Steps In The Sand

Staying · Soft · 7 wins

Breeding Footstepsinthesand × Tu Eres Mi Amore

51 Runs

7 Wins

14% Strike

81 Peak RPR

24 Days off

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Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 42
Win %: 14%
Placed %: 25%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

22 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Roscommon (IRE) — well clear of the 25% career baseline.

Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 17% 1-0-6
Roscommon (IRE) SPEC 40% 0-2-5
Punchestown (IRE) 25% 0-1-4
Ballinrobe (IRE) 33% 1-0-3
Bellewstown (IRE) 33% 1-0-3
Downpatrick (IRE) 33% 1-0-3
Southwell (AW) 33% 1-0-3
Cork (IRE) 0% 0-0-3
Leopardstown (IRE) 0% 0-0-3
Navan (IRE) 0% 0-0-3
Galway (IRE) 100% 1-1-2
Down Royal (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Sligo (IRE) 50% 1-0-2
Tipperary (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Fairyhouse (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Goodwood 0% 0-0-1
Kilbeggan (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Limerick (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Naas (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Thurles (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Tramore (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

19 jockeys · 4 trainers

Jockeys

E Walsh 33% 2-3-15
Robbie Colgan 0% 0-0-6
Patrick McGettigan 80% 3-1-5
Jack Cleary 25% 0-1-4
Wayne Lordan 33% 1-0-3
Jack Kearney 0% 0-0-3
David Egan 100% 1-1-2
Kieran Shoemark 0% 0-0-2
Ben Coen NOW 0% 0-0-1
Colin Keane 0% 0-0-1
Danny Gilligan 0% 0-0-1
Ethan Jones 0% 0-0-1
Gary Carroll 0% 0-0-1
Jody McGarvey 0% 0-0-1
Sam Ewing 0% 0-0-1
Shane Fenelon 0% 0-0-1
Shane Foley 0% 0-0-1
W J Lee 0% 0-0-1
Wesley Joyce 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Ms Sheila Lavery 12% 1-1-16
Cian Collins 40% 3-3-15
Ciaran Murphy NOW 33% 3-1-12
John Joseph Hanlon 12% 0-1-8

Going Record

43 classifiable runs

Softleaning Loves the dig — 50% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 25% 5-3-32
Good to Soft 20% 1-0-5
Soft 50% 0-2-4
Heavy 0% 0-0-2

Distance Record

51 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 0% 0-0-2
Mile 7f – 1m1f 0% 0-0-1
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 21% 2-2-19
Staying ≥ 1m4f 31% 5-4-29

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

9th/14 8 May 2026 24 days ago

Ballinrobe (IRE)
- 1m5f
- Good To Yielding
btn 0.3 OR 72

Ben Coen

Midfield - weakened 1f out(op 22/1)
8th/11 24 Sep 2025 250 days ago

Goodwood
- 1m6f
- Good To Soft
- Class 3
btn 15 OR 72 +3

Patrick McGettigan

Midfield - lost position over 5f out - hung right and lost touch 2f out(op 18/1)
2nd/18 9 Sep 2025 265 days ago

Galway (IRE)
- 1m4f
- Soft
btn 0.05 OR 69 -26

Patrick McGettigan

In touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leaders 4f out - ran on well from over 1f out - just failed(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
8th/14 25 Aug 2025 280 days ago

Ballinrobe (IRE)
- 2m6½f
- Good
btn 2 OR 95 +33

E Walsh

In touch with leaders - weakened approaching last(op 3/1)
1st/16 1 Aug 2025 304 days ago

Galway (IRE)
- 1m6f
- Yielding
won 0 OR 62 +9

Patrick McGettigan

Prominent on inner - ridden and went second 1f out - led inside final 110yds - stayed on(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
1st/14 21 Jul 2025 315 days ago

Ballinrobe (IRE)
- 1m5f
- Good To Yielding
won 0 OR 53 +4

Patrick McGettigan

In touch with leaders on inner - switched left 3f out - led over 2f out - ridden clear over 1f out - kept on - just did enough(op 9/2 tchd…
1st/10 3 Jul 2025 333 days ago

Bellewstown (IRE)
- 1m6½f
- Good
won 0 OR 49

Patrick McGettigan

Towards rear - headway on outer over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - hung left and led final 110yds - kept on (jockey said mare drifted left…
4th/14 21 Jun 2025 345 days ago

Down Royal (IRE)
- 1m5f
- Good
btn 4.75 OR 49 -1

Shane Foley

Prominent - challenging over 2f out - no extra from over 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 15/2)
5th/20 7 Jun 2025 359 days ago

Navan (IRE)
- 1m5f
- Good
btn 0.05 OR 50 -49

Jack Cleary

Midfield but in touch with leaders - ridden over 3f out - headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 33/1)
8th/15 13 May 2025 384 days ago

Sligo (IRE)
- 2m4f
- Good
btn 17 OR 99

E Walsh

Never better than midfield