Desert Way (IRE)
Desert Way (IRE) is 2 from 9. Hasn't won since Jul 2017. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 83.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Desert Way (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins Anvika (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Camacho Star (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anvika (IRE) | 35 | 3 | 6f–1m1f | — |
| Camacho Star (IRE) | 22 | 3 | 7f–1m | Class 6 |
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 2 (22.2%)Placed
- +20.50£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.92Fair A/E n=9 · 1.65 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 58dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 114
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 114A | 101.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 87C | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 114A | 87 | — |
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 605 | 83 | 13.7% | +2.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 655 | 67 | 10.2% | −1.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 290 | 22 | 7.6% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 394 | 28 | 7.1% | −4.5 | — |
| Heavy | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | +1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 877 | 126 | 14.4% | +2.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | +6.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 595 | 73 | 12.3% | +0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 736 | 89 | 12.1% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 846 | 107 | 12.6% | +1 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 202 | 19 | 9.4% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 123 | 11 | 8.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 67 | 10 | 14.9% | +3.3 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Outcrop (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Blazing Saddles (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcrop (IRE) | 41 | 5 | 1m2f–2m1f | Class 4 |
| Master Malcolm (GB) | 23 | 4 | 2m2f–2m4f | Class 5 |
| Blazing Saddles (GB) | 26 | 2 | 1m4f–2m½f | Class 3 |
| Ubari (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Loma (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harrington (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P J McDonald | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| Fran Berry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Aug 17+25d | Ayr | William Hill Proud To Support Scottish Sport Handicap | 9/9 | 99 | 9-5 | 83 | -57C | 64C | P J McDonald | 13/2 |
| 20 Jul 17+23d | Doncaster | Yesss Electrical Dave Barber Memorial Handicap | 1/8 | 9-0 | 77 | 114A | 85A | P J McDonald | 25/1 | |
| 27 Jun 17+7d | Beverley | Skidby Handicap | 6/7 | 2 | 9-7 | 80 | 89A | 65A | P J McDonald | 11/2 |
| 20 Jun 17+48d | Thirsk | Theakston Best Bitter Handicap | 3/5 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 80 | 87C | 78B | P J McDonald | 10/1 |
| 03 May 17+264d | Pontefract | Coral Supports The Northern Racing College Fillies' Handicap | 4/5 | 4 | 10-0 | 81 | 87C | 80B | P J McDonald | 12/1 |
| 2016 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Aug 16+20d | Nottingham | Ebf Stallions Breeding Winners Fillies' Handicap | 3/5 | ¾ | 8-11 | 81 | — | 75B | Harry Bentley | 4/1 |
| 23 Jul 16+48d | Salisbury | Gsi Contract Services Ltd Maiden Stakes | 1/9 | 8-13 | — | — | 79A | Richard Kingscote | 5/2 | |
| 05 Jun 16+30d | Goodwood | Sunday School Maiden Stakes | 4/12 | 1 | 8-9 | — | — | 70A | Fran Berry | 9/2 |
| 06 May 16 | Ascot | Perfect Ten Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 5/12 | 1 | 8-12 | — | — | 78A | Fran Berry | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desert Way won?
- Desert Way (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trained Desert Way?
- Desert Way (IRE) was trained by Rebecca Menzies on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 14 August 2017.
- Who is Desert Way's sire?
- Desert Way (IRE) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Desert Sage (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
- What going does Desert Way prefer?
- Desert Way (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Way's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 14 August 2017. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Desert Way's sire's record?
- Giant's Causeway (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
- Who are Desert Way's siblings?
- Out of Desert Sage (GB), Desert Way (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Outcrop (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Blazing Saddles (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Desert Way produced winners?
- As a dam, Desert Way (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Anvika (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Camacho Star (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.