Golden Sands
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Golden Sands is a 6yo ch from Ireland trained by M Appleby. It is sired by the stallion Footstepsinthesand out of the dam Varna. Golden Sands has won 5 races in its career so far. On 31st May 2023 at Beverley, Golden Sands achieved its most notable victory to date, taking the prize in the $5574 Dr Eddie Moll Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 17-Nov-24 m R8 CL4 Hcp, Winning Time: 02:37.660, SP: 18/1 | M Ghiani 59.4kg, Cd 0 11.00L | 12 (12) |
| Kempton 03-Oct-24 1609m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $5,757), Winning Time: 01:37.990, SP: 33/1 Led, kicked clear over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no exta | A Rawlinson 59.9kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 7 (14) |
| Pontefract 19-Sep-24 1614m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $5,234), Winning Time: 01:42.870, SP: 22/1 Led, ridden 2f out, soon hard pressed, headed inside final furlong, soon no extra and hung left into rival | A Rawlinson 63kg, Cd 0 3.25L | 7 (12) |
| Beverley 23-Jul-24 1495m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $6,621), Winning Time: 01:31.920, SP: 20/1 Raced keenly, led, pushed along and headed inside final 2f, soon ridden, weakened final furlong | A Rawlinson 62.1kg, Cd 0 10.00L | 8 (10) |
| Beverley 08-Jun-24 1495m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $6,621), Winning Time: 01:31.950, SP: 12/1 Keen , led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened | A Rawlinson 61.7kg, Cd 0 19.50L | 13 (13) |
| Kempton 09-Sep-23 1609m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $41,232) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:38.020, SP: 33/1 Mid-division, pushed along and went wide on bend over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | T Ladd 53.1kg, Cd 0 12.50L | 12 (14) |
| Leicester 24-Aug-23 1657m GOOD R4 Hcp $2,456 (of $5,234) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.070, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, rallied to go 2nd towards finish | A Rawlinson 64.4kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Sandown 27-Jul-23 1609m GOOD R4 Hcp $1,472 (of $6,281) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.700, SP: 12/1 Led, pushed along and headed entering final 2f, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, plugged on in well held 3rd | A Rawlinson 64.4kg 2.50L | 3 (10) |
| Carlisle 28-Jun-23 1566m SOFT R4 Hcp (of $15,702) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.790, SP: 22/1 Keen in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong | A Rawlinson 61.2kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 11 (17) |
| Beverley 31-May-23 1700m GOOD R5 Hcp $5,574 (of $5,574) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.630, SP: 11/2 Made all and soon clear, ran on strongly, unchallenged | A Rawlinson 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Beverley 27-Apr-23 1700m SOFT R5 Hcp $1,307 (of $5,574) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 1:48.120, SP: 28/1 Led, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed close home | A Rawlinson 59kg 0.30L | 3 (11) |
| Kempton 13-Apr-23 1609m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4Hcp $737 (of $6,281) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.289, SP: 22/1 Chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, plugging on when slightly hampered final 110 yards, soon no extra | F Larson 56.7kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 4 (13) |
| Kempton 02-Mar-23 1609m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5Hcp (of $4,187) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.130, SP: 5/1 Prominent, pushed along and weakened when hung left 2f out | A Rawlinson 61.2kg, Cd 0 18.75L | 12 (13) |
| Kempton 16-Feb-23 1609m GOOD R6 Hcp $4,187 (of $4,187) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.180, SP: 9/1 Led early, with leader, led over 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, driven out | A Rawlinson 59kg | 1 (14) |
| Kempton 20-Jan-23 1609m GOOD R3 Hcp $1,472 (of $6,281) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.520, SP: 14/1 Chased leaders, led 6f out until ridden over 1f out, plugged on into 3rd final strides | A Voikhansky 54.4kg 3.50L | 3 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 31-Dec-22 1739m GOOD R4 Hcp $2,586 (of $5,508) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.890, SP: 33/1 Soon led and set steady pace, pushed along and quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed inside final 100 yards | A Rawlinson 58.1kg 0.50L | 2 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 27-Nov-22 1739m GOOD R9 Hcp (of $4,536) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:47.670, SP: 16/1 Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased leaders, hanging badly left when hampered on rail over 1f out, soon eased | A Rawlinson 59kg, Cd 0 14.00L | 11 (11) |
| Newcastle 05-Nov-22 1613m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $5,508) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.450, SP: 20/1 Prominent, ridden and outpaced 2f out, behind final furlong | A Rawlinson 58.1kg, Cd 0 8.50L | 12 (13) |
| Ayr 15-Sep-22 1609m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $3,996) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.580, SP: 12/1 Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | J Hart 61.7kg, Cd 0 21.75L | 8 (10) |
| Hamilton 31-Jul-22 1671m GOOD R5 Hcp $300 (of $4,158) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:45.520, SP: 10/1 Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, faded inside final furlong | D Egan 61.7kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 6 (8) |
| Ripon 16-Jul-22 1609m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $6,156) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.270, SP: 11/2 Handy, pushed along 3f out, outpaced and lost position well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | F Norton 60.3kg, Cd 0 15.25L | 9 (9) |
| Chester 25-Jun-22 1524m GOOD R1 CL4Hcp $1,192 (of $11,400) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:32.750, SP: 5/2 Handy, pushed along and briefly outpaced 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd close home | F Norton 60.8kg 1.00L | 3 (6) |
| Goodwood 18-Jun-22 1609m GOOD R6 CL4Hcp $2,890 (of $12,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.180, SP: 7/2 Led until over 6f out, every chance over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards | F Norton 57.6kg 2.00L | 2 (6) |
| Wolverhampton 23-May-22 1739m SYNTHETIC R7 CL5Hcp $3,510 (of $7,100) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.290, SP: 9/4 Soon tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd 7f out, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on strongly | J Fanning 61.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Ripon 07-May-22 1609m GOOD R7 CL5Hcp $875 (of $7,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.289, SP: 7/2 Chased leaders out wide, led 7f out until 5f out, chased leader every chance 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace in 3rd | J Fanning 59.4kg 3.25L | 3 (8) |
| Beverley 21-Apr-22 1495m GOOD R4 CL5Hcp $896 (of $7,676) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:31.030, SP: 5/1 Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken and lost 2nd final strides | J Fanning 60.8kg 0.30L | 3 (9) |
| Lingfield 30-Mar-22 1610m SYNTHETIC R6 CL5Hcp $412 (of $7,100) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.220, SP: 4/1 Raced keenly, led, ridden inside final furlong, headed and lost three places towards finish | J Fanning 59kg, Cd 0 0.75L | 4 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 02-Feb-22 1739m SYNTHETIC R7 CL4Hcp $4,995 (of $9,850) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.130, SP: 1/6 Led, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, joined leader on line | J Fanning 57.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 1 (2) |
| Wolverhampton 04-Jan-22 1739m SYNTHETIC R4 CL6Hcp $2,970 (of $6,100) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:49.759, SP: 9/4 Keen made all, pushed along over 1f out, ran on | J Fanning 60.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Kempton 06-Oct-21 1408m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 (of $7,200) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:29.780, SP: 28/1 Edged left start, prominent, led 6f out, ridden and bumped just inside 2f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace final furlong | R Kingscote 59.4kg, Cd 0 7.50L | 12 (13) |
| Beverley 15-Sep-21 1495m SOFT CL5NvNHF (of $4,050), Winning Time: 01:35.310, SP: 10/3 Keen led, headed 6f out, tracked leader, hung left over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | J Fanning 58.5kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 5 (10) |
| Chester 26-Jun-21 1409m GOOD R4 CL4Md (of $6,900) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:31.730, SP: 14/1 Went sharply left start, chased leader, pushed along inside final 3f, hung left over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, weakened inside final 100 yards | F Norton 59.4kg, Cd 0 1.25L | 5 (6) |
| Leicester 07-Jun-21 1207m GOOD R1 CL5Md (of $5,300) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.780, SP: 20/1 Prominent, pushed along and weakened over 1f out | B A Curtis 59.4kg, Cd 0 11.75L | 9 (12) |