Desert Ian (IRE)
Desert Ian is a lightly raced gelding with no wins or places from two starts between Oct 2024 and Jun 2025. By Arctic Cosmos whose progeny have won 99 of 1298 runs since Jan 2008 and shown their best form on heavy ground his dam has produced two winners from three runners to race including Desert Heather with three wins. His last run at Listowel in Jun 2025 was his first for Miss M Harding when he finished 8 of 15 in the Beasley Engineering Hunters Chase having been held up. He raced once over 2m5f to 3m and once over 3m on turf.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 220dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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 →
Of 2 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,300 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 11.3% from 194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Good | 376 | 28 | 7.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 259 | 17 | 6.6% | −1 | — |
| Soft | 450 | 32 | 7.1% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 194 | 22 | 11.3% | +3.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 383 | 25 | 6.5% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 465 | 34 | 7.3% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 373 | 34 | 9.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 70 | 6 | 8.6% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Desert Heather (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lady Malarkey (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Heather (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m7½f–3m | — |
| Lady Malarkey (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 2m–2m4f | Class 4 |
| Boolavondream (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jun 25+220d | Listowel | Beasley Engineering Hunters Chase Held up towards the back - still behind the pack at halfway - driven approaching two out but unable to make ground and held to the line | 8/15 | 20 | 11-2 | — | 102C | Mr E P O'Brien | 40/1 |
| 25 Oct 24 | Sligo | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle Tracked front group early - blundered at the 7th - dropped away 3 out - faded quickly and pulled up before the following fence | PU/9 | — | 11-4 | — | — | Shane Fitzgerald | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Ian (IRE) won?
- Desert Ian (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
- Who trained Desert Ian (IRE)?
- Desert Ian (IRE) was trained by Miss M Harding on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 2 June 2025.
- Who is Desert Ian (IRE)'s sire?
- Desert Ian (IRE) is by Arctic Cosmos (USA) out of Heather Feather (IRE), whose sire is Snurge.
- What is Desert Ian (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Arctic Cosmos (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,300 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.3% from 194.
- Who are Desert Ian (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Heather Feather (IRE), Desert Ian (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Desert Heather (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lady Malarkey (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.