Flying Sandpiper (IRE)
Flying Sandpiper is a gelding who is yet to win from 10 starts on turf. His best effort came when fourth of nine at Kelso in Nov 2025. He has raced five times over 1m5f to 2m, three times over 2m1f to 2m4f and twice over 2m5f to 3m, all without success. His last run, at Musselburgh in Dec 2025, saw him finish 13th of 13 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle. He last raced off an official rating of 71.
- 0–10Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −10.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=10 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 72Highest OR
- 109dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 106
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 91A | 76 | 2 runs · 91 / 72 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 106A | 76 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 91A | 72 | 2 runs · 91 / 72 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 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 5 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 492 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.4% from 130.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.4 | — |
| Good | 185 | 16 | 8.6% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 82 | 11 | 13.4% | +2 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 148 | 18 | 12.2% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 71 | 11 | 15.5% | +4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 130 | 20 | 15.4% | +4 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 170 | 17 | 10% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 135 | 12 | 8.9% | −2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 57 | 7 | 12.3% | +0.9 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Exmoor Express (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Exmoor Express (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exmoor Express (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kavanagh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bruce Lynn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nick Scholfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| NH Flat | 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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 25+21d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Settled mid-pack early - lost touch approaching the home bend - trailed in well beaten late | 13/13 | 37 | 10-2 | 71 | 53C | 69C | Peter Kavanagh | 28/1 |
| 01 Dec 25+23d | Ayr | Festive Dining At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - pushed along and slipped towards the back 3 out - soon lost touch - well held at the finish | 8/8 | 38 | 10-2 | 72 | 47C | 64C | Peter Kavanagh | 9/1 |
| 08 Nov 25+240d | Kelso | Graeme Todd Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly 4th - improved position out wide with three left to jump - unable to match the front runners from the last and eased into 4th | 4/9 | ¾ | 10-2 | 68 | 91A | 91A | Peter Kavanagh | 40/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+136d | Hexham | Welcome To Britain's Most Scenic Racecourse Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Ran on the outer throughout - held towards the rear of the pack - eventually finished tenth well beaten | 10/13 | 2¾ | 10-5 | 71 | 76B | 71A | Bruce Lynn | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 24+204d | Ayr | LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Held up towards the back - blundered second - pulled up before the 7th | PU/13 | — | 10-2 | 71 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 40/1 |
| 07 Apr 24+30d | Carlisle | Pauline Phizacklea Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/5 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Craig Nichol | 150/1 |
| 08 Mar 24+21d | Ayr | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/10 | 22 | 11-6 | — | 76C | 84C | Craig Nichol | 250/1 |
| 16 Feb 24+97d | Kelso | Johnston Smillie Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/9 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Jamie Hamilton | 300/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Nov 23+208d | Kelso | Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 12/13 | ½ | 11-2 | — | 28C | 85C | Nick Scholfield | 100/1 |
| 17 Apr 23 | Kelso | 200 Years Of Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 7/10 | 12 | 10-9 | — | 106A | 85A | Craig Nichol | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Flying Sandpiper won?
- Flying Sandpiper (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2025.
- Who trains Flying Sandpiper?
- Flying Sandpiper (IRE) is trained by Jackie Stephen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 December 2025.
- Who is Flying Sandpiper's sire?
- Flying Sandpiper (IRE) is by Sandmason (GB) out of Blue Article (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What is Flying Sandpiper's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 22 December 2025. The highest on record is 72.
- What is Flying Sandpiper's sire's record?
- Sandmason (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 492 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.4% from 130.
- Who are Flying Sandpiper's siblings?
- Out of Blue Article (IRE), Flying Sandpiper (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Exmoor Express (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Exmoor Express (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.