Bus Named Desire (GB)
Bus Named Desire (GB) is 2 from 27, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2015. Last raced off 85, 10lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–27Wins / Runs
- 7.4%Strike rate
- 7 (25.9%)Placed
- −13.75£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 0.86Fair A/E n=27 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 340 d
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
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 →
Of 5 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,312 runs since Jan 2008 (535 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 403 | 30 | 7.4% | −2.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 1,670 | 153 | 9.2% | −0.6 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 1,182 | 117 | 9.9% | +0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,307 | 150 | 11.5% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 698 | 67 | 9.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 3 | 7.1% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | −4.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,472 | 124 | 8.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,691 | 169 | 10% | +0.2 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,615 | 170 | 10.5% | +0.7 | 1 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 490 | 56 | 11.4% | +1.6 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tumbling Dice (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Tumbling Dice (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumbling Dice (GB) | 22 | 1 | 3m1f | Class 5 |
| Super Charge (GB) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 18 | 2 | 11% | −4.75 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Worcester | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Stratford | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Sheppard | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.50 |
| Jake Hodson | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Rob McCarth | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Toby Wheeler | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Ed Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alain Cawley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 17 | 2 | 12% | −3.75 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2015 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −0.75 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 18 | 1 | 6% | −14.25 |
| Chase | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.50 |
| NH Flat | 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 Bus Named Desire won?
- Bus Named Desire (GB) won 2 of 27 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 7.4%. Placed 7 times in total (25.9% of starts).
- Who trained Bus Named Desire?
- Bus Named Desire (GB) was trained by Matt Sheppard on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 7 March 2017.
- Who is Bus Named Desire's sire?
- Bus Named Desire (GB) is by Alflora (IRE) out of Arctic Ring (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
- What going does Bus Named Desire prefer?
- Bus Named Desire (GB) 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 Bus Named Desire's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 7 March 2017. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Bus Named Desire's sire's record?
- Alflora (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,312 runs since Jan 2008 (535 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Bus Named Desire's siblings?
- Out of Arctic Ring (GB), Bus Named Desire (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tumbling Dice (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Tumbling Dice (GB)). The wins came over 3m1f. As at Nov 2026.