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Horse profile

Desert Island (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2021) · Last trainer J Halley · Last owner J Halley
by Australia (GB) out of Peeping Fawn (USA) (Danehill)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 May 2021 — 2,000 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2021 · 11th of 17 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Desert Island (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 15 at Tipperary (Jun 2020). Last raced off a career-high mark of 100.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Tramore, 18 Jul 2020

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 4 figures · best 123A · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft2123A115.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4123A118—
Flat 2 figures · best 70C · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f270C67—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 9 Sep 2020 Official rating 100 at the last jumps run, 6 May 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 58C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Gowran Park, 15 Oct 2018

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 112A · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft299A98.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4112A98.5—
Flat 2 figures · best 58C · median 54.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f258C54.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Australia (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 5,656 runs since Jan 2008 (564 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13323.1%+12—
Good to Firm6658112.2%+1.10 from 1
Good1,50516511%−0.10 from 1
Good to Soft6606710.2%−0.90 from 1
Soft96412112.6%+1.50 from 2
Heavy324299%−2.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1,52416410.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3326.1%−5—
6f – 7f643639.8%−1.3—
1m – 1m1f1,24613610.9%−0.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,08826612.7%+1.6—
1m5f – 2m1,17212911%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f355267.3%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m10876.5%−4.60 from 4
Over 3m1119.1%−2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Peeping Fawn (USA) (Danehill)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them September (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Listed (September (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
September (IRE)627fListed
Willow (IRE)1021m–1m2fListed
Mdawi (IRE)821m3f–1m4fClass 5
Bass (JPN)511m4½f—
Sir John Hawkins (USA)416f—
Cabot Hills (IRE)60——
Purely Priceless (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J J Slevin 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Lordan 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Rachael Blackmore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 1 run
06 May 21+239d Tipperary Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Good · 17 ran 11/17 5½ 11-5 100121C96C Jack Doyle 22/1
2020 · 3 runs
09 Sep 20+53d Punchestown Enter Now For Goffs December National Hunt Sale Maiden Hurdle 23.5f · Yielding · 11 ran 4/11 10 11-8 —108A99A Rachael Blackmore 6/1
18 Jul 20+22d Tramore Doneraile Walk (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 21f · Yielding · 12 ran 6/12 7½ 11-2 —123A98A J J Slevin 9/1
26 Jun 20+610d Tipperary TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 3¾ 10-13 —115B112A J J Slevin 16/1
2018 · 2 runs
25 Oct 18+10d Thurles Horse & Jockey (C & G) Maiden 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 6 9-5 —70C51C Wayne Lordan 7/1
15 Oct 18 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 12/15 1¼ 9-5 —64C58C Wayne Lordan 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Island won?
Desert Island (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2018 and 2021. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Desert Island?
Desert Island (IRE) was trained by J Halley on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 6 May 2021.
Who is Desert Island's sire?
Desert Island (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Peeping Fawn (USA), whose sire is Danehill.
What is Desert Island's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 6 May 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Desert Island's sire's record?
Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 5,656 runs since Jan 2008 (564 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
Who are Desert Island's siblings?
Out of Peeping Fawn (USA), Desert Island (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: September (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (September (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. 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.