach (IRE) is 3 from 7, including a Listed win. Won last time out in the RFL Steels Stakes at Naas (IRE) — a first Listed win in our archive. Each win came on a first visit to the course. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 105.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Naas (IRE), 10 Oct 2026

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 120A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft4120A101.53 runs · 120 / 111
Good2103C1012 runs · 103 / 101
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f5120A1034 runs · 120 / 107
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas (IRE), 10 Oct 2026 Official rating 105 at the last run, 10 Oct 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 128A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft4128A106.53 runs · 128 / 113
Good2102A992 runs · 102 / 99
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f5128A1024 runs · 128 / 107.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 6 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Prominent 4 (67%) · 2 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sands Of Mali (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 790 runs since Jan 2008 (87 horses).

Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−11.5—
Good to Firm1261411.1%−0.4—
Good204178.3%−3.21 from 2
Good to Soft69913%+1.50 from 1
Soft105109.5%−22 from 4
Heavy36719.4%+7.9—
Standard (AW)2463413.8%+2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f193189.3%−2.2—
6f – 7f4746814.3%+2.83 from 6
1m – 1m1f9444.3%−7.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2015%−6.5—
1m5f – 2m400%−11.5—
2m1f – 2m4f500%−11.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Joyous (GB) (Assertive)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Awesome Lawson (IRE)40——
Not Far To Fall (IRE)60——
Derugoda (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 2 50% +2.38
Good 2 1 50% −0.64
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 1 100% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas (IRE) 1 1 100% +3.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork (IRE) 1 1 100% +1.38
Fairyhouse 1 1 100% +0.36
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 3 50% +1.74
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colin Keane 3 1 33% −1.64
Jamie Powell 2 1 50% +2.00
Pierre-Charles Boudot 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 1 100% +1.38

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 2 40% −1.26
Visor 1 1 100% +3.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 3 50% +1.74
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 6 runs
10 Oct 26+27d Naas (IRE) RFL Steels Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran Set the pace from the start - edged left to the far rail over 2f out and had that side to itself - shaken up 1 1/2f out then pulled away inside the last 150 yards to win 1/9 9-6 105120A128A Jamie Powell 3/1J
13 Sep 26+14d Longchamp (FR) Dubai Racing Carnival Prix Du Pin (group 3) 7f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 8 8-11 102—— Pierre-Charles Boudot 6/4F
30 Aug 26+53d Cork (IRE) Glenvale Stud Race 7f · Yielding · 8 ran Settled just behind the pace - third at halfway - moved into second approaching 2f out - pressed forward and hit the front inside the final 150 yards - stayed on strongly to prevail 1/8 9-9 102111A113A Seamie Heffernan 11/8F
08 Jul 26+46d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good · 15 ran sat behind the pace - made ground to challenge after a furlong - hit the front after two furlongs - asked for effort with 2f to run then driven and found more from a furlong out 1/15 9-8 102103C102A Colin Keane 4/11F
23 May 26+18d Curragh Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) 8f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward with over 2f left - asked for effort soon after but unable to find extra pace from a furlong out - finished well held in 7th 7/9 2¼ 9-2 —99A96A Colin Keane 50/1
05 May 26+229d Gowran Park Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Maiden 7f · Yielding · 12 ran Sat handy behind the front group early - urged into 5th with 2f remaining - moved into second and pressed the winner a furlong out - finished full of running to be denied by a whisker 2/12 nk 9-8 —89A99A Jamie Powell 3/1
2025 · 1 run
18 Sep 25 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran Tracked the front group early - improved into 3rd by halfway - pressed forward 3f out to hit the front approaching 2f out - pushed along inside the final furlong - stayed on well but caught right at the line 2/16 nk 9-7 —92C100A Colin Keane 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Bamako Beach won?
Bamako Beach (IRE) won 3 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
Who trains Bamako Beach?
Bamako Beach (IRE) is trained by M D O'Callaghan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
Who is Bamako Beach's sire?
Bamako Beach (IRE) is by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Joyous (GB), whose sire is Assertive.
What going does Bamako Beach prefer?
Bamako Beach (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bamako Beach's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 10 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bamako Beach's sire's record?
Sands Of Mali (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 790 runs since Jan 2008 (87 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.
Who are Bamako Beach's siblings?
Out of Joyous (GB), Bamako Beach (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.