Sandor Clegane (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 26 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 47
Win %: 15%
Placed %: 50%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

11 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Punchestown (IRE) — well clear of the 50% career baseline.

Punchestown (IRE) SPEC 67% 3-1-6
Leopardstown (IRE) 50% 0-2-4
Cheltenham 25% 0-1-4
Fairyhouse (IRE) 0% 0-0-3
Naas (IRE) 100% 0-2-2
Galway (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Clonmel (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Down Royal (IRE) 100% 1-0-1
Killarney (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Gowran Park (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Listowel (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

6 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Sean O'Keeffe NOW 53% 2-7-17
Mr B O'Neill 75% 1-2-4
Eoin Staples 50% 1-0-2
Liam McKenna 0% 0-0-1
Mr J W Hendrick 0% 0-0-1
Sean Flanagan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Paul Nolan NOW 50% 4-9-26

Going Record

20 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 80% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 33% 1-0-3
Good to Soft 50% 2-3-10
Soft 80% 1-3-5
Heavy 0% 0-0-2

Distance Record

26 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at staying trips (50% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 50% 4-9-26

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

3rd/5 9 May 2026 23 days ago

Killarney (IRE)
- 2m7f
- Good To Yielding
- Tongue tie + cheekpieces
btn 6 OR 133

Sean O'Keeffe

Prominent - lost second 5 out - weakened from 2 out(op 5/2 tchd 11/4)
1st/6 12 Apr 2026 50 days ago

Down Royal (IRE)
- 2m4½f
- Good
won

Eoin Staples

Made all - faced challenge before 3 out - ridden before last - kept on(tchd 6/5)
10th/23 12 Mar 2026 81 days ago

Cheltenham
- 3m2½f
- Good
Mr J W Hendrick

Held up in rear - raced wide and good headway 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 14/1)
15th/28 27 Dec 2025 156 days ago

Leopardstown (IRE)
- 3m½f
- Yielding
btn 2.75 OR 136 -4

Liam McKenna

Towards rear - some headway from 3 out - no impression after 2 out(op 33/1)
6th/10 21 Nov 2025 192 days ago

Fairyhouse (IRE)
- 2m4f
- Heavy
btn .5 OR 140

Sean O'Keeffe

Led but pestered - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 17/2)
7th/18 24 Sep 2025 250 days ago

Listowel (IRE)
- 3m
- Yielding
Eoin Staples

Midfield - in touch with leaders 4th - slow jump 11th - outpaced towards rear 4 out - rallied and kept on before 2 out - no impression(op…
7th/16 1 Aug 2025 304 days ago

Galway (IRE)
- 2m6½f
- Good
- Tongue tie + blinkers
btn 5.5

Sean O'Keeffe

In touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - outpaced and lost position last - weakened final 110yds(op 11/2)
8th/10 21 Apr 2025 406 days ago

Fairyhouse (IRE)
- 2m4f
- Soft To Heavy
Sean Flanagan

Took keen hold - midfield - weakened 2 out(op 6/1)
10th/26 12 Mar 2025 446 days ago

Cheltenham
- 2m5f
- Good To Soft
Sean O'Keeffe

Held up in midfield - some headway approaching last - weakened run-in(op 18/1)
4th/9 23 Jan 2025 494 days ago

Gowran Park (IRE)
- 3m½f
- Soft To Heavy
Sean O'Keeffe

Held up in rear - steady headway and in touch with leaders 2 out - switched right and keeping on before last - no extra run-in(op 15/2)