Desert Friend (IRE) Horse Record, Performance Stats & Odds

ch gelding · by Universal (IRE) out of Assabiyya (IRE)

Profile

Desert Friend (IRE) is a ch gelding, by Universal (IRE) out of Assabiyya (IRE). From 50 career starts, Desert Friend (IRE) has 4 wins, 10 total placed finishes (strike rate 8%, place rate 20%) and total recorded prize money of £40,715.

— British Gambler form team · auto-updated from official results

Career Record

50
Runs
4
Wins
8%
Win %
10
Placed
20%
Place %
£40,715
Earnings

Peak Ratings Achieved

124
Peak OR
1
Best finish

OR = Official Rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed

Performance Breakdowns

By course

course Runs Wins Placed Win %
Dundalk (AW) 11 1 2 9%
Navan 4 0 1 0%
Tipperary 4 0 0 0%
Ballinrobe 4 1 2 25%
Bellewstown 3 0 0 0%
Curragh 3 0 0 0%

By going

going Runs Wins Placed Win %
Good 18 2 4 11%
Standard 11 1 2 9%
Yielding 8 0 1 0%
Soft 6 0 0 0%
Good To Yielding 3 0 0 0%
Heavy 3 0 2 0%

By distance

distance Runs Wins Placed Win %
1m5f–1m6f 15 2 4 13%
1m3f–1m4f 12 0 2 0%
2m 10 1 3 10%
2m1f–2m4f 8 1 1 13%
1m1f–1m2f 3 0 0 0%
Long distance (2m5f+) 2 0 0 0%

Recent Form Analyst Notes

  • Pos 16 27 Aug 2026 Navan (IRE)

    Handy early - hit front approaching 4f gone before giving up advantage and pushed along 3f out - dropped away finishing 16th

  • Pos 20 27 Jul 2026 Galway (IRE)

    Struggled at the back from the off and not a threat throughout

  • Pos 4 20 Jul 2026 Ballinrobe (IRE)

    held up towards the back - made ground into 9th 3f out - driven and improved into 5th 2f out - up to 4th 1f out with nothing more to offer

  • Pos 4 2 Jul 2026 Bellewstown

    Settled in the pack early - moved up to 6th by halfway - made ground 4f out to lead 3rd spot 3f out - chased leaders 2f out but unable to threaten - held on for 4th

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.

Race History

16
27 Aug 2026
Navan (IRE) — Racing Next at Navan on Saturday September 5th Handicap
1m6f · Good · Chris Hayes
33/1
SP
20
27 Jul 2026
Galway (IRE) — EASYFIX Iggy Daly Handicap Hurdle
2m½f · Good · J J Slevin
33/1
SP
4
20 Jul 2026
Ballinrobe (IRE) — Racing, Sports & Games at Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap
1m5f · Good To Yielding · Conor Cusack
16/1
SP
4
2 Jul 2026
Bellewstown — McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handicap
1m6f109y · Good · Conor Cusack
28/1
SP
12
7 Jun 2026
Navan — Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 11th Handicap
1m5f · Good · Chris Hayes
11/1
SP
9
31 May 2026
Listowel — Lane Family Memorial Handicap
2m40y · Good · Conor Cusack
12/1
SP
1
3 May 2026
Sligo — Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap
1m5f190y · Yielding To Soft · Conor Cusack
15/2
SP
9
11 Apr 2026
Bellewstown — Paddy Woods Memorial Apprentice Handicap
1m3f90y · Soft · Conor Cusack
7/2
SP
3
10 Apr 2026
Dundalk (AW) — View Restaurant Summer Offer Handicap
1m4f · Standard · Chris Hayes
4/1J
SP
1
27 Mar 2026
Dundalk (AW) — Mid-Week Easter Break Racing Wednesday 1st April Handicap
2m · Standard · Chris Hayes
13/2
SP
11
6 Mar 2026
Dundalk (AW) — Willie Buckley Memorial Apprentice Handicap
1m4f · Standard · Wayne Hassett
14/1
SP
9
11 Feb 2026
Dundalk (AW) — Floodlit Fridays at Dundalk Handicap
1m4f · Standard · Chris Hayes
9/1
SP

Breeding

Date of birth
26 Mar 2016
Sire
Universal (IRE)
Dam
Assabiyya (IRE)
Damsire
Cape Cross (IRE)
Breeder
Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

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