Desperate Times (IRE)
Desperate Times (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 64dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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 7.7% of 701 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 3.8% from 105.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 97 | 9 | 9.3% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 196 | 15 | 7.7% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 105 | 4 | 3.8% | −3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 167 | 10 | 6% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 95 | 13 | 13.7% | +6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | +0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 48 | 6 | 12.5% | +4.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 57 | 5 | 8.8% | +1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 218 | 11 | 5% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 241 | 24 | 10% | +2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 106 | 8 | 7.5% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 21 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Prescelli (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Prescelli (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescelli (IRE) | 20 | 4 | 2m–2m5½f | Class 4 |
| Whispering Speed (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Bridge (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Williams | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aodhagan Conlon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2011 | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 3 runs | ||||||||
| 15 May 12+6d | Hereford | Richards Events Security And Cleaning Services Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle | 6/7 | 99 | 11-0 | 77C | Aodhagan Conlon | 12/1 |
| 09 May 12+24d | Ffos Las | Adam Jones Testimonial Raceday Maiden Hurdle | 8/9 | 46 | 10-7 | 82C | Robert Williams | 28/1 |
| 15 Apr 12+161d | Ffos Las | Trustmark Design And Print Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle | PU/9 | — | 10-10 | — | Tom Bellamy | 40/1 |
| 2011 · 1 run | ||||||||
| 06 Nov 11 | Ffos Las | Blue Square Staying Novices' Hurdle (Series Qualifier) | PU/13 | — | 10-5 | — | Robert Williams | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Desperate Times won?
- Desperate Times (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2011 and 2012.
- Who trained Desperate Times?
- Desperate Times (IRE) was trained by Bernard Llewellyn on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 15 May 2012.
- Who is Desperate Times's sire?
- Desperate Times (IRE) is by Bishop of Cashel (GB) out of Midnight Lover (GB), whose sire is Beveled.
- What is Desperate Times's sire's record?
- Bishop of Cashel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 701 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 3.8% from 105.
- Who are Desperate Times's siblings?
- Out of Midnight Lover (GB), Desperate Times (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Prescelli (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Prescelli (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.