Celestial Sands (FR)
Celestial Sands won two of eight starts on turf in France. Both wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground, at Compiegne in Sep 2023 and at Fontainebleau in Apr 2022. He has never won at Auteuil where he finished 4 of 11 in the Prix Jean Granel in Apr 2025. The gelding, trained by Hugo Merienne at his last run, has not won since Sep 2023.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- +16.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 2.16Fair A/E n=8 · 1.79 incl. margin
- 255dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 901 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +3.5 | — |
| Good | 323 | 38 | 11.8% | −1.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 257 | 32 | 12.5% | −0.7 | — |
| Soft | 211 | 32 | 15.2% | +2 | 2 from 6 |
| Heavy | 83 | 14 | 16.9% | +3.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −6.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 340 | 45 | 13.2% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 322 | 44 | 13.7% | +0.5 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 186 | 27 | 14.5% | +1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 37 | 3 | 8.1% | −5.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Universal Song (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Virtual Song (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| To Be The Best (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lochside (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +18.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compiegne (FR) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.80 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontainebleau (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.70 |
| Clairefontaine (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +17.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Reveley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nicolas Gauffenic | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gabin Meunier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Angelo Busson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.80 |
| Dylan Salmon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.70 |
| Corentin Smeulders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adrien Merienne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.80 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.70 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.80 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.70 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Apr 25+535d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Jean Granel (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) | 4/11 | 1¼ | 10-1 | Nicolas Gauffenic | 63/10 |
| 16 Oct 23+20d | Compiegne (FR) | Prix du Simplon (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) | 7/10 | 1¾ | 11-5 | James Reveley | EvensF |
| 26 Sep 23+18d | Compiegne (FR) | Prix de Beaune (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) | 2/14 | 6 | 10-8 | Gabin Meunier | 43/10F |
| 08 Sep 23+524d | Compiegne (FR) | Prix de Pornic (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) | 1/6 | 10-13 | Angelo Busson | 78/10 | |
| 02 Apr 22+17d | Fontainebleau (FR) | Prix de Barbizon (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) | 1/9 | 10-8 | Dylan Salmon | 147/10 | |
| 16 Mar 22+639d | Compiegne (FR) | Prix Rabastens (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) | PU/11 | — | 10-12 | Corentin Smeulders | 67/1 |
| 15 Jun 20+29d | Clairefontaine (FR) | Prix Belle Isle (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) | 5/7 | 1¾ | 10-6 | James Reveley | 28/1 |
| 17 May 20 | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Wild Monarch (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced Over Obstacles) (Turf) | F/19 | — | 10-6 | Adrien Merienne | 15/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Celestial Sands (FR) won?
- Celestial Sands (FR) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Celestial Sands (FR)?
- Celestial Sands (FR) was trained by Hugo Merienne on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 3 April 2025.
- Who is Celestial Sands (FR)'s sire?
- Celestial Sands (FR) is by Pether's Moon (IRE) out of Song Of The Desert (GB), whose sire is Desert Sun.
- What going does Celestial Sands (FR) prefer?
- Celestial Sands (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Celestial Sands (FR)'s sire's record?
- Pether's Moon (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 901 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Celestial Sands (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Song Of The Desert (GB), Celestial Sands (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.