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Horse profile

Desert Swing (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Andrew Kinirons · Owner Sheikh Khalid Bin Ali Al Khalifa
by Make Believe (GB) out of Neigh Lass (GB) (Raven's Pass)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2026
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 8 Oct 2026 · 14th of 14 Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile

Desert Swing (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2026 · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 67 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Clonmel (IRE), 16 Sep 2026

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 4 figures · best 77C · median 63.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft377C673 · 77 / 67
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f277C52.52 · 77 / 52.5
1m2f – 1m4f267A63.52 · 67 / 63.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 16 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 61A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel (IRE), 16 Sep 2026 Official rating 60 at the last run, 8 Oct 2026

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 4 figures · best 66A · median 59.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft366A613 · 66 / 61
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f266A602 · 66 / 60
1m2f – 1m4f261A59.52 · 61 / 59.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 16 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 from 4 analysed runs since Aug 2026

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Make Believe (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,601 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+8.9—
Good to Firm3414312.6%+1.5—
Good8729911.4%+0.3—
Good to Soft4355612.9%+1.80 from 1
Soft6957110.2%−0.90 from 3
Heavy272259.2%−1.9—
Standard (AW)98110410.6%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8178.6%−2.5—
6f – 7f8479511.2%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,04810710.2%−0.90 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f7869412%+0.90 from 2
1m5f – 2m5367113.2%+2.1—
2m1f – 2m4f230229.6%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m6323.2%−7.9—
Over 3m10110%−1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Neigh Lass (GB) (Raven's Pass)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Suspicion (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Suspicion (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Suspicion (IRE)321mClass 4

Record by conditions

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Reese Holohan 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
None 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
08 Oct 26+12d Thurles (IRE) BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div II) 8.5f · Yielding · 14 ran Raced among the back half early - urged on turning in and struggling - no threat entering straight - faded out of it to finish 14th 14/14 12 10-2 6028C54C Seamie Heffernan 50/1
26 Sep 26+10d Curragh (IRE) Grá Chocolates Maiden 10f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Handy early - disputing second 4f out - dropped away steadily inside final 2f to finish well held 15/18 6 9-6 —60C58C Reese Holohan 200/1
16 Sep 26+46d Clonmel (IRE) Slievenamon Maiden 10f · Yielding · 7 ran Sat close to the front pair early - 5th at halfway then driven without gaining ground into the straight - held no more inside final two furlongs and finished well held 5/7 4½ 9-9 —67A61A Shane Foley 16/1
01 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) Bathshack Maiden 8.5f · Yielding · 12 ran Held up towards the back of the field - asked for effort with 3f left but made no headway - stayed on same gear to the line without threatening 9/12 shd 10-1 —77C66A Robbie Colgan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Swing (IRE) won?
Desert Swing (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Desert Swing (IRE)?
Desert Swing (IRE) is trained by Andrew Kinirons, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 October 2026.
Who is Desert Swing (IRE)'s sire?
Desert Swing (IRE) is by Make Believe (GB) out of Neigh Lass (GB), whose sire is Raven's Pass.
What is Desert Swing (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 8 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Desert Swing (IRE)'s sire's record?
Make Believe (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,601 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Desert Swing (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Neigh Lass (GB), Desert Swing (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Suspicion (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Suspicion (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2026. 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.