Galway Sands (IRE)
Galway Sands is a lightly raced colt who ran twice between Aug 2024 and Sep 2024 without placing. By Sands Of Mali whose progeny have won 91 of 774 runs since Jan 2008 the dam has produced one winner from two runners to date. He finished 7 of 12 at Newcastle in Sep 2024 having raced prominently on standard going over 6f to 7f.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 15dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 57
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 57A | 54 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 798 runs since Mar 2024 (87 horses).
Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 126 | 14 | 11.1% | −0.4 | — |
| Good | 204 | 17 | 8.3% | −3.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 71 | 10 | 14.1% | +2.6 | — |
| Soft | 106 | 10 | 9.4% | −2.1 | — |
| Heavy | 36 | 7 | 19.4% | +7.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 251 | 34 | 13.5% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 196 | 19 | 9.7% | −1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 475 | 68 | 14.3% | +2.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 98 | 4 | 4.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 1 | 5% | −6.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2024 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Major Cornwallis (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Major Cornwallis (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Cornwallis (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| The Celt (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 24+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The QuinnBet App Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held handy position on the far flank - pressed for effort and lost touch with leaders 2f out - kept plodding through final furlong in rear - finished seventh | 7/12 | 3½ | 9-7 | 51A | 60A | Oisin Orr | 33/1 |
| 26 Aug 24 | Ripon | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Struggled for pace towards the back - never able to make an impact - finished 7th | 7/10 | 5 | 9-7 | 57A | 46A | Connor Murtagh | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Galway Sands won?
- Galway Sands (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2024.
- Who trained Galway Sands?
- Galway Sands (IRE) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 10 September 2024.
- Who is Galway Sands's sire?
- Galway Sands (IRE) is by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Macnas (USA), whose sire is Orientate.
- What is Galway Sands's sire's record?
- Sands Of Mali (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 798 runs since Mar 2024 (87 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.
- Who are Galway Sands's siblings?
- Out of Macnas (USA), Galway Sands (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Major Cornwallis (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Major Cornwallis (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.