Desert Creek (IRE)
Desert Creek (IRE) is 6 from 37. Hasn't won since Nov 2012. Last raced off 73, 24lb below the career-high mark.
- 6–37Wins / Runs
- 16.2%Strike rate
- 10 (27%)Placed
- −15.13£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 1.33Fair A/E n=37 · 1.10 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 58dAvg 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 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 4 | 6.9% | −2.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 952 | 89 | 9.3% | −0.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 1,094 | 109 | 10% | +0.2 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 555 | 56 | 10.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 715 | 70 | 9.8% | 0 | 2 from 9 |
| Heavy | 245 | 20 | 8.2% | −1.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,249 | 129 | 10.3% | +0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 290 | 31 | 10.7% | +0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,529 | 143 | 9.4% | −0.4 | 3 from 19 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,041 | 106 | 10.2% | +0.4 | 3 from 17 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 944 | 87 | 9.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 671 | 61 | 9.1% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 297 | 34 | 11.4% | +1.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 90 | 15 | 16.7% | +6.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cordage (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cordage (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordage (IRE) | 20 | 3 | 1m2f–2m | Class 5 |
| Jump Ship (GB) | 3 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| Murbek (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Neat Sweep (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | −3.63 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.25 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.75 |
| Class 5 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +2.37 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.25 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ripon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 3 | 16% | −6.63 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 17 | 3 | 18% | −7.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Nicholls | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 9 | 2 | 22% | −4.63 |
| Shirley Teasdale | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Paul Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mrs Carol Bartley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Anna Hesketh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Nason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr S Crawford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mrs Adele Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cathy Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Louis-Philippe Beuzelin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 34 | 6 | 18% | −12.13 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2012 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +5.25 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.00 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Creek won?
- Desert Creek (IRE) won 6 of 37 archived starts between 2008 and 2014, a strike rate of 16.2%. Placed 10 times in total (27% of starts).
- Who trained Desert Creek?
- Desert Creek (IRE) was trained by David Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 4 July 2014.
- Who is Desert Creek's sire?
- Desert Creek (IRE) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Flagship (GB), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
- What going does Desert Creek prefer?
- Desert Creek (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Desert Creek's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 4 July 2014. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Desert Creek's sire's record?
- Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Desert Creek's siblings?
- Out of Flagship (GB), Desert Creek (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cordage (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cordage (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m. As at Oct 2026.