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Horse profile

Desert Storm (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Daniela Mele · Owner Marcello Randelli
by Cloth Of Stars (IRE) out of Desert Image (GB) (Beat Hollow)
6 runs · 5 courses · from May 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 297 days · 8th of 14
KTB Profile

Desert Storm is a gelding by Cloth Of Stars out of a Beat Hollow mare who has yet to win from six starts on turf, with two places. All his runs have come over 2m1f to 2m4f on soft or heavy ground. His best effort came when second of 15 at Dieppe in Jun 2024. He finished eighth of 14 at Pau in Dec 2025.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,197 runs since Jan 2008 (195 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.5% from 176.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−9.2—
Good to Firm55814.5%+5.3—
Good1631911.7%+2.5—
Good to Soft185179.2%0—
Soft284248.5%−0.70 from 3
Heavy1802011.1%+1.90 from 3
Standard (AW)327226.7%−2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−9.2—
6f – 7f8600%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f330247.3%−1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f3974210.6%+1.4—
1m5f – 2m1902010.5%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1762212.5%+3.30 from 6
2m5f – 3m15213.3%+4.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Desert Image (GB) (Beat Hollow)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Desert Path (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Desert Path (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Desert Path (GB)731m2f–1m3½fClass 3
Mojave (GB)611m3½fClass 5
Kraquante (GB)717f—
Maymay (FR)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Pau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Clairefontaine (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Dieppe (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nicolas Gauffenic 3 0 0% −3.00
Angelo Zuliani 1 0 0% −1.00
Lucas Zuliani 1 0 0% −1.00
Tanguy Andrieux 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
HT 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

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 Jockey SP
24 Dec 25+235d Pau (FR) Prix Fernand Roy (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 8/14 14 10-12 Angelo Zuliani 11/1
03 May 25+41d Auteuil (FR) Prix Quomodo (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 12 ran 7/12 1 10-12 Lucas Zuliani 51/10
23 Mar 25+249d Auteuil (FR) Prix Guy Hunault (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 17 ran 6/17 2 10-13 Tanguy Andrieux 36/1
17 Jul 24+18d Clairefontaine (FR) Prix Rigoureux (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 15 ran 4/15 shd 10-12 Nicolas Gauffenic 59/10
29 Jun 24+53d Dieppe (FR) Prix Intersport Dieppe (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 nk 10-10 Nicolas Gauffenic 19/5F
07 May 24 Compiegne (FR) Prix Hyeres III (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 12 ran 3/12 2 10-8 Nicolas Gauffenic 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Storm (FR) won?
Desert Storm (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Desert Storm (FR)?
Desert Storm (FR) is trained by Daniela Mele, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 December 2025.
Who is Desert Storm (FR)'s sire?
Desert Storm (FR) is by Cloth Of Stars (IRE) out of Desert Image (GB), whose sire is Beat Hollow.
What is Desert Storm (FR)'s sire's record?
Cloth Of Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,197 runs since Jan 2008 (195 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.5% from 176.
Who are Desert Storm (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Desert Image (GB), Desert Storm (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Desert Path (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Desert Path (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. 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.