Desert Friend (IRE)

Full form — last 30 runs

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2026-07-02	25d	Bellewstown	14.5f	Good	–	4/12	7.5	Conor Cusack t	138	58	50	75	28/1
Flat Turf McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Settled mid-pack - moving into sixth by halfway - made ground with 4f left - up to third with 3f to run - dropped to fourth under pressure passing the 2f marker - unable to find more
2026-06-07	7d	Navan	13f	Good	–	12/16	2	Chris Hayes t	141	59	60	12	11/1
Flat Turf Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 11th Handicap (Div I) Took keen hold - midfield - some headway 3f out - weakened under 2f out(op 12/1)
2026-05-31	28d	Listowel	16f	Good	–	9/11	1.25	Conor Cusack t	123	60	60	63	12/1
Flat Turf Lane Family Memorial Handicap Took keen hold - prominent - led after 5f - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1)
2026-05-03	22d	Sligo	14f	Soft	–	1/14	0	Conor Cusack t	127	52	63	53	15/2
Flat Turf Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap In touch with leaders - headway over 3f out - led over 1f out - soon pushed along and went clear - jockey dropped whip inside final 110yds - kept on well(op 17/2)
2026-04-11	1d	Bellewstown	11.5f	Soft	–	9/12	10	Conor Cusack t	120	52	11	76	7/2
Flat Turf Paddy Woods Memorial Apprentice Handicap Led - headed over 2f out - soon weakened quickly - tailed off(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
2026-04-10	14d	Dundalk (AW)	12f	Standard	–	3/12	1.25	Chris Hayes t	135	52	55	41	4/1
Flat AW View Restaurant Summer Offer Handicap In touch with leaders - smooth headway to lead over 2f out - headed over 1f out - lost second when no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding lugged right throughout)(op 11/2)
2026-03-27	21d	Dundalk (AW)	16f	Standard	–	1/10	0	Chris Hayes t	131	48	54	32	13/2
Flat AW Mid-Week Easter Break Racing Wednesday 1st April Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent with one circuit to go - led and ridden 2f out - stayed on(op 8/1)
2026-03-06	23d	Dundalk (AW)	12f	Standard	–	11/14	0.2	Wayne Hassett	133	51	47	11	14/1
Flat AW Willie Buckley Memorial Apprentice Handicap Dwelt start - in rear - headway 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
2026-02-11	26d	Dundalk (AW)	12f	Standard	–	9/14	0.3	Chris Hayes h	134	52	47	22	9/1
Flat AW Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - soon no impression (jockey said gelding ran keen throughout)(op 11/1)
2026-01-16	28d	Dundalk (AW)	12f	Standard	–	6/13	0.75	Killian Leonard	136	54	55	40	9/1
Flat AW View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Midfield - headway 2f out - challenging against near rail over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 12/1)
2025-12-19	23d	Dundalk (AW)	12f	Standard	–	6/13	1.25	Luke McAteer	139	57	54	50	10/1
Flat AW Horse Racing Returns To Dundalk Friday 9th January 2026 Handicap In rear - some headway towards near side from over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 11/1)
2025-11-26	19d	Dundalk (AW)	16f	Standard	–	5/11	0.3	Conor Cusack	134	59	57	27	8/1
Flat AW Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders after 2f - headway to lead after 7f - headed over 2f out - hung right over 1f out - soon weakened(op 11/2)
2025-11-07	9d	Dundalk (AW)	12f	Standard	–	6/13	2.5	Conor Cusack	127	61	56	25	50/1
Flat AW Bar One Racing Your No.1 Bookmaker Apprentice Handicap Took keen hold - prominent behind clear leader - bit short of room over 2f out - edged right and weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding was keen throughout)(op 40/1)
2025-10-29	59d	Dundalk (AW)	12f	Standard	–	12/13	0.75	Ben Coen	136	63	53	36	40/1
Flat AW Happy Halloween Handicap Led - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 28/1)
2025-08-31	44d	Tipperary	12.5f	Soft	–	9/13	1.25	Ben Coen	135	65	37	23	18/1
Flat Turf Home & Agri Energy Handicap In touch with leaders - weakened over 2f out(op 22/1)
2025-07-18	20d	Down Royal	13f	Good	–	6/8	0.75	Patrick McGettigan	138	66	62	23	9/2
Flat Turf GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap Prominent - soon went second - weakened over 1f out(tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2)
2025-06-28	5d	Curragh	10f	Good	–	10/14	0.75	Ms Hannah Smullen	121	68	63	15	16/1
Flat Turf Sherry FitzGerald Country Homes Ladies Derby Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - good headway disputing second 4f out - challenging 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 8/1)
2025-06-23	16d	Ballinrobe	13f	Soft	–	4/14	0.3	Ben Coen	137	67	66	58	5/1
Flat Turf GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap Midfield - stayed on from 2f out - went fourth inside final furlong(op 4/1)
2025-06-07	29d	Navan	14f	Good	–	3/21	0.5	Rory Cleary	124	64	67	54	16/1
Flat Turf Balreask Bar Catering At Navan Racecourse Handicap Prominent - led over 2f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on inside final 110yds - lost second towards finish
2025-05-09	13d	Ballinrobe	13f	Good	–	2/10	3.25	Chris Hayes	124	64	67	45	9/2
Flat KOG Logistics Handicap
2025-04-26	28d	Navan	13f	Soft	–	6/18	0.2	Ben Coen	134	64	63	16	9/1
Flat Navan Racecourse Handicap
2025-03-29	27d	Curragh	12f	Soft	–	7/18	–	Wayne Lordan	125	65	64	29	25/1
Flat Tote.ie Handicap
2025-03-02	131d	Leopardstown (IRE)	16f	Soft	–	5/17	–	Cian Quirke	163	109	105	84	28/1
Hurdle Turf Cancer Fund For Children Charity Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
2024-10-22	29d	Curragh	10f	Soft	–	7/17	0.05	Ben Coen	138	66	59	50	16/1
Flat Turf Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (Div II) In touch with leaders - outpaced from 2f out(op 14/1)
2024-09-23	22d	Listowel	14f	Good	–	12/14	0.3	Declan McDonogh	140	68	52	–	17/2
Flat Turf Treo Eile Retraining Irelands Racehorses Handicap Took keen hold - soon midfield - weakened from 2f out(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
2024-09-01	31d	Tipperary	12.5f	Good	–	7/16	0.3	Ben Coen	142	69	68	47	8/1
Flat Turf Great National Ballykisteen Golf Hotel Handicap In touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leader under 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 10/1)
2024-08-01	14d	Galway	12f	Soft	–	7/18	3.25	Seamie Heffernan	142	70	57	52	16/1
Flat Turf Guinness 0.0 Handicap Midfield - edged right and weakened over 2f out(op 14/1)
2024-07-18	24d	Leopardstown	13f	Good	–	4/11	0.1	Ben Coen	139	69	75	41	5/1
Flat Turf BoyleSports Acca Rewards Handicap Midfield but in touch with leaders - going easily when headway over 2f out - switched right and ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final 110yds(op 6/1)
2024-06-24	16d	Ballinrobe	13f	Good	–	1/11	0	Ben Coen	135	63	73	65	11/2
Flat Turf GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap Towards rear - midfield before halfway - headway from over 2f out - ridden and went second over 1f out - soon challenging - led narrowly towards finish (jockey said gelding got tight for room 2 1/2f out)(tchd 6/1)
2024-06-08	10d	Navan	10f	Good	–	5/22	0.5	Gary Carroll	140	63	67	58	12/1
Flat Turf Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 13th Handicap Towards rear - headway against far rail from over 3f out - not clear run inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds(tchd 14/1)

Record by layoff

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	11	0	0.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	39	7	17.9%
Freshened (1-2m)	9	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	4	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	4	1	25.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	8	1	12.5%
Class 5	4	3	75.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Mile (7-9f)	3	2	66.7%
Middle (10-12f)	23	0	0.0%
Staying (13f+)	42	7	16.7%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Good	26	3	11.5%
Standard	20	3	15.0%
Soft	18	2	11.1%
Heavy	3	0	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Dundalk (AW)	12	1	8.3%
Listowel	4	1	25.0%
Tipperary	4	0	0.0%
Navan	4	0	0.0%
Ballinrobe	4	1	25.0%
Limerick	4	0	0.0%
Bellewstown	3	0	0.0%
Curragh	3	0	0.0%
Kempton (AW)	3	1	33.3%
Wolverhampton (AW)	3	1	33.3%

Data: official UK & Irish results, 2018-09-11–2026-07-02. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.