Steps In The Sand
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Equipment
- T removed6 Aug 2026
- Fitted T first time31 Jul 2026
From our racecard archive — runs before our coverage window aren't included. Codes: B blinkers · P cheekpieces · V visor · H hood · T tongue tie.
Ownership history
- Zoom Buddies SyndicateCurrent
- Ms Rachel Oneilluntil 16 Jan 2023
- Woodfarm Racing Syndicateuntil 14 Dec 2022
Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.
Breeding
- Sire
- Footstepsinthesand
- Dam
- Tu Eres Mi Amore
- Damsire
- Sadler's Wells
Trainer history
- CurrentCiaran Murphy
- 3 Nov 2024Cian Collins
- 29 Sept 2023John Joseph Hanlon
- 14 Dec 2022Ms Sheila Lavery
Career trajectory
Solid lines: OR / RPR / AI. Dashed: TS. Dot = finishing position per run (oldest left → newest right). Missing values lift the pen rather than interpolating across gaps.
Form by going
- Good0/8 · 0%
- Yielding0/1 · 0%
- Yielding To Soft0/1 · 0%
Strike rate per going. Bars scale against the highest rate in the list — so a short bar means weaker form on that going, not zero.
Form by course
- Sligo0/3 · 0%
- Downpatrick0/2 · 0%
- Galway0/2 · 0%
- Bellewstown0/1 · 0%
- Curragh0/1 · 0%
- Kilbeggan0/1 · 0%
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2026 | Bellewstown 17:00 Money Back Daily Specials With Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | 2 | 5/1 | 59.7 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Kilbeggan 18:05 Tom Lynam Memorial Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | — | — | 62.6 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Downpatrick 15:43 Franco Hughes Away Bet Mares Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | — | — | 51.7 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Sligo 18:20 SIS Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | 4 | 13/2 | 45.4 |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Galway 18:05 McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap | Flat | — | — | 35.0 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Galway 20:10 Hop House 13 Handicap | Flat | 11 | 22/1 | 41.1 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Sligo 14:15 Racing Tv Irish Ebf Mares Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | 3 | 2/1J | 48.9 |
| 13 Jun 2026 | Downpatrick 14:35 Denvir's Of Downpatrick (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (Div I) | Hurdle | 4 | 7/2 | 42.2 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Sligo 20:00 Knocknarea Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle | — | — | 43.4 |
| 24 May 2026 | Curragh 17:40 CAVALOR Equine Nutrition Handicap | Flat | 12 | 100/1 | 47.4 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
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