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Horse profile

Desert Glory (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2023) · Last trainer Clare Hobson · Last owner Ivan Graham Titmuss
by Churchill (IRE) out of Polygon (USA) (Dynaformer)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Aug 2023 — 1,146 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2023 · 12th of 12 Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile

Desert Glory (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Ripon (Jul 2022).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 48 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Thirsk, 30 Jul 2022

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.

Flat 4 figures · best 74C · median 53.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good to Soft274C61—
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f259C53.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 68C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 28 Jul 2023 Official rating 54 at the last run, 24 Aug 2023

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.

Flat 4 figures · best 68C · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good to Soft268C64—
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f260A52—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Churchill (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 4,759 runs since Jan 2008 (458 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%0—
Good to Firm6447912.3%+1.2—
Good1,36816512.1%+10 from 1
Good to Soft530519.6%−1.50 from 2
Soft697628.9%−2.2—
Heavy224198.5%−2.6—
Standard (AW)1,28715011.7%+0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1451711.7%+0.6—
6f – 7f1,28814511.3%+0.2—
1m – 1m1f1,11011810.6%−0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,29013810.7%−0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m6428012.5%+1.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2412811.6%+0.5—
2m5f – 3m4312.3%−8.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Polygon (USA) (Dynaformer)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them King's Code (GB) (15 wins).

The wins came over 7f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (King's Code (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
King's Code (GB)66157f–1m3fClass 2
Polish (GB)4941m4f–3mClass 2
Ply (GB)831m2f–1m3fClass 2
Invincible Lass (IRE)60——
Court Order (GB)20——
Lightning Girl (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieran O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
24 Aug 23+27d Chelmsford City (AW) Ministry Of Sound 2nd September Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 33 9-8 549C58C Kieran O'Neill 100/1
28 Jul 23+363d Newmarket British Stallion Studs Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 2¼ 10-1 —74C68C Kieran O'Neill 150/1
30 Jul 22+26d Thirsk Laura Barry Memorial EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 7 9-4 —48A60A Sam James 40/1
04 Jul 22 Ripon Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 11 9-7 —59C44C Jason Hart 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Glory (IRE) won?
Desert Glory (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
Who trained Desert Glory (IRE)?
Desert Glory (IRE) was trained by Clare Hobson on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 24 August 2023.
Who is Desert Glory (IRE)'s sire?
Desert Glory (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Polygon (USA), whose sire is Dynaformer.
What is Desert Glory (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 24 August 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Desert Glory (IRE)'s sire's record?
Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 4,759 runs since Jan 2008 (458 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Desert Glory (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Polygon (USA), Desert Glory (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: King's Code (GB) (15). Highest grade won: Class 2 (King's Code (GB)). The wins came over 7f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2022. 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.