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Horse profile

Sambuca Sands (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Sep 2007) · Last trainer Michael Kavanagh · Last owner Michael Kavanagh
by Grand Plaisir (IRE) out of Koracle Bay (GB) (Kind Of Hush)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Sep 2007 — 6,991 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2007 · 10th of 13
KTB Profile

Sambuca Sands (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 65C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 27 Nov 2005

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 89C · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft289C75—
Firm1———
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m489C69—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Grand Plaisir (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 301 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+11.40 from 1
Good to Firm2727.4%−1.2—
Good9366.5%−2.10 from 1
Good to Soft6669.1%+0.50 from 2
Soft73811%+2.40 from 1
Heavy3738.1%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m4736.4%−2.20 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f9255.4%−3.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m120119.2%+0.6—
Over 3m42716.7%+8.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Koracle Bay (GB) (Kind Of Hush)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cmerun (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B M Cash 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephen Gray 1 0 0% −1.00
Pierce Gallagher 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J P McKeown 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr K H Clarke 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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 KTB Jockey SP
2007 · 2 runs
07 Sep 07+26d Kilbeggan www.kilbegganraces.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Firm · 13 ran 10/13 30 10-13 61C B M Cash 33/1
12 Aug 07+623d Downpatrick Pat O'Hare Bookmakers (Mares) Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 9/13 9 10-6 61C Stephen Gray 33/1
2005 · 3 runs
27 Nov 05+39d Navan INH Stallion Owners Ebf Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 30 ran 29/30 11 10-2 65C Pierce Gallagher 50/1
19 Oct 05+37d Punchestown Thoroughbred County Mares INH Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 23/25 3 10-4 89C Mr J P McKeown 50/1
12 Sep 05 Roscommon Final Meeting Of 2005 (Pro-Am) INH Flat Rce 16f · Good · 17 ran 17/17 30 10-11 73C Mr K H Clarke 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sambuca Sands won?
Sambuca Sands (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Sambuca Sands?
Sambuca Sands (IRE) was trained by Michael Kavanagh on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 7 September 2007.
Who is Sambuca Sands's sire?
Sambuca Sands (IRE) is by Grand Plaisir (IRE) out of Koracle Bay (GB), whose sire is Kind Of Hush.
What is Sambuca Sands's sire's record?
Grand Plaisir (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 301 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sambuca Sands's siblings?
Out of Koracle Bay (GB), Sambuca Sands (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.