Spangled Sands (IRE)
Spangled Sands won the Fitzpatricks Mercedes-Benz Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden at Curragh in Sep 2025 on soft ground over 6f-7f. The colt has one win and three places from four starts, all on turf at trips between 6f and 7f. He finished third of five, having been held up, in the Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 91, which equalled his highest ever mark. He is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 3 (75%)Placed
- −1.75£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 91Highest OR
- 27dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 96
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 78A | 77 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 96A | 77.5 | 1 · — |
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
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
- Held up 4 (100%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,735 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 770 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,062 | 120 | 11.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 292 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,213 | 237 | 10.7% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,186 | 172 | 14.5% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,553 | 394 | 11.1% | 0 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,379 | 135 | 9.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 83 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hk Fourteen (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Symbolize (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hk Fourteen (IRE) | 26 | 6 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Symbolize (IRE) | 29 | 2 | 5f–7f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 25+20d | Leopardstown | Killavullan Stakes (Group 3) Sat behind pace early - second at halfway - driven approaching straight - dropped to third and unable to close final furlong | 3/5 | 4½ | 9-5 | 91 | 74C | 95B | Declan McDonogh | 8/1 |
| 28 Sep 25+26d | Curragh | Fitzpatricks Mercedes-Benz Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Settled behind pace early - still second at halfway - urged forward on the inside approaching 2f out - hit front inside final furlong and stayed on strongly to score | 1/12 | 9-7 | — | 78A | 105A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/4 | |
| 02 Sep 25+36d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Settled just behind front-runner early - drew level after a furlong and a half - lost that spot turning into straight - found extra late on to move back into second - stayed on at one speed without threatening the winner | 2/12 | 2½ | 9-5 | — | 96A | 96A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/2 |
| 28 Jul 25 | Galway | Eventus Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden Settled just behind the front group in 4th - asked for effort approaching final furlongs and into the straight - moved up to 2nd inside the last furlong - stayed on but couldn't reach winner finishing 2nd | 2/8 | 3¾ | 9-5 | — | 77C | 95A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Spangled Sands (IRE) won?
- Spangled Sands (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trains Spangled Sands (IRE)?
- Spangled Sands (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 October 2025.
- Who is Spangled Sands (IRE)'s sire?
- Spangled Sands (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of French Flirt (GB), whose sire is Peintre Celebre.
- What going does Spangled Sands (IRE) prefer?
- Spangled Sands (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Spangled Sands (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 18 October 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Spangled Sands (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
- Who are Spangled Sands (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of French Flirt (GB), Spangled Sands (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hk Fourteen (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Symbolize (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.