Horse profile
Northern Desert (IRE)
by Desert Style (IRE) out of Rosie's Guest (IRE) (Be My Guest)
53 runs · 12 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Oct 2009 — 6,233 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 · 3rd of 10
8 wins · Lingfield (AW), Wolverhampton (AW) & Warwick
Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile
Northern Desert (IRE) is 8 from 53. Hasn't won since Feb 2009. Last raced off 68, 17lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 53 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 17lb off peak
- 8–53Wins / Runs
- 15.1%Strike rate
- 21 (39.6%)Placed
- −13.80£1 level staken=53 at SP
- 1.31Fair A/E n=53 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 15dBetween runs (median)longest 286 d
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.
Official rating68↓ 17lb off peak
68
44–85
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
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
Desert Style (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +9.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 403 | 45 | 11.2% | +2.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 526 | 44 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 219 | 19 | 8.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 339 | 16 | 4.7% | −3.9 | — |
| Heavy | 129 | 9 | 7% | −1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 900 | 82 | 9.1% | +0.5 | 7 from 42 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 274 | 31 | 11.3% | +2.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 774 | 65 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 3 from 17 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 607 | 56 | 9.2% | +0.6 | 5 from 35 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 451 | 40 | 8.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 232 | 11 | 4.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 151 | 9 | 6% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | +6.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Rosie's Guest (IRE) (Be My Guest)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Danehillsundance (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Danehillsundance (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danehillsundance (IRE) | 50 | 8 | 7f–2m | Class 2 |
| Franksalot (IRE) | 67 | 5 | 6f–7½f | Class 5 |
| Spiritofthewest (IRE) | 22 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Sunshine And Roses (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 7 | 17% | −9.80 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 24 | 3 | 13% | −9.50 |
| Class 6 | 22 | 4 | 18% | −4.30 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 28 | 5 | 18% | −5.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.20 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 35 | 5 | 14% | −6.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 3 | 18% | −6.30 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Catlin | 26 | 4 | 15% | −4.50 |
| Paul Doe | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| James Doyle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| William Carson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Kirsty Milczarek | 3 | 2 | 67% | +6.20 |
| Andrew Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss L C Griffiths | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Miles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Munro | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Culhane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 35 | 4 | 11% | −13.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 18 | 4 | 22% | −0.30 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −3.50 |
| 2008 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.20 |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.00 |
| 2006 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −3.50 |
| 2005 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 12 runs | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 09+37d | Lingfield (AW) | Try Betdaq For An Exchange Selling Stakes | 3/10 | nk | 9-4 | 68 | 84A | Paul Doe | 11/1 |
| 04 Sep 09+15d | Chepstow | Betfair Apprentice Training Series Handicap | 7/12 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 58 | 66A | Andrew Heffernan | 12/1 |
| 20 Aug 09+13d | Chepstow | Sunshine Radio Apprentice Handicap | 5/16 | ¾ | 9-7 | 58 | 75A | William Carson | 11/1 |
| 07 Aug 09+31d | Brighton | 180bets.com - For Darts, Racing And Poker Claiming Stakes | 2/6 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 58 | 72B | James Doyle | 4/1 |
| 07 Jul 09+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cleandomain Selling Stakes | 2/11 | 10 | 10-0 | 70 | 79A | James Doyle | 14/1 |
| 16 Jun 09+12d | Yarmouth | Iglu Gel Handicap | 7/11 | 3 | 9-10 | 59 | 66A | James Doyle | 13/2 |
| 04 Jun 09+97d | Lingfield (AW) | Felbridge Selling Stakes (AW) | 2/9 | nk | 9-13 | 70 | 81A | James Doyle | 6/4F |
| 27 Feb 09+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Cheltenham Preview Evening Here March 5th Selling Stakes | 6/10 | 1 | 9-4 | 70 | 73A | Dane O'Neill | 7/2 |
| 13 Feb 09+2d | Lingfield (AW) | Brighton Selling Stakes | 1/6 | 10-0 | 70 | 89B | Dane O'Neill | 2/1F | |
| 11 Feb 09+11d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet.com Claiming Stakes | 4/5 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 70 | 69B | Chris Catlin | 4/1 |
| 31 Jan 09+22d | Lingfield (AW) | 24hr Telephone Betting at william Hill 0800 44 40 40 Selling Stakes | 2/11 | shd | 9-5 | 70 | 89A | Dane O'Neill | 11/1 |
| 09 Jan 09+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Ashdown Forest Selling Stakes | 1/12 | 8-10 | 65 | 77A | Paul Doe | 9/2 | |
| 2008 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 08+286d | Lingfield (AW) | Happy New Year Apprentice Claiming Stakes | 4/12 | ¾ | 8-10 | 70 | 74A | Ross Atkinson | 6/1 |
| 17 Mar 08+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Happy Easter At Pontin's Amateurs' Claiming Stakes (Div 1) | 7/11 | 1¼ | 10-4 | 65 | 41A | Miss L C Griffiths | 13/2 |
| 29 Feb 08+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Selling Stakes | 1/7 | 9-1 | 64 | 78A | Kirsty Milczarek | 6/1 | |
| 18 Feb 08+28d | Lingfield (AW) | Great Family Memories at Pontin's Holidays Selling Stakes | 2/9 | shd | 10-0 | 65 | 69A | Paul Doe | 6/1 |
| 21 Jan 08+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Hotel And Conferencing At Wolverhampton Selling Stakes | 7/7 | 1 | 9-4 | 65 | 41B | Paul Doe | 2/1F |
| 10 Jan 08+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Dine In The Horizons Restaurant Selling Stakes | 1/7 | 8-5 | 65 | 69A | Kirsty Milczarek | 6/5F | |
| 03 Jan 08+6d | Lingfield (AW) | Ring Pontin's 0844 815 3647 Selling Stakes | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-0 | 65 | 69A | Paul Doe | 3/1 |
| 2007 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 07+14d | Lingfield (AW) | pontinsbingo.com Apprentice Claiming Stakes | 2/10 | 1 | 8-8 | 62 | 74C | Kirsty Milczarek | 5/1 |
| 14 Dec 07+135d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Book Early Handicap | 4/11 | nk | 9-3 | 64 | 72C | Paul Doe | 14/1 |
| 01 Aug 07+13d | Kempton (AW) | Weatherbys VAT Services Apprentice Handicap | 14/14 | 14 | 9-7 | 66 | 38C | William Carson | 18/1 |
| 19 Jul 07+15d | Hamilton | Bill And David McHarg Memorial Handicap | 5/10 | 4 | 10-0 | 59 | 42C | Chris Catlin | 5/1 |
| 04 Jul 07+61d | Kempton (AW) | digibet.com London Mile Handicap (Qualifier) | 12/13 | 2½ | 9-4 | 70 | 47C | Chris Catlin | 25/1 |
| 04 May 07+25d | Lingfield (AW) | betdirectpoker.com Freeroll Hcp | 9/12 | ½ | 9-0 | 71 | 61C | Chris Catlin | 13/2 |
| 09 Apr 07+8d | Warwick | cherriesracing.com Handicap | 1/13 | 8-2 | 44 | 69C | Chris Catlin | 6/1 | |
| 01 Apr 07+87d | Lingfield (AW) | Dinner Dances At Lingfield Park Handicap | 3/8 | nk | 8-12 | 71 | 67C | Chris Catlin | 8/1 |
| 04 Jan 07+5d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Photo Books From bonusprint.com Apprentice Handicap | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-1 | 72 | 69C | William Carson | 5/1 |
| 2006 · 13 runs | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 06+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Digital Prints From Bonusprint.com Handicap | 7/12 | nk | 8-4 | 72 | 66C | Chris Catlin | 10/1 |
| 15 Dec 06+17d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Sports Betting Handicap | 7/12 | 1¼ | 8-6 | 75 | 59C | Paul Doe | 33/1 |
| 28 Nov 06+44d | Lingfield (AW) | Lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap | 9/10 | ¾ | 9-4 | 78 | 62C | Robert Miles | 33/1 |
| 15 Oct 06+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Book Online For A £2 Discount Handicap | 12/12 | 6 | 9-2 | 83 | 45C | Chris Catlin | 33/1 |
| 06 Oct 06+160d | Lingfield (AW) | Dine In The Trackside Carvery Handicap | 9/13 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 84 | 72C | Chris Catlin | 33/1 |
| 29 Apr 06+27d | Sandown | betfredcasino.com Flat V Jump Jockeys Handicap | 12/12 | 15 | 10-10 | 72 | 38C | Alan Munro | 12/1 |
| 02 Apr 06+15d | Kempton (AW) | intercasino.co.uk Handicap | 7/11 | 5 | 9-4 | 85 | 60C | Chris Catlin | 8/1 |
| 18 Mar 06+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect No Q On 08000 936693 Handicap | 5/12 | hd | 9-7 | 85 | 68C | Chris Catlin | 5/1 |
| 11 Mar 06+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betdirect Freephone Handicap | 5/11 | ½ | 9-4 | 85 | 71C | Chris Catlin | 13/2 |
| 28 Feb 06+27d | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect.Co.Uk Handicap | 5/12 | ¾ | 8-11 | 85 | 70C | Chris Catlin | 11/2 |
| 01 Feb 06+4d | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect.co.uk Handicap | 1/11 | 9-4 | 80 | 82C | Chris Catlin | 7/2 | |
| 28 Jan 06+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Littlewoods Betdirect Handicap | 3/12 | hd | 9-2 | 80 | 76C | Chris Catlin | 13/2 |
| 07 Jan 06+8d | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect.co.uk Handicap | 1/9 | 8-11 | 78 | 72C | Chris Catlin | 4/1 | |
| 2005 · 12 runs | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 05+10d | Lingfield (AW) | Littlewoods Betdirect Handicap | 2/12 | 1½ | 9-4 | 78 | 76C | Chris Catlin | 6/1 |
| 20 Dec 05+15d | Lingfield (AW) | 10 Free Bet Handicap | 3/12 | nk | 9-0 | 78 | 72C | Chris Catlin | 7/1 |
| 05 Dec 05+171d | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect.co.uk Handicap | 5/12 | hd | 8-13 | 78 | 67C | Chris Catlin | 50/1 |
| 17 Jun 05+14d | Goodwood | Charlie Crocker Handicap | 10/10 | 5 | 8-12 | 70 | 62C | Chris Catlin | 33/1 |
| 03 Jun 05+32d | Goodwood | Ecologist Handicap | 9/14 | shd | 9-1 | 73 | 65C | Chris Catlin | 50/1 |
| 02 May 05+13d | Kempton | Johnno Spence Jubilee Handicap | 20/20 | 14 | 9-0 | 76 | 42C | Robert Winston | 33/1 |
| 19 Apr 05+32d | Southwell | Betfred Handicap | 10/13 | 2 | 9-4 | 78 | 53C | Chris Catlin | 25/1 |
| 18 Mar 05+6d | Lingfield (AW) | Classified Stakes | 5/9 | 3 | 9-3 | 79 | 64C | Chris Catlin | 8/1 |
| 12 Mar 05+42d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Channel 4 Page 613 Handicap Div 1 | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-0 | 79 | 70C | Tony Culhane | 6/1 |
| 29 Jan 05+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect.co.uk Handicap | 5/12 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 80 | 64C | Chris Catlin | 7/1 |
| 08 Jan 05+3d | Lingfield (AW) | Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap | 1/10 | 8-10 | 77 | 70C | Chris Catlin | 4/1 | |
| 05 Jan 05 | Lingfield (AW) | Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap | 4/12 | nk | 9-1 | 77 | 67C | Chris Catlin | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Northern Desert won?
- Northern Desert (IRE) won 8 of 53 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 15.1%. Placed 21 times in total (39.6% of starts).
- Who trained Northern Desert?
- Northern Desert (IRE) was trained by Sean Curran on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 11 October 2009.
- Who is Northern Desert's sire?
- Northern Desert (IRE) is by Desert Style (IRE) out of Rosie's Guest (IRE), whose sire is Be My Guest.
- What going does Northern Desert prefer?
- Northern Desert (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 7 wins from 42 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Northern Desert's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 11 October 2009. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Northern Desert's sire's record?
- Desert Style (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
- Who are Northern Desert's siblings?
- Out of Rosie's Guest (IRE), Northern Desert (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Danehillsundance (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Danehillsundance (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Nov 2026.