Desert Heart (GB)
Desert Heart is a maiden who has yet to win or place from eight starts. He showed his best effort when fourth of 12 at Sandown in Jun 2025. Typically held up, he finished seventh of 13 at Yarmouth in Apr 2026 on his last run, off an official rating of 69 which was 10lb below his highest ever mark. By Oasis Dream out of a Marju mare, he has raced on turf and all-weather over trips from 6f to 1m4f.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 81dAvg 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 97
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 97A | 88 | 3 runs · 97 / 88 |
| Good | 2 | 90C | 73.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 86A | 85 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 97A | 90 | 3 runs · 97 / 90 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 88A | 87 | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 18,007 runs since Jan 2008 (1,510 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 2 |
| Good | 3,829 | 427 | 11.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,825 | 202 | 11.1% | −0.7 | — |
| Soft | 1,783 | 163 | 9.1% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 482 | 41 | 8.5% | −3.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,661 | 820 | 12.3% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,102 | 294 | 14% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7,717 | 932 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,390 | 520 | 11.8% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,667 | 282 | 10.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 790 | 56 | 7.1% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 273 | 30 | 11% | −0.8 | — |
| 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 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Tasfeeq (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Twitch (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tasfeeq (GB) | 9 | 3 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Twitch (IRE) | 20 | 2 | 1m4f–1m6f | Listed |
| Silent Glance (GB) | 5 | 2 | 1m3f–1m4f | Class 5 |
| Kaloor (GB) | 19 | 1 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Tallulah Rose (GB) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Myopic (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Maracuja (GB) | 11 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Hood Wink (GB) | 15 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran Shoemark | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| George Downing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Apr 26+30d | Yarmouth | Ma And Pa Peak Birthday Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up at the back - driven with over 2f out - kept on without threatening to trouble the leaders - finished 7th | 7/13 | 3¾ | 8-12 | 69 | 90C | 72A | Kieran Shoemark | 18/1 |
| 12 Mar 26+22d | Chelmsford City (AW) | tigerbet.co.uk Money Back Specials Handicap (Div 2) Held up in a handy spot early - driven approaching 2f out and dropped back - faded quickly through the closing stages - eventually finished seventh | 7/7 | 1½ | 9-2 | 73 | 88A | 53A | Kieran Shoemark | 14/1 |
| 18 Feb 26+34d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (GBBPlus Race) Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost command 2f out - dropped away final furlong to finish 9th | 9/9 | 3¾ | 9-3 | 76 | 79C | 59C | George Downing | 9/1 |
| 15 Jan 26+193d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Easter Festival Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Pulled hard in front - displaced after 3f - pushed along 2f out - faded inside the final furlong | 5/9 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 78 | 97A | 78A | Jack Doughty | 13/2 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Jul 25+22d | Ayr | n-trance At sounds Of Summer Racenight Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled off the pace - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away in the final furlong - finished sixth | 6/10 | 1 | 9-5 | 79 | 95A | 75A | Kieran Shoemark | 7/2 |
| 14 Jun 25+44d | Sandown | Darley British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled close up early - went clear after two furlongs - driven approaching final quarter mile - overtaken inside the last and unable to respond | 4/12 | nk | 9-3 | — | 84A | 85A | Kieran Shoemark | 25/1 |
| 01 May 25+225d | Yarmouth | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - angled left approaching final 2f - moved into 4th inside the last furlong - stayed on without threatening the front pair | 4/12 | 2¼ | 9-3 | — | 86A | 76A | Hector Crouch | 7/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 18 Sep 24 | Sandown | Sir Michael Stoute - Farewell And Thank You Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled just behind the front group in 4th - pushed into 3rd approaching the furlong pole and drifted right - couldn't threaten the leaders and slipped back inside the final furlong to finish 4th | 4/7 | 2¼ | 9-7 | — | 57A | 73A | Saffie Osborne | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Heart won?
- Desert Heart (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
- Who trains Desert Heart?
- Desert Heart (GB) is trained by Ed Walker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 April 2026.
- Who is Desert Heart's sire?
- Desert Heart (GB) is by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Blinking (GB), whose sire is Marju.
- What is Desert Heart's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 11 April 2026. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Desert Heart's sire's record?
- Oasis Dream (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 18,007 runs since Jan 2008 (1,510 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 Heart's siblings?
- Out of Blinking (GB), Desert Heart (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Tasfeeq (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Twitch (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.