News Desk (GB)
News Desk (GB) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2012. Last raced off a career-high mark of 66.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, News Desk (GB) has 9 produce in the archive, 6 winners — most wins Hot Scoop (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Uncle Jerry (GB)).
Family form: Blue Pete (IRE) won at Chelmsford (AW), 2 Nov 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Scoop (GB) | 50 | 5 | 5f–7f | Class 5 |
| Broughtons Story (GB) | 24 | 3 | 1m½f–1m2f | Class 6 |
| Uncle Jerry (GB) | 26 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| News At Ten (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Adnaan (GB) | 15 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Blue Pete (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Ruby's Gem (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Navarre Special (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ten O'clock (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.39Fair A/E n=5 · 1.21 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 21dBetween runs (median)
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
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 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 141 | 22 | 15.6% | +2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,367 | 353 | 14.9% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 2,866 | 382 | 13.3% | 0 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,378 | 135 | 9.8% | −3.5 | — |
| Soft | 1,618 | 172 | 10.6% | −2.7 | — |
| Heavy | 477 | 40 | 8.4% | −4.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,905 | 588 | 15.1% | +1.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 245 | 31 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,817 | 357 | 12.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,292 | 455 | 13.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,812 | 544 | 14.3% | +1 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,699 | 224 | 13.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 629 | 61 | 9.7% | −3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 230 | 18 | 7.8% | −5.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 3 | 10% | −3.3 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Nellie Bly (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Nellie Bly (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nellie Bly (GB) | 9 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Blue Army (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Havlin | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Nicky Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marc Halford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 12+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Follow Us On Twitter At Lingfieldpark Handicap | 3/8 | shd | 9-1 | 66 | 73A | Robert Havlin | 7/4F |
| 15 Feb 12+28d | Lingfield (AW) | Play Rainbow Riches At bluesq.com Handicap | 1/10 | 9-7 | 60 | 75A | Robert Havlin | 9/2 | |
| 18 Jan 12+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Crowhurst Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 3/9 | 4 | 8-7 | — | 67A | Nicky Mackay | 8/1 |
| 2011 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 11+26d | Lingfield (AW) | British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 8/12 | 1 | 8-12 | — | 52A | Marc Halford | 20/1 |
| 02 Dec 11 | Lingfield (AW) | Ron Gibson British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div 2) | 8/10 | 1 | 9-0 | — | 52A | Robert Havlin | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has News Desk won?
- News Desk (GB) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained News Desk?
- News Desk (GB) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 3 March 2012.
- Who is News Desk's sire?
- News Desk (GB) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of La Presse (USA), whose sire is Gone West.
- What is News Desk's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 3 March 2012. That is also the highest on record.
- What is News Desk's sire's record?
- Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
- Who are News Desk's siblings?
- Out of La Presse (USA), News Desk (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Nellie Bly (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Nellie Bly (GB)). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has News Desk produced winners?
- As a dam, News Desk (GB) has 9 produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Hot Scoop (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Uncle Jerry (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.