Horse profile
Marble Sands (FR)
by Martaline (GB) out of Sans Rien (FR) (Poliglote)
32 runs · 20 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 8 courses
Off 189 days
Last raced off OR 147
KTB Profile
Marble Sands won eight of 32 starts including the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase at Carlisle in Nov 2024 and the Oddschecker Handicap Chase at Cheltenham in Nov 2025. All eight wins have come on turf with five at 2m1f – 2m4f and four on good to soft. The gelding last ran at Aintree in Apr 2026 in the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase off a mark of 147. He has two Listed wins in our archive.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR at career high
- 8–32Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 16 (50%)Placed
- +28.54£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 1.76Fair A/E n=32 · 1.55 incl. margin
- 147Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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.
Official rating147At career-high mark
147
75–147
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 125B | 103 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 137B | 114 | — |
| Good | 4 | 125B | 122.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 137B | 110 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 125B | 112 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 125B | 112 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 108A | 78.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 108A | 105.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 80A | 78.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 32 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 32 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Martaline (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 7,339 runs since Jan 2008 (723 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 69 | 14 | 20.3% | +6.1 | — |
| Good | 1,271 | 186 | 14.6% | +0.4 | 2 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,024 | 149 | 14.6% | +0.4 | 4 from 11 |
| Soft | 3,134 | 408 | 13% | −1.2 | 2 from 11 |
| Heavy | 1,708 | 272 | 15.9% | +1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 128 | 12 | 9.4% | −4.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 120 | 12 | 10% | −4.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 269 | 29 | 10.8% | −3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,519 | 236 | 15.5% | +1.3 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,520 | 516 | 14.7% | +0.5 | 5 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,494 | 204 | 13.7% | −0.5 | 0 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 375 | 40 | 10.7% | −3.5 | 1 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Sans Rien (FR) (Poliglote)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Si Sage (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Sandsend (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Si Sage (FR) | 8 | 3 | 1m | — |
| Sandsend (FR) | 4 | 2 | 2m–2m1f | Grade 3 |
| Granite Sands (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Famous Agent (FR) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Behind The Smile (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 11 | 4 | 36% | +13.24 |
| Soft | 11 | 2 | 18% | +18.00 |
| Good | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.30 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 15 | 3 | 20% | +1.38 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +15.80 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +16.36 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Ascot | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.36 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 5 | 42% | +7.54 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 2 | 29% | +26.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Slatter | 8 | 2 | 25% | +12.00 |
| Kielan Woods | 8 | 3 | 38% | +8.38 |
| Paddy Brennan | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.84 |
| Brendan Powell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lilly Pinchin | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Rooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Brace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Max Kendrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.88 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +11.50 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.84 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 13 | 4 | 31% | +17.88 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 3 | 30% | −1.34 |
| Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +17.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 26+106d | Aintree | Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Broke to the left early - held up towards the back - blundered 3rd and clipped the following fence - down at the 18th | F/34 | — | 10-5 | 147 | — | — | Tom Bellamy | 66/1 |
| 26 Dec 25+40d | Wetherby | William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Sat close behind pace-setter - pressed for effort 5 out - stayed on to finish second | 2/4 | 7 | 11-10 | 147 | 112C | 129C | Nick Slatter | 4/1 |
| 16 Nov 25+35d | Cheltenham | Oddschecker Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - hit the 2nd - began to close the gap steadily from the 13th - hesitant at the 16th - urged forward 2 out - closing on the front-runners into the home turn - sent on to hit the front before the last - drew away impressively on the run-in | 1/10 | 10-5 | 142 | — | 141A | Kielan Woods | 7/1 | |
| 12 Oct 25+191d | Goodwood | Alderbrook Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Slow to begin - soon up with the front group on the inner - pressed for effort with a furlong left - kept responding through the closing stages to move into second close home - narrowly denied at the line | 2/11 | nk | 11-10 | 76 | 103A | 88A | Nick Slatter | 5/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+41d | Aintree | Randox Supporting Prostate Cancer UK Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Tracked the pace - lost touch after 3 out - unable to find more - well held at the finish | 12/30 | 4½ | 10-13 | 143 | 48B | 124A | Kielan Woods | 14/1 |
| 22 Feb 25+21d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Sluggish to begin - held towards the back - crept into contention approaching the 4f mark - lost touch inside 3f - fought back inside the last furlong to move up to second - unable to reel in the winner - kept going to the line | 2/9 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 75 | 108A | 81A | Hollie Doyle | 9/2 |
| 01 Feb 25+31d | Musselburgh | bet365 Scottish Champion Chase (Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled just off the pace early - began losing ground with five to jump and needed urging - unable to land a blow thereafter finishing well beaten in fifth | 5/12 | 1½ | 11-4 | 143 | 65B | 132A | Nick Slatter | 10/3 |
| 01 Jan 25+32d | Cheltenham | Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled off the pace in the pack - improved into contention at the 12th - urged forward approaching 2 out - moved into second on the run-in but couldn't threaten the winner - stayed on to the line | 2/8 | 9 | 10-13 | 144 | 80A | 135B | Nick Slatter | 10/1 |
| 30 Nov 24+27d | Newcastle | BetMGM Rehearsal Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Midfield - moved up to 5th approaching 4 out and driven - stayed on to hold 3rd behind the leading two from 2 out - one-paced to the line | 3/13 | 16 | 11-11 | 146 | 125B | 135A | Nick Slatter | 14/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+29d | Carlisle | Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - improved into contention after 12th - blundered two out and driven forward - moved up to second at the last - asserted on the run-in and edged left but stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/4 | 11-4 | 146 | 122C | 140B | Kielan Woods | 15/8 | |
| 05 Oct 24+19d | Southwell (AW) | Grace And Dotty Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - finished well held in 9th | 9/11 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 64C | 66C | Kieran O'Neill | 66/1 |
| 16 Sep 24+149d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/Breeders Backing Racing EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Slow to get going - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on late to finish 6th beaten 7.5 lengths | 6/7 | ¾ | 9-11 | — | 77A | 77A | George Rooke | 150/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+46d | Ayr | Cpms Novices' Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 6/13 | 9 | 11-9 | 147 | 83B | 131A | Nick Slatter | 9/1 |
| 05 Mar 24+31d | Southwell (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Novice Stakes | 6/12 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 80A | 73A | Billy Loughnane | 7/1 |
| 03 Feb 24+39d | Musselburgh | bet365 Frodon Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-4 | 141 | — | 145B | Nick Slatter | 7/1 | |
| 26 Dec 23+25d | Kempton | Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase (In Memory Of Nigel Clark) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | PU/6 | — | 11-7 | 142 | — | — | Brendan Powell | 20/1 |
| 01 Dec 23+27d | Newbury | Coral John Francome Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (Formerly Known As The Berkshire) (GBB Race) | 4/6 | nk | 11-4 | 143 | 88A | 134B | Brendan Powell | 4/1 |
| 04 Nov 23+204d | Ayr | Bet With On Course Bookmakers Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 11-5 | 138 | 122A | 151A | Nick Slatter | 11/1 | |
| 14 Apr 23+30d | Aintree | Winners Wear Cavani Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 6/15 | 5½ | 11-8 | 138 | 90B | 130A | Kielan Woods | 28/1 |
| 15 Mar 23+34d | Cheltenham | Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham) (GBB Race) | 5/10 | 9½ | 11-7 | 136 | 124A | 134A | Paddy Brennan | 150/1 |
| 09 Feb 23+40d | Huntingdon | M1 Agency Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 11-5 | 129 | 120C | 145C | Kielan Woods | 9/2 | |
| 31 Dec 22+34d | Newbury | Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 5/12 | 4¾ | 11-7 | 129 | 96C | 118C | Connor Brace | 25/1 |
| 27 Nov 22+27d | Leicester | Christmas Meeting At leicesterraces 28th December Book Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 11-6 | 124 | 105C | 132B | Paddy Brennan | 4/11F | |
| 31 Oct 22+233d | Hereford | Cazoo 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/15 | 11-4 | 123 | 125B | 145A | Paddy Brennan | 4/5F | |
| 12 Mar 22+49d | Sandown | European Breeders' Fund Paddy Power 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 2/17 | 3 | 10-10 | 119 | 110B | 137A | Paddy Brennan | 11/1 |
| 22 Jan 22+56d | Taunton | BioWaveGo Pain Management Device EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/14 | nk | 11-8 | 117 | 119B | 133A | Paddy Brennan | 15/8F |
| 27 Nov 21+18d | Newcastle | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk 'The French Furze' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/4 | 1¾ | 10-12 | — | 114C | 123B | Lilly Pinchin | 15/8 |
| 09 Nov 21+237d | Lingfield | Chris Young Memorial 'National Hunt' EBF Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 1 | 10-12 | — | 137B | 125B | Kielan Woods | 3/1J |
| 17 Mar 21+89d | Huntingdon | MansionBet Cheltmas Bet 10 Get 20 Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 4¾ | 11-6 | — | 66A | 131B | Max Kendrick | 6/1 |
| 18 Dec 20+48d | Ascot | Enter ITV7 Tonight Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 3½ | 11-4 | — | 125B | 130B | Kielan Woods | 13/2 |
| 31 Oct 20+30d | Ascot | tote.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 10-7 | — | 112A | 111A | Lilly Pinchin | 20/1 | |
| 01 Oct 20 | Warwick | racingtv.com Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 5/10 | 1½ | 11-0 | — | 77A | 107A | Kielan Woods | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Marble Sands (FR) won?
- Marble Sands (FR) won 8 of 32 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 16 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Marble Sands (FR)?
- Marble Sands (FR) is trained by David Killahena & Graeme McPherson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 April 2026.
- Who is Marble Sands (FR)'s sire?
- Marble Sands (FR) is by Martaline (GB) out of Sans Rien (FR), whose sire is Poliglote.
- What going does Marble Sands (FR) prefer?
- Marble Sands (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 4 wins from 11 starts (36.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Marble Sands (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 147, from the run on 11 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Marble Sands (FR)'s sire's record?
- Martaline (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 7,339 runs since Jan 2008 (723 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
- Who are Marble Sands (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Sans Rien (FR), Marble Sands (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Si Sage (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Sandsend (FR)). The wins came over 1m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.