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Horse profile

Sirocco Sands (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer David Marnane · Owner Mrc International
by Persian Force (IRE) out of Sub Sahara (FR) (Muhaarar)
4 runs · 4 courses · from May 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at York Beaten favourite LTO Last run 24 Jul 2026 · 6th of 8 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Sirocco Sands won the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Novice Stakes at York in Jun 2026 on good ground over 6f to 7f at Class 2 level. The colt has one win and two places from four turf starts and has raced at four different courses. He finished sixth of eight as beaten favourite in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Race at Cork in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 85. By Persian Force out of a Muhaarar mare, he has never won under 6f.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since May 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 2

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · York, 27 Jun 2026

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 92A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Under 6f273A65.52 runs · 73 / 65.5
6f – 7f292A84.52 runs · 92 / 84.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 3 Jun 2026 Official rating 85 at the last run, 24 Jul 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 94A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Under 6f288A812 runs · 88 / 81
6f – 7f294A932 runs · 94 / 93

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since May 2026

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Persian Force (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 220 runs since Mar 2026 (54 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm58813.8%+0.20 from 1
Good57814%+0.41 from 1
Good to Soft20210%−3.60 from 1
Soft3126.5%−7.10 from 1
Heavy7228.6%+15—
Standard (AW)45715.6%+2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7279.7%−3.90 from 2
6f – 7f1432316.1%+2.51 from 2
1m – 1m1f500%−13.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2026 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sub Sahara (FR) (Muhaarar)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Allsortz (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Allsortz (IRE)1625f–6f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% +4.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 1 100% +4.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 1 100% +4.50
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +3.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke McAteer 3 0 0% −3.00
Robbie Colgan 1 1 100% +4.50

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
24 Jul 26+27d Cork (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Race 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Slow to begin - settled at the back - made ground after 2f - drifted left 1 1/2f out - slipped to 6th 1f out with nothing more through the final furlong - not fully ridden out late 6/8 2½ 9-7 8558A74A Luke McAteer 5/6F
27 Jun 26+24d York Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 11 ran Up with the front group and moving well - challenged the pace 2f out with plenty in hand - pushed into front inside the final furlong - asserted to win comfortably 1/11 9-4 —92A92A Robbie Colgan 9/2
03 Jun 26+15d Curragh Pension Structures Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Sat handy behind pace on far flank - 4th at halfway - moved up into 3rd approaching final 2f - stayed on well but edged back to 4th right on the line 4/13 shd 9-7 —77C94A Luke McAteer 5/2F
19 May 26 Cork Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden 5f · Soft · 10 ran Held up towards back of field - still 7th at halfway - asked for effort inside final furlong - moved into second close home and stayed on to finish 2nd 2/10 4 9-4 —73A88A Luke McAteer 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sirocco Sands won?
Sirocco Sands (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Sirocco Sands?
Sirocco Sands (IRE) is trained by David Marnane, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 July 2026.
Who is Sirocco Sands's sire?
Sirocco Sands (IRE) is by Persian Force (IRE) out of Sub Sahara (FR), whose sire is Muhaarar.
What is Sirocco Sands's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 24 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Sirocco Sands's sire's record?
Persian Force (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 220 runs since Mar 2026 (54 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sirocco Sands's siblings?
Out of Sub Sahara (FR), Sirocco Sands (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Allsortz (IRE) (2). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.