Best Desert (IRE)
Best Desert (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 13 at Carlisle (May 2005).
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 54Highest OR
- 12dAvg 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 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +9.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 403 | 45 | 11.2% | +2.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 526 | 44 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 219 | 19 | 8.7% | +0.1 | — |
| Soft | 339 | 16 | 4.7% | −3.9 | — |
| Heavy | 129 | 9 | 7% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 900 | 82 | 9.1% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 274 | 31 | 11.3% | +2.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 774 | 65 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 607 | 56 | 9.2% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 451 | 40 | 8.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 232 | 11 | 4.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 151 | 9 | 6% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | +6.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.9 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sunderland Echo (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Sunderland Echo (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland Echo (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 6f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dean McKeown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ian Mongan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| None | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 05+7d | Beverley | Westwood Selling Handicap | 8/14 | nk | 9-1 | 47 | 47C | Dean McKeown | 9/1 |
| 24 Jun 05+15d | Folkestone | New Bosch 18v "Do You Need Persuading" Handicap | 9/11 | ½ | 9-4 | 47 | 24C | Ian Mongan | 25/1 |
| 09 Jun 05+9d | Brighton | Rendezvous Casino At Brighton Marina Handicap | 15/18 | hd | 9-7 | 48 | 21C | T Quinn | 14/1 |
| 31 May 05+17d | Carlisle | Sands Banded Stakes | 3/13 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 48 | 73C | Graham Gibbons | 7/1 |
| 14 May 05+11d | Nottingham | Toteexacta Handicap | 13/16 | 3 | 9-4 | 51 | 39C | Liam Keniry | 20/1 |
| 03 May 05 | Bath | Trianglecasino.co.uk Handicap | 16/16 | 23 | 9-9 | 54 | 29C | T Quinn | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Best Desert won?
- Best Desert (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Best Desert?
- Best Desert (IRE) was trained by John Best on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 1 July 2005.
- Who is Best Desert's sire?
- Best Desert (IRE) is by Desert Style (IRE) out of La Alla Wa Asa (IRE), whose sire is Alzao.
- What is Best Desert's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 1 July 2005. The highest on record is 54.
- What is Best Desert's sire's record?
- Desert Style (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
- Who are Best Desert's siblings?
- Out of La Alla Wa Asa (IRE), Best Desert (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sunderland Echo (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Sunderland Echo (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.