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Horse profile

Desert Opal (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2009) · Last trainer Conor Dore · Last owner Mrs Louise Marsh
by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) out of Nullarbor (GB) (Green Desert)
76 runs · 20 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Feb 2009 — 6,461 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2009 · 4th of 5 12 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Desert Opal (GB) is 12 from 76. Hasn't won since Nov 2008. Last raced off 65, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 76 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating65↓ 15lb off peak
65 57–80

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 6 Feb 2009 Official rating 65 at the last run, 10 Feb 2009

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 →

Flat 76 figures · best 101C · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)51101C58—
Good878C64—
Soft773C58—
Good to Firm574C74—
Good to Soft474C67—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Under 6f44101C69—
6f – 7f2973C55—
1m – 1m1f366C48—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 76 figures from 76 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
Cadeaux Genereux (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,919 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3013.3%−6.8—
Good to Firm5495610.2%+0.11 from 5
Good636589.1%−11 from 8
Good to Soft2963511.8%+1.71 from 4
Soft3634111.3%+1.20 from 7
Heavy9399.7%−0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)9529610.1%09 from 51
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3203310.3%+0.210 from 44
6f – 7f1,2491219.7%−0.42 from 29
1m – 1m1f5616611.8%+1.70 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f3894110.5%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m192147.3%−2.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1471711.6%+1.5—
2m5f – 3m4636.5%−3.6—
Over 3m1516.7%−3.4—

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

Dam
Nullarbor (GB) (Green Desert)

8 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Kuanyao (IRE) (13 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Kuanyao (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kuanyao (IRE)85135f–7fClass 4
Blanc De Chine (IRE)2065fClass 4
Fast Act (IRE)2835fClass 4
Oondiri (IRE)1935fClass 5
Geraldines Lass (IRE)1925f—
Disguise (GB)916fClass 5
Whispering Desert (GB)1015fClass 6
Existence (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 51 9 18% +13.87
Good 8 1 13% +5.00
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 5 1 20% +14.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +0.50
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 41 5 12% +4.62
Class 6 24 7 29% +31.75
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 34 7 21% +18.87
Lingfield (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Kempton (AW) 4 1 25% +1.00
Beverley 4 1 25% +9.00
Nottingham 4 1 25% +15.00
Southwell (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Chelmsford (AW) 3 1 33% +4.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +3.50
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 44 10 23% +40.87
6f – 7f 29 2 7% −12.50
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Jones 20 5 25% +16.75
Tony Culhane 12 2 17% +19.00
Tom Queally 7 0 0% −7.00
Philip Robinson 4 1 25% +0.50
Robert Winston 3 1 33% −0.38
Jamie Spencer 3 2 67% +16.50
Phillip Makin 3 0 0% −3.00
Luke Morris 2 1 50% +5.00
Marc Halford 2 0 0% −2.00
Jimmy Quinn 2 0 0% −2.00
James O'Reilly 1 0 0% −1.00
Tolley Dean 1 0 0% −1.00
Ted Durcan 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddie Creighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddie Ahern 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Daly 1 0 0% −1.00
Daragh O'Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
Seb Sanders 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Elliott 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00
Amir Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Darren Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian Nicholls 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 33 3 9% +4.50
Blinkers 27 3 11% −11.25
Cheekpieces 16 6 38% +32.12

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 17 2 12% −5.00
2007 16 4 25% +24.25
2006 24 4 17% +8.62
2005 15 2 13% +1.50

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
10 Feb 09+4d Lingfield (AW) Chelsea Cottage Selling Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 ½ 9-7 6555B James O'Reilly 4/1
06 Feb 09+8d Wolverhampton (AW) Enjoy Lucky 7 Group Offer Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 1 9-4 6579A Liam Jones 12/1
29 Jan 09+21d Wolverhampton (AW) Play Roulette at williamhill.com Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 1½ 8-8 6548A Liam Jones 33/1
08 Jan 09+19d Chelmsford (AW) Blackwater Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 2¾ 8-10 6647A Liam Jones 12/1
20 Dec 08+10d Lingfield (AW) Good King Wenceslas Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 3¼ 9-1 6743A Liam Jones 14/1
10 Dec 08+21d Kempton (AW) Afm Services Data Centre Construction Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 2½ 8-10 6742A Liam Jones 16/1
19 Nov 08+6d Kempton (AW) Book Now For Boxing Day Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 6380A Liam Jones 4/1C
13 Nov 08+70d Chelmsford (AW) Wild Cherry Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 1¼ 8-13 6366A Luke Morris 16/1
04 Sep 08+12d Chelmsford (AW) Musco Lighting At Great Leighs Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-2 6092A Luke Morris 6/1
23 Aug 08+8d Beverley totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 14 ran 14/14 9 8-9 6223C Tolley Dean 8/1
15 Aug 08+28d Kempton (AW) Book Now For Bank Holiday Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 8-13 6358A Liam Jones 12/1
18 Jul 08+4d Newbury Tkp Surfacing John Chappell Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 2¼ 9-8 6667A Liam Jones 16/1
14 Jul 08+9d Windsor Pattonair Derby Challenge & Innovate Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 ½ 9-4 6673A Ted Durcan 16/1
05 Jul 08+31d Haydock Casino At bet365.com Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 ¾ 9-6 6965A Robert Winston 16/1
04 Jun 08+50d Kempton (AW) Donkey Harness Racing Here Next Wednesday Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 ¾ 9-10 6677A Liam Jones 20/1
15 Apr 08+38d Nottingham Lyfab Enterprises Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 hd 9-4 7069A Philip Robinson 6/1
08 Mar 08+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Every Minute Every Match Betlive At williamhill.co.uk H'cap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 hd 8-11 6867A Liam Jones 20/1
25 Feb 08+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Call 0844 576 5938 For Great Pontin's Deals Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 2½ 8-13 7056B Tom Queally 15/2
15 Feb 08+8d Wolverhampton (AW) A Break To Remember At Pontin's Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 8-9 7067A Liam Jones 12/1
07 Feb 08+14d Southwell (AW) Book Best Breaks At pontins.com Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 2½ 9-1 7049B Tom Queally 8/1
24 Jan 08+33d Wolverhampton (AW) Great Value Half Term Pontin's Breaks Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 shd 9-4 7080A Liam Jones 13/2
22 Dec 07+15d Lingfield (AW) CWB Controls Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 9-4 7078C Tom Queally 11/2
07 Dec 07+13d Wolverhampton (AW) Pontin's Short Breaks Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 9-2 7268C Tom Queally 5/1
24 Nov 07+8d Wolverhampton (AW) Book A Christmas Break At Pontin's Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 2 9-2 7365C Tom Queally 9/1
16 Nov 07+27d Lingfield (AW) Book Online At lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 shd 9-3 7472C Tom Queally 14/1
20 Oct 07+14d Wolverhampton (AW) WBX.COM 25 Bet For New Accounts Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 70101C Liam Jones 11/4J
06 Oct 07+42d Redcar Shepherd Construction Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 15 ran 13/15 ½ 9-4 7561C Neil Callan 13/2
25 Aug 07+31d Beverley totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 ½ 9-9 7574C Philip Robinson 5/1J
25 Jul 07+11d Sandown Panmure GMP Securities Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 7174C Philip Robinson 7/2J
14 Jul 07+7d Ascot Citywide Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 1¾ 9-1 7269C Jamie Spencer 6/1
07 Jul 07+46d Beverley Hall Construction Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Heavy · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 8-9 7274C Liam Jones 10/1
22 May 07+22d Beverley Westwood Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 9-1 6778C Jamie Spencer 12/1
30 Apr 07+13d Wolverhampton (AW) betdirect.com Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 1 8-2 7268C Marc Halford 11/1
17 Apr 07+18d Nottingham Don't Miss The Countryside Evening Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 8-8 6374C Liam Jones 18/1
30 Mar 07+62d Wolverhampton (AW) Pontin's - Book Early Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 ¾ 8-12 7254C Liam Jones 10/1
27 Jan 07+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Digital Prints bonusprint.com Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 9-0 7374C Robert Winston 12/1
16 Jan 07+24d Wolverhampton (AW) pontinsbingo.com Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 hd 8-5 7452C Jimmy Quinn 12/1
23 Dec 06+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Go Pontin's Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 8-8 6576C Robert Winston 13/8F
07 Dec 06+10d Wolverhampton (AW) wbxtriplecrown.com Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 8-12 6277C Liam Jones 2/1F
27 Nov 06+24d Wolverhampton (AW) Twilight Racing And Dinner - Relax And Enjoy Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 8-10 6269C Liam Jones 5/1
03 Nov 06+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Twilight Racing - Miss The Traffic Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard To Fast · 11 ran 1/11 8-11 5876C Liam Jones 5/1
18 Oct 06+9d Yarmouth Crystal Cleaning Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 2 8-12 5848C Eddie Creighton 9/1
09 Oct 06+23d Wolverhampton (AW) Holiday Inn Dunstall Park Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard To Fast · 12 ran 2/12 shd 8-6 5858C Liam Jones 9/1
16 Sep 06+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 ¾ 9-2 6046C Tom Queally 14/1
02 Sep 06+2d Wolverhampton (AW) Get Married At Wolverhampton Racecourse Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Fast · 13 ran 7/13 ½ 9-6 6054C Eddie Ahern 17/2
31 Aug 06+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Asda - Our People Make The Difference Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 nk 9-8 6069C Alan Daly 6/1
24 Aug 06+6d Redcar Best Dressed Lady Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 16 ran 3/16 hd 9-9 6073C Jimmy Quinn 10/1
18 Aug 06+3d Newcastle Nalco Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 4 9-10 6030C Daragh O'Donohoe 8/1
15 Aug 06+20d Nottingham nottinghamracecourse.co.Uk Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 ¾ 9-5 6055C Philip Robinson 5/1
26 Jul 06+11d Lingfield (AW) Furlongs & Fairways Handicap (AWT) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 1¼ 9-2 6153C Adam Kirby 25/1
15 Jul 06+43d Lingfield (AW) Play Bingo At ladbrokes.com Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 1 9-5 6247C Richard Thomas 8/1
02 Jun 06+6d Wolverhampton (AW) Combine Business With Pleasure Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 1½ 9-12 6272C Seb Sanders 9/2
27 May 06+9d Catterick totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 10/17 3 9-2 6361C Paul Quinn 10/1
18 May 06+9d Carlisle Book Now For Music Night 8th July Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 5/17 nk 8-9 6164C Tony Culhane 7/1
09 May 06+7d Catterick 'Joseph M Ladies Night' Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 1½ 8-11 6274C Tony Culhane 9/1
02 May 06+29d Southwell (AW) Experience Nottinghamshire Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 nk 8-10 6249C Phillip Makin 25/1
03 Apr 06+3d Southwell (AW) On Turf On 25th Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 9-7 5756C Tony Culhane 6/1
31 Mar 06+15d Wolverhampton (AW) Enjoy Racing From The Zongalero Restaurant Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 8-10 5776C Tony Culhane 20/1
16 Mar 06+10d Southwell (AW) First Past The Post At Betdirect Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 ¾ 8-8 6065C Phillip Makin 20/1
06 Mar 06+60d Wolverhampton (AW) classicvaluepools.com Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 hd 8-12 6254C Tony Culhane 10/1
05 Jan 06+20d Wolverhampton (AW) Dine At Dunstall Park Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 hd 9-2 6555C Tony Culhane 8/1
16 Dec 05+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Betdirect.co.uk Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 3 9-5 6840C Tony Culhane 7/2J
02 Dec 05+27d Wolverhampton (AW) Text 'Betdirect' To 88600 Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 1¼ 9-3 6941C Tony Culhane 8/1
05 Nov 05+49d Doncaster Apprentice Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 22 ran 22/22 2 8-2 7558C Marc Halford 25/1
17 Sep 05+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Alan Bennett Butchers Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 8-12 6466C Jamie Spencer 11/2
03 Sep 05+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Betfredcasino.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 8-13 5772C Tony Culhane 9/1
27 Aug 05+35d York Charles Henry Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 20 ran 10/20 shd 8-1 6856C Andrew Elliott 50/1
23 Jul 05+15d Nottingham Rotary Club Of Wortley Centenary Classified Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 4 9-8 7066C George Baker 12/1
08 Jul 05+7d York Hearthstead Homes Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 nk 8-13 7370C Tony Culhane 33/1
01 Jul 05+29d Wolverhampton (AW) Thoroughbred Rehabilitation Centre Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 1 9-4 6537C Pat Cosgrave 33/1
02 Jun 05+47d Haydock Lookers Renault Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 15 ran 15/15 1½ 9-11 7531C Tony Culhane 25/1
16 Apr 05+9d Wolverhampton (AW) Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 1¾ 9-10 6748C Amir Quinn 16/1
07 Apr 05+14d Leicester Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 1¾ 9-1 7873C Phillip Makin 25/1
24 Mar 05+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Press Red To Bet On ITV Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 1 9-0 7046C Darren Williams 66/1
12 Mar 05+64d Wolverhampton (AW) Channel 4 Page 613 Handicap Div 1 Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 24 8-10 7533C Adrian Nicholls 66/1
07 Jan 05 Wolverhampton (AW) betdirect.co.uk Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 13 9-0 8036C Tony Culhane 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Opal (GB) won?
Desert Opal (GB) won 12 of 76 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 21 times in total (27.6% of starts).
Who trained Desert Opal (GB)?
Desert Opal (GB) was trained by Conor Dore on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 10 February 2009.
Who is Desert Opal (GB)'s sire?
Desert Opal (GB) is by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) out of Nullarbor (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
What going does Desert Opal (GB) prefer?
Desert Opal (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Desert Opal (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 10 February 2009. The highest on record is 80.
What is Desert Opal (GB)'s sire's record?
Cadeaux Genereux (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,919 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Desert Opal (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Nullarbor (GB), Desert Opal (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Kuanyao (IRE) (13). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Kuanyao (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.