Horse profile
Desiderata (IRE)
25 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 23 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Nottingham & Wolverhampton (AW)
Last run 15 Oct 2026 · 12th of 14
Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile
Desiderata is a gelding with three wins from 25 starts, all at Class 6 level over 1m – 1m1f. Two of those wins came at Wolverhampton on the AW and one at Nottingham on good ground. He races prominently and has shown his best form on the all-weather surface. His last run, at Southwell in Oct 2026, saw him finish 12 of 14 off an official rating of 54.
Based on 25 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 23 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 6
- 3–25Wins / Runs
- 12%Strike rate
- 9 (36%)Placed
- +50.50£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 0.95Fair A/E n=25 · 0.80 incl. margin
- 56Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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.
Official rating54↓ 2lb off peak
54
47–56
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 80
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 23 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 102A | 82 | 12 · 102 / 82 |
| Good | 3 | 76A | 55 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 23 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 102A | 76.5 | 10 · 102 / 78.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 90A | 85.5 | 4 · 90 / 88 |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 23 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 23 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 43C | 38 | — |
Of 25 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 25 runs · as at 23 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 20 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 8 (40%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 6 (30%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 5 (25%) · 2 wins
- Led 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,085 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5.2% from 155.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 135 | 15 | 11.1% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 557 | 54 | 9.7% | +0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 340 | 38 | 11.2% | +1.6 | — |
| Soft | 472 | 44 | 9.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 155 | 8 | 5.2% | −4.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 425 | 42 | 9.9% | +0.3 | 2 from 19 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 68 | 8 | 11.8% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 330 | 32 | 9.7% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 385 | 34 | 8.8% | −0.8 | 3 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 273 | 22 | 8.1% | −1.5 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 620 | 60 | 9.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 355 | 36 | 10.1% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 51 | 9 | 17.6% | +8 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Little Awkward (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m1½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Little Awkward (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Awkward (FR) | 6 | 2 | 2m1½f–2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Six Ace (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Mon Ray (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacks In Milan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie's Rainbow (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 19 | 2 | 11% | +51.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 20 | 3 | 15% | +55.50 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 13 | 2 | 15% | +57.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 3 | 19% | +59.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Havlin | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Zoe Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Finley Marsh | 5 | 1 | 20% | +62.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Wood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Poste | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 3 | 13% | +52.50 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −3.50 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +60.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 23 | 3 | 13% | +52.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 26+18d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets On Attheraces.com Apprentice Handicap Stakes Up with the pace early - urged along over 2f out and faded quickly to finish 12th | 12/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 54 | 15C | 43C | Zoe Lewis | 7/1 |
| 27 Sep 26+32d | Ffos Las | Bridge, For All Family Occasions Handicap Stakes (Div II) Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish seventh | 7/10 | 5 | 8-13 | 55 | 56A | 45A | Zoe Lewis | 11/1 |
| 26 Aug 26+130d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Race Replays On Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes Sat close to the pace early - moved up into third with 2f left and edged into second approaching the furlong pole - lost that spot soon after - eased back through the field over the last 110 yards to finish fifth | 5/12 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 56 | 80A | 72A | Robert Havlin | 5/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+24d | Nottingham | Ladies Day 9th May Handicap (Div 2) Handy position wide - driven to hit front with over a furlong left - kept battling to the line - edged clear before margin narrowed inside final 110 yards to prevail | 1/10 | 9-6 | 52 | 76A | 86A | Robert Havlin | 9/2 | |
| 25 Mar 26+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Classified Stakes Settled towards rear early - urged forward approaching 2f out - switched wide and asked for effort inside final 2f - gained ground quickly - stayed on at one level closer home - finished third beaten under two lengths | 3/10 | ½ | 10-0 | 51 | 87A | 71A | Billy Loughnane | 9/4F |
| 16 Mar 26+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Classified Stakes Handy early travelling well wide - moved into second soon after - hit front with over 2f left - pressed hard and driven inside final furlong - responded to edge back in front near line - battled on to prevail | 1/12 | 9-9 | 49 | 102A | 81A | Billy Loughnane | 2/1F | |
| 02 Mar 26+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Settled in the pack early holding hard - improved onto the heels of the front group approaching 2f out - pressed for the lead with a shot at it entering the final furlong - lost momentum inside the last 110yds - dropped away close home to finish sixth | 6/7 | 1¼ | 8-5 | 48 | 90A | 52A | Zoe Lewis | 5/2 |
| 23 Feb 26+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Classified Stakes (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - pushed along approaching final two furlongs - progress gained inside final furlong - moved up to second close home - stayed on well but denied by a short margin | 2/9 | nk | 9-2 | 48 | 77A | 63A | Zoe Lewis | 4/1 |
| 13 Feb 26+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Classified Stakes settled in the pack - nudged into second spot inside the final furlong and a half - stayed on to the line - narrowly denied by the winner | 2/11 | ¾ | 9-2 | 48 | 81A | 68A | Zoe Lewis | 11/2 |
| 26 Jan 26+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Classified Stakes Settled towards the back early - made progress under pressure over 2f out - closed on the front group entering the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish third | 3/10 | 3 | 9-9 | 48 | 89A | 74A | Finley Marsh | 11/1 |
| 12 Jan 26+6d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Classified Stakes Settled in the pack early - improved into contention approaching 2f out - closed on the front pair inside the final furlong - kept responding to the line to grab second | 2/9 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 47 | 68A | 70A | Robert Havlin | 6/1 |
| 06 Jan 26+11d | Southwell (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Classified Stakes (Div 1) Settled at the back early - improved into contention 2f out despite needing encouragement - moved into fourth inside the final furlong - kept going to the line | 4/11 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 47 | 83A | 61A | Robert Havlin | 11/2 |
| 26 Dec 25+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (Div 2) Went straight to the front - urged along 3f out then overtaken turning in - had nothing left approaching the last furlong and dropped away to finish eighth | 8/9 | nk | 9-4 | 50 | 82A | 47A | Cieren Fallon | 9/2 |
| 06 Dec 25+220d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Held up in the pack - improved 2f out to challenge up front - weakened close home to finish seventh | 7/13 | hd | 9-9 | 52 | 82B | 69A | Robert Havlin | 15/2 |
| 30 Apr 25+23d | Southwell (AW) | Bloomfields Horseboxes Handicap Checked and eased across early - settled towards the back - crept on late but no factor | 6/14 | 2 | 9-7 | 53 | 84B | 63A | Robert Havlin | 7/1 |
| 07 Apr 25+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap (Div 2) Handy early - shaken up to hit the front over 2f out - stayed on but had nothing more once overtaken 110 yards from home - held on for third | 3/10 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 54 | 82A | 73A | Robert Havlin | 3/1F |
| 06 Mar 25+59d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Refused to line up with rivals | RR/7 | — | 9-1 | 54 | — | — | Finley Marsh | 3/1 |
| 06 Jan 25+2d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap (Div 2) Took a strong hold early - settled in fifth just off the rail - asked for effort with over 2f left - found stride between rivals a furlong out - stayed on inside the closing stages but never troubled the top two - edged out of third close home | 4/8 | hd | 9-9 | 47 | 83A | 76A | Finley Marsh | 11/8F |
| 04 Jan 25+59d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Classified Stakes (Div 1) Sluggish start - settled towards the back - made progress from 2f out - shifted right approaching final furlong - hit front inside last - drew away for a comfortable win | 1/9 | 9-9 | 47 | 89A | 86A | Finley Marsh | 66/1 | |
| 06 Nov 24+51d | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Poor start - stayed at back of field throughout - no impact on finish - eventually finished 12th beaten 6.5 lengths | 12/14 | nk | 9-1 | 50 | 47B | 49A | Jordan Williams | 125/1 |
| 16 Sep 24+9d | Windsor | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Missed the break badly - held up at the back throughout - never able to challenge - well beaten in 11th | 11/14 | 1½ | 9-8 | — | 55C | 51C | Finley Marsh | 200/1 |
| 07 Sep 24+109d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Jimmy Furlong Memorial Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Hesitant start and unhurried into stride - settled at the rear - never involved with the pace - lost touch through the middle stages - dropped well adrift in the closing furlong | 5/5 | 6 | 9-10 | — | 44C | 50C | Darragh Keenan | 250/1 |
| 21 May 24+26d | Nottingham | Discover Hospitality At Nottingham Racecourse Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 8/8 | 1 | 10-2 | — | 53A | 55A | George Wood | 300/1 |
| 25 Apr 24+38d | Warwick | racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 13/13 | 40 | 10-9 | — | 43C | 85C | Ben Poste | 250/1 |
| 18 Mar 24 | Southwell | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/6 | 42 | 10-12 | — | 33C | 68C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desiderata (IRE) won?
- Desiderata (IRE) won 3 of 25 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12%. Placed 9 times in total (36% of starts).
- Who trains Desiderata (IRE)?
- Desiderata (IRE) is trained by Thomas Faulkner, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 October 2026.
- Who is Desiderata (IRE)'s sire?
- Desiderata (IRE) is by Vadamos (FR) out of Seven Even (FR), whose sire is Turtle Bowl.
- What going does Desiderata (IRE) prefer?
- Desiderata (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Desiderata (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 15 October 2026. The highest on record is 56.
- What is Desiderata (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Vadamos (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,085 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.2% from 155.
- Who are Desiderata (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Seven Even (FR), Desiderata (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Little Awkward (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Little Awkward (FR)). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.