Horse profile
Desert Charm (GB)
by Harry Angel (IRE) out of Desert Kiss (GB) (Cape Cross)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Lingfield, Chepstow & Yarmouth
Ran 7 days ago · 2nd of 12
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
Desert Charm (GB) is 3 from 15, all wins coming at Class 6 level. All 3 wins have come on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather. Last raced off a career-high mark of 55.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
All wins at Class 6
OR at career high
- 3–15Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 7 (46.7%)Placed
- +7.38£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.57Fair A/E n=15 · 1.31 incl. margin
- 55Highest OR
- 38dAvg between runs
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.
Official rating55At career-high mark
55
48–55
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 123
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 103A | 70 | 1 · — |
| Good | 4 | 129A | 97 | 2 · 129 / 115.5 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 123B | 96 | 3 · 123 / 101 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 129A | 89 | 5 · 129 / 102 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 103A | 80.5 | 2 · 103 / 102 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 runs · as at 20 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 3 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (100%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 2,747 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.5% from 331.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 0 | 0% | −12.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 490 | 58 | 11.8% | −0.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 625 | 64 | 10.2% | −2.5 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 265 | 29 | 10.9% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 263 | 32 | 12.2% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 77 | 8 | 10.4% | −2.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,018 | 159 | 15.6% | +2.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 708 | 90 | 12.7% | 0 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,615 | 225 | 13.9% | +1.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 331 | 28 | 8.5% | −4.2 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 81 | 7 | 8.6% | −4.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Desert Kiss (GB) (Cape Cross)
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Delicate Kiss (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Delicate Kiss (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delicate Kiss (GB) | 60 | 7 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Whispered Kiss (GB) | 13 | 5 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Kiss And Run (GB) | 43 | 4 | 5f–5½f | Class 4 |
| Jackontherocks (GB) | 11 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Essme (GB) | 39 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Rubee Forty (GB) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Desert William (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +16.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +10.38 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Lingfield | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +11.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Bradley | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Callum Shepherd | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.38 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 26+30d | Yarmouth | Moulton Racing Club Handicap Stakes Missed the break - last of the field early - gaining ground 2f out but short of room - pulled out left over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - second and outpaced by the winner | 2/12 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 55 | 79A | 72A | Paddy Bradley | 7/2 |
| 12 Sep 26+34d | Bath | Alec Smith Is Getting Married Handicap Stakes (Div II) Settled at the back - progress from 2f out - moved into third and up with the front pair inside the final furlong - found little late | 3/14 | nk | 9-9 | 55 | 102C | 82A | Daniel Muscutt | 11/2 |
| 09 Aug 26+15d | Chepstow | Dragonbet Supports Chepstow Centenary Celebrations Handicap Stakes (Chepstow Mile Series Qualifier) Settled in the pack - pushed along with two furlongs left - unable to close and hampered a furlong out - well held at the finish | 8/12 | 4½ | 9-11 | 55 | 123B | 50A | Callum Shepherd | 9/4F |
| 25 Jul 26+28d | Salisbury | Racing TV Handicap Stakes settled at the back early - moved into the middle of the track to close from 2f out - bumped 1f out before driving to the front inside the final furlong - caught and beaten a nose close home | 2/6 | nse | 9-12 | 52 | 89B | 75B | Hector Crouch | 7/4 |
| 27 Jun 26+12d | Lingfield | Animus Associates Classified Stakes Settled towards the back - moved across two out - pushed along a furlong out - finished strongly to hit the front close home | 1/9 | 9-9 | 50 | 101A | 76A | Paddy Bradley | 11/8F | |
| 15 Jun 26+39d | Chepstow | opx.io Operating System For Continuous Improvement Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back - moved smoothly through the pack and angled inside 2f out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - stayed on strongly under pressure to score | 1/10 | 9-2 | 48 | 129A | 77A | Charles Bishop | 7/1 | |
| 07 May 26+209d | Southwell (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Instagram Handicap (Div 2) Settled mid-pack early - pushed along with 2f left and finished well to move into third - unable to reel in the leading two | 3/10 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 49 | 103A | 69A | Paddy Bradley | 11/1 |
| 10 Oct 25+39d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Settled at back of field - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on inside final furlong to finish sixth | 6/13 | nk | 9-5 | 51 | 75B | 60A | Rob Hornby | 15/2 |
| 01 Sep 25+40d | Windsor | Windsor Fireworks Night Handicap Held up early - never a factor - finished ninth beaten well over 11 lengths | 9/12 | 2¼ | 8-11 | 53 | 36A | 48A | Silvestre De Sousa | 16/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+32d | Leicester | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Clear early advantage - lost command and dropped away fast approaching 2f out - well held at the finish | 8/9 | 16 | 9-8 | 54 | 25C | 33C | Callum Shepherd | 8/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+10d | Lingfield | Weekend Winners On Sky Sports Racing Classified Stakes Settled at back of field - pushed along with 2f left before making late progress - stayed on same gait to finish 4th | 4/9 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 54 | 91A | 59A | Rob Hornby | 7/2 |
| 11 Jun 25+14d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Classified Stakes (Div 2) Sluggish start - settled towards back - moved through smoothly before finding traffic and darting left approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly down the inner - hit front close home to score | 1/10 | 8-12 | 50 | 92A | 71A | Silvestre De Sousa | 11/1 | |
| 28 May 25+21d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Acca Boosts Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Checked and drifted left at the off - held up at the back throughout - never a factor - well held in 9th | 9/9 | 1¾ | 8-12 | — | 44A | 50A | Callum Shepherd | 250/1 |
| 07 May 25+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Wide throughout early on - held a middle position before pressed for effort 2f out - drifted left and faded to finish ninth | 9/11 | 1¾ | 8-12 | — | 63A | 52A | Sean D Bowen | 200/1 |
| 23 Apr 25 | Lingfield (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - nudged for effort with a furlong left - failed to threaten the frame - finished seventh | 7/8 | 2 | 8-12 | — | 70A | 48A | Sean D Bowen | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Charm (GB) won?
- Desert Charm (GB) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
- Who trains Desert Charm (GB)?
- Desert Charm (GB) is trained by Mike Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 October 2026.
- Who is Desert Charm (GB)'s sire?
- Desert Charm (GB) is by Harry Angel (IRE) out of Desert Kiss (GB), whose sire is Cape Cross.
- What going does Desert Charm (GB) prefer?
- Desert Charm (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Desert Charm (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 12 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Desert Charm (GB)'s sire's record?
- Harry Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 2,747 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.5% from 331.
- Who are Desert Charm (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Desert Kiss (GB), Desert Charm (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Delicate Kiss (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Delicate Kiss (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.