Desert Poppy (IRE)
Desert Poppy (IRE) is 4 from 17. Hasn't won since Jul 2011. Last raced off a career-high mark of 99.
- 4–17Wins / Runs
- 23.5%Strike rate
- 13 (76.5%)Placed
- +1.83£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=17 · 1.23 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 24dBetween runs (median)longest 234 d
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
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
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 11.8% of 18,031 runs since Jan 2008 (1,511 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 484. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 791.
| 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 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 3,829 | 427 | 11.2% | −0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,829 | 202 | 11% | −0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,789 | 163 | 9.1% | −2.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 484 | 41 | 8.5% | −3.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,674 | 822 | 12.3% | +0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,103 | 294 | 14% | +2.2 | 2 from 6 |
| 6f – 7f | 7,728 | 932 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 2 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,397 | 521 | 11.8% | 0 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,671 | 283 | 10.6% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 791 | 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 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
11 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them Rio Ronaldo (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (G Force (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ronaldo (IRE) | 44 | 6 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| G Force (IRE) | 34 | 4 | 5f–6f | Group 1 |
| Laajooj (IRE) | 7 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Listed |
| Havin' A Good Time (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Lagoon (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| My Love Thomas (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Dosc (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Fleeting Dream (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Wallonia (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Flemish (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Roadrunner (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 2 | 18% | −3.67 |
| Under 6f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Kelly | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| John Fahy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.00 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Poppy won?
- Desert Poppy (IRE) won 4 of 17 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 23.5%. Placed 13 times in total (76.5% of starts).
- Who trained Desert Poppy?
- Desert Poppy (IRE) was trained by Walter Swinburn on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 1 October 2011.
- Who is Desert Poppy's sire?
- Desert Poppy (IRE) is by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Flanders (IRE), whose sire is Common Grounds.
- What going does Desert Poppy prefer?
- Desert Poppy (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Poppy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 1 October 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Desert Poppy's sire's record?
- Oasis Dream (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 18,031 runs since Jan 2008 (1,511 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 484. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 791.
- Who are Desert Poppy's siblings?
- Out of Flanders (IRE), Desert Poppy (IRE) has 11 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: Rio Ronaldo (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 1 (G Force (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.