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Horse profile

Golden Desert (GER)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2011) · Last trainer David M O'Brien · Last owner Mrs A S Obrien
by Next Desert (IRE) out of Goldsamt (GER) (Rienzi)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2011
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Aug 2011 — 5,547 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2011 · 2nd of 5 Won at Downpatrick
KTB Profile

Golden Desert (GER) is 1 from 3. Hasn't won since Jul 2011.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 13 Jul 2011

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 120B · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3120B119—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2120B116—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Next Desert (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 127 runs since Oct 2008 (22 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−11.8—
Good45817.8%+61 from 3
Good to Soft1915.3%−6.5—
Soft29310.3%−1.5—
Heavy1616.3%−5.5—
Standard (AW)16212.5%+0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−11.8—
6f – 7f700%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1000%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2129.5%−2.3—
1m5f – 2m27414.8%+30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f35514.3%+2.51 from 2
2m5f – 3m20420%+8.2—
Over 3m500%−11.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Goldsamt (GER) (Rienzi)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Golden Doyen (GER) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m1f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Golden Doyen (GER)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Golden Doyen (GER)2651m1f–3mGrade 2

Record by conditions

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 1 100% +3.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +2.50
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr M J O'Connor 2 1 50% +2.50
Mr B O'Neill 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2011 · 3 runs
28 Aug 11+28d Galway www.galwayraces.com Flat Race 2m2f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 2½ 11-9 112B Mr B O'Neill 4/1
31 Jul 11+18d Galway Fr. Breen Memorial (pro-am) Flat Race 2m · Good · 8 ran 5/8 shd 12-0 119A Mr M J O'Connor 8/1
13 Jul 11 Downpatrick Grangecam (C & G) Flat Race 2m2f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 12-0 120B Mr M J O'Connor 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Golden Desert won?
Golden Desert (GER) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2011, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Golden Desert?
Golden Desert (GER) was trained by David M O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 28 August 2011.
Who is Golden Desert's sire?
Golden Desert (GER) is by Next Desert (IRE) out of Goldsamt (GER), whose sire is Rienzi.
What is Golden Desert's sire's record?
Next Desert (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 127 runs since Oct 2008 (22 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Golden Desert's siblings?
Out of Goldsamt (GER), Golden Desert (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Golden Doyen (GER) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Golden Doyen (GER)). The wins came over 1m1f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.