Desert Friend

Sex: gelding Colour: Chestnut Age: 9

Born: 26/03/2016

Breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

Current Trainer: P J F Murphy

5.9%

Win Rate

17.6%

Place Rate

Pedigree

Sire

Universal

Dam

Assabiyya

Damsire

Cape Cross

Race Statistics

Total Races

Wins

Places (1-3)

88 @ 18f

Best Speed

9.0

Avg Pos Last 3

N/A

Average Class

Distance Expertise

Versatile (60/100) Best: 16f+ (Staying)

Race Distribution by Distance

9-12f Mile/Extended

9 races (32.1%) • Avg pos: 7.3

12-16f Long Distance

15 races (53.6%) • Avg pos: 5.7

16f+ Staying

4 races (14.3%) • Avg pos: 6.3

9-12f (Mile/Extended)

Races: 9

Avg Position: 7.3

Win Rate: 0%

Place Rate: 11.1%

Best Finish: 3

12-16f (Long Distance)

Races: 15

Avg Position: 5.7

Win Rate: 6.7%

Place Rate: 26.7%

Best Finish: 🏆 1

16f+ (Staying)

Strongest

Races: 4

Avg Position: 6.3

Win Rate: 25%

Place Rate: 25%

Best Finish: 🏆 1

Distance Range	Races	Avg Position	Win Rate	Place Rate	Best Finish
9-12f (Mile/Extended)	9	7.3	0%	11.1%	3
12-16f (Long Distance)	15	5.7	6.7%	26.7%	🏆 1
16f+ (Staying) Strongest	4	6.3	25%	25%	🏆 1

Analysis: Desert Friend has raced across 3 different distance ranges, showing good versatility across distances. Best performance comes at 16f+ (staying) with a 25% win rate from 4 races.

Upcoming Races

Today

Dundalk (AW) • Fri, 21 Nov 2025

Past Performances

Past Performances - Desert Friend

Nov 7 (14d ago)

6th

Dundalk (AW)

12f

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class:

2:37.49

SP: 50/1

Trainer:

Speed: 78

Oct 29 (23d ago)

12th

Dundalk (AW)

12f

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class:

2:37.51

Trainer:

Speed: 78

Aug 31 (82d ago)

9th

Tipperary

12.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class:

2:57.11

SP: 18/1

Trainer:

Speed: 70

Jul 18 (126d ago)

6th

Down Royal

13f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

2:51.47

SP: 9/2

Trainer:

Speed: 78

Jun 28 (146d ago)

10th

Curragh

10f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

2:10.26

SP: 16/1

Trainer:

Speed: 78

Jun 23 (151d ago)

4th

Ballinrobe

13f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class:

2:58.13

SP: 5/1

Trainer:

Speed: 75

Jun 7 (167d ago)

3rd

Navan

14f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

3:7.54

SP: 16/1

Trainer:

Speed: 74

May 9 (196d ago)

2nd

Ballinrobe

13f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

3:1.44

SP: 9/2

Trainer:

Speed: 69

Apr 26 (209d ago)

6th

Navan

13f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class:

3:0.18

SP: 9/1

Trainer:

Speed: 72

Mar 29 (237d ago)

7th

Curragh

12f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class:

2:47.32

SP: 25/1

Trainer:

Speed: 71

Mar 20 (246d ago)

Cork

20f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

SP: 18/1

Trainer:

Mar 2 (264d ago)

5th

Leopardstown

16f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class:

4:2.21

SP: 28/1

Trainer:

Speed: 85

Oct 22 (395d ago)

7th

Curragh

10f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class:

2:12.72

SP: 16/1

Trainer:

Speed: 79

Oct 13 (404d ago)

DNR

Naas

10.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class:

Reason:

Trainer:

Sep 23 (424d ago)

12th

Listowel

14.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

3:21.14

SP: 17/2

Trainer:

Speed: 71

Sep 1 (446d ago)

7th

Tipperary

12.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

2:47.67

SP: 8/1

Trainer:

Speed: 76

Aug 1 (477d ago)

7th

Galway

12f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class:

2:42.68

SP: 16/1

Trainer:

Speed: 76

Jul 18 (491d ago)

4th

Leopardstown

13f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

2:48.09

SP: 5/1

Trainer:

Speed: 81

Jun 24 (515d ago)

1st

Ballinrobe

13f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

2:54.62

SP: 11/2

Trainer:

Speed: 75

Jun 8 (531d ago)

5th

Navan

10f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

2:8.79

SP: 12/1

Trainer:

Speed: 81

May 29 (541d ago)

8th

Tipperary

12.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class:

3:3.11

SP: 33/1

Trainer:

Speed: 64

May 7 (563d ago)

Ballinrobe

17f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class:

SP: 18/1

Trainer:

Apr 23 (577d ago)

DNR

Gowran Park

9.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class:

Headgear:

Reason:

Trainer:

Mar 24 (607d ago)

7th

Limerick

16f

Surface: Turf

Going: Heavy

Class:

4:44.05

SP: 17/2

Trainer:

Speed: 56

Feb 10 (650d ago)

3rd

Naas

16f

Surface: Turf

Going: Heavy

Class:

4:14.29

SP: 18/1

Trainer:

Speed: 75

Jan 19 (672d ago)

8th

Dundalk (AW)

16f

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class:

3:36.94

SP: 14/1

Trainer:

Speed: 74

Nov 16 (736d ago)

13th

Punchestown

16.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class:

4:25.81

SP: 50/1

Trainer:

Speed: 70

Oct 20 (763d ago)

9th

Dundalk (AW)

10.5f

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class:

2:20.16

SP: 50/1

Trainer:

Speed: 76

Aug 30 (814d ago)

Bellewstown

20.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

SP: 12/1

Trainer:

Aug 10 (834d ago)

5th

Sligo

18f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class:

4:20.49

SP: 4/1

Trainer:

Speed: 88

Jul 11 (864d ago)

3rd

Tramore

12f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class:

2:44.96

SP: 10/1

Trainer:

Speed: 75

Jul 4 (871d ago)

Tipperary

19.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Yielding

Class:

SP: 4/1

Trainer:

Jun 9 (896d ago)

1st

Clonmel

16.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

3:55.20

SP: 11/2

Trainer:

Speed: 69

May 25 (911d ago)

6th

Limerick

22.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

5:55.80

SP: 40/1

Trainer:

Speed: 52

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Surface	Jumps	Pos	Time	Btn	SP	Wgt	Headgear	Jockey	Speed	Days	Notes
Nov 7	Dundalk (AW)	12f	Standard	AW	Flat	6	2:37.49		50/1	134lbs	-		78	14d	-
Oct 29	Dundalk (AW)	12f	Standard	AW	Flat	12	2:37.51			136lbs	-		78	23d	-
Aug 31	Tipperary	12.5f	Yielding	Turf	Flat	9	2:57.11		18/1	135lbs	-		70	82d	-
Jul 18	Down Royal	13f	Good	Turf	Flat	6	2:51.47		9/2	138lbs	-		78	126d	-
Jun 28	Curragh	10f	Good	Turf	Flat	10	2:10.26		16/1	121lbs	-		78	146d	-
Jun 23	Ballinrobe	13f	Yielding	Turf	Flat	4	2:58.13		5/1	137lbs	-		75	151d	-
Jun 7	Navan	14f	Good	Turf	Flat	3	3:7.54	0.5	16/1	124lbs	-		74	167d	-
May 9	Ballinrobe	13f	Good	Turf	Flat	2	3:1.44	3.25	9/2	124lbs	-		69	196d	-
Apr 26	Navan	13f	Soft	Turf	Flat	6	3:0.18	0.2	9/1	134lbs	-		72	209d	-
Mar 29	Curragh	12f	Soft	Turf	Flat	7	2:47.32	0.3	25/1	125lbs	-		71	237d	-
Mar 20	Cork	20f	Good	Turf	12 hurdles	-	-		18/1	154lbs	-		-	246d	-
Mar 2	Leopardstown	16f	Yielding	Turf	9 hurdles	5	4:2.21	1.5	28/1	166lbs	-		85	264d	-
Oct 22	Curragh	10f	Yielding	Turf	Flat	7	2:12.72	0.05	16/1	138lbs	-		79	395d	-
Oct 13	Naas	10.5f	Yielding	Turf	Flat	DNR				133lbs	-		-	404d
Sep 23	Listowel	14.5f	Good	Turf	Flat	12	3:21.14	0.3	17/2	140lbs	-		71	424d	-
Sep 1	Tipperary	12.5f	Good	Turf	Flat	7	2:47.67	0.3	8/1	142lbs	-		76	446d	-
Aug 1	Galway	12f	Yielding	Turf	Flat	7	2:42.68	3.25	16/1	142lbs	-		76	477d	-
Jul 18	Leopardstown	13f	Good	Turf	Flat	4	2:48.09	0.1	5/1	139lbs	-		81	491d	-
Jun 24	Ballinrobe	13f	Good	Turf	Flat	1	2:54.62	0	11/2	135lbs	-		75	515d	-
Jun 8	Navan	10f	Good	Turf	Flat	5	2:8.79	0.5	12/1	140lbs	-		81	531d	-
May 29	Tipperary	12.5f	Soft	Turf	Flat	8	3:3.11	0.3	33/1	140lbs	-		64	541d	-
May 7	Ballinrobe	17f	Yielding	Turf	fences	-	-		18/1	153lbs	-		-	563d	-
Apr 23	Gowran Park	9.5f	Soft	Turf	Flat	DNR				133lbs		-	-	577d
Mar 24	Limerick	16f	Heavy	Turf	8 hurdles	7	4:44.05	13	17/2	167lbs	-		56	607d	-
Feb 10	Naas	16f	Heavy	Turf	hurdles	3	4:14.29	2	18/1	163lbs	-		75	650d	-
Jan 19	Dundalk (AW)	16f	Standard	AW	Flat	8	3:36.94	0.3	14/1	141lbs	-		74	672d	-
Nov 16	Punchestown	16.5f	Soft	Turf	hurdles	13	4:25.81	1.75	50/1	167lbs	-		70	736d	-
Oct 20	Dundalk (AW)	10.5f	Standard	AW	Flat	9	2:20.16	5	50/1	134lbs	-		76	763d	-
Aug 30	Bellewstown	20.5f	Good	Turf	11 hurdles	-	-		12/1	168lbs	-		-	814d	-
Aug 10	Sligo	18f	Yielding	Turf	hurdles	5	4:20.49	9.5	4/1	168lbs	-		88	834d	-
Jul 11	Tramore	12f	Yielding	Turf	Flat	3	2:44.96	0.5	10/1	142lbs	-		75	864d	-
Jul 4	Tipperary	19.5f	Good To Yielding	Turf	Flat	-	-		4/1	163lbs	-		-	871d	-
Jun 9	Clonmel	16.5f	Good	Turf	Flat	1	3:55.20	0	11/2	166lbs	-		69	896d	-
May 25	Limerick	22.5f	Good	Turf	Flat	6	5:55.80	11	40/1	166lbs	-		52	911d	-

Welcome

Sire

Dam

Damsire

Race Distribution by Distance

9-12f (Mile/Extended)

12-16f (Long Distance)

16f+ (Staying)

Dundalk (AW) • Fri, 21 Nov 2025

Past Performances - Desert Friend