Horse

Desert Friend (IRE)

10yo gelding · by Universal out of Assabiyya (Cape Cross) · Trainer P J F Murphy · Owner Mrs Margaret Ahern

9 wins from 72 runs, placed in 18. Runs off 51 next time — 1lb below the last winning mark.

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Runs

Win rate

12%

9 wins

Placed

25%

18 of 72

Official rating

peak 125

Prize money

£73k

Next run

Today · 15:36 · Thurles

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

Jun 25 → Aug 26

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
27 Aug 26	Navan	Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 5th Handicap	1m 6f	Good	—	14	16/22	18¼L	9-11	55	Chris Hayes	P J F Murphy	34.0	53.3
27 Jul 26	Galway	EASYFIX Iggy Daly Handicap Hurdle	2m 130y	Good	—	—	20/20	41¼L	11-6	104	J J Slevin	P J F Murphy	34.0	57.4
20 Jul 26	Ballinrobe	Racing, Sports & Games At Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap	1m 4f 179y	Good To Yielding	—	9	4/11	10½L	9-13	57	Conor Cusack	P J F Murphy	17.0	27.0
02 Jul 26	Bellewstown	McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handicap	1m 6f 109y	Good	—	2	4/12	8¾L	10-0	58	Conor Cusack	P J F Murphy	29.0	46.0
07 Jun 26	Navan	Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 11th Handicap (Div I)	1m 5f	Good	—	3	12/16	17¼L	10-1	59	Chris Hayes	P J F Murphy	12.0	16.1
31 May 26	Listowel	Lane Family Memorial Handicap	2m	Good	—	8	9/11	8¾L	8-11	60	Conor Cusack	P J F Murphy	13.0	22.0
03 May 26	Sligo	Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap	1m 6f	Yielding To Soft	—	12	1/14	—	9-1	52	Conor Cusack	P J F Murphy	8.50	11.8
11 Apr 26	Bellewstown	Paddy Woods Memorial Apprentice Handicap	1m 3f 110y	Soft	—	2	9/12	27½L	8-8	52	Conor Cusack	P J F Murphy	4.50	5.60
10 Apr 26	Dundalk	View Restaurant Summer Offer Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	11	3/12	3¾L	9-9	52	Chris Hayes	P J F Murphy	5.00	5.67
27 Mar 26	Dundalk	Mid-Week Easter Break Racing Wednesday 1st April Handicap	2m	Standard	—	6	1/10	—	9-5	48	Chris Hayes	P J F Murphy	7.50	8.63
06 Mar 26	Dundalk	Willie Buckley Memorial Apprentice Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	12	11/14	6¼L	9-7	51	Wayne Hassett	P J F Murphy	15.0	18.0
11 Feb 26	Dundalk	Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	10	9/14	7½L	9-8	52	Chris Hayes	P J F Murphy	10.0	11.4
16 Jan 26	Dundalk	View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	11	6/13	2¼L	9-10	54	Killian Leonard	P J F Murphy	10.0	15.2
19 Dec 25	Dundalk	Horse Racing Returns To Dundalk Friday 9th January 2026 Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	13	6/13	5½L	9-13	57	Luke McAteer	P J F Murphy	11.0	11.1
26 Nov 25	Dundalk	Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap	2m	Standard	—	6	5/11	7L	9-8	59	Conor Cusack	P J F Murphy	9.00	12.0
07 Nov 25	Dundalk	Bar One Racing Your No.1 Bookmaker Apprentice Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	3	6/14	7½L	9-1	61	Conor Cusack	P J F Murphy	51.0	124.3
29 Oct 25	Dundalk	Happy Halloween Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	5	12/14	9¾L	9-10	63	Ben Coen	P J F Murphy	41.0	90.0
31 Aug 25	Tipperary	Home & Agri Energy Handicap	1m 4f 110y	Yielding	—	11	9/14	24¼L	9-9	65	Ben Coen	Mrs Denise Foster	19.0	34.0
18 Jul 25	Down Royal	GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap	1m 5f	Good	—	5	6/8	6½L	9-12	66	Patrick McGettigan	Mrs Denise Foster	5.50	5.90
28 Jun 25	Curragh	Sherry FitzGerald Country Homes Ladies Derby Handicap	1m 2f	Good	—	8	10/14	5¾L	8-9	68	Ms Hannah Smullen	Mrs Denise Foster	17.0	23.7
23 Jun 25	Ballinrobe	GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap	1m 5f	Yielding	—	10	4/14	8¾L	9-11	67	Ben Coen	Mrs Denise Foster	6.00	7.60
07 Jun 25	Navan	Balreask Bar Catering At Navan Racecourse Handicap	1m 6f	Good	—	13	3/21	2½L	8-12	64	Rory Cleary	Mrs Denise Foster	17.0	34.0
09 May 25	Ballinrobe	KOG Logistics Handicap	1m 5f	Good	—	9	2/10	3¼L	8-12	64	Chris Hayes	Mrs Denise Foster	5.50	6.34
26 Apr 25	Navan	Navan Racecourse Handicap	1m 5f	Soft	—	16	6/18	7L	9-8	64	Ben Coen	Mrs Denise Foster	10.0	13.2
29 Mar 25	Curragh	Tote.ie Handicap	1m 4f	Soft	—	12	7/18	5L	8-13	65	Wayne Lordan	Mrs Denise Foster	26.0	42.5
20 Mar 25	Cork	Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle	2m 4f	Good	—	—	UR	—	10-11	108	Cian Quirke	Mrs Denise Foster	19.0	25.0
02 Mar 25	Leopardstown	Cancer Fund For Children Charity Handicap Hurdle (Div II)	2m	Yielding	—	—	5/17	12¾L	11-9	109	Cian Quirke	Mrs Denise Foster	29.0	56.9
22 Oct 24	Curragh	Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (Div II)	1m 2f	Yielding	—	12	7/17	6¼L	9-12	66	Ben Coen	Mrs Denise Foster	17.0	30.7
23 Sep 24	Listowel	Treo Eile Retraining Irelands Racehorses Handicap	1m 6f	Good	—	1	12/14	15½L	10-0	68	Declan McDonogh	Mrs Denise Foster	9.50	11.5
01 Sep 24	Tipperary	Great National Ballykisteen Golf Hotel Handicap	1m 4f 110y	Good	—	6	7/16	6½L	10-2	69	Ben Coen	Mrs Denise Foster	9.00	12.5
01 Aug 24	Galway	Guinness 0.0 Handicap	1m 4f	Yielding	—	18	7/18	12½L	10-2	70	Seamie Heffernan	Mrs Denise Foster	17.0	24.8
18 Jul 24	Leopardstown	BoyleSports Acca Rewards Handicap	1m 5f	Good	—	9	4/11	¾L	9-13	69	Ben Coen	Mrs Denise Foster	6.00	6.80
24 Jun 24	Ballinrobe	GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap	1m 5f	Good	—	8	1/11	—	9-9	63	Ben Coen	Mrs Denise Foster	6.50	8.14
08 Jun 24	Navan	Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 13th Handicap	1m 2f	Good	—	20	5/22	4½L	10-0	63	Gary Carroll	Mrs Denise Foster	13.0	17.7
29 May 24	Tipperary	Visit Tipperary Handicap	1m 4f 110y	Soft	—	9	8/17	14½L	10-0	63	Gary Carroll	Mrs Denise Foster	34.0	55.6
07 May 24	Ballinrobe	KOG Logistics Handicap Chase	2m 1f	Yielding	—	—	UR	—	10-8	112	Aidan Kelly	Mrs Denise Foster	19.0	22.4
24 Mar 24	Limerick	Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle	2m	Heavy	—	—	7/12	45L	11-11	112	Eoin G Kelly	Mrs Denise Foster	9.50	15.0
10 Feb 24	Naas	Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle	2m	Heavy	—	—	3/10	4¾L	11-7	111	Eoin G Kelly	Mrs Denise Foster	19.0	22.2
19 Jan 24	Dundalk	Join Us On Our Social Channels Handicap	2m	Standard	—	10	8/14	2½L	10-1	63	Rory Cleary	Mrs Denise Foster	15.0	19.5
16 Nov 23	Punchestown	Ladbrokes Play Instant Spins Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Soft	—	—	13/16	35¼L	11-10	113	Daniel King	Philip M Byrne	51.0	95.0
20 Oct 23	Dundalk	Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Claiming Race	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	17	9/12	13¼L	9-6	67	Sean D Bowen	Philip M Byrne	51.0	92.6
30 Aug 23	Bellewstown	Bright Motor Group Claiming Hurdle	2m 4f 110y	Good	—	—	PU	—	11-9	115	Philip Donovan	Denis Gerard Hogan	13.0	17.5
10 Aug 23	Sligo	Clayton Hotel Claiming Hurdle	2m 2f	Yielding	—	—	5/7	16¾L	11-9	116	Daniel King	Denis Gerard Hogan	5.00	5.45
11 Jul 23	Tramore	Tote Fantasy Whos In Your Stable Claiming Race	1m 4f	Yielding	—	4	3/7	5¼L	10-2	71	J M Sheridan	Denis Gerard Hogan	11.0	11.5
04 Jul 23	Tipperary	Packie Downey Memorial Rated Novice Chase	2m 3f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	—	PU	—	11-9	120	Donagh Meyler	Denis Gerard Hogan	5.00	5.46
09 Jun 23	Clonmel	Powerstown Park Beginners Chase	2m 110y	Good	—	—	1/7	—	11-7	—	Daniel King	Denis Gerard Hogan	6.50	6.86
25 May 23	Limerick	Shoe Rescue Beginners Chase	2m 6f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	—	6/11	20¼L	11-12	—	Donagh Meyler	Denis Gerard Hogan	41.0	95.0
07 Jan 23	Cork	McCarthy Plant & Agri Sales Rated Novice Hurdle	2m	Soft	—	—	4/6	4½L	11-5	116	Donagh Meyler	Denis Gerard Hogan	7.00	8.00
29 Dec 22	Limerick	Racing TV Rated Novice Hurdle (In Memory Of Andrew McNamara)	2m	Heavy	—	—	3/6	6L	12-0	116	Donagh Meyler	Denis Gerard Hogan	8.50	11.5
13 Nov 22	Cheltenham	Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices Hurdle (Registered As The Sharp Novices Hurdle) (GBB Race)	2m 110y	Good	G	—	5/8	29L	11-2	124	J J Burke	Denis Gerard Hogan	51.0	112.5
21 Oct 22	Cheltenham	Ballymore Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)	2m 4f	Good	C2	—	5/10	17¼L	11-5	125	Aidan Coleman	Denis Gerard Hogan	67.0	123.0
29 Aug 22	Roscommon	Oran Handicap	1m 4f	Good	—	17	12/13	22¾L	9-11	76	J M Sheridan	Denis Gerard Hogan	23.0	32.0
04 Aug 22	Sligo	Kilcawley Construction Rated Novice Hurdle	2m 2f	Good To Yielding	—	—	3/7	4L	11-7	118	D G Hogan	Denis Gerard Hogan	7.50	8.72
27 Jul 22	Galway	Claim Your Welcome Offer @Tote.ie Handicap	2m 110y	Good To Yielding	—	2	11/19	17½L	9-7	78	Daniel King	Denis Gerard Hogan	41.0	75.0
04 Jul 22	Roscommon	SuperValu Co. Roscommon Ladies Day Rated Novice Hurdle	2m 4f	Good	—	—	3/8	5¾L	11-2	118	Donagh Meyler	Denis Gerard Hogan	10.0	14.5
06 Jun 22	Listowel	John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle	2m	Soft	—	—	1/18	—	11-12	—	Donagh Meyler	Denis Gerard Hogan	11.0	19.0
03 Dec 21	Sedgefield	Follow @MansionBetRace On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C4	—	8/10	38¼L	11-4	—	Henry Brooke	Denis Gerard Hogan	6.50	8.00
29 Oct 21	Dundalk	Story Of Dundalk Stadium Book Buy Online Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	8	9/12	10¼L	9-8	78	Joe Doyle	Denis Gerard Hogan	13.0	15.9
10 Oct 21	Limerick	PricewaterhouseCoopers Maiden Hurdle	2m	Soft	—	—	5/16	18¼L	12-0	—	D G Hogan	Denis Gerard Hogan	9.50	21.0
22 Sep 21	Listowel	McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle (Div I)	2m	Good	—	—	2/10	1¼L	12-0	—	Donagh Meyler	Denis Gerard Hogan	6.50	8.20
26 Jun 21	Chester	Horseradish Handicap	2m	Good	C4	2	5/5	7¾L	9-1	79	Louis Steward	David Simcock	4.50	5.10
05 Jun 21	Lingfield Park	Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap	2m 110y	Good	C5	2	1/4	—	9-8	76	Louis Steward	David Simcock	3.00	3.29
06 May 21	Chelmsford City	Celebrating The tote And PMU Partnership Handicap	1m 6f	Standard	C4	3	4/5	5¼L	9-1	77	Louis Steward	David Simcock	5.50	6.65
10 Apr 21	Wolverhampton	Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap	2m 110y	Standard	C5	5	1/7	—	9-12	74	Louis Steward	David Simcock	6.00	7.00
13 Mar 21	Wolverhampton	Betway Casino Handicap	2m 110y	Standard	C5	7	5/8	2½L	9-12	74	Callum Shepherd	David Simcock	13.0	15.7
20 Feb 20	Chelmsford City	getitprinted.com Online Print Solution Handicap	1m 6f	Standard	C3	6	4/7	3¾L	8-6	76	David Probert	David Simcock	11.0	—
04 Feb 20	Kempton Park	32Red Casino Handicap (London Middle Distance Qualifier)	1m 3f	Standard To Slow	C4	1	4/7	4L	9-5	78	Callum Shepherd	David Simcock	11.0	13.0
05 Aug 19	Kempton Park	Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap	1m 4f	Standard To Slow	C4	6	6/6	18¾L	9-4	82	J P Spencer	David Simcock	17.0	21.0
17 Jul 19	Wolverhampton	Hellermanntyton / Electric Center Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	C4	6	5/9	8½L	9-6	83	J P Spencer	David Simcock	4.50	5.05
15 Oct 18	Kempton Park	100% Profit Boost At 32Redsport.com Novice Median Auction Stakes (Div I)	1m	Standard To Slow	C5	4	1/10	—	9-9	—	Franny Norton	Mark Johnston	1.83	1.91
27 Sep 18	Pontefract	Frier Wood Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10 Race)	1m	Good	C4	9	4/9	2½L	9-5	—	Franny Norton	Mark Johnston	5.00	5.60
11 Sep 18	Leicester	British Stallion Studs EBF Filbert Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race)	1m	Good To Firm	C4	2	1/4	—	9-2	—	S De Sousa	Mark Johnston	2.50	2.58