Desert Sands (IRE)
Desert Sands (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 15 at Limerick (Apr 2009).
- 0–11Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=11 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 65Highest OR
- 58dAvg 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
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% of 6,950 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 43 | 6 | 14% | +3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 977 | 108 | 11.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,811 | 176 | 9.7% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 909 | 98 | 10.8% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,241 | 128 | 10.3% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 492 | 58 | 11.8% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,477 | 190 | 12.9% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 136 | 23 | 16.9% | +5.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,109 | 118 | 10.6% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,139 | 126 | 11.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,377 | 164 | 11.9% | +0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,379 | 140 | 10.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,006 | 106 | 10.5% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 657 | 68 | 10.4% | −0.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 147 | 19 | 12.9% | +1.9 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Flanagans Field (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Flanagans Field (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flanagans Field (IRE) | 54 | 5 | 1m7½f–2m3½f | Class 5 |
| Silk Dress (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Peach Pavlova (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Carrigfergus (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Audrinna (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M A Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr R O Harding | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Emmet McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jerry O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2007 | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 09+33d | Tipperary | Longways (q.r.) Handicap (50-75) | 8/18 | 2 | 10-12 | 62 | 60A | Mr R O Harding | 8/1 |
| 23 May 09+12d | Curragh | Boylesports.com Handicap (50-80) | 5/13 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 62 | 66A | Seamie Heffernan | 14/1 |
| 11 May 09+20d | Killarney | Killarney Vintners Handicap (47-65) | 3/15 | 2 | 9-5 | 61 | 81A | Emmet McNamara | 7/2F |
| 21 Apr 09+15d | Limerick | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 4/16 | ¾ | 9-10 | 61 | 74A | Conor O'Farrell | 7/2F |
| 06 Apr 09+171d | Limerick | Evening Meeting 21st April Handicap (50-70) | 2/15 | ½ | 9-2 | 58 | 80A | Johnny Murtagh | 12/1 |
| 2008 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 08+95d | Tipperary | Tipperary Racecourse Finale 2008 Handicap (60-90) | 9/12 | 11 | 7-11 | 62 | 46C | Ben Curtis | 9/1 |
| 14 Jul 08+31d | Killarney | O'Keeffe Marquees Rathmore Handicap (50-70) | 3/13 | 1 | 9-4 | 61 | 75A | M A Phillips | 12/1 |
| 13 Jun 08+16d | Navan | Disco Dance The Night Away Handicap (50-80) | 6/14 | 1 | 9-1 | 60 | 58A | M A Phillips | 16/1 |
| 28 May 08+31d | Leopardstown | Irishtown Maiden | 7/14 | shd | 9-5 | 65 | 53A | M A Phillips | 20/1 |
| 27 Apr 08+153d | Gowran Park | Senior Golf Membership (C & G) Maiden | 5/16 | 4 | 9-0 | 62 | 77A | Danny Grant | 33/1 |
| 2007 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 07 | Lingfield (AW) | Lingfield Park For Weddings Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-0 | — | 63C | Jerry O'Dwyer | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Sands won?
- Desert Sands (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2007 and 2009. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trained Desert Sands?
- Desert Sands (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 25 June 2009.
- Who is Desert Sands's sire?
- Desert Sands (IRE) is by Dubai Destination (USA) out of Zvezda (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
- What is Desert Sands's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 25 June 2009. The highest on record is 65.
- What is Desert Sands's sire's record?
- Dubai Destination (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,950 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.
- Who are Desert Sands's siblings?
- Out of Zvezda (USA), Desert Sands (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Flanagans Field (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Flanagans Field (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.