Horse profile
Sands Cove (IRE)
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Lillies Bordello (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
46 runs · 26 courses · from Sep 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Dec 2021 — 1,767 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2021 · 4th of 7
5 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile
Sands Cove (IRE) is 5 from 46. Hasn't won since Nov 2015. Last raced off 79, 48lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 46 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 48lb off peak
- 5–46Wins / Runs
- 10.9%Strike rate
- 15 (32.6%)Placed
- −20.00£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 0.84Fair A/E n=46 · 0.71 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 84dAvg 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 rating79↓ 48lb off peak
79
79–127
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 84
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 103A | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 93A | 55 | — |
| Good | 2 | 84A | 74 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 93A | 58 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 103A | 64 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 522 | 50 | 9.6% | −2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 4,053 | 441 | 10.9% | −0.9 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 2,933 | 354 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 1 from 10 |
| Soft | 5,876 | 751 | 12.8% | +1 | 2 from 13 |
| Heavy | 3,817 | 449 | 11.8% | 0 | 1 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,484 | 547 | 12.2% | +0.4 | 4 from 21 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,081 | 724 | 11.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,257 | 622 | 11.8% | 0 | 1 from 12 |
| Over 3m | 1,432 | 153 | 10.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 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
Lillies Bordello (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Toowoomba (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Toowoomba (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba (IRE) | 15 | 3 | 2m4f | Class 3 |
| Brog An Ri (IRE) | 17 | 2 | 2m1f–2m4f | — |
| Baily Gorse (IRE) | 27 | 0 | — | — |
| Barramundi (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Miss Mondito (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lillies Tiger (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 2 | 15% | −1.75 |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| Heavy | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.50 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Huntingdon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 21 | 4 | 19% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D J Casey | 9 | 2 | 22% | −3.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tommy Dowling | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Liam Treadwell | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Tabitha Worsley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Poste | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mark Grant | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Leighton Aspell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ned Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| R Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 29 | 4 | 14% | −8.50 |
| Tongue tie | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.50 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2013 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 36 | 3 | 8% | −17.75 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.75 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 21+35d | Huntingdon | Merry Christmas Handicap Chase | 4/7 | ¾ | 9-12 | 79 | 33A | 88B | Ned Fox | 9/2 |
| 21 Nov 21+198d | Uttoxeter | Remembering A True Gentleman, Howard Bradshaw Handicap Chase | 6/10 | 12 | 10-1 | 84 | 64B | 84A | Tabitha Worsley | 25/1 |
| 07 May 21+51d | Market Rasen | Play Slingo Starburst At Unibet Handicap Chase | 3/11 | 16 | 10-13 | 88 | 84A | 91B | Tabitha Worsley | 15/2 |
| 17 Mar 21+759d | Huntingdon | MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed For Cheltmas Handicap Chase | 3/10 | 8½ | 10-11 | 89 | 103A | 102B | Tabitha Worsley | 28/1 |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Feb 19+31d | Huntingdon | Download The MansionBet App Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 11 | 11-8 | 96 | 93A | 122A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 9/2 |
| 17 Jan 19+33d | Market Rasen | Download The Mansionbet App Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 16 | 12-7 | 101 | 30A | 110B | Ben Poste | 6/1 |
| 2018 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 18+23d | Hereford | Drive A George Smith Horsebox Handicap Chase | 6/14 | 1 | 11-0 | 103 | 87B | 102A | Ben Poste | 16/1 |
| 22 Nov 18+216d | Market Rasen | FMCG Executive Network Handicap Chase | 5/7 | 43 | 12-0 | 107 | 55C | 86C | Leighton Aspell | 16/1 |
| 20 Apr 18+34d | Southwell | Jigsaw Sports Branding Handicap Chase | 7/11 | 8 | 11-3 | 111 | — | 98A | Ben Poste | 33/1 |
| 17 Mar 18+721d | Kempton | Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap Chase | 5/9 | 4½ | 11-11 | 116 | 58A | 100A | Tommy Dowling | 25/1 |
| 2016 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Mar 16+36d | Haydock | Challenger Staying Chase Series Final (Handicap) | PU/13 | — | 11-3 | 125 | — | — | Liam Treadwell | 25/1 |
| 19 Feb 16+54d | Sandown | Ascot Underwriting Handicap Chase (For The Alanbrooke Challenge Trophy) | 6/9 | 12 | 11-5 | 127 | — | 103C | Liam Treadwell | 8/1 |
| 2015 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 15+37d | Kempton | William Hill Handicap Chase | 3/15 | 14 | 10-8 | 127 | — | 119A | Liam Treadwell | 20/1 |
| 20 Nov 15+15d | Ascot | Spey From Speyside Distillery Whisky Handicap Chase | 3/9 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 125 | — | 120A | Leighton Aspell | 6/1 |
| 05 Nov 15+165d | Market Rasen | Winner.co.uk Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 11-9 | 115 | — | 128B | Liam Treadwell | 8/1 | |
| 24 May 15+19d | Uttoxeter | Hannah May Spendlove 21st Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase | 4/4 | 22 | 11-12 | 119 | — | 88C | Noel Fehily | 10/3 |
| 05 May 15+29d | Exeter | Heavitree Brewery Handicap Chase | 5/5 | 9 | 10-12 | 122 | — | 90B | Gavin Sheehan | 7/1 |
| 06 Apr 15+31d | Huntingdon | Stx Equine Fitness Handicap Chase | 4/10 | 2¼ | 11-0 | 123 | — | 113A | Tommy Dowling | 16/1 |
| 06 Mar 15+12d | Sandown | SSAFA Forces Family Handicap Chase | 4/6 | 25 | 11-2 | 118 | — | 89C | Tommy Dowling | 7/1 |
| 22 Feb 15+48d | Southwell | 10 Golf At Southwell Golf Club Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 11-0 | 118 | — | 124B | Tommy Dowling | 9/2 | |
| 05 Jan 15+33d | Lingfield | Lingfield Marriott Hotel Handicap Chase | PU/9 | — | 11-12 | 120 | — | — | Noel Fehily | 7/1 |
| 2014 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 14+24d | Ludlow | Perrott Properties Handicap Chase | 6/8 | 2¼ | 11-4 | 123 | — | 102B | Noel Fehily | 20/1 |
| 09 Nov 14+21d | Market Rasen | Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 10 | 11-10 | 123 | — | 104C | Noel Fehily | 9/4J |
| 19 Oct 14+161d | Kempton | William Hill - Exclusive Mobile Offers Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 3¾ | 11-12 | 123 | — | 113B | Noel Fehily | 8/1 |
| 11 May 14+26d | Ludlow | totepool Home Of Pool Betting Handicap Chase | PU/10 | — | 11-0 | 123 | — | — | Sam Twiston-Davies | 12/1 |
| 15 Apr 14+24d | Kempton | Sika Liquid Plastics Seamless Handicap Chase | 2/7 | ½ | 11-12 | 120 | — | 131B | Barry Geraghty | 4/1 |
| 22 Mar 14+15d | Newbury | Ultima's David Gardiner And John Armstrong Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 15 | 11-10 | 120 | — | 116B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 2/1F |
| 07 Mar 14+48d | Sandown | Charles Stanley Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 1½ | 11-7 | 120 | — | 123B | Noel Fehily | 7/1 |
| 18 Jan 14+19d | Taunton | Bathwick Tyres Novices' Limited Handicap Chase | 4/6 | 35 | 11-6 | 122 | — | 98C | Mark Grant | 8/1 |
| 2013 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 13+18d | Haydock | Nick Carter 30th Birthday Novices' Limited Handicap Chase | 6/6 | 5 | 11-3 | 123 | — | 99B | Noel Fehily | 5/1 |
| 12 Dec 13+18d | Taunton | Higos Insurance Services Novices' Limited Handicap Chase | 4/4 | 2¼ | 10-7 | 125 | — | 108B | Mark Grant | 4/1 |
| 24 Nov 13+18d | Exeter | Bathwick Tyres Handicap Chase (Sunday 5k Bonus Race) | F/8 | — | 11-6 | 122 | — | — | Noel Fehily | 6/1 |
| 06 Nov 13+104d | Chepstow | Overlec Ltd Supports R.A.B.I. Novices' Limited Handicap Chase | 3/8 | 6 | 11-2 | 122 | — | 114A | Mark Grant | 5/1 |
| 25 Jul 13+36d | Limerick | Grant Thornton Novice Chase | 3/5 | 5 | 11-8 | 116 | — | 121B | D J Casey | 7/2 |
| 19 Jun 13+19d | Wexford | Slaney Handicap Chase (0-123) | 6/15 | 8½ | 11-7 | 117 | — | 108A | D J Casey | 11/2 |
| 31 May 13+27d | Tramore | Find Us On Facebook Beginners Chase | 1/15 | 11-12 | — | — | 127A | D J Casey | 11/4 | |
| 04 May 13+66d | Limerick | Gaa Supporters Day 19th May Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 7/17 | nk | 11-11 | 115 | — | 123A | R Walsh | 8/1 |
| 27 Feb 13+41d | Fairyhouse | Follow Us On Twitter Novice Handicap Hurdle | 4/11 | 3 | 11-9 | 115 | — | 123A | D J Casey | 10/1 |
| 17 Jan 13+16d | Thurles | Leugh Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 9/16 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 116 | — | 118A | D J Casey | 12/1 |
| 01 Jan 13+52d | Fairyhouse | Start The New Year At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle | 3/8 | hd | 11-2 | 115 | — | 124A | D J Casey | 8/1 |
| 2012 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Nov 12+9d | Naas | Event Hire At Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 8/9 | 11 | 11-7 | 117 | — | 97A | D J Casey | 7/1 |
| 01 Nov 12+33d | Clonmel | Cashel Maiden Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-12 | — | — | 125A | D J Casey | 5/4F | |
| 29 Sep 12+275d | Navan | Navan Maiden Hurdle | 9/23 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | — | 94C | D J Casey | 9/4 |
| 2011 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 11+67d | Leopardstown | Thornton's Recycling Flat Race | 5/8 | ¾ | 11-11 | — | — | 104A | Ms N Carberry | 7/2 |
| 23 Oct 11+48d | Galway | Cancercarewest.ie Flat Race | 3/7 | 6 | 11-10 | — | — | 125A | Ms N Carberry | 4/5F |
| 05 Sep 11 | Roscommon | Frenchpark (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 1/11 | 11-9 | — | — | 132A | Ms N Carberry | 9/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sands Cove won?
- Sands Cove (IRE) won 5 of 46 archived starts between 2011 and 2021, a strike rate of 10.9%. Placed 15 times in total (32.6% of starts).
- Who trained Sands Cove?
- Sands Cove (IRE) was trained by James Evans on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 26 December 2021.
- Who is Sands Cove's sire?
- Sands Cove (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Lillies Bordello (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What going does Sands Cove prefer?
- Sands Cove (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 13 starts (15.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sands Cove's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 26 December 2021. The highest on record is 127.
- What is Sands Cove's sire's record?
- Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sands Cove's siblings?
- Out of Lillies Bordello (IRE), Sands Cove (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Toowoomba (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Toowoomba (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.