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Horse profile

Desert Battle (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2005) · Last trainer Ian Williams · Last owner T J Mrs H Parrott
by Desert Sun (GB) out of Montana Dancer (GB) (Selkirk)
3 runs · 3 courses · from May 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Jun 2005 — 7,812 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2005 · 6th of 6 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Desert Battle (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 19C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 3 May 2005 Official rating 56 at the last run, 15 Jun 2005

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 3 figures · best 19C · median 15
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f219C17—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Desert Sun (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,166 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm22418.2%+8.9—
Good to Firm220188.2%−1.1—
Good214167.5%−1.80 from 1
Good to Soft8744.6%−4.7—
Soft10576.7%−2.60 from 1
Heavy3925.1%−4.20 from 1
Standard (AW)4795812.1%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3326.1%−3.2—
6f – 7f283289.9%+0.6—
1m – 1m1f258238.9%−0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f265269.8%+0.50 from 2
1m5f – 2m173169.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f12797.1%−2.2—
2m5f – 3m24520.8%+11.5—
Over 3m300%−9.3—

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

Dam
Montana Dancer (GB) (Selkirk)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Prize Fighter (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Prize Fighter (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Prize Fighter (IRE)4931m2f–2mClass 4
Diamond Destiny (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Vince Slattery 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Ravenall 1 0 0% −1.00
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 3 runs
15 Jun 05+22d Chepstow Kronenbourg 1664 Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 19 8-9 5615C Vince Slattery 25/1
24 May 05+21d Nottingham Racing Again On 1st June Amateur Riders' Banded Stakes Class 7 · 1m · Good · 17 ran 11/17 1½ 10-7 457C Mr J Ravenall 50/1
03 May 05 Bath Trianglecasino.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Heavy · 16 ran 11/16 ¾ 8-13 5019C David Nolan 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Battle won?
Desert Battle (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Desert Battle?
Desert Battle (IRE) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 15 June 2005.
Who is Desert Battle's sire?
Desert Battle (IRE) is by Desert Sun (GB) out of Montana Dancer (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
What is Desert Battle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 15 June 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Desert Battle's sire's record?
Desert Sun (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,166 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Desert Battle's siblings?
Out of Montana Dancer (GB), Desert Battle (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Prize Fighter (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Prize Fighter (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.