African Desert (GER)
African Desert (GER) is 1 from 12. Hasn't won since Oct 2011.
- 1–12Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 3 (25%)Placed
- +13.90£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 2.22Fair A/E n=12 · 1.89 incl. margin
- 60dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 6 | 17.6% | +8.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 486 | 46 | 9.5% | +0.4 | — |
| Good | 692 | 57 | 8.2% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 328 | 31 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 386 | 39 | 10.1% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 168 | 13 | 7.7% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 640 | 56 | 8.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 108 | 10 | 9.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 456 | 40 | 8.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 425 | 24 | 5.6% | −3.5 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 574 | 59 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 643 | 62 | 9.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 388 | 39 | 10.1% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 125 | 13 | 10.4% | +1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Amazing Beauty (GER) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m2f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazing Beauty (GER) | 10 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | — |
| Ante Portas (GER) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Amazing Bounty (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Amazing Boy (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +21.90 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +23.90 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Enghien (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +24.90 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brice Raballand | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Frankie Leroy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +23.90 |
| Mr Patrick Deno | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Delmares | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cyrille Stefan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sylvain Ruis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Breux | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soufyane Moulin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Filip Minarik | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | +19.90 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +22.90 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 10 | 1 | 10% | +15.90 |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
Quick answers
- How many races has African Desert won?
- African Desert (GER) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained African Desert?
- African Desert (GER) was trained by F Vermeulen on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 24 July 2013.
- Who is African Desert's sire?
- African Desert (GER) is by Desert Prince (IRE) out of Amidala (GER), whose sire is Monsagem.
- What going does African Desert prefer?
- African Desert (GER) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is African Desert's sire's record?
- Desert Prince (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.
- Who are African Desert's siblings?
- Out of Amidala (GER), African Desert (GER) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Amazing Beauty (GER) (2). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.