Desert Alchemist (IRE)
Desert Alchemist is a colt by Ghaiyyath out of a Siyouni mare who has shown placed form without winning. He has zero wins from four starts on turf, with his best effort a 3 of 9 at Cork in May 2026. All his runs came between under 6f and 7f on good to soft or faster. His last run, at Curragh in Jul 2026, saw him finish 7 of 8 off an official rating of 79.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 79Highest OR
- 20dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 60
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 60A | 51 | 2 runs · 60 / 51 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 68A | 60 | 3 runs · 68 / 60 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since May 2026
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,113 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19% from 305. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 291.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 218 | 40 | 18.3% | +2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 305 | 58 | 19% | +3.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 124 | 16 | 12.9% | −2.6 | — |
| Soft | 140 | 18 | 12.9% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 33 | 5 | 15.2% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 291 | 35 | 12% | −3.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 293 | 39 | 13.3% | −2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 384 | 66 | 17.2% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 372 | 58 | 15.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 44 | 8 | 18.2% | +2.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +17.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Jul 26+23d | Curragh (IRE) | James Nolan Bar Kildare Nursery Handicap started at the back - 7th at halfway - made no dent on the front runners inside 2f out and found nothing more over 1f out | 7/8 | shd | 9-5 | 79 | 57A | 57A | Luke McAteer | 13/2 |
| 26 Jun 26+19d | Curragh | Keadeen Hotel Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Shared front-running spot early - lost command at halfway - pressed for 3rd inside final 2f - slipped back to 5th late and held to finish 6th | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 60A | 82A | Luke McAteer | 80/1 |
| 07 Jun 26+19d | Navan | Lynn Lodge Stud Irish EBF Maiden Held up towards the back - driven at halfway - unable to make headway from 2f out and finished well held | 8/9 | 4¾ | 9-7 | — | 42A | 42A | Luke McAteer | 11/2 |
| 19 May 26 | Cork | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - urged forward with 2f left - moved up to 2nd inside the final furlong - faded back to 3rd approaching 200 yards out and stayed on one-paced to the line | 3/9 | ¾ | 9-9 | — | 68A | 76A | Luke McAteer | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Alchemist won?
- Desert Alchemist (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Desert Alchemist?
- Desert Alchemist (IRE) is trained by David Marnane, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 July 2026.
- Who is Desert Alchemist's sire?
- Desert Alchemist (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Gemma (IRE), whose sire is Siyouni.
- What is Desert Alchemist's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 19 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Desert Alchemist's sire's record?
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,113 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19% from 305. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 291.