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Ireland 10yo

Desert Friend (IRE)

T: P J F Murphy · J: Chris Hayes · O: Mrs Margaret Ahern
By Universal (IRE) out of Assabiyya (IRE)
Form 1391904400
  1. 0
  2. 0
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 0
  6. 9
28/1 Current odds
9/72 W/R
65 RPR
75 TS
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Active
  • 72 runs
  • 9 wins
  • placed
  • 12% strike
  • 26 d off
  • 77 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 1391904400 26 days off
0 27 Aug 2026 Racing Next At Navan On Saturday Se… Navan (IRE) 0 27 Jul 2026 EASYFIX Iggy Daly Handicap Hurdle Galway (IRE) 4 20 Jul 2026 Racing, Sports & Games At Tote.ie A… Ballinrobe (IRE) 4 2 Jul 2026 McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handic… Bellewstown 0 7 Jun 2026 Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday J… Navan 9 31 May 2026 Lane Family Memorial Handicap Listowel
At Navan 0/4 0 wins · 1 placed
On Good to Firm 1/1 1 win · 1 placed
Over 1m6f 0/4 0 wins · 1 placed
Best RPR 77 Career peak
Best TS 77 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100
22 Oct 2024 · Curragh · 7th/17 (btn 0.05) 2 Mar 2025 · Leopardstown · 5th/17 (btn 1.5) 20 Mar 2025 · Cork · UR () 29 Mar 2025 · Curragh · 7th/18 (btn 0.3) 26 Apr 2025 · Navan · 6th/18 (btn 0.2) 9 May 2025 · Ballinrobe · 2nd/10 (btn 3.25) 7 Jun 2025 · Navan · 3rd/21 (btn .5) 23 Jun 2025 · Ballinrobe · 4th/14 (btn 0.3) 28 Jun 2025 · Curragh · 10th/14 (btn .75) 18 Jul 2025 · Down Royal · 6th/8 (btn .75) 31 Aug 2025 · Tipperary · 9th/14 (btn 1.25) 29 Oct 2025 · Dundalk (AW) · 12th/14 (btn .75) 7 Nov 2025 · Dundalk (AW) · 6th/14 (btn 2.5) 26 Nov 2025 · Dundalk (AW) · 5th/11 (btn 0.3) 19 Dec 2025 · Dundalk (AW) · 6th/13 (btn 1.25) 16 Jan 2026 · Dundalk (AW) · 6th/13 (btn .75) 11 Feb 2026 · Dundalk (AW) · 9th/14 (btn 0.3) 6 Mar 2026 · Dundalk (AW) · 11th/14 (btn 0.2) 27 Mar 2026 · Dundalk (AW) · 1st/10 (won 0) 10 Apr 2026 · Dundalk (AW) · 3rd/12 (btn 1.25) 11 Apr 2026 · Bellewstown · 9th/12 (btn 10) 3 May 2026 · Sligo · 1st/14 (won 0) 31 May 2026 · Listowel · 9th/11 (btn 1.25) 7 Jun 2026 · Navan · 12th/16 (btn 2) 2 Jul 2026 · Bellewstown · 4th/12 (btn 7.5) 20 Jul 2026 · Ballinrobe (IRE) · 4th/11 (btn .75) 27 Jul 2026 · Galway (IRE) · 20th/20 (btn .5) 27 Aug 2026 · Navan (IRE) · 16th/22 (btn 4.25)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
31
Win %
12%
Placed %
25%
Trend
Steady

Course Record

30 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Ballinrobe, Listowel, Sligo — well clear of the 25% career baseline.

  • Dundalk (AW) 17% 1-1-12
  • Ballinrobe SPEC 50% 1-1-4
  • Listowel SPEC 50% 1-1-4
  • Limerick 25% 0-1-4
  • Navan 25% 0-1-4
  • Tipperary 0% 0-0-4
  • Sligo SPEC 67% 1-1-3
  • Kempton (AW) 33% 1-0-3
  • Wolverhampton (AW) 33% 1-0-3
  • Bellewstown 0% 0-0-3
  • Curragh 0% 0-0-3
  • Roscommon 50% 0-1-2
  • Chelmsford City (AW) 0% 0-0-2
  • Cheltenham 0% 0-0-2
  • Cork 0% 0-0-2
  • Galway 0% 0-0-2
  • Leopardstown 0% 0-0-2
  • Clonmel 100% 1-0-1
  • Leicester 100% 1-0-1
  • Lingfield 100% 1-0-1
  • Naas 100% 0-1-1
  • Tramore 100% 0-1-1
  • Ballinrobe (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Chester 0% 0-0-1
  • Down Royal 0% 0-0-1
  • Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Navan (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Pontefract 0% 0-0-1
  • Punchestown 0% 0-0-1
  • Sedgefield 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

33 jockeys · 6 trainers

Jockeys

  • Ben Coen 12% 1-0-8
  • Donagh Meyler 57% 1-3-7
  • Conor Cusack(7) 14% 1-0-7
  • Chris Hayes NOW 50% 1-2-6
  • Louis Steward 50% 2-0-4
  • Daniel King 25% 1-0-4
  • D G Hogan 50% 0-1-2
  • Eoin G Kelly 50% 0-1-2
  • Franny Norton 50% 1-0-2
  • J M Sheridan 50% 0-1-2
  • Rory Cleary 50% 0-1-2
  • Callum Shepherd 0% 0-0-2
  • Cian Quirke 0% 0-0-2
  • G. F. Carroll 0% 0-0-2
  • Jamie Spencer 0% 0-0-2
  • Silvestre De Sousa 100% 1-0-1
  • Aidan Coleman 0% 0-0-1
  • Aidan Kelly 0% 0-0-1
  • David Probert 0% 0-0-1
  • Declan McDonogh 0% 0-0-1
  • Henry Brooke 0% 0-0-1
  • J J Slevin 0% 0-0-1
  • Joe Doyle 0% 0-0-1
  • Jonathan Burke 0% 0-0-1
  • Killian Leonard 0% 0-0-1
  • Luke McAteer 0% 0-0-1
  • Ms Hannah Smullen 0% 0-0-1
  • Patrick McGettigan 0% 0-0-1
  • Philip Donovan 0% 0-0-1
  • Seamie Heffernan 0% 0-0-1
  • Sean Dylan Bowen 0% 0-0-1
  • W. M. Lordan 0% 0-0-1
  • Wayne Hassett 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Mrs Denise Foster 18% 1-3-22
  • Denis Gerard Hogan 37% 2-5-19
  • P J F Murphy NOW 18% 2-1-17
  • David Simcock 22% 2-0-9
  • Mark Johnston 67% 2-0-3
  • Philip M Byrne 0% 0-0-2

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
27 Aug 2026 Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 5th Handicap Navan (IRE) T 16th/22 4.25 Good 1m6f Chris Hayes OR 55 33/1
27 Jul 2026 EASYFIX Iggy Daly Handicap Hurdle Galway (IRE) T 20th/20 .5 Good 2m½f J J Slevin OR 104 33/1
20 Jul 2026 Racing, Sports & Games At Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap Ballinrobe (IRE) T 4th/11 .75 Good To Yielding 1m5f Conor Cusack OR 57 16/1
2 Jul 2026 McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Bellewstown T 4th/12 7.5 Good 1m6f109y Conor Cusack OR 58 28/1
7 Jun 2026 Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 11th Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Navan T 12th/16 2 Good 1m5f Chris Hayes OR 59 11/1
31 May 2026 Lane Family Memorial Handicap Listowel T 9th/11 1.25 Good 2m40y Conor Cusack OR 60 12/1
3 May 2026 Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Sligo T 1st/14 +0 Yielding To Soft 1m5f190y Conor Cusack OR 52 15/2
11 Apr 2026 Paddy Woods Memorial Apprentice Handicap Bellewstown T 9th/12 10 Soft 1m3f90y Conor Cusack OR 52 7/2
10 Apr 2026 View Restaurant Summer Offer Handicap (0-60) Dundalk (AW) T 3rd/12 1.25 Standard 1m4f Chris Hayes OR 52 4/1J
27 Mar 2026 Mid-Week Easter Break Racing Wednesday 1st April Handicap (0-60) Dundalk (AW) T 1st/10 +0 Standard 2m Chris Hayes OR 48 13/2

Connections

Trainer
P J F Murphy 5%
Jockey
Chris Hayes 10%
Owner
Mrs Margaret Ahern
Sire
Universal (IRE)
Dam
Assabiyya (IRE)
Dam sire
Cape Cross
Country
Ireland
Age
10yo

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