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Horse profile

Desert Song (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2017) · Last trainer Pat Phelan · Last owner Epsom Downers
by Makfi (GB) out of Lyra's Daemon (GB) (Singspiel)
6 runs · 5 courses · from May 2017
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Nov 2017 — 3,262 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2017 · 6th of 10 Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Desert Song (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Kempton (AW) (Oct 2017).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 21 Nov 2017

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 6 figures · best 100A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)2100A89.5—
Good to Soft282B52—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5100A70—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 65A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 25 Oct 2017 Official rating 56 at the last run, 21 Nov 2017

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 6 figures · best 65A · median 57.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)265A64—
Good to Soft253C48—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f565A62—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,828 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+3—
Good to Firm3454513%+1.70 from 1
Good7849712.4%+1.10 from 1
Good to Soft5636311.2%−0.10 from 2
Soft683649.4%−1.9—
Heavy2914013.7%+2.4—
Standard (AW)1,15512310.6%−0.70 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f56712.5%+1.2—
6f – 7f88210211.6%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f1,14012210.7%−0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,11013612.3%+10 from 5
1m5f – 2m4284510.5%−0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f141128.5%−2.8—
2m5f – 3m61914.8%+3.5—
Over 3m1000%−11.3—

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
Lyra's Daemon (GB) (Singspiel)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Morally Bankrupt (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Morally Bankrupt (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Morally Bankrupt (GB)527f–1mClass 5
Streaky Bay (GB)1217fClass 6
The Celtic Machine (GB)70——
Don't Tell Louise (GB)80——
Lyronada (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Bradley 3 0 0% −3.00
J F Egan 2 0 0% −2.00
Fergus Sweeney 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 6 runs
21 Nov 17+27d Lingfield (AW) Betway Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 9-0 56100A63A Paddy Bradley 14/1
25 Oct 17+84d Kempton (AW) Watch Racing UK On TalkTalk TV Handicap Class 6 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 2/14 nk 8-10 5479B65A Paddy Bradley 20/1
02 Aug 17+35d Sandown Racinguk.com Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 nk 8-13 5782B43A Paddy Bradley 25/1
28 Jun 17+23d Salisbury British Ebf Venture Security Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 19 9-2 —22C53C J F Egan 66/1
05 Jun 17+21d Windsor Trailfinders Award-winning Travel Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 3¾ 9-1 —52C50C Fergus Sweeney 50/1
15 May 17 Windsor Sporting Life Pick 7 Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 1¼ 8-13 —70C62A J F Egan 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Song won?
Desert Song (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2017. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Desert Song?
Desert Song (GB) was trained by Pat Phelan on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 21 November 2017.
Who is Desert Song's sire?
Desert Song (GB) is by Makfi (GB) out of Lyra's Daemon (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
What is Desert Song's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 21 November 2017. The highest on record is 57.
What is Desert Song's sire's record?
Makfi (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,828 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Desert Song's siblings?
Out of Lyra's Daemon (GB), Desert Song (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Morally Bankrupt (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Morally Bankrupt (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2017. 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.