Horse profile
Desert Haven (GB)
by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Fantacise (GB) (Pivotal)
34 runs · 13 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Leopardstown & Fairyhouse
Off 176 days · 4th of 14
Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile
Desert Haven is a gelding who has won two of 34 starts, both over 6f – 7f, at Leopardstown on heavy ground in Apr 2024 and at Fairyhouse on good ground in Jul 2023. He has raced 11 times without success over 1m5f – 2m. Typically held up, he finished fourth of 14 at Kilbeggan in Apr 2026 on his last run, off an official rating of 102. He has not won since Apr 2024.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 2–34Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 10 (29.4%)Placed
- −15.50£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 0.67Fair A/E n=34 · 0.53 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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.
Official rating102↓ 2lb off peak
102
71–104
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 156
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 84B | 79 | 1 · — |
| Good | 4 | 96B | 90 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 156B | 106.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 156B | 81 | 2 · 156 / 120 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 124A | 86.5 | — |
| Heavy | 6 | 126C | 85.5 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 97A | 77 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 126C | 79 | 2 · 97 / 94 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 34 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 10 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (60%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Oasis Dream (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,995 runs since Jan 2008 (1,509 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 482. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 150 | 26 | 17.3% | +5.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,275 | 437 | 13.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 3,828 | 427 | 11.2% | −0.6 | 1 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 1,823 | 202 | 11.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,780 | 163 | 9.2% | −2.6 | 0 from 10 |
| Heavy | 482 | 41 | 8.5% | −3.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,655 | 820 | 12.3% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,101 | 294 | 14% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7,716 | 932 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 2 from 21 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,381 | 520 | 11.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,667 | 282 | 10.6% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 790 | 56 | 7.1% | −4.7 | 0 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 272 | 30 | 11% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 64 | 3 | 4.7% | −7.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Fantacise (GB) (Pivotal)
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Glorious Charmer (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Quayside (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glorious Charmer (GB) | 62 | 7 | 5f–6f | Class 5 |
| Trevie Fountain (GB) | 35 | 4 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Quayside (GB) | 15 | 3 | 5f–7f | Class 4 |
| Byzantine Empress (GB) | 21 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| The Kalonji Man (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Lady Of Desire (GB) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.50 |
| Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Curragh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Naas | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Roscommon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 2 | 10% | −2.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Keane | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 17 | 1 | 6% | −13.50 |
| None | 14 | 1 | 7% | +1.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 22 | 2 | 9% | −3.50 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 26+18d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Social Media Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - improved into 7th after 3 out - driven into 4th approaching the last - edged up to 3rd near the finish before fading back to 4th | 4/14 | hd | 11-4 | 102 | 156B | 124A | Donagh Meyler | 6/1 |
| 06 Apr 26+15d | Fairyhouse | Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back of pack - minor error 3rd fence - improved into contention entering straight to move 6th two out - chased leaders and pushed along before last but unable to close and finished 5th | 5/21 | 2½ | 10-8 | 102 | 84B | 123A | Sean Flanagan | 40/1 |
| 22 Mar 26+16d | Naas | Colm White Bookmaker Handicap Sluggish start - settled midpack - moved into second by halfway - pressed the front-runner from 3f out - driven approaching 2f out and lost momentum late for sixth | 6/12 | hd | 8-10 | 71 | 97A | 80A | Chris Hayes | 6/1 |
| 06 Mar 26+146d | Dundalk (AW) | New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Sat handy in second early on eager for its head - pressed for the lead until 2f out - held second spot with a furlong left - unable to find more late on - eased back to finish 5th | 5/14 | nse | 9-7 | 73 | 91B | 79A | Colin Keane | 16/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+33d | Fairyhouse | Powerscreen New England Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early keeping keen tow - 6th at halfway - stumbled 6th and 3 out - urged on after 3 out - allowed to drop away after 2 out - well beaten at the finish | 10/12 | 10 | 10-12 | 103 | 81C | 89C | Donagh Meyler | 12/1 |
| 08 Sep 25+10d | Galway | Anglo Printers Handicap Hurdle Sat behind the pace early - blundered 4 out then driven into 4th before 2 out - faded with nothing left and made a further error at the last | 16/20 | 1¼ | 11-5 | 103 | 57C | 91C | Donagh Meyler | 5/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+18d | Down Royal | Dale Farm Dromona Handicap Hurdle Sat handy behind front group - 4th at halfway - moved left before 2 out and blundered - driven along to fight for the advantage - edged in front briefly in the closing stages - denied right at the line | 2/13 | nk | 11-4 | 102 | 104B | 118A | Donagh Meyler | 8/1 |
| 11 Aug 25+52d | Ballinrobe | Cummins Homevalue Hardware Handicap Hurdle Settled with the field early - up to 4th before 4 out then improved to 2nd approaching last - eased back to 3rd in the straight - stayed on but never able to challenge | 3/9 | ½ | 11-6 | 102 | 94A | 116A | Donagh Meyler | 9/2 |
| 20 Jun 25+24d | Down Royal | Proparamedics Medicall Handicap Settled in the back half - niggled into contention from 2f out - still towards the tail end a furlong out - stayed on without threatening to finish 8th | 8/14 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 77 | 87C | 72A | Sam Coen | 10/1 |
| 27 May 25+15d | Ballinrobe | Portwest Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back - improved into 3rd approaching finish - hit front late - caught close home | 2/15 | ¾ | 11-6 | 99 | 86B | 119A | Donagh Meyler | 16/1 |
| 12 May 25+33d | Roscommon | www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap Held a spot in the pack towards the outside - began to close from over 2f out and pushed along a furlong out to join the front - lost that spot inside the final 150 yards - had nothing more and dropped away to finish 6th | 6/14 | hd | 9-13 | 79 | 91C | 92A | Colin Keane | 13/2 |
| 09 Apr 25+38d | Leopardstown | FM104 'Giddy Up' Handicap Tracked pace on the wide side - driven approaching final 2f - kept responding to the line but denied by a half-length | 2/13 | ½ | 9-10 | 78 | 104C | 87A | Jamie Powell | 14/1 |
| 02 Mar 25+119d | Leopardstown | Cancer Fund For Children Charity Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Held up towards the back - briefly improved into 17th before dropping through the field - lost touch after two out and finished well beaten | 16/17 | 5½ | 11-5 | 102 | 50C | 94C | Sam Ewing | 50/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+15d | Cork | Paddy Power 'God I Miss Jackie Lennox's' Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Settled towards the back early - nudged into 10th after 4 out - asked for effort with little response - dropped away from 3 out to finish well beaten | 14/17 | 4¼ | 11-2 | 104 | 71C | 89C | Donagh Meyler | 33/1 |
| 19 Oct 24+21d | Limerick | Master Chefs Maiden Hurdle Sat handy behind the front group - moved into second by halfway then eased back to sixth approaching two out - had nothing left and faded away well held | 10/17 | 3¼ | 11-7 | — | 96B | 92A | Sam Ewing | 50/1 |
| 28 Sep 24+19d | Listowel | John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - improved into 9th by halfway - driven approaching 3 out then found little more finishing one-paced to the line | 7/17 | 2¼ | 11-7 | — | 79B | 104A | Sam Ewing | 16/1 |
| 09 Sep 24+7d | Galway | Kenny Developments Maiden Hurdle Towards the rear of the field - erred mildly 3 out and made no inroads before 2 out - dropped away to finish well beaten | 11/20 | nk | 11-10 | — | 72B | 90A | Sam Ewing | 66/1 |
| 02 Sep 24+13d | Roscommon | RoscommonRacecourse.ie Handicap Set the pace early - sat second at halfway - pressed for effort and dropped away 2f out - allowed to drop away steadily inside final furlong to finish well held | 12/12 | 1 | 9-5 | 80 | 32C | 64C | Robert Whearty | 14/1 |
| 20 Aug 24+74d | Roscommon | Conor Cassidy Car Sales Handicap Settled with the pack early - moved into contention before halfway to sit 5th - dropped away and driven along approaching 2f out - faded final furlong to finish well held | 11/14 | 6½ | 9-8 | 81 | 51C | 66C | Neil Ryan | 12/1 |
| 07 Jun 24+19d | Fairyhouse | Tote Handicap | 6/8 | 5½ | 9-0 | 83 | 79A | 63A | Robert Whearty | 3/1 |
| 19 May 24+39d | Naas | Tote Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Handicap | 2/12 | 1½ | 9-2 | 83 | 124A | 86A | Robert Whearty | 7/1 |
| 10 Apr 24+204d | Leopardstown | SPIN1038 Handicap (50-80) | 1/10 | 9-12 | 76 | 96A | 104A | Colin Keane | 14/1 | |
| 19 Sep 23+38d | Listowel | Kelleher Feeds & Agri Suppliers Ballymullen, Tralee Handicap (50-80) | 11/13 | hd | 9-11 | 78 | 44C | 55C | Colin Keane | 14/1 |
| 12 Aug 23+17d | Curragh | QuinnBet Handicap | 17/19 | ½ | 9-12 | 82 | 58C | 61A | Colin Keane | 13/2 |
| 26 Jul 23+14d | Naas | Bert House Stud Handicap | 4/8 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 83 | 77A | 81A | Colin Keane | 3/1J |
| 12 Jul 23+68d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 1/14 | 9-8 | 79 | 86C | 92A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/2 | |
| 05 May 23+19d | Cork | Cork Maiden | 4/15 | shd | 9-8 | 83 | 79C | 99A | Colin Keane | 9/4J |
| 16 Apr 23+21d | Curragh | Holden Plant Rentals Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 2/18 | nse | 9-8 | 83 | 92C | 101A | Colin Keane | 9/4 |
| 26 Mar 23+183d | Naas | Kuroshio At Compas Stallions Maiden | 3/15 | hd | 9-8 | 83 | 126C | 102A | Leigh Roche | 17/2 |
| 24 Sep 22+17d | Curragh | William Hill Free Or 4 Irish EBF Maiden | 3/10 | ½ | 9-7 | 79 | 77A | 90A | Chris Hayes | 16/1 |
| 07 Sep 22+32d | Cork | Coolmore Stud Gleneagles Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden | 5/11 | hd | 9-5 | 79 | 65A | 81A | Chris Hayes | 10/1 |
| 06 Aug 22+21d | Curragh | John Ormonde Gallop & Arena Construction Irish EBF Maiden | 5/13 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 59C | 85A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 15/2 |
| 16 Jul 22+10d | Curragh | Juddmonte Farms Expert Eye Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden | 5/11 | nk | 9-5 | — | 95A | 86A | Colin Keane | 50/1 |
| 06 Jul 22 | Fairyhouse | Kilminfoyle House Stud Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden | 8/9 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | 60A | 61A | Colin Keane | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Haven (GB) won?
- Desert Haven (GB) won 2 of 34 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 10 times in total (29.4% of starts).
- Who trains Desert Haven (GB)?
- Desert Haven (GB) is trained by Noel Meade, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 April 2026.
- Who is Desert Haven (GB)'s sire?
- Desert Haven (GB) is by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Fantacise (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What going does Desert Haven (GB) prefer?
- Desert Haven (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Desert Haven (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 24 April 2026. The highest on record is 104.
- What is Desert Haven (GB)'s sire's record?
- Oasis Dream (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,995 runs since Jan 2008 (1,509 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 482. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
- Who are Desert Haven (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Fantacise (GB), Desert Haven (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Glorious Charmer (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Quayside (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.