Desert Hero
4-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 4 wins from 10 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground.
Owner
HM The King & HM The Queen
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
✔ Strong overall win rate: wins 40% of races
✔ Effective partnership with Tom Marquand: 38% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 645-day absence
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Jun
8th
Ascot
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
18 May
5th
Newbury
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
26 Apr
2nd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
16 Sep
3rd
Doncaster
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
3 Aug
🏆 Won
Goodwood
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 6 runners
22 Jun
🏆 Won
Ascot
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 20 runners
20 May
8th
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 16 runners
24 Oct
🏆 Won
Redcar
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 9 runners
20 Aug
3rd
Sandown Park
7f – 1m · Good · 7 runners
30 Jun
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 12 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
22 Jun |
50% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
26 Apr |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
24 Oct |
100% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
30 Jun |
100% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
3 Aug |
100% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
16 Sep |
0% |