Desert Clover (USA)
Desert Clover (USA) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2007. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 81.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 1 (11.1%)Placed
- −6.75£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.28Fair A/E n=8 · 0.92 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 36dAvg 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.
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 10% of 90 runs since Jan 2008 (8 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +11.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | −1.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +90 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 42 | 7 | 16.7% | +6.7 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 33 | 1 | 3% | −7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson De Souza | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| T Quinn | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.75 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 08+15d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Claiming Stakes | 5/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 81 | 67A | Neil Callan | 16/1 |
| 19 Aug 08+55d | Brighton | King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery Handicap | 8/9 | 11 | 9-7 | 70 | 40C | Nelson De Souza | 9/1 |
| 25 Jun 08+20d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Casino Handicap (Qualifier) | 11/13 | 4 | 8-13 | 73 | 40C | Nelson De Souza | 16/1 |
| 05 Jun 08+26d | Sandown | Charles Russell Handicap | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-0 | 75 | 68A | Nelson De Souza | 16/1 |
| 10 May 08+12d | Haydock | totescoop6 Handicap | 14/16 | 2 | 8-13 | 78 | 49A | Pat Dobbs | 28/1 |
| 28 Apr 08+11d | Yarmouth | lindley-catering.co.Uk Handicap | 4/5 | nk | 9-2 | 81 | 56B | Nelson De Souza | 6/1 |
| 17 Apr 08+26d | Ripon | Copt Hewick Handicap | 5/19 | 2½ | 9-0 | 81 | 81A | Nelson De Souza | 16/1 |
| 22 Mar 08+121d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Happy Easter Holidays At Pontin's Handicap | 6/7 | 4 | 9-7 | 81 | 50B | T Quinn | 13/2 |
| 2007 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 07 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Holidays Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 1/7 | 9-3 | — | 77C | T Quinn | 5/4F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Clover won?
- Desert Clover (USA) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trained Desert Clover?
- Desert Clover (USA) was trained by Paul Cole on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 3 September 2008.
- Who is Desert Clover's sire?
- Desert Clover (USA) is by Mutakddim (USA) out of Booly (USA), whose sire is Apalachee.
- What going does Desert Clover prefer?
- Desert Clover (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Desert Clover's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 3 September 2008. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Desert Clover's sire's record?
- Mutakddim (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 90 runs since Jan 2008 (8 horses), Flat and jumps together.