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Horse profile

Lukes Desire (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Mar 2012) · Last trainer F Costello · Last owner F Costello
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Splendida Idea (IRE) (Kenmare)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Mar 2012 — 5,353 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2012 · 11th of 11 Won at Cork Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Lukes Desire (IRE) is 1 from 14. Hasn't won since Aug 2009. The win came on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather. Last raced off 47, 28lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW OR ↓ 28lb off peak
Official rating47↓ 28lb off peak
47 47–75

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 (flat) 48C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 17 Sep 2010 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 9 Mar 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 79C the best of the last 1 rated run · Gowran Park, 30 Sep 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 →

Flat 13 figures · best 79B · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft579B56—
Standard (AW)463A51—
Good267A49—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1179B56—
1m – 1m1f1———
Under 6f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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
Royal Applause (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.20 from 1
Good2,65527310.3%+1.70 from 3
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.80 from 1
Soft1,225917.4%−1.21 from 5
Heavy323113.4%−5.2—
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.60 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.80 from 1
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.11 from 11
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.9—
Over 3m3725.4%−3.2—

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

Dam
Splendida Idea (IRE) (Kenmare)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Futune (IRE)50——
Splendid Marju (IRE)10——
Dusk And Dawn (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% +8.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Cork 3 1 33% +10.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 11 1 9% +2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Hayes 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Manning 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieran O'Neill 2 1 50% +11.00
John Cullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 9 1 11% +4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 13 1 8% +0.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 1 run
09 Mar 12+161d Dundalk (AW) www.valuecentre.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 1 8-10 4735A Chris Hayes 28/1
2011 · 1 run
30 Sep 11+349d Gowran Park Thomastown Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 16 ran 15/16 5 11-3 —79C John Cullen 100/1
2010 · 3 runs
16 Oct 10+29d Cork Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (55-75) (Div 2) 6f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 nk 9-4 6631A Sean Levey 25/1
17 Sep 10+96d Listowel L.m. Carey & Company Handicap (50-80) 7f · Yielding · 15 ran 12/15 7 9-1 7048C Ben Curtis 33/1
13 Jun 10+233d Cork Kerry Group Handicap (50-75) 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12/13 ½ 9-3 7030C Gary Carroll 25/1
2009 · 9 runs
23 Oct 09+14d Dundalk (AW) Www.dundalkstadium.com Nursery Handicap (50-75) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 1¼ 9-7 7558A Kevin Manning 12/1
09 Oct 09+26d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Star Appeal Stakes (Listed) 7f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 shd 8-12 7563A Chris Hayes 100/1
13 Sep 09+32d Curragh Go Racing At The Curragh Nursery Handicap (50-80) 6f · Soft · 18 ran 15/18 3 8-11 6945C Kevin Manning 8/1
12 Aug 09+10d Gowran Park Rooftop Restaurant At Gowran Park Nursery (50-90) 7f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 8-0 7167A Kieran O'Neill 11/2
02 Aug 09+15d Cork Navigation Road Nursery (50-80) 6f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 7-11 5279B Kieran O'Neill 12/1
18 Jul 09+22d Tipperary Knockanglass Stables Nursery (50-80) 7½f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 4 7-13 5056A Shane Foley 14/1
26 Jun 09+44d Curragh Kildare Village E.B.F Fillies Maiden 7f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 5½ 9-0 5059C Rory Cleary 50/1
13 May 09+19d Naas Curragh Lawns Nursing Home E.B.F Fillies Maiden 6f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 12/13 10 9-0 5043C Colm O'Donoghue 33/1
24 Apr 09 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Fillies Maiden 5f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 shd 9-0 —44A Seamie Heffernan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lukes Desire won?
Lukes Desire (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Lukes Desire?
Lukes Desire (IRE) was trained by F Costello on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 9 March 2012.
Who is Lukes Desire's sire?
Lukes Desire (IRE) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Splendida Idea (IRE), whose sire is Kenmare.
What going does Lukes Desire prefer?
Lukes Desire (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Lukes Desire's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 9 March 2012. The highest on record is 75.
What is Lukes Desire's sire's record?
Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Who are Lukes Desire's siblings?
Out of Splendida Idea (IRE), Lukes Desire (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2009. 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.