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Horse profile

Desert Force (GB)

4yo colt (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer Richard Hannon · Last owner Malih L Al Basti
by Equiano (FR) out of Mail The Desert (IRE) (Desert Prince)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 May 2016 — 3,812 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 13th of 13 2 wins · Newbury Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Desert Force (GB) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Apr 2015.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating90↓ 7lb off peak
90 83–97

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 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 12 Apr 2016 Official rating 90 at the last run, 13 May 2016

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 14 figures · best 105A · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm5105A84—
Good491A81.5—
Good to Soft399A81—
Soft268A63.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f14105A82.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 7,538 runs since Jan 2008 (549 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm75912%+2.9—
Good to Firm1,31613310.1%+11 from 5
Good1,4021238.8%−0.30 from 4
Good to Soft740679.1%01 from 3
Soft859859.9%+0.80 from 2
Heavy197189.1%0—
Standard (AW)2,9492508.5%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,35124710.5%+1.4—
6f – 7f3,9073348.5%−0.62 from 14
1m – 1m1f942818.6%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f199189%−0.1—
1m5f – 2m9655.2%−3.9—
2m1f – 2m4f3900%−9.1—
2m5f – 3m400%−9.1—

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
Mail The Desert (IRE) (Desert Prince)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Zwayyan (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Zwayyan (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Zwayyan (GB)3767f–1m½fClass 2
Postman (GB)2651m–1m½fClass 5
Al Muthanaa (GB)411mClass 5
Pushkar (GB)611m—
Mischief N Mayhem (GB)140——
Mail Order (GB)90——
Crimson Dawn (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 1 20% +10.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +6.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 9 1 11% +6.00
Class 4 3 1 33% +6.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 4 2 50% +20.00
Newmarket 3 0 0% −3.00
Goodwood 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Dobbs 5 1 20% +10.00
Richard Hughes 5 1 20% +4.00
Sean Levey 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Blake Shinn 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 7 1 14% +8.00
2014 4 1 25% +5.00

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
13 May 16+13d Newbury Starlight Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 7 8-11 9046C Pat Dobbs 10/1
30 Apr 16+18d Goodwood Betfred 'treble Odds On Lucky 15's' Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 15 ran 13/15 ½ 8-13 9272A Pat Dobbs 20/1
12 Apr 16+206d Newmarket Ben Burgess & Co Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 hd 9-1 9381A Pat Dobbs 8/1
19 Sep 15+13d Ayr William Hill Ayr Silver Cup (handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 25 ran 12/25 shd 9-4 9686A Sean Levey 33/1
06 Sep 15+29d York Hanson Springs Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good · 19 ran 9/19 nk 9-2 9591A Tom Marquand 14/1
08 Aug 15+14d Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint (Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 1¾ 9-4 9584A Blake Shinn 10/1
25 Jul 15+70d Newmarket Adnams Broadside Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 ½ 8-13 9768A Sean Levey 5/1
16 May 15+14d Newbury Toronado Carnarvon Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 ½ 9-0 9777A Pat Dobbs 12/1
02 May 15+15d Newmarket Charm Spirit At Tweenhills Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 2 9-7 94105A Richard Hughes 5/1
17 Apr 15+187d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 8-9 8397A Pat Dobbs 14/1
12 Oct 14+23d Goodwood Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 4 9-7 8559A Richard Hughes 4/1
19 Sep 14+37d Newbury Al Basti Equiworld EBF Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 1/19 9-5 —99A Richard Hughes 8/1
13 Aug 14+17d Salisbury British Stallion Studs EBF Molson Coors Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 9-5 —84A Richard Hughes 2/1F
27 Jul 14 Ascot Anders Foundation EBF Stallions Crocker Bulteel Maiden Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 2½ 9-0 —75B Richard Hughes 5/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Force (GB) won?
Desert Force (GB) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trained Desert Force (GB)?
Desert Force (GB) was trained by Richard Hannon on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 13 May 2016.
Who is Desert Force (GB)'s sire?
Desert Force (GB) is by Equiano (FR) out of Mail The Desert (IRE), whose sire is Desert Prince.
What going does Desert Force (GB) prefer?
Desert Force (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Desert Force (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 13 May 2016. The highest on record is 97.
What is Desert Force (GB)'s sire's record?
Equiano (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 7,538 runs since Jan 2008 (549 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Desert Force (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Mail The Desert (IRE), Desert Force (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Zwayyan (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Zwayyan (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.