Hot Sand (IRE)
Hot Sand (IRE) is yet to win from 24 starts, though has placed 8 times. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Laytown (AW) (Sep 2011). Last raced off 64, 14lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–24Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 8 (33.3%)Placed
- −24.00£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=24 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 43dAvg 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 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +9.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 403 | 45 | 11.2% | +2.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 526 | 44 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 219 | 19 | 8.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 339 | 16 | 4.7% | −3.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 129 | 9 | 7% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 900 | 82 | 9.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 274 | 31 | 11.3% | +2.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 774 | 65 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 607 | 56 | 9.2% | +0.6 | 0 from 14 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 451 | 40 | 8.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 232 | 11 | 4.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 151 | 9 | 6% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | +6.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Soviet Threat (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Soviet Threat (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Threat (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Bentley's Bush (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Indian Lightning (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Veiled Star (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Shanahan | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| W J Lee | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sammy Jo Bell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Marc Monaghan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 0 | 0% | −20.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Hot Sand (IRE) won?
- Hot Sand (IRE) has yet to win, from 24 archived starts between 2009 and 2012. Placed 8 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Hot Sand (IRE)?
- Hot Sand (IRE) was trained by Gerard O'Leary on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 14 June 2012.
- Who is Hot Sand (IRE)'s sire?
- Hot Sand (IRE) is by Desert Style (IRE) out of Veiled Threat (IRE), whose sire is Be My Guest.
- What is Hot Sand (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 14 June 2012. The highest on record is 78.
- What is Hot Sand (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Desert Style (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
- Who are Hot Sand (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Veiled Threat (IRE), Hot Sand (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Soviet Threat (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Soviet Threat (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.