Sky And Sand (IRE)
Sky And Sand is a gelding by Westerner out of an Alliss mare who has one win from seven starts on turf. He won the Holden Fleet Handicap Hurdle at Gowran Park in Mar 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground off a mark of 96. His last run, at Fairyhouse in Apr 2026, was a seventh of 20 in the Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle when he was the beaten favourite and last raced off his career-high mark of 103. He is usually held up.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 2.17Fair A/E n=7 · 1.67 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)longest 269 d
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 101
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 101B | 69 | 3 runs · 101 / 69 |
| Soft | 2 | 104B | 101.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 104B | 99 | 4 runs · 101 / 84 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 7 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Held up 4 (57%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (43%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,415 | 431 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,121 | 254 | 12% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 3,783 | 453 | 12% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 2,109 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,372 | 396 | 11.7% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,296 | 539 | 12.5% | +0.3 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,982 | 376 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 767 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cappucino (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cappucino (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | — |
| Jersey Tex (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gilligan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Ricky Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 2025 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Apr 26+29d | Fairyhouse | Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - urged into effort with 10th place at two out - stayed on steadily but always struggling to get involved | 7/20 | 4 | 10-9 | 103 | 99B | 107A | Danny Gilligan | 6/1F |
| 07 Mar 26+14d | Gowran Park | Holden Fleet Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - moved up to 4th approaching 3 out - closer in 3rd 2 out - edged to the front before the last - held on strongly to the line | 1/13 | 10-12 | 96 | 69B | 124A | Danny Gilligan | 13/2 | |
| 21 Feb 26+18d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 4th - 6th April Handicap Hurdle Held up early - improved into 12th before 4 out - found more into the straight - stayed on late without threatening the front | 5/16 | 3½ | 11-0 | 98 | 101B | 101A | Danny Gilligan | 25/1 |
| 03 Feb 26+269d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 4th - 6th April Maiden Hurdle Settled midfield early - unable to make headway from three out - dropped away steadily - well held at the finish | 11/14 | 20 | 11-12 | 100 | -2C | 94C | Danny Gilligan | 7/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 May 25+18d | Cork | Racing Again May 20th Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - clipped the first two - moved through the pack into 11th after the 8th - pushed along after four out - unable to find more from three out and well held at the finish | 7/13 | 1½ | 11-12 | — | 51B | 106A | Ricky Doyle | 14/1 |
| 22 Apr 25+19d | Fairyhouse | Tom Quinlan Electrical Maiden Hurdle Held up at back of pack - 14th at halfway - stayed on steadily from 3 out - finished 11th well beaten | 11/24 | 3¾ | 11-12 | — | 104B | 103A | Ricky Doyle | 66/1 |
| 03 Apr 25 | Naas | Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Held in the pack early - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | 7/17 | 1¼ | 11-12 | — | 69B | 100A | Ricky Doyle | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sky And Sand won?
- Sky And Sand (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trains Sky And Sand?
- Sky And Sand (IRE) is trained by Ross O'Sullivan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 April 2026.
- Who is Sky And Sand's sire?
- Sky And Sand (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Alliss (IRE), whose sire is Getaway.
- What going does Sky And Sand prefer?
- Sky And Sand (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sky And Sand's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 5 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sky And Sand's sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are Sky And Sand's siblings?
- Out of Alliss (IRE), Sky And Sand (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cappucino (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.