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Desert Heather

8-year-old mare, a consistent performer, with 3 wins from 14 runs.
Quick facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Mare
Father
Cloudings
Mother
Heather Feather
Owner
H Gettings
Official rating
91

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
14
Career races
3
Wins
21.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
57.1%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
729 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 507-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Nov
6th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
27 Oct
2nd
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
26 Aug
6th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
7 Dec
2nd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 4 runners
5 Nov
4th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
15 Oct
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 7 runners
12 May
🏆 Won
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 16 runners
20 Apr
🏆 Won
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
6 Apr
4th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
12 Mar
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
50%
Win rate
2/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Mike O'Connor Current jockey
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides
Declan Queally
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Conor Brassil
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Clonmel
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 7 Nov 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
2 2 wins 12 May 100%
Cork
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 5 Nov 50%
Downpatrick
Undulating
2 2 other 26 Aug 0%
Limerick
Galloping
2 2 seconds 12 Mar 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 second 27 Oct 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 25 Jan 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 third 22 Feb 0%