Moon Sand (FR)
Moon Sand won one of five starts on turf, the success coming in a nursery handicap over 6f – 7f on heavy ground at Curragh in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 77. The colt has raced three times at Curragh, once at Naas and once at Longchamp. He finished fifth of 15 in a Class 2 race at Longchamp in Oct 2026, last raced off a career-high mark of 77. By Sea The Moon out of a Footstepsinthesand mare, he has shown ability on testing ground.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 2.71Fair A/E n=5 · 2.11 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 12dAvg 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 96
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 | 2 | 78A | 73.5 | 2 runs · 78 / 73.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 96A | 86.5 | 2 runs · 96 / 86.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 78A | 73.5 | 2 runs · 78 / 73.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 5 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 since Aug 2026
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (502 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15% from 805.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 404 | 51 | 12.6% | +0.6 | — |
| Good | 1,054 | 128 | 12.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 622 | 85 | 13.7% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 869 | 103 | 11.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 320 | 40 | 12.5% | +0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,272 | 140 | 11% | −1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 64 | 9 | 14.1% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 685 | 68 | 9.9% | −2.1 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,027 | 97 | 9.4% | −2.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,536 | 197 | 12.8% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 805 | 121 | 15% | +3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 352 | 51 | 14.5% | +2.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 73 | 5 | 6.8% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −12 | — |
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
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J M Sheridan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Oct 26+6d | Longchamp (FR) | Arqana Series - Haras de Bouquetot Criterium d'Automne | 5/15 | shd | 8-13 | 77 | — | — | Pierre-Charles Boudot | 11/2 |
| 27 Sep 26+10d | Curragh (IRE) | Kwiff More Bang For Your Bet Nursery Handicap Sat behind front pack - 4th at halfway - moved through strongly to hit front a furlong out - opened up daylight and drifted left near the finish to score comfortably | 1/10 | 9-9 | 77 | 77A | 98A | J M Sheridan | 5/2J | |
| 17 Sep 26+19d | Naas (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Held up at back - driven with two out and up to 7th inside final furlong - stayed on to finish sixth | 6/12 | hd | 9-5 | — | 96A | 65A | J M Sheridan | 66/1 |
| 29 Aug 26+13d | Curragh (IRE) | John Ormonde Wexford Sand Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden Held up in the pack - unable to make ground with 2f left - stayed on steadily late to finish ninth | 9/13 | nk | 9-5 | — | 69C | 61A | Declan McDonogh | 150/1 |
| 16 Aug 26 | Curragh (IRE) | Velo 'Official Coffee At The Curragh' Irish EBF Maiden Held up at back of field - driven approaching 2f out but made no headway - beaten before the finish - well held in 9th | 9/10 | 2½ | 9-7 | — | 78A | 55A | Scott McCullagh | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Moon Sand won?
- Moon Sand (FR) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Moon Sand?
- Moon Sand (FR) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 October 2026.
- Who is Moon Sand's sire?
- Moon Sand (FR) is by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Laylana (FR), whose sire is Footstepsinthesand.
- What is Moon Sand's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 3 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Moon Sand's sire's record?
- Sea The Moon (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (502 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15% from 805.