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Jar Du Desert (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer Nick Kent · Last owner Crossed Fingers Partnership
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Dora Du Desert (FR) (Turgeon)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Mar 2025 — 587 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 · 2nd of 7 Won at Auteuil (FR) Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Jar Du Desert won once from 15 starts on turf, with his success coming at Auteuil in the Prix la Veine over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in May 2023. He has seven places from those runs. The gelding, by Kapgarde out of Dora Du Desert, was second of seven after leading in a Class 4 handicap chase at Southwell in Mar 2025, last raced off an official rating of 105 which was 18lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating105↓ 18lb off peak
105 105–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 27 Mar 2025

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 101A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft5101A83—
Good to Soft389B71—
Good284B80—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m688C79.5—
1m5f – 2m2101A95—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 27 Mar 2025 Official rating 105 at the last run, 27 Mar 2025

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 11 figures · best 121B · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft6114A105—
Good to Soft3117B115—
Good2121B118.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6121B113.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2100C100—
1m5f – 2m2117B115.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 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 from 5 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 5 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kapgarde (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,631 runs since Mar 2008 (725 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.5—
Good to Firm981313.3%+0.8—
Good1,27918614.5%+20 from 2
Good to Soft1,03315014.5%+20 from 3
Soft2,71432211.9%−0.61 from 10
Heavy1,46315210.4%−2.1—
Standard (AW)4037.5%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f800%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f32721.9%+9.4—
1m5f – 2m1,35920715.2%+2.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3,21437411.6%−0.91 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,62819712.1%−0.40 from 7
Over 3m3894110.5%−20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dora Du Desert (FR) (Turgeon)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 1 10% −6.90
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 4 0 0% −4.00
Market Rasen 3 0 0% −3.00
Auteuil (FR) 3 1 33% +0.10
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −1.90
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Hammond 7 0 0% −7.00
Tom Broughton 3 0 0% −3.00
Nicolas Gauffenic 2 1 50% +1.10
Jonathan Burke 2 0 0% −2.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −6.90
Hood 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 6 1 17% −2.90
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 1 10% −6.90
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2025 · 3 runs
27 Mar 25+23d Southwell N&L Franklin Developments Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 7 ran Tracked the front pair early - well placed third before 12th - moved up into second at 15th - urged forward on the home turn - went in front 3 out - overtaken 2 out - shifted left at the last then driven out to hold on for second 2/7 1½ 11-4 10584B121B Tom Broughton 4/1
04 Mar 25+20d Market Rasen Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Handy early - hit front before 8th then lost lead soon after - dropped away 3 out - fought back 2 out - moved into second on the run-in but couldn't reel in winner - held for 2nd beaten 3 lengths 2/7 3 11-0 10571A115B Charlie Hammond 9/2
12 Feb 25+48d Wetherby racingtv.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 8 ran Settled just behind the pace - pressed for effort before 5 out and moved into 3rd after 2 out - pulled up before the last PU/8 — 10-11 108—— Tom Broughton 5/1
2024 · 5 runs
26 Dec 24+54d Aintree William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m1f · Soft · 7 ran Sat close to front early - second heading into 3 out - fading before the last to finish 5th 5/7 shd 10-10 10964A102B Charlie Hammond 8/1
02 Nov 24+196d Wetherby bet365 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 9 ran Handy in the early stages - urged forward with four furlongs left - still in with a shout entering the final stages - denied close home but stayed on well for second 2/9 1¼ 10-11 10876A116A Tom Broughton 11/2
20 Apr 24+34d Bangor-on-Dee Wynnstay Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 2½ 11-3 109—100C Charlie Hammond 8/1
17 Mar 24+40d Huntingdon Daily Football Offers At Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 1½ 11-4 11088C112B Charlie Hammond 5/1
06 Feb 24+42d Market Rasen trustatrader.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 15 11-3 11583A108A Charlie Hammond 14/1
2023 · 6 runs
26 Dec 23+38d Market Rasen Rand Farm Park All Weathers Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4/5 20 11-6 12066C100B Charlie Hammond 4/1
18 Nov 23+196d Wetherby Dransfields Ciu Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 13 10-13 12380C100C Charlie Hammond 4/1
06 May 23+34d Auteuil (FR) Prix la Veine (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-8 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 21/10F
02 Apr 23+36d Auteuil (FR) Prix Virelan (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 9 ran 4/9 3 10-8 ——— Jonathan Burke 17/2
25 Feb 23+50d Auteuil (FR) Prix Varaville (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 11 ran 2/11 ¾ 10-6 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 24/1
06 Jan 23+70d Ludlow Ludlow Race Club Annual Membership Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 6½ 11-0 —101A114A James Bowen 9/2
2022 · 1 run
28 Oct 22 Wetherby Bet365 Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 9½ 11-0 —89B117B Jonathan Burke 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Jar Du Desert won?
Jar Du Desert (FR) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
Who trained Jar Du Desert?
Jar Du Desert (FR) was trained by Nick Kent on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 27 March 2025.
Who is Jar Du Desert's sire?
Jar Du Desert (FR) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Dora Du Desert (FR), whose sire is Turgeon.
What going does Jar Du Desert prefer?
Jar Du Desert (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Jar Du Desert's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 27 March 2025. The highest on record is 123.
What is Jar Du Desert's sire's record?
Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,631 runs since Mar 2008 (725 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from October 2022. 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.