Dark Desert (GB)
Dark Desert (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 4th of 14 at Southwell (AW) (Dec 2008).
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 50Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 80 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
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 6.6% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 307. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.2% from 188. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.8% from 193. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.9% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 0 | 0% | −6.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 188 | 6 | 3.2% | −3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 197 | 14 | 7.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 116 | 8 | 6.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 116 | 5 | 4.3% | −2.3 | — |
| Heavy | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −3.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 307 | 31 | 10.1% | +3.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 77 | 6 | 7.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 273 | 23 | 8.4% | +1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 145 | 6 | 4.1% | −2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 193 | 19 | 9.8% | +3.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 139 | 4 | 2.9% | −3.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 112 | 5 | 4.5% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −6.6 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Catlin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Moriarty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 09+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sponsor A Race By Calling 01902 390009 Handicap | 5/10 | nk | 8-6 | 46 | 47A | Chris Catlin | 5/1 |
| 2008 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 08+25d | Southwell (AW) | Carlsberg Uk Nursery Handicap | 4/14 | 3¾ | 8-4 | 47 | 50A | Chris Catlin | 12/1 |
| 18 Nov 08+80d | Southwell (AW) | Membership At Southwell Golf Club Nursery Handicap | 8/13 | ½ | 8-11 | 50 | 50A | Liam Keniry | 66/1 |
| 30 Aug 08+22d | Bath | Heros "To Pastures New" Claiming Stakes | 7/7 | nk | 8-11 | 44 | 22A | Chris Catlin | 14/1 |
| 08 Aug 08+17d | Haydock | E.B.F. Haydock Park Pony Club Maiden Stakes | 9/10 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 44 | 31A | Jamie Moriarty | 50/1 |
| 22 Jul 08 | Salisbury | Emma Arbery Memorial Maiden Stakes | 9/14 | 2½ | 9-3 | 44 | 49A | Fergus Sweeney | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Desert won?
- Dark Desert (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2008 and 2009.
- Who trained Dark Desert?
- Dark Desert (GB) was trained by Tony Newcombe on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 16 January 2009.
- Who is Dark Desert's sire?
- Dark Desert (GB) is by Best Of The Bests (IRE) out of Dune Safari (IRE), whose sire is Key Of Luck.
- What is Dark Desert's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 16 January 2009. The highest on record is 50.
- What is Dark Desert's sire's record?
- Best Of The Bests (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 307. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.2% from 188. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.8% from 193. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.9% from 139.