Horse profile

Lion Sands (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Luca Cumani · Owner Franconson Partners Fittocks Stud
by Montjeu (IRE) out of Puce (GB) (Darshaan)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2006
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Newmarket & Haydock Off 6538 days · 5th of 5 Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Lion Sands (GB) is 3 from 15, including 2 Listed wins. The biggest win: the betinternet.com Fred Archer Stakes at Newmarket (Jun 2008). Hasn't won since Jun 2008. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating109↓ 2lb off peak
109 100–111

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Montjeu (IRE)

Progeny in our archive: 12% strike from 9,648 runs · most wins over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Dam
Puce (GB) (Darshaan)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Pukka (IRE) (1 win, best perf 117).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −2.50
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 1 100% +3.33
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 12 2 17% −5.17
Class 5 2 1 50% +3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 4 2 50% +2.83
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +4.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 10 2 20% −0.67
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% −0.50
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nicky Mackay 4 1 25% +1.00
Ryan Moore 3 1 33% −0.50
Dane O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Hughes 2 1 50% +2.33
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie Dettori 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 8 1 13% −3.67
2007 5 2 40% +2.50
2006 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR PR Jockey SP
28 Sep 08+22d Ascot Grosvenor Casinos Cumberland Lodge Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 hd 9-0 109 103 Dane O'Neill 13/2
06 Sep 08+21d Kempton (AW) totesport.com September Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 1 9-4 111 112 Jimmy Fortune 9/1
16 Aug 08+15d Newbury CGA Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 13.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 4 9-3 109 101 Ryan Moore 9/1
01 Aug 08+22d Goodwood Coutts Glorious Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 nk 9-0 109 118 Richard Hughes 15/2
10 Jul 08+12d Newmarket Princess Of Wales's WBX.com Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 6 9-2 109 105 Dane O'Neill 8/1
28 Jun 08+28d Newmarket betinternet.com Fred Archer Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-3 110 112 Richard Hughes 10/3
31 May 08+21d York Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup (Listed) Class 1 · 14f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 1¾ 9-3 110 117 Neil Callan 9/2
10 May 08+219d Ascot John Doyle Buckhounds Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 nk 9-1 110 112 Jamie Spencer 11/4F
04 Oct 07+26d Newmarket Grove Farm Stud Noel Murless Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 14f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 109 105 Ryan Moore 6/4F
08 Sep 07+39d Kempton (AW) totepool September Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 shd 8-9 109 102 Nicky Mackay 10/3
31 Jul 07+39d Goodwood Gordon Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 1 9-0 109 102 Ryan Moore 6/1
22 Jun 07+28d Ascot King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1½ 8-12 100 99 Frankie Dettori 4/1
25 May 07+253d Haydock Renault Liverpool Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 8-9 — 90 Nicky Mackay 4/1
14 Sep 06+20d Yarmouth E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 1¾ 9-3 — 70 Nicky Mackay 4/5F
25 Aug 06 Newmarket Renault Master E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 1¾ 9-0 — 86 Nicky Mackay 10/1

Record shown from August 2006. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.