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Horse profile

Sandstorm (GER)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer D Smaga · Last owner Herve Roux David Smaga
by Pastorius (GER) out of So Royal (GER) (Royal Solo)
22 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Oct 2024 — 725 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 2nd of 14 2 wins · Saint-Cloud (FR)
KTB Profile

Sandstorm won both his races at Saint-Cloud over 1m2f – 1m4f on heavy ground in 2022 and 2023. The gelding, who raced 22 times between Oct 2021 and Oct 2024, finished second of 14 at Chantilly in Oct 2024. He won two of 12 starts at Saint-Cloud and two of nine starts on heavy ground.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 22 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 744 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.8% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1417.1%−5.5—
Good851214.1%+1.5—
Good to Soft901718.9%+6.30 from 3
Soft2582810.9%−1.70 from 8
Heavy2143114.5%+1.92 from 9
Standard (AW)8156.2%−6.40 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−12.6—
6f – 7f2428.3%−4.3—
1m – 1m1f6857.4%−5.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1741810.3%−2.32 from 19
1m5f – 2m1071917.8%+5.20 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f3014113.6%+1—
2m5f – 3m65913.8%+1.2—
Over 3m400%−12.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
So Royal (GER) (Royal Solo)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Supersonic Flight (GER)40——
Sun At Work (GER)160——
Sharp Rock (GER)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 9 2 22% +2.30
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 12 2 17% −0.70
Longchamp (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 19 2 11% −7.70
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mme Megane Peslier 10 1 10% −5.20
Cristian Demuro 4 0 0% −4.00
Clement Lecoeuvre 3 0 0% −3.00
Gregory Benoist 2 0 0% −2.00
Christophe Soumillon 1 0 0% −1.00
Mlle Megane Peslier 1 1 100% +5.50
Vincent Cheminaud 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 7 1 14% −2.20
2022 7 1 14% −0.50
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

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 Jockey SP
26 Oct 24+16d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Saint-Imier (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 11f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 1½ 9-6 Clement Lecoeuvre 66/10
10 Oct 24+20d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Val d'Oise (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 10/16 18 9-2 Clement Lecoeuvre 12/1
20 Sep 24+15d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de l'Avenue Marengo (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 15/17 2 9-2 Clement Lecoeuvre 34/1
05 Sep 24+154d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Rue de l'Abreuvoir (Handicap) (4yo+) (Inner Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 12.5f · Very Soft · 16 ran 7/16 1¼ 9-1 Mme Megane Peslier 25/1
04 Apr 24+132d Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Institut de France (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 2 9-0 Mme Megane Peslier 35/1
24 Nov 23+26d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Plateau de Saclay (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 10f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 8 9-1 Mme Megane Peslier 26/1
29 Oct 23+37d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Erables (Handicap) (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 14f · Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 6 9-6 Mme Megane Peslier 9/1
22 Sep 23+127d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de l'Avenue Pyramide (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 8-8 Mme Megane Peslier 19/5J
18 May 23+28d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Petit Bois (Handicap) (4yo+) (Inner Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 12.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 ¾ 9-6 Christophe Soumillon 63/10
20 Apr 23+19d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Bouffes Parisiens (Handicap) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 11f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 1½ 8-3 Mme Megane Peslier 12/1
01 Apr 23+14d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Roussillon (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 10.5f · Soft · 13 ran 12/13 1¼ 8-9 Mme Megane Peslier 15/2
18 Mar 23+108d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix des Pyrenees-Atlantiques (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 10f · Very Soft · 16 ran 6/16 hd 9-1 Mme Megane Peslier 9/1
30 Nov 22+13d Deauville (FR) Prix du Conservatoire de la Dentelle (Handicap) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 16 ran 14/16 1¼ 8-13 Mme Megane Peslier 12/1
17 Nov 22+20d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Pays d'Yvelines (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 10f · Heavy · 18 ran 1/18 8-13 Mlle Megane Peslier 11/2
28 Oct 22+17d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix d'Ablis (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 nk 8-7 Mme Megane Peslier 18/1
11 Oct 22+121d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Val d'Oise (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 16 ran 16/16 12 8-10 Cristian Demuro 26/1
12 Jun 22+58d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Petits Champs (Handicap) (4yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 10/17 nse 9-4 Cristian Demuro 32/5
15 Apr 22+36d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Brunoy (Claiming Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 1 9-3 Cristian Demuro 57/10
10 Mar 22+80d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Chaumont-en-Vexin (Claiming Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 9-6 Cristian Demuro 4/1J
20 Dec 21+24d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Statue de l'Archange (Handicap) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 1¼ 9-6 Gregory Benoist 11/1
26 Nov 21+29d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Chemoitou (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 14f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 5 9-6 Gregory Benoist 78/10
28 Oct 21 Longchamp (FR) Prix Rieussec (Handicap) (3yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 14f · Very Soft · 16 ran 9/16 ½ 8-5 Vincent Cheminaud 42/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sandstorm (GER) won?
Sandstorm (GER) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 4 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Sandstorm (GER)?
Sandstorm (GER) was trained by D Smaga on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 26 October 2024.
Who is Sandstorm (GER)'s sire?
Sandstorm (GER) is by Pastorius (GER) out of So Royal (GER), whose sire is Royal Solo.
What going does Sandstorm (GER) prefer?
Sandstorm (GER) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sandstorm (GER)'s sire's record?
Pastorius (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 744 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.8% from 107.
Who are Sandstorm (GER)'s siblings?
Out of So Royal (GER), Sandstorm (GER) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2021. 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.