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Horse profile

Desert Hall (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2013) · Last trainer Kieran Purcell · Last owner Big Five Syndicate
by Desert King (IRE) out of Squaw Valley (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
2 runs · 2 courses · from May 2013
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Jun 2013 — 4,867 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2013 · 2nd of 16 Beaten favourite LTO
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between May 2013 and Jun 2013, the last of them as a 5yo gelding. Finished 2 of 16 at Gowran Park last time. By Desert King (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 84B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 28 May 2013

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 2 figures · best 84B · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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
Desert King (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+11—
Good to Firm122108.2%−0.80 from 1
Good3844010.4%+1.4—
Good to Soft1572113.4%+4.4—
Soft267197.1%−1.90 from 1
Heavy13996.5%−2.5—
Standard (AW)6834.4%−4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1200%−9—
1m – 1m1f4436.8%−2.2—
1m2f – 1m4f7157%−2—
1m5f – 2m3964511.4%+2.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f398358.8%−0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m192126.3%−2.7—
Over 3m29310.3%+1.3—

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

Dam
Squaw Valley (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Bilbo Bagins (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bilbo Bagins (IRE)3432m1f–2m4f—
Lazer Wolf (IRE)1922m–2m2½f—
Charismatic Kid (IRE)322m—
Alpine Secret (IRE)110——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
23 Jun 13+26d Gowran Park Joe Bollard Memorial Flat Race (Div 1) 20f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 2/16 2¾ 11-7 82B Mr P Power 2/1F
28 May 13 Ballinrobe Lydon House Catering Flat Race 16f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 ¾ 11-11 84B Mr J T Carroll 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Hall (IRE) won?
Desert Hall (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2013. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Desert Hall (IRE)?
Desert Hall (IRE) was trained by Kieran Purcell on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 23 June 2013.
Who is Desert Hall (IRE)'s sire?
Desert Hall (IRE) is by Desert King (IRE) out of Squaw Valley (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What is Desert Hall (IRE)'s sire's record?
Desert King (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.
Who are Desert Hall (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Squaw Valley (IRE), Desert Hall (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Bilbo Bagins (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2013. 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.