Desert Illusion (IRE)
Desert Illusion was a maiden who ran 16 times without winning and placed on three occasions. Her best effort came when second of 10 at Bath in May 2023. All her efforts came over trips under 7f on turf and all-weather surfaces. The filly, aged 4 at her last run in Jan 2024, finished 9 of 9 at Southwell (AW) off an official rating of 45, which was 24lb below her highest ever mark.
- 0–16Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (18.8%)Placed
- −16.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=16 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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 94
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 72C | 69 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 94A | 47 | — |
| Good | 4 | 76B | 47.5 | — |
| Firm | 2 | 72A | 70.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 76B | 69 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 94A | 65 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,744 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 15.5% from 116. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.1% from 213.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 337 | 32 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 581 | 55 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 320 | 27 | 8.4% | −0.7 | — |
| Soft | 394 | 35 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 116 | 18 | 15.5% | +6.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 988 | 81 | 8.2% | −0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 213 | 30 | 14.1% | +5 | 0 from 9 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,150 | 98 | 8.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 724 | 56 | 7.7% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 407 | 41 | 10.1% | +1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 160 | 15 | 9.4% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 82 | 9 | 11% | +1.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Northbound (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Northbound (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northbound (IRE) | 43 | 5 | 5f–1m½f | Class 5 |
| Blue Empress (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Baaqy (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| King Tout (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Acromatic (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Haynes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Josephine Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Molly Presland | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Keeley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cameron Noble | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Collen Storey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Illusion (IRE) won?
- Desert Illusion (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2022 and 2024. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
- Who trained Desert Illusion (IRE)?
- Desert Illusion (IRE) was trained by Andi Brown on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 9 January 2024.
- Who is Desert Illusion (IRE)'s sire?
- Desert Illusion (IRE) is by Ribchester (IRE) out of Natalisa (IRE), whose sire is Green Desert.
- What is Desert Illusion (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 9 January 2024. The highest on record is 69.
- What is Desert Illusion (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Ribchester (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,744 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.5% from 116. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.1% from 213.
- Who are Desert Illusion (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Natalisa (IRE), Desert Illusion (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Northbound (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Northbound (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.