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Horse profile

Desert Thistle (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer Harry Dunlop · Last owner Harry Dunlop Racing Partnership
by Tamarisk (IRE) out of Taajreh (IRE) (Mtoto)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2007
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2008 — 6,579 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 7th of 10 Won at Folkestone Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

Desert Thistle (IRE) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2007. Last raced off 66, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating66↓ 10lb off peak
66 66–76

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

Best recent KTB Rating 73B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Folkestone, 8 Sep 2008 Official rating 66 at the last run, 22 Oct 2008

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 8 figures · best 76A · median 64.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft375C73—
Good to Firm249C47.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f576A68—
6f – 7f375C49—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Tamarisk (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.8% of 166 runs since Jan 2008 (10 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2214.5%−0.30 from 2
Good2229.1%+4.30 from 1
Good to Soft1417.1%+2.30 from 1
Soft2926.9%+2.11 from 3
Heavy1300%−4.8—
Standard (AW)6623%−1.80 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2200%−4.8—
6f – 7f9577.4%+2.61 from 3
1m – 1m1f2813.6%−1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1200%−4.80 from 5
1m5f – 2m700%−4.8—
2m1f – 2m4f200%−4.8—

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
Taajreh (IRE) (Mtoto)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Madame Fatale (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% +31.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% +28.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Folkestone 4 1 25% +30.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 3 1 33% +31.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ian Mongan 5 1 20% +29.00
Steve Drowne 2 0 0% −2.00
Jimmy Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% +28.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 3 1 33% +31.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 5 runs
22 Oct 08+15d Chelmsford (AW) Great Leighs Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 ¾ 9-0 6661A Jimmy Quinn 16/1
07 Oct 08+29d Folkestone Romney Marsh Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 2¾ 9-3 6854A Ian Mongan 5/1
08 Sep 08+11d Folkestone Westenhanger Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 3¼ 9-4 7073B Steve Drowne 9/2
28 Aug 08+15d Lingfield Weatherbys Bank Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 1¼ 9-5 7376A Ian Mongan 20/1
13 Aug 08+309d Sandown Lamb Building Civil And Public Teams Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 2 9-6 7668A Steve Drowne 20/1
2007 · 3 runs
09 Oct 07+17d Folkestone P A Grant Electrical Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-3 7675C Ian Mongan 33/1
22 Sep 07+12d Newbury E.B.F. Dubai Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11/12 1 9-3 —49C Ian Mongan 50/1
10 Sep 07 Folkestone Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 1¼ 9-3 —46C Ian Mongan 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Thistle won?
Desert Thistle (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Desert Thistle?
Desert Thistle (IRE) was trained by Harry Dunlop on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford (AW) on 22 October 2008.
Who is Desert Thistle's sire?
Desert Thistle (IRE) is by Tamarisk (IRE) out of Taajreh (IRE), whose sire is Mtoto.
What going does Desert Thistle prefer?
Desert Thistle (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Desert Thistle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 22 October 2008. The highest on record is 76.
What is Desert Thistle's sire's record?
Tamarisk (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.8% of 166 runs since Jan 2008 (10 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Desert Thistle's siblings?
Out of Taajreh (IRE), Desert Thistle (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2007. 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.