Desert Flower (IRE)
Desert Flower won five of six starts in our archive including the Betfred 1000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket in May 2025 and two other Group 1 races in our archive. All wins came on turf between 6f and 1m1f on good or faster ground. The filly aged 3 at her last run in Jun 2025 finished third of nine as favourite in the Betfred Oaks at Epsom Downs off an official rating of 117. She has won all four starts at Newmarket.
- 5–6Wins / Runs
- 83.3%Strike rate
- 6 (100%)Placed
- +4.66£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.84Fair A/E n=6 · 1.62 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 66dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 109
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 106A | 101 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 109A | 92 | — |
| Good | 2 | 110A | 96 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 110A | 109 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 82A | 78.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 4 (80%) · 3 wins
- Held up 1 (20%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,069 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +33.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 831 | 154 | 18.5% | +2.2 | 2 from 2 |
| Good | 1,220 | 199 | 16.3% | 0 | 2 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 580 | 92 | 15.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 701 | 119 | 17% | +0.7 | — |
| Heavy | 215 | 36 | 16.7% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,518 | 224 | 14.8% | −1.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 382 | 60 | 15.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,111 | 372 | 17.6% | +1.3 | 2 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,360 | 206 | 15.1% | −1.2 | 3 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,001 | 171 | 17.1% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 11 | 7% | −9.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Aablan (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Aablan (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aablan (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 7f | Group 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Good | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +1.91 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.25 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 4 | 4 | 100% | +4.66 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 3 | 100% | +2.91 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.75 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 5 | 4 | 80% | +4.41 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 100% | +4.66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Jun 25+33d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Oaks (Fillies' Group 1) Sat behind the front group on the rail - pushed to maintain pace with over 5f left - urged forward 3f out - stayed on to finish third but outpaced by the top two | 3/9 | 4 | 9-2 | 117 | 96A | 97A | William Buick | 11/10F |
| 04 May 25+205d | Newmarket | Betfred 1000 Guineas Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) Went forward on the far rail early - in front before halfway - lost the advantage for a moment 2f out and had to be roused - back in command with a furlong left - drove clear inside the final 110 yards - stayed on well to prevail | 1/10 | 9-2 | 117 | 109A | 103A | William Buick | EvensF | |
| 11 Oct 24+29d | Newmarket | bet365 Fillies' Mile (Fillies' Group 1) Settled behind the front group early - urged forward approaching 2f out and closed the gap - reached the front pair with a furlong left and took over soon after - powered away in the closing stages to win with authority | 1/7 | 9-2 | 106 | 106A | 119A | William Buick | 10/11F | |
| 12 Sep 24+40d | Doncaster | Betfred May Hill Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) (Str) Pulled hard in the early stages - held up in contention - advanced on the outside approaching 2f out and soon pressure applied - surged to the front inside the final furlong and won going away | 1/9 | 9-2 | 100 | 110A | 100A | William Buick | EvensF | |
| 03 Aug 24+21d | Newmarket | Turners EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace early - moved to the front inside the final two furlongs and drew away with a furlong left - kept finding more to the line | 1/6 | 9-9 | — | 75B | 103B | Billy Loughnane | 1/4F | |
| 13 Jul 24 | Newmarket | Rossdales British Ebf Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/10 | 9-2 | — | 82A | 101A | William Buick | 5/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Flower (IRE) won?
- Desert Flower (IRE) won 5 of 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 83.3%. Placed 6 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trained Desert Flower (IRE)?
- Desert Flower (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Epsom Downs on 6 June 2025.
- Who is Desert Flower (IRE)'s sire?
- Desert Flower (IRE) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Promising Run (USA), whose sire is Hard Spun.
- What is Desert Flower (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 6 June 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Desert Flower (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,069 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
- Who are Desert Flower (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Promising Run (USA), Desert Flower (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Aablan (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Aablan (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.