Tropical Sands (GB)
Tropical Sands is a filly by Too Darn Hot out of a Danehill Dancer mare and has shown placed form without winning in five starts. She finished third of six at Newmarket in the Class 3 Challenge Whip Handicap Stakes in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 78, having raced prominently. Her best effort came when second of three at Haydock in Aug 2026. She has raced over 1m – 1m4f on turf and all-weather surfaces.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 30dBetween runs (median)longest 62 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 103
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 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 103A | 87.5 | 2 runs · 103 / 87.5 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 103A | 100 | 3 runs · 103 / 100 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 75A | 73.5 | 2 runs · 75 / 73.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 5 analysed runs since May 2026
- Prominent 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14% of 2,356 runs since Apr 2023 (322 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | +19.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 469 | 71 | 15.1% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 623 | 83 | 13.3% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 265 | 37 | 14% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 242 | 29 | 12% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 63 | 11 | 17.5% | +3.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 685 | 95 | 13.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 117 | 11 | 9.4% | −4.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 925 | 134 | 14.5% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 716 | 104 | 14.5% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 481 | 67 | 13.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 94 | 13 | 13.8% | −0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 23 | 0 | 0% | −14 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2023 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Shrewdness (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1½f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Shrewdness (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewdness (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m1½f | Class 5 |
| Stimulate (GB) | 2 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Calmly (GB) | 3 | 1 | 1m3f | Class 5 |
| Candle Wax (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Kew Palace (GB) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran Shoemark | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 26+62d | Newmarket | Newmarket Challenge Whip Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Prominent early - pushed along over 2f out - plugged on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish 3rd | 3/6 | 2 | 9-7 | 78 | 103A | 80B | Kieran Shoemark | 17/2 |
| 29 Aug 26+22d | Goodwood | Darley Ebf Maiden Fillies' Stakes (gbb Race) Sat close to the front - driven approaching 3f out and drifted left over 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong | 5/8 | 6 | 9-2 | 78 | 40C | 59C | Clifford Lee | 9/4F |
| 07 Aug 26+57d | Haydock | Zyn Pole Position EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Sat second early - pushed along three out - hit front a furlong out - overtaken approaching the line - battled on to finish second by a short margin | 2/3 | nk | 8-13 | — | 100C | 69C | Clifford Lee | 13/8 |
| 11 Jun 26+30d | Newbury | HMC Horse Boxes EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Knocked at the break - settled off the pace - pushed along with 2f left - found extra room turning into the straight - closed late finishing third without threatening | 3/11 | 6 | 9-2 | — | 72B | 80A | Kieran Shoemark | 9/1 |
| 12 May 26 | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Hesitant start - settled in the pack - urged forward with 3f left - lost touch with the pace - driven approaching 2f out - moved into fourth inside the last and stayed on to finish fourth | 4/12 | 3¾ | 8-12 | — | 75A | 67A | Kieran Shoemark | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Tropical Sands won?
- Tropical Sands (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Tropical Sands?
- Tropical Sands (GB) is trained by Ed Walker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 October 2026.
- Who is Tropical Sands's sire?
- Tropical Sands (GB) is by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Shama (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What is Tropical Sands's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 30 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Tropical Sands's sire's record?
- Too Darn Hot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14% of 2,356 runs since Apr 2023 (322 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
- Who are Tropical Sands's siblings?
- Out of Shama (IRE), Tropical Sands (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Shrewdness (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Shrewdness (GB)). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m3f. As at Nov 2026.