Desert Lion (GB)
Desert Lion (GB) is 2 from 5, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Won last time out at Chelmsford City (AW) (Class 5). Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 2–5Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- +5.30£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.37Fair A/E n=5 · 1.19 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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 117
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 117A | 97.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 117A | 90 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 13.8% of 12,180 runs since Jan 2008 (1,104 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 2,753 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,874 | 252 | 13.4% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 717 | 84 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,701 | 532 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 477 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,597 | 511 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,594 | 515 | 14.3% | +0.5 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,277 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 957 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ayr Harbour (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Ayr Harbour (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr Harbour (GB) | 38 | 5 | 7f–1m | Class 2 |
| Navajo Scout (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dream Odyssey (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Golden Moon (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Zonneveld (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Sorello Spirit (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.30 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.30 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Whelan | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.70 |
| Dylan Hogan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.70 |
| Hood | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 19+81d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Handicap (Div 1) | 1/10 | 8-10 | 72 | 117A | 82A | Dylan Hogan | 8/1 | |
| 06 Aug 19+27d | Nottingham | Myracing Supports Goracinggreen Handicap | 8/8 | 11 | 9-9 | 76 | 67C | 52C | Trevor Whelan | 7/1 |
| 10 Jul 19+72d | Bath | Karen Howell Novice Stakes | 1/7 | 9-0 | — | 90A | 75B | Trevor Whelan | 30/100F | |
| 29 Apr 19+33d | Thirsk | Cliff Stud Thirsk Hunt Cup This Saturday Novice Stakes | 4/6 | 1¼ | 9-0 | — | 100A | 79B | Joe Fanning | 10/11F |
| 27 Mar 19 | Kempton (AW) | 32Red On The App Store Novice Stakes | 2/12 | 1¼ | 8-11 | — | 78A | 88A | Oisin Murphy | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Lion won?
- Desert Lion (GB) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2019, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained Desert Lion?
- Desert Lion (GB) was trained by David Simcock on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 26 October 2019.
- Who is Desert Lion's sire?
- Desert Lion (GB) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Sorella Bella (IRE), whose sire is Clodovil.
- What is Desert Lion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 26 October 2019. The highest on record is 76.
- What is Desert Lion's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,180 runs since Jan 2008 (1,104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
- Who are Desert Lion's siblings?
- Out of Sorella Bella (IRE), Desert Lion (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ayr Harbour (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Ayr Harbour (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.