Horse profile
Desert Quest (IRE)
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Waha (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
41 runs · 13 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
6 wins · 5 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Off 93 days · 1st of 5
Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile
Desert Quest is a gelding who has won six of 41 starts with 14 places. Four of those wins came over 1m5f – 2m and two over 1m2f – 1m4f, all in handicaps. He has scored twice at Hamilton, once at Ayr, once at Redcar and once at Newcastle (AW). His last run, at Hamilton in Jul 2026, was a win in a Class 6 handicap on good to firm ground off an official rating of 48. Headgear returned that day.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 6–41Wins / Runs
- 14.6%Strike rate
- 14 (34.1%)Placed
- +18.50£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.53Fair A/E n=41 · 1.33 incl. margin
- 61Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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 rating48↓ 13lb off peak
48
48–61
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 120A | 89.5 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 117B | 81 | 3 · 117 / 94 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 122C | 101 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 90C | 74.5 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 108C | 58 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 19 | 122C | 91 | 2 · 122 / 90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 120A | 87 | 4 · 117 / 87 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 78A | 55 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 63A | 53.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 41 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 from 3 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,772 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 16 | 22.2% | +12 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 220 | 11.5% | +1.3 | 2 from 6 |
| Good | 2,944 | 268 | 9.1% | −1.1 | 3 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 1,239 | 108 | 8.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,766 | 143 | 8.1% | −2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 540 | 62 | 11.5% | +1.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,298 | 485 | 11.3% | +1.1 | 1 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,126 | 141 | 12.5% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,034 | 527 | 10.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,324 | 336 | 10.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,097 | 196 | 9.3% | −0.9 | 2 from 13 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 837 | 80 | 9.6% | −0.6 | 4 from 19 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 22 | 6.9% | −3.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | −7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Waha (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hear Me Out (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m5f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Hear Me Out (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hear Me Out (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 1m5f–2m | Class 5 |
| The Weeping Ash (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 3 | 19% | +8.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | +12.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 30 | 4 | 13% | +10.50 |
| Class 5 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +10.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | +14.00 |
| Ayr | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| Redcar | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Hamilton | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.50 |
| Musselburgh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 19 | 4 | 21% | +12.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 2 | 15% | +15.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan Scott | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 4 | 2 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Ryan Sexton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +19.00 |
| Greg Fairley | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Wright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Jary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Breslin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Gormley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 34 | 3 | 9% | +8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 3 | 43% | +10.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +13.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +12.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 40 | 6 | 15% | +19.50 |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 26+27d | Hamilton | Hamilton Park Centenary Year Handicap Stakes raced freely early - up with the pace before hitting the front after 2f - opened a five length advantage 4f out - driven along over 2f out - margin down to a length entering the final furlong - challenged for the front inside the final 110 yards - stayed in command to the line | 1/5 | 8-6 | 48 | 122C | 64B | Greg Fairley | 11/2 | |
| 19 Jun 26+17d | Ayr | Good Luck Scotland Classified Stakes Settled at the back early - made progress into contention over 2f out - pushed along soon after - kept going through the last furlong - closed to grab third close home | 9/9 | shd | 9-9 | 48 | 58C | 49C | Aiden Brookes | 7/2 |
| 02 Jun 26+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Living North Christmas Fair Handicap Settled in the pack - nudged along 3f out and kept on from just over 1f out - closest to the front at the line | 4/11 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 48 | 117B | 66A | Greg Fairley | 12/1 |
| 11 May 26+60d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Held up in mid-pack out wide - progress from 3f out - pushed along with 2f to go and looked a threat - lost momentum inside final furlong - rallied to finish 4th beaten 2¼ lengths | 4/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 49 | 80C | 72A | Rowan Scott | 9/1 |
| 12 Mar 26+25d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Sat behind front pack - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlong - finished 5th beaten 11.5 lengths | 5/8 | 9½ | 8-7 | 51 | 94A | 49A | Greg Fairley | 33/1 |
| 15 Feb 26+551d | Newcastle (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 2) Slow to break - held up in the pack - driven approaching final 2f then lost touch late | 9/9 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 53 | 62A | 51A | Dougie Costello | 33/1 |
| 13 Aug 24+22d | Hamilton | Brien 'Scooby' Ross Memorial Handicap Settled with plenty of enthusiasm in the pack - moved through from the outside to hit the front 3f out but drifted right and was overtaken approaching the final furlong - unable to find more late and dropped to 3rd | 3/13 | 5 | 9-13 | 56 | 108C | 75A | Rowan Scott | 5/1 |
| 22 Jul 24+39d | Ayr | Every Race Live On Racing Tv Apprentice Handicap | 2/7 | ¾ | 8-5 | 56 | 118B | 73A | Liam Wright | 4/1 |
| 13 Jun 24+10d | Musselburgh | James Jones Sawmill Handicap | 3/4 | 3¾ | 8-11 | 56 | 107C | 59B | Rowan Scott | 4/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+31d | Ayr | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 2/8 | hd | 9-5 | 56 | 104B | 69A | Paul Mulrennan | 6/5F |
| 03 May 24+25d | Musselburgh | weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap | 2/7 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 56 | 47B | 66A | Cam Hardie | 5/1 |
| 08 Apr 24+32d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap | 6/8 | ½ | 9-6 | 57 | 45A | 60A | Ryan Sexton | 5/1 |
| 07 Mar 24+19d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca Handicap | 5/11 | 1 | 9-7 | 57 | 87A | 76A | Rowan Scott | 9/2 |
| 17 Feb 24+25d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 2/10 | ½ | 9-9 | 56 | 81A | 76A | Ryan Sexton | 9/2 |
| 23 Jan 24+7d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenway With BetUK Handicap | 4/10 | ½ | 9-3 | 54 | 90A | 65A | Ryan Sexton | 15/2 |
| 16 Jan 24+53d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Apprentice Handicap | 1/9 | 9-2 | 54 | 56A | 71A | Ryan Sexton | 22/1 | |
| 24 Nov 23+66d | Catterick | Celebrating Lilian's Retirement Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/15 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Craig Nichol | 50/1 |
| 19 Sep 23+10d | Redcar | Watch Replays On Racingtv.Com Handicap | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-9 | 53 | 87A | 72A | Andrew Mullen | 12/1 |
| 09 Sep 23+20d | Thirsk | Follow BresBet On Twitter Handicap | 4/6 | 12 | 9-1 | 55 | 113A | 51B | Andrew Mullen | 16/1 |
| 20 Aug 23+8d | Pontefract | Moor Top Farm Shop Hemsworth Handicap | 5/7 | nk | 8-12 | 56 | 97C | 51C | P J McDonald | 12/1 |
| 12 Aug 23+35d | Redcar | Vickers Bet Weekly Bet Club Handicap | 6/12 | ¾ | 10-0 | 58 | 64A | 63A | Cam Hardie | 18/1 |
| 08 Jul 23+17d | Nottingham | Discover Whats Trending At Rhino.Bet Casino Handicap | 9/10 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 59 | 71B | 60A | Cam Hardie | 11/1 |
| 21 Jun 23+254d | Hamilton | hamilton-park.co.uk Apprentice Handicap | 2/8 | 4 | 9-2 | 59 | 120A | 69A | Alex Jary | 12/1 |
| 10 Oct 22+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 9/11 | nk | 10-0 | 60 | 84C | 66C | Cam Hardie | 33/1 |
| 27 Sep 22+14d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Fives Handicap | 8/9 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 61 | 90C | 54C | Rowan Scott | 20/1 |
| 13 Sep 22+38d | Redcar | Watch Replays On racingtv.com Handicap | 10/10 | nk | 9-12 | 61 | 70C | 51C | Aiden Brookes | 9/2 |
| 06 Aug 22+19d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays On Racing Tv Handicap | 1/11 | 9-7 | 58 | 91A | 72A | Aiden Brookes | 5/1 | |
| 18 Jul 22+15d | Ayr | Ayr Sunday Market At Ayr Racecourse Apprentice Handicap | 1/6 | 8-7 | 54 | 102A | 62B | Aiden Brookes | 12/1 | |
| 03 Jul 22+69d | Ayr | Afternoon Tea At Western House Hotel Handicap | 6/10 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 55 | 97A | 65A | Cam Hardie | 33/1 |
| 25 Apr 22+223d | Ayr | 100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap | 7/8 | 11 | 9-11 | 56 | 78C | 54C | Rowan Scott | 7/1 |
| 14 Sep 21+28d | Redcar | Watch Replays On racingtv.com Handicap (Div 1) | 5/10 | 2½ | 9-2 | 57 | 92A | 57A | Cam Hardie | 5/2F |
| 17 Aug 21+28d | Hamilton | Stay At Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park Handicap | 1/11 | 8-13 | 53 | 114A | 72A | Cam Hardie | 4/1F | |
| 20 Jul 21+20d | Nottingham | nationalracehorseweek.uk Handicap | 1/5 | 8-3 | 50 | 92C | 54B | Cam Hardie | 5/1 | |
| 30 Jun 21+35d | Thirsk | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 2/7 | 2 | 7-13 | 48 | 105A | 52A | Andrew Breslin | 18/1 |
| 26 May 21+27d | Hamilton | cleanstay At Hampton By Hilton Handicap | 7/10 | 2½ | 8-7 | 51 | 71A | 47A | Rowan Scott | 33/1 |
| 29 Apr 21+14d | Musselburgh | William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap | 5/8 | 4 | 8-11 | 55 | 55C | 37C | Rowan Scott | 33/1 |
| 15 Apr 21+204d | Newcastle (AW) | QuinnBet Quarterback Handicap | 11/11 | 26 | 9-0 | 55 | 24C | 44C | Paul Mulrennan | 66/1 |
| 23 Sep 20+20d | Redcar | Join Racing TV Now Nursery | 7/9 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 60 | 78A | 52A | Rowan Scott | 33/1 |
| 03 Sep 20+54d | Haydock | Betfair Free Bet Streak EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 8/10 | 11 | 9-0 | — | 42C | 45C | Jamie Gormley | 50/1 |
| 11 Jul 20+18d | Newcastle (AW) | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Auction Stakes | 10/11 | 1 | 9-4 | — | 44A | 45A | Graham Lee | 12/1 |
| 23 Jun 20 | Beverley | William Hill Foundation Uniting Against Dementia Maiden Auction Stakes | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-1 | — | 63A | 53A | Rowan Scott | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Quest (IRE) won?
- Desert Quest (IRE) won 6 of 41 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.6%. Placed 14 times in total (34.1% of starts).
- Who trains Desert Quest (IRE)?
- Desert Quest (IRE) is trained by Ewan Whillans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 July 2026.
- Who is Desert Quest (IRE)'s sire?
- Desert Quest (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Waha (IRE), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What going does Desert Quest (IRE) prefer?
- Desert Quest (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Desert Quest (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 16 July 2026. The highest on record is 61.
- What is Desert Quest (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,772 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
- Who are Desert Quest (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Waha (IRE), Desert Quest (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hear Me Out (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Hear Me Out (IRE)). The wins came over 1m5f–2m. As at Oct 2026.