2 Jul 2026
1m6f109y · Good · Conor Cusack
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, 11 total placed finishes (strike rate 8%, place rate 22%) and total recorded prize money of £42,208.
★ MARKET-IMPLIED WIN PROBABILITIES
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Masego 40.5% 8/13
- Copper Craft 16.4% 3/1
- Tassarolo 14.6% 7/2
- Preparations 6.6% 9/1
- Wingit 6.0% 10/1
- Desert Friend 3.4% 18/1
- Kings Gesture 3.1% 20/1
- Trishuli River 3.1% 20/1
- Giselles Defence 2.5% 25/1
- Autocrat 1.9% 33/1
- Reflectionist 1.9% 33/1
Career Record
50
Runs
4
Wins
8%
Win %
11
Placed
22%
Place %
£42,208
Earnings
Peak Ratings Achieved
124
Peak OR
1
Best finish
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% |
| Sligo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
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% |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Good To Yielding | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
By distance
| distance | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f–1m6f | 13 | 2 | 4 | 15% |
| 1m3f–1m4f | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| 2m | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10% |
| 2m1f–2m4f | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11% |
| 1m1f–1m2f | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Long distance (2m5f+) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Race History
4
28/1
SP
12
7 Jun 2026
1m5f · Good · Chris Hayes
11/1
SP
9
31 May 2026
2m40y · Good · Conor Cusack
12/1
SP
1
3 May 2026
1m5f190y · Yielding To Soft · Conor Cusack
15/2
SP
9
11 Apr 2026
1m3f90y · Soft · Conor Cusack
7/2
SP
3
10 Apr 2026
1m4f · Standard · Chris Hayes
4/1J
SP
1
27 Mar 2026
2m · Standard · Chris Hayes
13/2
SP
11
6 Mar 2026
1m4f · Standard · Wayne Hassett
14/1
SP
9
11 Feb 2026
1m4f · Standard · Chris Hayes
9/1
SP
6
16 Jan 2026
1m4f · Standard · Killian Leonard
9/1
SP
6
19 Dec 2025
1m4f · Standard · Luke McAteer
10/1
SP
5
26 Nov 2025
2m · Standard · Conor Cusack
8/1
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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