Desertmore News (IRE)
Desertmore News is a gelding who has won two of five starts over hurdles, both at Class 4 level. Each win came on a first visit to the course, at Southwell over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft in Feb 2026 and at Sedgefield over 2m1f – 2m4f on good in Mar 2026. He has raced exclusively on turf. His last run, at Ffos Las in Oct 2026, was a third of five in a Class 3 novices limited handicap chase off an official rating of 123.
- 2–5Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- +3.62£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 2.57Fair A/E n=5 · 2.23 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 64dAvg 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 139
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 139B | 129 | 2 runs · 139 / 129 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 139B | 112 | 3 runs · 139 / 112 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 22 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 14 Oct 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 14 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 5 analysed runs since Feb 2026
- Led 3 (60%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,140 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 118 | 9 | 7.6% | −0.1 | — |
| Good | 966 | 88 | 9.1% | +1.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 511 | 34 | 6.7% | −1 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 897 | 66 | 7.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 397 | 24 | 6% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 249 | 20 | 8% | +0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 208 | 20 | 9.6% | +1.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 316 | 28 | 8.9% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 15 | 5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 983 | 71 | 7.2% | −0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 857 | 60 | 7% | −0.7 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 382 | 41 | 10.7% | +3 | — |
| Over 3m | 70 | 6 | 8.6% | +0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them O Mio Babbino (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O Mio Babbino (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 2m6f | — |
| Tumble Tumbleweed (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.62 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Andrews | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.62 |
| Miss Gina Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.62 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 26+172d | Ffos Las | JCP Solicitors Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) raced freely early and went to the front - challenged under pressure before 2 out - overtaken before the last - faded on the run-in to finish 3rd | 3/5 | ¾ | 10-6 | 123 | 97C | 132B | Jack Andrews | 7/2 |
| 25 Apr 26+37d | Sandown | bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - blundered - dropped away 2 out - well held at the finish | 10/15 | nse | 11-9 | 124 | 139B | 130A | Miss Gina Andrews | 10/1 |
| 19 Mar 26+26d | Sedgefield | Roxyfet Sports Lounge For Private Hire Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace from the start - hit a rough patch at the 5th - urged forward and edged well ahead after two out - advantage cut sharply approaching the last - dug in on the run-in to hold on | 1/5 | 11-12 | — | 119C | 136B | Jack Andrews | 13/8 | |
| 21 Feb 26+19d | Kempton | Ladbrokes Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Held up close to the pace early - pushed for effort before the second-last - dropped away rapidly - finished well beaten in 10th | 10/12 | 29 | 11-5 | — | — | 113C | Jack Andrews | 28/1 |
| 02 Feb 26 | Southwell | Book The Bistro In Seasons Restaurant Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Shared front spot early - moved ahead alone before the 3rd - travelling well 2 out - opened up more approaching the last - eased down to score | 1/10 | 11-7 | — | 112B | 141A | Jack Andrews | 5/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desertmore News won?
- Desertmore News (IRE) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trains Desertmore News?
- Desertmore News (IRE) is trained by Tom Ellis, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Desertmore News's sire?
- Desertmore News (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Baidin Fheilimi (IRE), whose sire is Snurge.
- What is Desertmore News's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 14 October 2026. The highest on record is 124.
- What is Desertmore News's sire's record?
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,140 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.
- Who are Desertmore News's siblings?
- Out of Baidin Fheilimi (IRE), Desertmore News (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: O Mio Babbino (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m6f. As at Nov 2026.