Horse profile

Desire To Excel (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Paul Cole · Owner H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah
by Desert Style (IRE) out of Sanpala (GB) (Sanglamore)
9 runs · 8 courses · from May 2008
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Off 6233 days · 1st of 4 Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Desire To Excel (IRE) is 4 from 9. Won last time out at Epsom Downs (Class 4). Last raced off a career-high mark of 79.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating79At career-high mark
79 71–79

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Desert Style (IRE)

Progeny in our archive: 9% strike from 4,012 runs · most wins over 6f – 7f.

Dam
Sanpala (GB) (Sanglamore)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Silver Touch (IRE) (3 wins, best perf 116).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 3 50% +17.50
Good 2 1 50% +0.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 3 100% +13.50
Class 5 3 1 33% +6.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 2 1 50% +8.00
Epsom Downs 1 1 100% +1.00
Beverley 1 1 100% +3.50
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +8.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 2 50% +15.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 2 100% +4.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
T Quinn 4 0 0% −4.00
Martin Dwyer 2 2 100% +17.00
Neil Callan 1 1 100% +1.00
Jimmy Quinn 1 1 100% +3.50
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 4 50% +17.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 4 80% +20.50
2008 4 0 0% −4.00

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 OR PR Jockey SP
30 Jul 09+26d Epsom Downs Pcl Whitehall Security Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 9-9 79 74 Neil Callan EvensF
04 Jul 09+21d Beverley C.g.i. Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-3 76 74 Jimmy Quinn 7/2
13 Jun 09+11d Leicester Highcross Leicester Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-1 72 80 Martin Dwyer 9/1
02 Jun 09+51d Southwell (AW) Better Prices, Bigger Wins At Ladbrokes.com Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 1 9-6 74 73 George Baker 9/1
12 Apr 09+289d Musselburgh Totequadpot Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 8-13 74 71 Martin Dwyer 8/1
27 Jun 08+32d Folkestone E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 6 9-3 71 47 T Quinn 9/2
26 May 08+11d Leicester Enderby Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 shd 9-3 71 72 T Quinn 9/4
15 May 08+11d Salisbury Avonbridge At Whitsbury Stud Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 9-3 71 74 T Quinn 11/4
04 May 08 Newmarket stanjamesuk.com Maiden Stakes Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 2¼ 9-3 — 83 T Quinn 12/1

Record shown from May 2008. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.