Desert Skyline (IRE)
Desert Skyline (IRE) is 3 from 25, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Doncaster Cup at Doncaster (Sep 2017). Hasn't won since Sep 2017.
- 3–25Wins / Runs
- 12%Strike rate
- 11 (44%)Placed
- +26.50£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 1.52Fair A/E n=25 · 1.32 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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 112
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 121A | 99 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 126A | 97 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 106B | 80 | — |
| Good | 4 | 150C | 113 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 150C | 106 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 97A | 93 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 126A | 87 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 97A | 90 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 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 10.4% of 5,183 runs since Jan 2008 (401 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 29 | 1 | 3.4% | −7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 743 | 81 | 10.9% | +0.5 | 1 from 9 |
| Good | 1,161 | 120 | 10.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 503 | 62 | 12.3% | +1.9 | 2 from 5 |
| Soft | 654 | 59 | 9% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 207 | 16 | 7.7% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,886 | 198 | 10.5% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 256 | 32 | 12.5% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,743 | 185 | 10.6% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,417 | 154 | 10.9% | +0.5 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,099 | 107 | 9.7% | −0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 488 | 44 | 9% | −1.4 | 0 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 144 | 14 | 9.7% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −7.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
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, 3 winners — best of them Dounyapour (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Dounyapour (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dounyapour (FR) | 14 | 4 | 1m4f–2m4f | Class 4 |
| Dildar (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 1m½f–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Doumaran (FR) | 5 | 2 | 1m4½f–1m6f | — |
| Backstop (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dercia (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Douda (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11% | +32.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −13.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +46.50 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ascot | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +40.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +45.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Mosse | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Fran Berry | 7 | 2 | 29% | +41.50 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| David Probert | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joshua Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 16 | 1 | 6% | −13.00 |
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | +40.50 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.00 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +45.50 |
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 Skyline won?
- Desert Skyline (IRE) won 3 of 25 archived starts between 2016 and 2019, a strike rate of 12%. Placed 11 times in total (44% of starts).
- Who trained Desert Skyline?
- Desert Skyline (IRE) was trained by David Elsworth on the most recent run on record, at York on 24 August 2019.
- Who is Desert Skyline's sire?
- Desert Skyline (IRE) is by Tamayuz (GB) out of Diamond Tango (FR), whose sire is Acatenango.
- What going does Desert Skyline prefer?
- Desert Skyline (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Desert Skyline's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 24 August 2019. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Desert Skyline's sire's record?
- Tamayuz (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 5,183 runs since Jan 2008 (401 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Desert Skyline's siblings?
- Out of Diamond Tango (FR), Desert Skyline (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Dounyapour (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Dounyapour (FR)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.