Desert Friend
15yo · Trainer P J F Murphy
Desert Friend
Ideal conditions, worked out from its 22 runs on record.
- Best goingStandard0 wins, 1 placed from 7High confidence
- Best trip12–15f1 win, 2 placed from 16High confidence
- Best courseNavan0 wins, 1 placed from 2Low confidence
- Best directionNot enough data yetNot enough data
- Best classNot enough data yetNot enough data
- Best gap between runs2–4 weeks1 win from 7High confidence
High 6+ runs · Medium 4–5 · Low 2–3 · faded = not enough data
Built from its own race record (positions, going, trip, course, class, gaps between runs). A guide to conditions, not a prediction.
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Form & profile
- Age / sex
- 15yo G
- Breeding
- Universal (IRE) – Assabiyya (IRE)
- Owner
- Mrs Margaret Ahern
- Trainer
- P J F Murphy
- Jockey
- Chris Hayes
- Headgear
- None
Career
We only hold some of this horse's runs, so career totals aren't shown until its full record has been fetched (next time it's declared).
Some past runs not a full record
Runs abroad (e.g. in France) are not included.
| Date | Course | Type | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 26 | Navan (IRE) | Flat | 1m6f | Good | – | 16th/22 | 18¼l | Chris Hayes | 33/1 |
| 20 Jul 26 | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Flat | 1m5f | Good To Yielding | – | 4th/11 | 10½l | Conor Cusack | 16/1 |
| 31 May 26 | Listowel | Flat | 2m | Good | – | 9th/11 | 8¾l | Conor Cusack | 12/1 |
| 3 May 26 | Sligo | Flat | 1m6f | Yielding To Soft | – | 1st/14 | Won | Conor Cusack | 15/2 |
| 10 Apr 26 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 1m4f | Standard | – | 3rd/12 | 3¾l | Chris Hayes | 4/1J |
| 6 Mar 26 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 1m4f | Standard | – | 11th/14 | 6¼l | Wayne Hassett | 14/1 |
| 11 Feb 26 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 1m4f | Standard | – | 9th/14 | 7½l | Chris Hayes | 9/1 |
| 26 Nov 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 2m | Standard | – | 5th/11 | 7l | Conor Cusack | 8/1 |
| 7 Nov 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 1m4f | Standard | – | 6th/14 | 7½l | Conor Cusack | 50/1 |
| 29 Oct 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 1m4f | Standard | – | 12th/14 | 9¾l | Ben Coen | 40/1 |
| 28 Jun 25 | Curragh | Flat | 1m2f | Good | – | 10th/14 | 5¾l | Ms Hannah Smullen | 16/1 |
| 23 Jun 25 | Ballinrobe | Flat | 1m5f | Yielding | – | 4th/14 | 8¾l | Ben Coen | 5/1 |
| 7 Jun 25 | Navan | Flat | 1m6f | Good | – | 3rd/21 | 2½l | Rory Cleary | 16/1 |
| 26 Apr 25 | Navan | Flat | 1m5f | Soft | – | 6th/18 | 7l | Ben Coen | 9/1 |
| 29 Mar 25 | Curragh | Flat | 1m4f | Soft | – | 7th/18 | 5l | Wayne Lordan | 25/1 |
| 20 Mar 25 | Cork | Hurdle | 2m4f | Good | – | UR/20 | – | Cian Quirke | 18/1 |
| 23 Sept 24 | Listowel | Flat | 1m6f | Good | – | 12th/14 | 15½l | Declan McDonogh | 17/2 |
| 1 Sept 24 | Tipperary | Flat | 1m4½f | Good | – | 7th/16 | 6½l | Ben Coen | 8/1 |
| 1 Aug 24 | Galway | Flat | 1m4f | Yielding | – | 7th/18 | 12½l | Seamie Heffernan | 16/1 |
| 29 May 24 | Tipperary | Flat | 1m4½f | Soft | – | 8th/17 | 14½l | Gary Carroll | 33/1 |
| 20 Oct 23 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 1m2½f | Standard | – | 9th/12 | 13¼l | Sean D Bowen | 50/1 |
| 26 Jun 21 | Chester | Flat | 2m | Good | 4 | 5th/5 | 7¾l | Louis Steward | 7/2 |
Likely targets Our view, not confirmed plans
We only hold part of this horse's race record, so we can't judge its targets yet.
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