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Desert Society (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer Richard Hannon · Last owner J Sullivan C Giles Mrs N Fehily
by Kheleyf (USA) out of Sensasse (IRE) (Imperial Ballet)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Oct 2014 — 4,404 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 3rd of 8 Won at Brighton Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Desert Society (IRE) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2013.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating77↓ 3lb off peak
77 77–80

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 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 6 Oct 2014 Official rating 77 at the last run, 6 Oct 2014

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 9 figures · best 84A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good362B58—
Soft266A63.5—
Good to Firm284A76.5—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f484A68.5—
1m – 1m1f484A65—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Kheleyf (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 10,544 runs since Jan 2008 (676 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 12.2% from 131. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 880.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1311612.2%+3.5—
Good to Firm1,9921668.3%−0.40 from 2
Good1,9661608.1%−0.60 from 3
Good to Soft1,028807.8%−0.91 from 1
Soft1,090767%−1.70 from 2
Heavy396358.8%+0.1—
Standard (AW)3,9403809.6%+0.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,23922910.2%+1.5—
6f – 7f4,9714509.1%+0.40 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,7351307.5%−1.21 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f880495.6%−3.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m463388.2%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f195147.2%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m4836.3%−2.4—
Over 3m1300%−8.7—

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

Dam
Sensasse (IRE) (Imperial Ballet)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Grey Sensation (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6½f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Grey Sensation (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grey Sensation (IRE)5957f–1m2½fClass 4
Little Miss Kodi (IRE)4427fClass 5
So Easy (IRE)826½f—
Variety Show (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +2.75
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 1 33% +0.75
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Brighton 2 1 50% +1.75
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% −0.25
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Hughes 3 0 0% −3.00
Pat Dobbs 2 1 50% +1.75
Miss E J Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −2.25
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 6 0 0% −6.00
2013 3 1 33% +0.75

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
2014 · 6 runs
06 Oct 14+20d Windsor Joe Ward Hill Memorial Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 3½ 8-11 7766A Richard Hughes 9/2
16 Sep 14+41d Chepstow Get Free Bets At Thebookiesoffers.co.uk Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 6 8-13 7962B Richard Hughes 2/1
06 Aug 14+11d Brighton John Smith's Brighton Mile Challenge Trophy (Handicap) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 1 9-3 8058C Richard Hughes 13/2
26 Jul 14+29d Ascot Longines Handicap (Ladies' Race) (For Lady Amateur Riders) Class 3 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 10 9-7 8048C Miss E J Jones 8/1
27 Jun 14+6d Newmarket 32Red Casino Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 9-6 7984A Ryan Moore 6/1
21 Jun 14+239d Haydock Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 ¾ 9-6 7969A Kieran O'Neill 16/1
2013 · 3 runs
25 Oct 13+17d Doncaster Racing Post Weekender Nursery (Str) Class 3 · 8f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 nk 8-12 7961C Pat Dobbs 13/2
08 Oct 13+15d Brighton E.B.F. Stallions/Brighton & Hove Streamline Taxis Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-5 —84A Pat Dobbs 11/4
23 Sep 13 Kempton (AW) Day Delegate Rates From 39 Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 9-5 —75A Sean Levey 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Society won?
Desert Society (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2013 and 2014, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Desert Society?
Desert Society (IRE) was trained by Richard Hannon on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 6 October 2014.
Who is Desert Society's sire?
Desert Society (IRE) is by Kheleyf (USA) out of Sensasse (IRE), whose sire is Imperial Ballet.
What is Desert Society's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 6 October 2014. The highest on record is 80.
What is Desert Society's sire's record?
Kheleyf (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 10,544 runs since Jan 2008 (676 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 12.2% from 131. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 880.
Who are Desert Society's siblings?
Out of Sensasse (IRE), Desert Society (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Grey Sensation (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Grey Sensation (IRE)). The wins came over 6½f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2013. 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.