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Horse profile

Desert Stranger (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer R Mike Smith · Last owner Spittal Family
by Helmet (AUS) out of Jillanar (IRE) (Lawman)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 May 2023 — 1,251 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 · 7th of 7
KTB Profile

Desert Stranger (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts. Best effort: 4th of 9 at Ayr (Mar 2023).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Perth, 28 Apr 2023

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 82C · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good282C71—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m382C80—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 94C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 10 Mar 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 63C the best of the last 1 rated run · Ayr, 25 Apr 2022

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 94C · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good294C85.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m394C83—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Helmet (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,851 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 12.8% from 148.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27725.9%+16.5—
Good to Firm7398511.5%+2.1—
Good932788.4%−10 from 3
Good to Soft501428.4%−10 from 1
Soft568447.7%−1.70 from 1
Heavy1481912.8%+3.4—
Standard (AW)1,9361809.3%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f224177.6%−1.8—
6f – 7f1,4441369.4%0—
1m – 1m1f1,2721199.4%00 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,0731069.9%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m558509%−0.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f206209.7%+0.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m6569.2%−0.2—
Over 3m9111.1%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Jillanar (IRE) (Lawman)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Great Aim (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
William Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Mania 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Mathers 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Bewley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
18 May 23+20d Perth Edinburgh Gin Classic Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 4½ 11-4 60C77C Richie McLernon 50/1
28 Apr 23+49d Perth BetVictor Kinnoull Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 2½ 10-9 80A83A William Shanahan 66/1
10 Mar 23+319d Ayr Good Luck Killie In Scottish Cup Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 11 11-6 82C94C Ryan Mania 200/1
25 Apr 22+170d Ayr Visit racingtv.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 4¾ 10-0 38C63C Paddy Mathers 250/1
06 Nov 21 Aintree Betway 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 24 10-12 29C89C Callum Bewley 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Stranger (GB) won?
Desert Stranger (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2021 and 2023.
Who trained Desert Stranger (GB)?
Desert Stranger (GB) was trained by R Mike Smith on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 18 May 2023.
Who is Desert Stranger (GB)'s sire?
Desert Stranger (GB) is by Helmet (AUS) out of Jillanar (IRE), whose sire is Lawman.
What is Desert Stranger (GB)'s sire's record?
Helmet (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,851 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.8% from 148.
Who are Desert Stranger (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Jillanar (IRE), Desert Stranger (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2021. 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.