Wild Desert (IRE)
Wild Desert is a colt by Too Darn Hot out of Winters Moon who has one win from seven starts on turf. The success came at Class 3 level over 6f-7f on good to firm going at Haydock in May 2025. Typically held up, he finished fourth of seven in the Class 1 Betway Joel Stakes at Newmarket in Sep 2026, last raced off an official rating of 102. He has never won at 1m or further.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 2 (28.6%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.62Fair A/E n=7 · 0.56 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 82dAvg between runs
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
Best recent Speed 104
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 91C | 74 | 2 · 74 / 66 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 91C | 78.5 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 104A | 81 | 2 · 104 / 81 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 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
- Held up 3 (60%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 2,310 runs since Jan 2008 (319 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 469 | 71 | 15.1% | +1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 622 | 82 | 13.2% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 257 | 37 | 14.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 229 | 29 | 12.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 60 | 11 | 18.3% | +4.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 663 | 93 | 14% | −0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 117 | 11 | 9.4% | −4.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 912 | 132 | 14.5% | +0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 695 | 104 | 15% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 473 | 66 | 14% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 91 | 13 | 14.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 22 | 0 | 0% | −14.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Earthlight (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Earthlight (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthlight (IRE) | 9 | 7 | 5½f–7f | Group 1 |
| Shadow Of Light (GB) | 9 | 4 | 6f–7f | Group 1 |
| Force Of Light (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Callisto Moon (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lunar Falls (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Snowfinch (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 26+47d | Newmarket | Betway Joel Stakes (Group 2) Settled just behind the pace - pushed into contention 3f out - driven along with 2f left - still involved a furlong out - lost ground close home - finished fourth | 4/7 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 102 | 104A | 93A | Billy Loughnane | 50/1 |
| 09 Aug 26+8d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Daphnis - Jockey Club Argentino (arg) (group 3) | 6/12 | hd | 8-13 | 104 | — | — | Kieran Shoemark | 40/1 |
| 01 Aug 26+23d | Goodwood | Phase Eight Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack early - improved into contention over 2f out - edged off a true line under pressure a furlong out then caught up in traffic - faded inside the closing furlong to finish 10th | 10/13 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 105 | 74C | 100A | William Buick | 11/1 |
| 09 Jul 26+362d | Newmarket | Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (Listed) Close up early - lost the trail with 1f left - soon faded | 6/7 | 4½ | 9-5 | 106 | 58A | 83B | Ryan Moore | 9/2 |
| 12 Jul 25+21d | Newmarket | bet365 Superlative Stakes (Group 2) Up with the leaders early - moved to 2nd after 1f and nudged left from 2f out - one-paced and hampered near the line to finish 3rd | 3/7 | nk | 9-3 | 94 | 83A | 97A | James Doyle | 7/2 |
| 21 Jun 25+29d | Newmarket | Air Charter Service British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Up with the front group on the inner - held up for a run from 2f out before angling right into open space a furlong from home - came on strongly to challenge in the final 110 yards - went down by a short head | 2/5 | hd | 9-10 | — | 91C | 105B | Pat Dobbs | 30/100F |
| 23 May 25 | Haydock | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sat just behind pace-setter - moved to front with a furlong left and asserted - driven out to score in style | 1/5 | 9-7 | — | 67C | 90B | Billy Loughnane | EvensF |
Quick answers
- How many races has Wild Desert (IRE) won?
- Wild Desert (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trains Wild Desert (IRE)?
- Wild Desert (IRE) is trained by Charlie Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.
- Who is Wild Desert (IRE)'s sire?
- Wild Desert (IRE) is by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Winters Moon (IRE), whose sire is New Approach.
- What going does Wild Desert (IRE) prefer?
- Wild Desert (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Wild Desert (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 25 September 2026. The highest on record is 106.
- What is Wild Desert (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Too Darn Hot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 2,310 runs since Jan 2008 (319 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
- Who are Wild Desert (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Winters Moon (IRE), Wild Desert (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Earthlight (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Earthlight (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–7f. As at Oct 2026.