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Horse profile

Desert Sport (USA)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2018) · Last trainer Robert Cowell · Last owner Mohammed Al Shafar
by Hat Trick (JPN) out of Desert Sky (IRE) (Green Desert)
15 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jul 2018 — 3,018 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2018 · 3rd of 8 2 wins · Bath & Newcastle (AW) Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

Desert Sport (USA) is 2 from 15, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2017. Last raced off 66, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating66↓ 12lb off peak
66 66–78

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 19 Jul 2018

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 12 figures · best 97B · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)594A83—
Good to Firm497B86.5—
Firm291C84.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Under 6f1197B83—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 85A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 19 Jul 2018 Official rating 66 at the last run, 31 Jul 2018

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 15 figures · best 102A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm690A81—
Standard (AW)6102A74.5—
Firm279C65—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Under 6f11102A76—
6f – 7f482A79.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Hat Trick (JPN)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 281 runs since Jun 2011 (32 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.7% from 115.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6233.3%+21.21 from 2
Good to Firm2600%−12.10 from 6
Good53713.2%+1.10 from 1
Good to Soft28621.4%+9.3—
Soft36822.2%+10.1—
Heavy1715.9%−6.2—
Standard (AW)115108.7%−3.41 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f18316.7%+4.62 from 11
6f – 7f821315.9%+3.80 from 4
1m – 1m1f6945.8%−6.3—
1m2f – 1m4f60711.7%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m32412.5%+0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f11218.2%+6.1—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Desert Sky (IRE) (Green Desert)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Miss Nay Never (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Miss Nay Never (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Miss Nay Never (IRE)2885fClass 3
No Jet Lag (USA)727fClass 5
Munira Eyes (USA)50——
Optari (USA)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Standard (AW) 6 1 17% −3.62
Firm 2 1 50% +0.20
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 11 2 18% −6.42
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Nottingham 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle (AW) 3 1 33% −0.62
Bath 2 1 50% +0.20
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 11 2 18% −6.42
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonathan Fisher 3 0 0% −3.00
Joe Fanning 2 1 50% +0.38
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 1 100% +1.20
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Ted Durcan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 2 18% −6.42
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 6 0 0% −6.00
2017 4 1 25% −1.80
2016 5 1 20% −2.62

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
2018 · 6 runs
31 Jul 18+12d Yarmouth Beer & Gin Festival August 4th At Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 2¼ 9-0 6670A76A Jonathan Fisher 9/2J
19 Jul 18+22d Doncaster Sky Vegas Unexpect More Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 hd 9-8 6885A85A Jonathan Fisher 10/1
27 Jun 18+9d Bath 188Bet Mobile Bet 10 Get 20 Handicap Class 5 · 5½f · Firm · 6 ran 6/6 3 9-5 7178A51B Tom Marquand 11/2
18 Jun 18+13d Nottingham 188Bet Cash Back Kane First Goal Confined Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 ¾ 9-4 7188A90A Richard Kingscote 6/1
05 Jun 18+64d Newcastle (AW) Lookers Electric Charge In Support Of Ben Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 1¼ 9-13 7483B77A P J McDonald 16/1
02 Apr 18+186d Wolverhampton (AW) Dacia Logan Sports Tourer Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 nk 9-0 7586A72A Jonathan Fisher 8/1
2017 · 4 runs
28 Sep 17+96d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet toteexacta At betfred.com Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 10 8-12 7746C37C Luke Morris 20/1
24 Jun 17+45d Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 hd 9-3 7870A66B Dougie Costello 5/1
10 May 17+18d Bath Perfect Dynamics Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Firm · 3 ran 1/3 9-7 7491C79C Jimmy Fortune 6/5J
22 Apr 17+166d Nottingham PartyPoker Powerfest Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 2 9-7 7597B76A Jamie Spencer 11/4F
2016 · 5 runs
07 Nov 16+30d Newcastle (AW) Protecting Your Wealth/EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 7173A102A Joe Fanning 11/8F
08 Oct 16+36d Newcastle (AW) Rockfon Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1½ 9-0 7394A79A Adam McNamara 7/2
02 Sep 16+21d Ascot Dark Horse Maiden Auction Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 nk 9-5 ——80A Jim Crowley 7/1
12 Aug 16+24d Nottingham British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 shd 9-5 ——82A Joe Fanning 12/1
19 Jul 16 Chelmsford City (AW) Follow Us On Twitter At totepool Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 5 9-5 ——46C Ted Durcan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Sport won?
Desert Sport (USA) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Desert Sport?
Desert Sport (USA) was trained by Robert Cowell on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 31 July 2018.
Who is Desert Sport's sire?
Desert Sport (USA) is by Hat Trick (JPN) out of Desert Sky (IRE), whose sire is Green Desert.
What going does Desert Sport prefer?
Desert Sport (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Desert Sport's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 31 July 2018. The highest on record is 78.
What is Desert Sport's sire's record?
Hat Trick (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 281 runs since Jun 2011 (32 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.7% from 115.
Who are Desert Sport's siblings?
Out of Desert Sky (IRE), Desert Sport (USA) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Miss Nay Never (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Miss Nay Never (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.