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Horse profile

Desert Hunter (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2012) · Last trainer Micky Hammond · Last owner M D Hammond
by Desert Story (IRE) out of She-Wolff (IRE) (Pips Pride)
58 runs · 15 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Aug 2012 — 5,178 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2012 · 11th of 13 3 wins · Pontefract, Carlisle & Catterick Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

Desert Hunter (IRE) is 3 from 58. Hasn't won since Jun 2010. All 3 wins have come on turf — 0 from 10 on the all-weather, and every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off 49, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 58 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating49↓ 11lb off peak
49 44–60

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 59A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 11 Feb 2012 Official rating 49 at the last run, 16 Aug 2012

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 58 figures · best 80A · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm2779A58—
Good1180A48—
Standard (AW)1071A49—
Good to Soft470A56.5—
Firm460C49.5—
Soft255A39—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f2774A55—
1m – 1m1f2380A70—
Under 6f655C46—
1m2f – 1m4f248A47.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 58 figures from 58 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 Story (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 250 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−7.60 from 4
Good to Firm731013.7%+6.13 from 27
Good4912%−5.60 from 11
Good to Soft1516.7%−0.90 from 4
Soft2627.7%+0.10 from 2
Heavy700%−7.6—
Standard (AW)6757.5%−0.10 from 10
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.60 from 6
6f – 7f5747%−0.61 from 27
1m – 1m1f7856.4%−1.22 from 23
1m2f – 1m4f44613.6%+60 from 2
1m5f – 2m3837.9%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f2214.5%−3.1—
2m5f – 3m900%−7.6—
Over 3m100%−7.6—

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
She-Wolff (IRE) (Pips Pride)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 27 3 11% −4.75
Good 11 0 0% −11.00
Standard (AW) 10 0 0% −10.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 30 1 3% −17.00
Class 5 26 2 8% −16.75
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 13 1 8% +0.00
Pontefract 9 1 11% −5.25
Wolverhampton (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Beverley 5 0 0% −5.00
Redcar 5 0 0% −5.00
Catterick 4 1 25% +1.50
Ripon 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 27 1 4% −21.50
1m – 1m1f 23 2 9% −6.25
Under 6f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kelly Harrison 9 0 0% −9.00
Jimmy Quinn 7 1 14% −1.50
Patrick Donaghy 5 1 20% −1.25
Dean McKeown 5 0 0% −5.00
Paul Hanagan 4 0 0% −4.00
Katie Dowson 3 0 0% −3.00
Frederik Tylicki 3 0 0% −3.00
Jamie Kyne 3 1 33% +10.00
Miss Becky Smith 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Mulrennan 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Winston 2 0 0% −2.00
Pat Cosgrave 2 0 0% −2.00
Josh Hamer 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane B Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Lawson 1 0 0% −1.00
Daragh O'Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mrs G Hogg 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
David Kinsella 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Culhane 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Eddery 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 53 3 6% −30.75
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 9 0 0% −9.00
2010 9 1 11% −5.25
2009 7 1 14% +6.00
2008 10 0 0% −10.00
2007 8 0 0% −8.00
2006 6 1 17% −0.50
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

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
16 Aug 12+80d Beverley White Rose Saddlery Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 11/13 shd 9-7 4944A Miss Becky Smith 28/1
28 May 12+107d Carlisle Ultimate Ladies Night On August 6th Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 14/15 ¾ 8-0 4932C Katie Dowson 25/1
11 Feb 12+8d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet On Today's Football At bluesq.com Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 4½ 10-1 5259A Miss Becky Smith 6/1
03 Feb 12+21d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet At Blue Square Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 3¼ 8-2 5340A Katie Dowson 22/1
13 Jan 12+135d Wolverhampton (AW) Blue Square Winter Carnival iPhone App Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 2½ 8-7 5355A Katie Dowson 25/1
31 Aug 11+28d Carlisle Edwards And Pringle Investment Consultants Handicap Class 5 · 9f · Good · 15 ran 14/15 2¾ 9-0 5540A Frederik Tylicki 16/1
03 Aug 11+17d Pontefract Pontefract Gentlemen's Handicap (for Gentleman Amateur Riders) Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 2¼ 10-0 5748A Josh Hamer 8/1
17 Jul 11+13d Redcar Redcar Cricket Club Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 9f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 shd 9-10 5880A Kelly Harrison 6/1
04 Jul 11+7d Ripon Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival Coming Soon Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 8-12 5372A Kelly Harrison 6/1
27 Jun 11+14d Pontefract Best Uk Racecourses On Turftv Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 1 8-9 5376A Kelly Harrison 12/1
13 Jun 11+13d Carlisle Bell & Plate Day Next Wednesday Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 2 8-4 5370A Kelly Harrison 10/1
31 May 11+42d Redcar Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Class 5 · 9f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 2¾ 8-6 5372A Kelly Harrison 14/1
19 Apr 11+14d Pontefract NRC Day On Easter Wednesday 27th Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 9/11 ½ 8-7 5547C Shane B Kelly 22/1
05 Apr 11+201d Pontefract Pontefract Loyalty Card Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 8-8 5752A Kelly Harrison 14/1
16 Sep 10+14d Pontefract Book Your Christmas Party Here On 0113 2876387 Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 8-12 5964A Kelly Harrison 11/1
02 Sep 10+2d Redcar Follow Redcar Racing On Facebook Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 1¾ 9-3 6058A Patrick Donaghy 3/1J
31 Aug 10+46d Ripon Raye Wilkinson 'Lifetime Dedicated To Racing' Stablestaff Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 2 8-11 6074A Patrick Donaghy 11/2
16 Jul 10+18d Pontefract Colstrope Cup Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 4/15 nk 8-12 5974A Patrick Donaghy 16/1
28 Jun 10+14d Pontefract Best Uk Racecourses On Turftv Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 8-6 5376A Patrick Donaghy 11/4F
14 Jun 10+21d Carlisle Bedlington Station Worthington's Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 nse 8-3 5447A Kelly Harrison 4/1
24 May 10+6d Carlisle Cumberland Show Here 17th July Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 nse 8-8 5378A Kelly Harrison 3/1F
18 May 10+14d Carlisle Bjorn Again Live Ladies Night 2nd August Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 3¾ 8-11 5378A Frederik Tylicki 13/2
04 May 10+254d Newcastle LA Taxis Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 8-13 5370A Frederik Tylicki 8/1
23 Aug 09+37d Musselburgh Racing Uk Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 3 8-11 5458A Patrick Donaghy 33/1
17 Jul 09+18d Pontefract Colstrope Cup Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 1¾ 8-7 5455A Jamie Kyne 5/1
29 Jun 09+19d Pontefract Best Uk Racecourses On Turftv Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 2½ 8-9 5368A Paul Hanagan 9/1
10 Jun 09+9d Beverley Christmas Parties At Beverley Racecourse Handicap Class 5 · 7.5f · Firm · 11 ran 7/11 1¾ 7-9 4544A Jamie Kyne 9/2F
01 Jun 09+47d Carlisle Edinburgh Woollen Mill Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 8-3 4579A Jamie Kyne 12/1
15 Apr 09+2d Beverley Welcome Back To Beverley Selling Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 7/17 ½ 9-7 4570A Tony Hamilton 14/1
13 Apr 09+146d Redcar freebets.co.uk Bank Holiday Free Bets Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Firm · 20 ran 9/20 nse 9-2 4455A Mark Lawson 66/1
18 Nov 08+97d Southwell (AW) Call 01636 814418 To Sponsor A Race Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 7 8-8 4517C Paul Mulrennan 9/1
13 Aug 08+43d Beverley Journal Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 nk 9-6 4555A Jimmy Quinn 16/1
01 Jul 08+15d Hamilton Sunday Mail Family Night Next Week Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 1¾ 8-10 4542A Daragh O'Donohoe 20/1
16 Jun 08+5d Carlisle Telford Hart Associates Construction Cost Consultants H'cp Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 10/17 ¾ 8-11 4648A Robert Winston 9/1
11 Jun 08+16d Hamilton John Smith's Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 1¼ 10-4 4654A Mrs G Hogg 8/1
26 May 08+68d Redcar Subscribe To Racing UK Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 2/20 2½ 9-7 4674A Jimmy Quinn 10/1
19 Mar 08+7d Kempton (AW) Book Now For Easter Saturday Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 1 8-6 4744A Joe Fanning 11/2J
12 Mar 08+18d Wolverhampton (AW) betdaq.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 1 8-7 4748A Jimmy Quinn 10/3F
23 Feb 08+9d Wolverhampton (AW) Vorsprung Durch Technik Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 8-4 4671A Jimmy Quinn 14/1
14 Feb 08+156d Wolverhampton (AW) Will You Marry Me Richard Classified Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 3½ 9-0 4550A Jimmy Quinn 11/4
11 Sep 07+20d Beverley Racing Again Next Wednesday Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 8-8 4555C Pat Cosgrave 12/1
22 Aug 07+5d Carlisle CBS Outdoor Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 15 ran 15/15 1½ 8-12 4825C Richard Mullen 33/1
17 Aug 07+11d Catterick Come Racing Again On 29th August Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 15 ran 13/15 hd 8-13 5045C Pat Cosgrave 25/1
06 Aug 07+3d Carlisle Dobies Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Firm · 14 ran 12/14 2 9-5 5143C Paul Hanagan 5/1F
03 Aug 07+16d Thirsk Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 2½ 8-8 5157C Paul Mulrennan 8/1
18 Jul 07+40d Kempton (AW) TFM Networks Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 ½ 9-0 4970C Jimmy Quinn 10/1
08 Jun 07+13d Catterick Pen Hill Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 1 9-1 5153C Paul Hanagan 7/2
26 May 07+292d Catterick totesportcasino.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 3/15 ¾ 8-4 5065C David Kinsella 25/1
07 Aug 06+13d Carlisle Carling Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 7/16 ½ 8-13 5259C Dean McKeown 12/1
25 Jul 06+13d Ayr Ladies Night On Saturday 12 August Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Firm · 12 ran 7/12 hd 9-0 5360C Dean McKeown 5/1J
12 Jul 06+23d Catterick Luncheon Suite Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 8-2 5156C Jimmy Quinn 9/2
19 Jun 06+14d Carlisle Heads Nook Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 ½ 8-2 4847C Paul Hanagan 11/2
05 Jun 06+23d Carlisle Viacom Outdoor Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 nk 8-12 5045C Dean McKeown 20/1
13 May 06+215d Thirsk Michael Burrows 65th Birthday Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 nk 8-13 5148C Robert Winston 25/1
10 Oct 05+77d Ayr Giles Financial Services Joe Carr Memorial Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 18 ran 14/18 1¾ 8-4 5723C Dean McKeown 33/1
25 Jul 05+18d Southwell (AW) E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 8 9-0 —37C Tony Culhane 10/1
07 Jul 05+17d Doncaster St Johns Ambulance Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 nk 9-0 —68C Paul Eddery 66/1
20 Jun 05 Ripon Leyburn Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 hd 9-0 —44C Dean McKeown 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Hunter (IRE) won?
Desert Hunter (IRE) won 3 of 58 archived starts between 2005 and 2012, a strike rate of 5.2%. Placed 16 times in total (27.6% of starts).
Who trained Desert Hunter (IRE)?
Desert Hunter (IRE) was trained by Micky Hammond on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 16 August 2012.
Who is Desert Hunter (IRE)'s sire?
Desert Hunter (IRE) is by Desert Story (IRE) out of She-Wolff (IRE), whose sire is Pips Pride.
What going does Desert Hunter (IRE) prefer?
Desert Hunter (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 27 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Desert Hunter (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 16 August 2012. The highest on record is 60.
What is Desert Hunter (IRE)'s sire's record?
Desert Story (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 250 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2005. 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.