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Desert Friend (IRE)

Form & record 2018-09-11 to 2026-06-07 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by P J F Murphy.
67
Runs
9
Wins
13.4%
Strike rate
26.9%
Place rate
1.15
Actual / Expected
-20.4%
Level-stake ROI

Form — last 20 runs

DateCourseDist (f)FinishSPJockey
2026-06-07Navan13.01212.0Chris Hayes
2026-05-31Listowel16.0913.0Conor Cusack
2026-05-03Sligo14.018.5Conor Cusack
2026-04-11Bellewstown11.594.5Conor Cusack
2026-04-10Dundalk (AW)12.035.0Chris Hayes
2026-03-27Dundalk (AW)16.017.5Chris Hayes
2026-03-06Dundalk (AW)12.01115.0Wayne Hassett
2026-02-11Dundalk (AW)12.0910.0Chris Hayes
2026-01-16Dundalk (AW)12.0610.0Killian Leonard
2025-12-19Dundalk (AW)12.0611.0Luke McAteer
2025-11-26Dundalk (AW)16.059.0Conor Cusack
2025-11-07Dundalk (AW)12.0651.0Conor Cusack
2025-10-29Dundalk (AW)12.01241.0Ben Coen
2025-08-31Tipperary12.5919.0Ben Coen
2025-07-18Down Royal13.065.5Patrick McGettigan
2025-06-28Curragh10.01017.0Ms Hannah Smullen
2025-06-23Ballinrobe13.046.0Ben Coen
2025-06-07Navan14.0317.0Rory Cleary
2025-05-09Ballinrobe13.025.5Chris Hayes
2025-04-26Navan13.0610.0Ben Coen

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)3266.7%
Middle (10-12f)2300.0%
Staying (13f+)41717.1%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good25312.0%
Standard20315.0%
Soft18211.1%
Heavy300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Dundalk (AW)1218.3%
Tipperary400.0%
Limerick400.0%
Navan400.0%
Ballinrobe4125.0%
Listowel4125.0%
Sligo3133.3%
Curragh300.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)3133.3%
Kempton (AW)3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2018-09-11–2026-06-07. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.