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Horse profile

Indigo Desert (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2024) · Last trainer Paul Stafford · Last owner Thomas Stafford
by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Ghany (IRE) (Lawman)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Mar 2024 — 961 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2024 Won at Dundalk (AW)
KTB Profile

Indigo Desert won one of eight starts between Sep 2021 and Mar 2024. The win came at Dundalk over 1m2f – 1m4f on standard going in Dec 2021. All three all-weather runs produced that victory while he went 0 from 5 on turf. His last run was at Naas in Mar 2024.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating65↓ 10lb off peak
65 65–75

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Dundalk (AW), 8 Dec 2021

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 7 figures · best 86B · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)386B77—
Good284C70—
Soft276C67.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f686B68—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 69C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Roscommon, 29 Aug 2022 Official rating 65 at the last run, 16 Feb 2024

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 84A · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)384A49—
Good269C65—
Soft274A67—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f684A60.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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
Exceed and Excel (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1984120.7%+8.8—
Good to Firm3,25139912.3%+0.4—
Good3,14632810.4%−1.50 from 2
Good to Soft1,3101309.9%−2—
Soft1,194947.9%−40 from 3
Heavy273259.2%−2.7—
Standard (AW)6,65888313.3%+1.41 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,86052113.5%+1.6—
6f – 7f8,00695111.9%0—
1m – 1m1f2,75528910.5%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,02510210%−1.91 from 6
1m5f – 2m273269.5%−2.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f102109.8%−2.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−0.8—

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

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Strive (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Strive (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Strive (IRE)711mClass 4
Blueblood (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +2.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 1 33% +2.50
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 1 17% −0.50
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colin Keane 2 0 0% −2.00
Ronan Whelan 2 1 50% +3.50
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
James Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Mulligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −1.50
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 2 1 50% +3.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 1 14% −1.50
Hurdle 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 3 runs
10 Mar 24+23d Naas Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft · 21 ran PU/21 — 11-12 ——— Conor Maxwell 250/1
16 Feb 24+35d Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-70) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 16 9-9 6577C49C James Ryan 66/1
12 Jan 24+501d Dundalk (AW) Happy New Year From All At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 12f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 11 8-11 6747C41C Rory Mulligan 125/1
2022 · 3 runs
29 Aug 22+30d Roscommon Oran Handicap (50-80) 12f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 9½ 9-12 7484C69C Declan McDonogh 11/1
30 Jul 22+1d Galway Mcdonogh Capital Investments Handicap (50-80) 12f · Soft · 15 ran 14/15 ¾ 9-11 7559C60C Colin Keane 17/2
29 Jul 22+233d Galway Hop House 13 Handicap (50-75) 14f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 2½ 10-2 7576C74A Colin Keane 9/4
2021 · 2 runs
08 Dec 21+73d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-7 —86B84A Ronan Whelan 9/2
26 Sep 21 Curragh William Hill Ireland Double Your Odds Maiden 10f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 9½ 9-7 —56C61C Ronan Whelan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Indigo Desert won?
Indigo Desert (GB) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Indigo Desert?
Indigo Desert (GB) was trained by Paul Stafford on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 10 March 2024.
Who is Indigo Desert's sire?
Indigo Desert (GB) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Ghany (IRE), whose sire is Lawman.
What going does Indigo Desert prefer?
Indigo Desert (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Indigo Desert's official rating?
Indigo Desert (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 75.
What is Indigo Desert's sire's record?
Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Who are Indigo Desert's siblings?
Out of Ghany (IRE), Indigo Desert (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Strive (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Strive (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.