Horse profile
Desert Law (IRE)
10yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2018) · Last trainer Paul Midgley · Last owner Taylors Bloodstock Ltd
by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Speed Cop (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux)
58 runs · 21 courses · from Aug 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Aug 2018 — 3,007 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2018 · 6th of 6
8 wins · 8 courses
Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile
Desert Law (IRE) is 8 from 58. Hasn't won since Aug 2017. Last raced off 92, 14lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 58 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 8–58Wins / Runs
- 13.8%Strike rate
- 18 (31%)Placed
- +18.38£1 level staken=58 at SP
- 1.37Fair A/E n=58 · 1.15 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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.
Official rating92↓ 14lb off peak
92
86–106
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 76
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 114C | 82 | — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 101C | 93 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 105A | 100 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 19 | 114C | 88 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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
Sire
Oasis Dream (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 18,011 runs since Jan 2008 (1,510 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 483. 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 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 3,275 | 437 | 13.3% | +1.5 | 5 from 19 |
| Good | 3,829 | 427 | 11.2% | −0.6 | 2 from 21 |
| Good to Soft | 1,825 | 202 | 11.1% | −0.7 | 1 from 9 |
| Soft | 1,784 | 163 | 9.1% | −2.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 483 | 41 | 8.5% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,663 | 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 | 7 from 43 |
| 6f – 7f | 7,719 | 932 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 1 from 15 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,392 | 520 | 11.8% | 0 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,667 | 282 | 10.6% | −1.2 | — |
| 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 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Speed Cop (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux)
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Desert Cop (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Desert Cop (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Cop (GB) | 33 | 4 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Desert Command (GB) | 31 | 3 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Top Cop (GB) | 71 | 2 | 5½f–6f | Class 5 |
| Fair Cop (GB) | 10 | 2 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Critical Speed (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Speed King (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Good Cop (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 21 | 2 | 10% | −3.25 |
| Good to Firm | 19 | 5 | 26% | +24.63 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 32 | 5 | 16% | +24.25 |
| Class 3 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +5.38 |
| Class 1 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| Ascot | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Musselburgh | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Doncaster | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Newmarket | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 43 | 7 | 16% | +30.63 |
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 1 | 7% | −12.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Lane | 15 | 2 | 13% | +4.38 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 12 | 2 | 17% | −6.50 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Luke Morris | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Graham Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cristian Demuro | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 54 | 8 | 15% | +22.38 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2017 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +35.00 |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.38 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −0.50 |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.25 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Aug 18+62d | Musselburgh | Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes Handicap | 6/6 | ¾ | 10-2 | 92 | 76A | 65B | Phillip Makin | 5/1 |
| 02 Jun 18+16d | Epsom Downs | Investec Corporate Banking 'dash' Handicap | 9/20 | 1 | 8-12 | 95 | 65C | 87A | Luke Morris | 33/1 |
| 17 May 18+22d | York | Betfred 'supports Jack Berry House' Handicap | 14/18 | shd | 9-1 | 95 | 93C | 76A | Luke Morris | 25/1 |
| 25 Apr 18+25d | Epsom Downs | Investec Asset Finance Handicap | 6/13 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 97 | 82C | 89A | Oisin Murphy | 14/1 |
| 31 Mar 18+199d | Musselburgh | Totescoop6 Borderlescott Sprint Trophy Conditions Stakes | 8/9 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 100 | 65A | 55A | Paul Hanagan | 18/1 |
| 2017 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Sep 17+11d | Doncaster | Pepsi Max Scarbrough Stakes (Listed) | 6/6 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 100 | 56A | 70B | Paul Mulrennan | 6/1 |
| 02 Sep 17+10d | Beverley | totescoop6 Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes (Listed) | 6/10 | nk | 9-0 | 98 | 88A | 90A | Paul Mulrennan | 14/1 |
| 23 Aug 17+4d | York | Symphony Group Handicap | 1/16 | 8-13 | 87 | 107C | 106A | Luke Morris | 14/1 | |
| 19 Aug 17+15d | Doncaster | Like Sun Bets On Facebook Handicap | 1/13 | 9-2 | 87 | 114C | 110A | Paul Mulrennan | 14/1 | |
| 04 Aug 17+21d | Musselburgh | Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes Handicap | 5/11 | 1½ | 9-9 | 89 | 105A | 92A | Paul Mulrennan | 7/1 |
| 14 Jul 17+12d | York | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap | 11/14 | 2¼ | 9-12 | 92 | 71C | 72A | Paul Hanagan | 12/1 |
| 02 Jul 17+15d | Curragh | Tote Rockingham Handicap | 8/19 | nk | 9-1 | 93 | 102C | 89A | Gary Carroll | 12/1 |
| 17 Jun 17+14d | Musselburgh | William Hill Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap | 14/17 | nse | 8-9 | 94 | 101C | 74A | Martin Lane | 7/1 |
| 03 Jun 17+49d | Epsom Downs | Investec Corporate Banking 'Dash' Handicap | 7/19 | hd | 8-9 | 94 | 70C | 90A | Oisin Murphy | 8/1 |
| 15 Apr 17+175d | Musselburgh | Totescoop6 Borderlescott Sprint Trophy Conditions Stakes | 1/7 | 9-2 | 86 | 96A | 117A | Oisin Murphy | 14/1 | |
| 2016 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 16+7d | Doncaster | Sunbets.co.uk Top Price Templegate Tips Handicap | 17/21 | 2 | 8-7 | 90 | 78C | 67A | Paul Hanagan | 33/1 |
| 15 Oct 16+8d | Catterick | Totescoop6 Catterick Dash Handicap | 10/13 | 1¼ | 8-6 | 91 | 100C | 53A | Lewis Edmunds | 14/1 |
| 07 Oct 16+13d | York | Parsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Stakes (Handicap) | 16/19 | ¾ | 9-7 | 93 | 85C | 75A | Martin Lane | 20/1 |
| 24 Sep 16+46d | Haydock | Hydes Original Handicap | 15/16 | shd | 9-6 | 95 | 96C | 72A | Martin Lane | 20/1 |
| 09 Aug 16+18d | Nottingham | Ebfstallions.com Conditions Stakes | 7/8 | 2½ | 9-0 | 97 | — | 72A | Martin Lane | 12/1 |
| 22 Jul 16+13d | Ascot | Sis Live Handicap | 8/15 | ½ | 9-0 | 99 | — | 99A | Martin Lane | 16/1 |
| 09 Jul 16+13d | Ascot | totescoop6 Heritage Handicap | 12/18 | dht | 9-3 | 99 | — | 87A | Martin Lane | 8/1C |
| 26 Jun 16+15d | Curragh (IRE) | Tote Rockingham Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/13 | shd | 9-7 | 99 | — | 106A | Martin Lane | 8/1 |
| 11 Jun 16+30d | Musselburgh | William Hill Scottish Sprint Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 5/17 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 100 | — | 97A | Martin Lane | 22/1 |
| 12 May 16+12d | York | Betfred 'Supports Jack Berry House' Handicap | 14/17 | nk | 9-7 | 103 | — | 80A | Martin Lane | 20/1 |
| 30 Apr 16+56d | Newmarket | Pearl Bloodstock Palace House Stakes (Group 3) | 14/21 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 104 | — | 82A | Martin Lane | 50/1 |
| 05 Mar 16+178d | Lingfield (AW) | Unibet Handicap | 8/8 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 105 | — | 73A | Paul Mulrennan | 5/1 |
| 2015 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Sep 15+21d | Doncaster | J2O Spritz Scarbrough Stakes (Listed) | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-11 | 106 | — | 88A | Martin Lane | 9/2 |
| 19 Aug 15+8d | York | Symphony Group Handicap | 4/20 | nse | 9-11 | 100 | — | 118A | Martin Lane | 14/1 |
| 11 Aug 15+31d | Nottingham | Ebfstallions.com Conditions Stakes | 1/5 | 8-11 | 100 | — | 89B | Martin Lane | 11/8F | |
| 11 Jul 15+13d | Ascot | totescoop6 Heritage Handicap | 3/18 | ½ | 9-3 | 99 | — | 102A | Oisin Murphy | 10/1 |
| 28 Jun 15+22d | Curragh (IRE) | Tote Rockingham Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/21 | hd | 9-4 | 97 | — | 111A | Martin Lane | 8/1 |
| 06 Jun 15+19d | Epsom Downs | Investec Corporate Banking 'Dash' (Heritage Handicap) | 1/20 | 8-5 | 89 | — | 102A | Martin Lane | 16/1 | |
| 18 May 15+4d | Redcar | Eaglescliffe Railway Station Car Park Open Handicap | 4/8 | ¾ | 9-12 | 89 | — | 84A | Graham Lee | 7/4F |
| 14 May 15+29d | York | Betfred 'Supports Jack Berry House' Stakes (Handicap) | 3/15 | 1¼ | 8-6 | 89 | — | 86A | Paul Hanagan | 8/1 |
| 15 Apr 15+17d | Beverley | Supporting Rapt And The Bridges, Hull Handicap | 7/17 | nk | 9-3 | 91 | — | 91A | Graham Lee | 20/1 |
| 29 Mar 15+183d | Doncaster | Betdaq 30 Free Bet & 0% Comm Handicap | 8/21 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 92 | — | 95A | Paul Mulrennan | 33/1 |
| 2014 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Sep 14+21d | Chester | Ldf Handicap | 13/13 | 8 | 9-7 | 95 | — | 67C | Kieren Fallon | 20/1 |
| 06 Sep 14+70d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Susan Beasley 25th Anniversary Handicap | 6/12 | ½ | 9-4 | 97 | — | 85A | Richard Hughes | 11/2 |
| 28 Jun 14+44d | Windsor | Rohlig Logistics UK 30th Anniversary Handicap | 4/10 | nk | 9-7 | 98 | — | 98A | Kieren Fallon | 25/1 |
| 15 May 14+600d | York | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap | 18/19 | 3¼ | 9-6 | 100 | — | 52C | Kieren Fallon | 14/1 |
| 2012 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Sep 12+28d | Newbury | Dubai International Airport World Trophy (Group 3) | 6/10 | hd | 9-0 | 105 | — | 92A | Jimmy Fortune | 7/1 |
| 25 Aug 12+14d | Newmarket | Chris Blackwell Memorial Hopeful Stakes (Listed) | 7/8 | 5 | 9-0 | 105 | — | 72A | Seb Sanders | 8/1 |
| 11 Aug 12+14d | Ascot | Barclays Shergar Cup Dash Handicap | 1/10 | 9-10 | 101 | — | 106A | Cristian Demuro | 11/2 | |
| 28 Jul 12+35d | Ascot | Betfred Mobile Sports Handicap | 8/18 | ½ | 9-3 | 102 | — | 99A | Richard Hughes | 13/2 |
| 23 Jun 12+21d | Ascot | Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 22/28 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 97 | — | 65A | Jimmy Fortune | 16/1 |
| 02 Jun 12+62d | Epsom Downs | Investec Specialist Bank 'Dash' (Handicap) | 2/20 | ½ | 9-2 | 97 | — | 109A | Jimmy Fortune | 11/1 |
| 01 Apr 12+183d | Doncaster | New William Hill iPhone App Handicap | 17/22 | ¾ | 9-5 | 98 | — | 70A | Jimmy Fortune | 5/1F |
| 2011 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Oct 11+21d | Ascot | Macquarie Group Rous Stakes (Listed) | 10/16 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 100 | — | 80A | Jimmy Fortune | 6/1 |
| 10 Sep 11+21d | Goodwood | Betfred Starlit Stakes (Listed) | 6/10 | ½ | 8-12 | 100 | — | 90A | David Probert | 4/1 |
| 20 Aug 11+14d | Bath | Swindon Designer Outlet Lacoste/E.B.F. Somersetshire Conditions Stakes | 1/9 | 8-13 | 98 | — | 97A | Jimmy Fortune | 7/4F | |
| 06 Aug 11+29d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint Handicap | 2/10 | 1¾ | 9-12 | 97 | — | 111A | Colm O'Donoghue | 3/1 |
| 08 Jul 11+27d | Newmarket | totesport.com Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 4/18 | ¾ | 9-0 | 97 | — | 98A | Jimmy Fortune | 12/1 |
| 11 Jun 11+14d | York | Bond Tyres Trophy Handicap | 19/20 | 8 | 8-13 | 97 | — | 50C | Jimmy Fortune | 13/2F |
| 28 May 11+225d | Newmarket | Coral.co.uk Sprint Handicap | 2/13 | nk | 9-3 | 91 | — | 105A | Jimmy Fortune | 3/1F |
| 2010 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 10+27d | Newmarket | E.B.F. Prestige Vehicles Maiden Stakes | 1/12 | 9-3 | — | — | 104A | Jimmy Fortune | 7/4F | |
| 18 Sep 10+25d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (Group 2) | 7/7 | 3½ | 9-1 | — | — | 72A | Jimmy Fortune | 14/1 |
| 24 Aug 10 | Kempton (AW) | European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes | 2/11 | 2½ | 9-3 | — | — | 86A | Jimmy Fortune | 6/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Law won?
- Desert Law (IRE) won 8 of 58 archived starts between 2010 and 2018, a strike rate of 13.8%. Placed 18 times in total (31% of starts).
- Who trained Desert Law?
- Desert Law (IRE) was trained by Paul Midgley on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 3 August 2018.
- Who is Desert Law's sire?
- Desert Law (IRE) is by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Speed Cop (GB), whose sire is Cadeaux Genereux.
- What going does Desert Law prefer?
- Desert Law (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 5 wins from 19 starts (26.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Desert Law's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 3 August 2018. The highest on record is 106.
- What is Desert Law's sire's record?
- Oasis Dream (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 18,011 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 483. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
- Who are Desert Law's siblings?
- Out of Speed Cop (GB), Desert Law (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Desert Cop (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Desert Cop (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.