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Horse profile

Sweet Sand

Sandalay (GB) × Sweet Apple (GB) (Menelek (GB))

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1987

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 14 Nov 1991, Clonmel (IRE) (15/16)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Future form
14 Nov 91	Clonmel (IRE)	15/16	20/1	16½	Mr J P Berry	Michael A O'Connor	Cahir INH Flat Race (Div I)	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Soft	10-9	Hello Monkey (IRE)	0/14

15/1614 Nov 91 · Clonmel (IRE)20/1
Cahir INH Flat Race (Div I)
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mSoft
All fields
Date
14 Nov 91
Course
Clonmel (IRE)
Pos
15/16
SP
20/1
Btn
16½
Jockey
Mr J P Berry
Trainer
Michael A O'Connor
Race
Cahir INH Flat Race (Div I)
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Soft
Wgt
10-9
Winner / 2nd
Hello Monkey (IRE)
Future form
0/14

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Michael A O'Connor	14 Nov 91	14 Nov 91	15/16	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Michael A O'Connor

Trainer: Michael A O'Connor
First run: 14 Nov 91
Last run: 14 Nov 91
First run for yard: 15/16
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	14 Nov 91	14 Nov 91

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 14 Nov 91
Last run: 14 Nov 91

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchSandalay (GB)

Parent · 1

SireSandalay (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchSweet Apple (GB)

Parent · 1

DamSweet Apple (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireMenelek (GB)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Sandalay (GB)

Sweet Apple (GB)

Not traced

Menelek (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSweet Sand (GB)

Sexfilly

Foaled1987

SireSandalay (GB)

DamSweet Apple (GB)

DamsireMenelek (GB)

Dam's produce2 winners from 6 runners

Notable siblingPeasgood's Nonsuch (GB)

Female line

Sweet Apple (GB) · 2 winners from 6 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sandalay (GB)	Sweet Apple (GB)	Menelek (GB)	filly	NH 2m6½f	Flat 14.9f · NH 2m4½f

Sandalay (GB)

Sire: Sandalay (GB)
Dam: Sweet Apple (GB)
Damsire: Menelek (GB)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m6½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.9f · NH 2m4½f

Progeny of Sandalay (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	529	44	135	8.3%	25.5%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	126	7	22	5.6%	17.5%	1
On Soft going	85	5	19	5.9%	22.4%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	23	2	4	8.7%	17.4%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 529
Wins: 44
Placed: 135
Win %: 8.3%
Place %: 25.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 126
Wins: 7
Placed: 22
Win %: 5.6%
Place %: 17.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 85
Wins: 5
Placed: 19
Win %: 5.9%
Place %: 22.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 23
Wins: 2
Placed: 4
Win %: 8.7%
Place %: 17.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Sandalay (GB) × Menelek mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	4	1	25.0%	0	42	13	13	31.0%	£40,422	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 4
Winners: 1
Winners %: 25.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 42
Wins: 13
2nd/3rd: 13
Win %: 31.0%
Prize GB (£): £40,422
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Once Stung (GB)	28	13	£40,422	€0
Sweet Sand (GB)	1	0	£0	€0
Namestaken (GB)	4	0	£0	€0
Peasgood's Nonsuch (GB)	9	0	£0	€0

Once Stung (GB)

Horse: Once Stung (GB)
Runs: 28
Wins: 13
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £40,422
Prize IRE (€): €0

Sweet Sand (GB)

Horse: Sweet Sand (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Namestaken (GB)

Horse: Namestaken (GB)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Peasgood's Nonsuch (GB)

Horse: Peasgood's Nonsuch (GB)
Runs: 9
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Sweet Apple (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 6 runners

Full siblings

Peasgood's Nonsuch (GB)0W · 9R

Half siblings

By Over The River (FR)

By Lord Americo (IRE)

Appleway (IRE)0W · 1R

Female line

1Sweet Apple (GB)

Notable relatives

Great-nephew

Western Diego (IRE)3W · 16R · 1 black-type

View full Sweet Apple family

In brief

When was Sweet Sand foaled?

Sweet Sand (GB) was foaled in 1987.

Who are the sire and dam of Sweet Sand?

Sweet Sand (GB) is by Sandalay (GB) out of Sweet Apple (GB), a daughter of Menelek (GB).

Who trained Sweet Sand?

Sweet Sand (GB) was trained by Michael A O'Connor and owned by M A O'Connor at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Sweet Sand's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Sweet Sand (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Sweet Sand still racing?

Sweet Sand (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 14 November 1991 at Clonmel (IRE) in the Cahir INH Flat Race, finishing 15th of 16, and has not run there since.

Is Sweet Sand related to any top horses?

Sweet Sand (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Western Diego (IRE) (great-nephew, Grade 3 winner), from the Sweet Apple (GB) family.