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Burning Desire (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2017) · Last trainer Jimmy Frost · Last owner Marks Sparks
by Galileo (IRE) out of Flames (GB) (Blushing Flame)
16 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jul 2017 — 3,401 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2017 New yard Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Burning Desire (IRE) is yet to win from 16 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Lingfield (AW) (Dec 2016).

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating100↓ 7lb off peak
100 63–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Lingfield (AW), 28 Dec 2016

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 94A · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)294A93.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 89C · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 70A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 28 Dec 2016 Official rating 63 at the last flat run, 28 Dec 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 13 Feb 2016 Official rating 100 at the last jumps run, 5 Jul 2017

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 82A · median 68.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)570A68—
Good to Firm382A80—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m569A67—
1m2f – 1m4f480A73—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Jumps 5 figures · best 102A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft2102A96—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4102A90—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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

Sire
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.50 from 3
Good5,30879014.9%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft2,34332814%−0.50 from 2
Soft3,84557615%+0.50 from 3
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)2,48330412.2%−2.30 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 4
1m5f – 2m4,24055513.1%−1.40 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f1,65017010.3%−4.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.20 from 1
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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

Dam
Flames (GB) (Blushing Flame)

9 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lahaleeb (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Lahaleeb (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lahaleeb (IRE)1747fGroup 2
Precocious Star (IRE)1536f–1mListed
Tallow (IRE)526f–7fClass 4
Dawn Storm (IRE)110——
Sea The Flames (IRE)120——
Calon Lad (IRE)70——
Up In Flames (IRE)110——
Pink Flames (IRE)10——
Van (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 0 0% −9.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Kelly 4 0 0% −4.00
Brendan Powell 3 0 0% −3.00
Pat Cosgrave 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Cobden 1 0 0% −1.00
Finley Marsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr James King 1 0 0% −1.00
Nicola Currie 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Bannister 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
E/STB 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 7 0 0% −7.00
2015 7 0 0% −7.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 1 run
05 Jul 17+189d Worcester Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-7 100—— Harry Cobden 40/1
2016 · 7 runs
28 Dec 16+15d Lingfield (AW) Betway Apprentice Selling Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 8-7 6394A70A Finley Marsh 12/1
13 Dec 16+19d Wincanton Roa/racing Post Owners' Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 13/18 1¾ 11-7 10276C88C Mr James King 33/1
24 Nov 16+17d Chelmsford City (AW) Collect totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 1¼ 9-3 6693C57C Nicola Currie 33/1
07 Nov 16+268d Kempton BetVictor Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 29 10-13 10789C74C Harry Bannister 10/1
13 Feb 16+7d Newbury Read Paul Nicholls Exclusively At Betfair Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 37 11-2 ——90C Brendan Powell 66/1
06 Feb 16+12d Lingfield (AW) Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 ½ 9-5 67—66B Shane Kelly 12/1
25 Jan 16+27d Kempton Bellshill Wins All TheFinalFurlong Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 2¼ 11-4 ——102A Brendan Powell 12/1
2015 · 7 runs
29 Dec 15+13d Southwell (AW) 32red.com Handicap Class 5 · 16.5f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 9 9-11 69—68C Shane Kelly 9/2
16 Dec 15+20d Lingfield (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 ½ 9-7 70—69A Shane Kelly 3/1F
26 Nov 15+39d Newbury Bet365 Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 3¾ 11-0 ——90B Brendan Powell 150/1
18 Oct 15+18d Bath Thomas Firbank Handicap Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 nk 10-0 70—82A Shane Kelly 12/1
30 Sep 15+77d Salisbury Bathwick Tyres Bournemouth Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 ¾ 9-11 73—67C Jimmy Fortune 6/1
15 Jul 15+13d Lingfield Heart FM Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 1¾ 10-0 ——80A Pat Cosgrave 4/1
02 Jul 15+260d Newbury Equis Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 3/4 4½ 10-0 ——76B Pat Cosgrave 18/1
2014 · 1 run
15 Oct 14 Nottingham 32Red Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 1½ 9-5 ——59C Chris Catlin 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Burning Desire won?
Burning Desire (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2014 and 2017.
Who trained Burning Desire?
Burning Desire (IRE) was trained by Jimmy Frost on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 5 July 2017.
Who is Burning Desire's sire?
Burning Desire (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Flames (GB), whose sire is Blushing Flame.
What is Burning Desire's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 5 July 2017. The highest on record is 107.
What is Burning Desire's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Burning Desire's siblings?
Out of Flames (GB), Burning Desire (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lahaleeb (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Lahaleeb (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.