How many races has Ventura Sands won?

Ventura Sands (IRE) won 3 of 20 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 5 times in total (25% of starts).

Who trained Ventura Sands?

Ventura Sands (IRE) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 6 December 2012.

What going does Ventura Sands prefer?

Ventura 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 Ventura Sands's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 6 December 2012. The highest on record is 72.

What is Ventura Sands's sire's record?

Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,806 runs since Apr 2009 (937 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

Who are Ventura Sands's siblings?

Out of Beautiful Noise (GB), Ventura Sands (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Ventura Sands (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2012) · Last trainer Richard Fahey · Last owner Keith Denham

by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Beautiful Noise (GB) (Piccolo)

20 runs · 14 courses · from Aug 2010

As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 6 Dec 2012 — 5,082 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Dec 2012 · 5th of 11 3 wins · Ayr, Haydock & Musselburgh Last raced off OR 66

KTB Profile

Ventura Sands (IRE) is 3 from 20, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2011.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5

3–20Wins / Runs
15%Strike rate
5 (25%)Placed
−1.00£1 level staken=20 at SP
1.15Fair A/E n=20 · 0.99 incl. margin
72Highest OR
18dBetween runs (median)longest 210 d

Official rating66↓ 6lb off peak

66 65–72

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

Best recent KTB Rating 80^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 6 Nov 2012 Official rating 66 at the last run, 6 Dec 2012

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 20 figures · best 98^A · median 69

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 6 Nov 2025
Good to Soft	6	92^A	73	—
Good to Firm	4	70^A	59.5	—
Standard (AW)	3	80^A	73	—
Soft	3	98^A	69	—
Good	3	82^A	77	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 6 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f	11	98^A	70	—
6f – 7f	8	92^A	68	—
1m2f – 1m4f	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Footstepsinthesand (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,806 runs since Apr 2009 (937 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	72	16	22.2%	+12	—
Good to Firm	1,911	220	11.5%	+1.3	0 from 4
Good	2,946	268	9.1%	−1.1	1 from 3
Good to Soft	1,241	108	8.7%	−1.5	1 from 6
Soft	1,778	145	8.2%	−2	1 from 3
Heavy	545	62	11.4%	+1.2	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	4,312	486	11.3%	+1.1	0 from 3

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	1,127	142	12.6%	+2.4	—
6f – 7f	5,046	529	10.5%	+0.3	1 from 8
1m – 1m1f	3,335	336	10.1%	−0.1	2 from 11
1m2f – 1m4f	2,104	196	9.3%	−0.9	0 from 1
1m5f – 2m	840	80	9.5%	−0.7	—
2m1f – 2m4f	320	22	6.9%	−3.3	—
2m5f – 3m	31	1	3.2%	−7	—
Over 3m	3	0	0%	−10.2	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Beautiful Noise (GB) (Piccolo)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Noisy Noverre (IRE)	4	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good to Soft	6	1	17%	+3.00
Good to Firm	4	0	0%	−4.00
Standard (AW)	3	0	0%	−3.00
Soft	3	1	33%	+3.50
Good	3	1	33%	+0.50
Heavy	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	15	3	20%	+4.00
Class 4	4	0	0%	−4.00
Class 3	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Ayr	3	1	33%	+3.50
Beverley	2	0	0%	−2.00
Thirsk	2	0	0%	−2.00
Haydock	2	1	50%	+7.00
Chester	2	0	0%	−2.00
Lingfield (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Southwell (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wolverhampton (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Leicester	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ripon	1	0	0%	−1.00
Pontefract	1	0	0%	−1.00
Doncaster	1	0	0%	−1.00
Musselburgh	1	1	100%	+2.50
Newcastle	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m – 1m1f	11	2	18%	+4.50
6f – 7f	8	1	13%	−4.50
1m2f – 1m4f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Paul Hanagan	9	3	33%	+10.00
Tony Hamilton	3	0	0%	−3.00
Frederik Tylicki	2	0	0%	−2.00
Lee Topliss	2	0	0%	−2.00
George Chaloner	1	0	0%	−1.00
Shane B Kelly	1	0	0%	−1.00
David Nolan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Tom Eaves	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2012	7	0	0%	−7.00
2011	10	3	30%	+9.00
2010	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	KTB	Jockey	SP
2012 · 7 runs
06 Dec 12+16d	Lingfield (AW)	32Red Casino Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran	5/11	¾	9-0	66	73^A	George Chaloner	8/1
20 Nov 12+14d	Southwell (AW)	32Red Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 13 ran	10/13	1¾	9-5	68	51^C	Tony Hamilton	12/1
06 Nov 12+26d	Wolverhampton (AW)	32Red Supporting British Racing Handicap Class 5 · 1m½f · Standard · 12 ran	5/12	¾	9-1	69	80^A	Frederik Tylicki	25/1
11 Oct 12+133d	Ayr	Giles Insurance Corporate Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Heavy · 9 ran	9/9	13	9-3	71	60^C	Tony Hamilton	25/1
31 May 12+24d	Ayr	Bet At Blue Square On Your Mobile Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 8 ran	8/8	7	8-12	71	40^A	Shane B Kelly	7/2
07 May 12+24d	Beverley	Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival In July Handicap Class 5 · 7½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran	3/14	¾	9-3	71	92^A	Tony Hamilton	8/1
13 Apr 12+210d	Leicester	Bet Totequadpot Text Tote To 89660 Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 15 ran	10/15	3	8-8	72	51^C	Paul Hanagan	14/1
2011 · 10 runs
16 Sep 11+18d	Ayr	Dunne Group Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Soft · 12 ran	1/12		9-5	68	98^A	Paul Hanagan	11/2
29 Aug 11+30d	Ripon	Totepool A Better Way To Bet Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 8 ran	4/8	2	9-0	69	64^A	Lee Topliss	10/1
30 Jul 11+14d	Thirsk	Shirley Anne Faill Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good · 15 ran	9/15	nse	9-7	70	69^A	Frederik Tylicki	7/1
16 Jul 11+11d	Haydock	Hattons Access To Justice Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Soft · 12 ran	1/12		8-13	67	80^A	Paul Hanagan	8/1
05 Jul 11+11d	Pontefract	Red Shirt Night On Friday 15th July Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 8 ran	4/8	2½	9-6	69	70^A	Paul Hanagan	9/2
24 Jun 11+15d	Chester	Irving Solicitors Handicap Class 5 · 7½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran	6/14	2	9-2	70	66^A	Lee Topliss	16/1
09 Jun 11+26d	Haydock	Rewards4racing.com Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good To Soft · 6 ran	5/6	6	8-3	71	52^B	Paul Hanagan	14/1
14 May 11+20d	Doncaster	Multifab Metals Engineering & Fabrication Handicap (Rnd) Class 4 · 1m · Good · 9 ran	4/9	¾	8-12	71	77^A	Paul Hanagan	9/2
24 Apr 11+18d	Musselburgh	Bet totepool On 0800 221 221 Easter Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 9 ran	1/9		9-0	65	82^A	Paul Hanagan	5/2
06 Apr 11+207d	Beverley	Whistlejackets Cafe Handicap Class 5 · 7½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran	8/13	½	9-7	68	67^A	David Nolan	14/1
2010 · 3 runs
11 Sep 10+15d	Chester	Pommery Champagne Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 5 ran	4/5	1¾	9-3	68	69^B	Tom Eaves	9/2
27 Aug 10+14d	Thirsk	European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 11 ran	7/11	5	9-3	—	52^C	Paul Hanagan	6/5F
13 Aug 10	Newcastle	E.B.F./WaterAid Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran	2/11	hd	9-3	—	81^A	Paul Hanagan	6/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Ventura Sands won?: Ventura Sands (IRE) won 3 of 20 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 5 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Ventura Sands?: Ventura Sands (IRE) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 6 December 2012.
Who is Ventura Sands's sire?: Ventura Sands (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Beautiful Noise (GB), whose sire is Piccolo.
What going does Ventura Sands prefer?: Ventura 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 Ventura Sands's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 6 December 2012. The highest on record is 72.
What is Ventura Sands's sire's record?: Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,806 runs since Apr 2009 (937 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Who are Ventura Sands's siblings?: Out of Beautiful Noise (GB), Ventura Sands (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

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