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Horse profile

Desert Wish

Shirley Heights (GB) × Triste Oeil (USA) (Raise A Cup (USA))

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1990

Record (GB & IRE): 2 wins from 3 runs (67%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 30 Jul 1993, Galway (IRE) (5/5)
Last win (GB & IRE): 12 May 1993, Killarney (IRE)

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Days	Future form
30 Jul 93	Galway (IRE)	5/5	5/1	8½	Seamie Heffernan	J S Bolger	Guinness Extra Stout Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	1m4f	Good to Yielding	7-12	Garboni (USA)	79	1/3
12 May 93	Killarney (IRE)	1/6	4/5F	won 3	C Roche	J S Bolger	Baileys Irish Cream Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	1m3f	Firm	8-12	Dahlia's Best (USA)	268	0/5
17 Aug 92	Roscommon (IRE)	1/14	4/1	won 5	C Roche	J S Bolger	Glebe EBF Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	7f	Yielding	8-11	Ustinov (IRE)	-	0/11

5/530 Jul 93 · Galway (IRE)5/1
Guinness Extra Stout Handicap
Handicap (unclassified)1m4fGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
30 Jul 93
Course
Galway (IRE)
Pos
5/5
SP
5/1
Btn
8½
Jockey
Seamie Heffernan
Trainer
J S Bolger
Race
Guinness Extra Stout Handicap
Class
Handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m4f
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
7-12
Winner / 2nd
Garboni (USA)
Days
79
Future form
1/3
1/612 May 93 · Killarney (IRE)4/5F
Baileys Irish Cream Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)1m3fFirm
All fields
Date
12 May 93
Course
Killarney (IRE)
Pos
1/6
SP
4/5F
Btn
won 3
Jockey
C Roche
Trainer
J S Bolger
Race
Baileys Irish Cream Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m3f
Going
Firm
Wgt
8-12
Winner / 2nd
Dahlia's Best (USA)
Days
268
Future form
0/5
1/1417 Aug 92 · Roscommon (IRE)4/1
Glebe EBF Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)7fYielding
All fields
Date
17 Aug 92
Course
Roscommon (IRE)
Pos
1/14
SP
4/1
Btn
won 5
Jockey
C Roche
Trainer
J S Bolger
Race
Glebe EBF Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
8-11
Winner / 2nd
Ustinov (IRE)
Days
-
Future form
0/11

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
30 Jul 93	Galway (IRE)	Guinness Extra Stout Handicap	5/5	Micks Delight (IRE)	2	16 Aug 93	Roscommon (IRE)	Sallymount 3YO Maiden Hurdle

5/530 Jul 93 · Galway (IRE)
Guinness Extra Stout Handicap
All fields
Date
30 Jul 93
Course
Galway (IRE)
Race
Guinness Extra Stout Handicap
This horse
5/5
Winner next time
Micks Delight (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
16 Aug 93
At
Roscommon (IRE)
Race won
Sallymount 3YO Maiden Hurdle

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
J S Bolger	17 Aug 92	30 Jul 93	1/14	3	2	0	0	66.7%	66.7%	-	-

J S Bolger

Trainer: J S Bolger
First run: 17 Aug 92
Last run: 30 Jul 93
First run for yard: 1/14
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%
Place %: 66.7%

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	3	2	0	0	66.7%	66.7%	-	-	17 Aug 92	30 Jul 93

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%
Place %: 66.7%
First run: 17 Aug 92
Last run: 30 Jul 93

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat Turf	3	2	0	0	66.7%	66.7%	-	-

Flat Turf

Race type: Flat Turf
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%
Place %: 66.7%

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Firm	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
Good to Yielding	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Yielding	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-

Firm

Going: Firm
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

Good to Yielding

Going: Good to Yielding
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Yielding

Going: Yielding
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
7f to 1m	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
9f to 11f	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
12f to 13f	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

7f to 1m

Distance: 7f to 1m
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

9f to 11f

Distance: 9f to 11f
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

12f to 13f

Distance: 12f to 13f
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	Wins	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Killarney (IRE)	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
Roscommon (IRE)	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
Galway (IRE)	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Killarney (IRE)

Course: Killarney (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

Roscommon (IRE)

Course: Roscommon (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

Galway (IRE)

Course: Galway (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Non-handicap (unclassified)	2	2	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
Handicap (unclassified)	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Non-handicap (unclassified)

Class: Non-handicap (unclassified)
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

Handicap (unclassified)

Class: Handicap (unclassified)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	Wins	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
6 to 8 runners	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
2 to 5 runners	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
13 to 16 runners	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-

6 to 8 runners

Runners: 6 to 8 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

2 to 5 runners

Runners: 2 to 5 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

13 to 16 runners

Runners: 13 to 16 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
May	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
July	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
August	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-

May

Month: May
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

July

Month: July
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

August

Month: August
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
C Roche	2	2	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
Seamie Heffernan	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

C Roche

Jockey: C Roche
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

Seamie Heffernan

Jockey: Seamie Heffernan
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
J S Bolger	3	2	0	0	66.7%	66.7%	-	-

J S Bolger

Trainer: J S Bolger
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%
Place %: 66.7%

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	3	2	0	0	66.7%	66.7%	-	-

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%
Place %: 66.7%

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Wins	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
61 to 120 days	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
121 to 365 days	1	1	100.0%	100.0%	-	-

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

61 to 120 days

Days since last run: 61 to 120 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

121 to 365 days

Days since last run: 121 to 365 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

Pedigree

Sire branchShirley Heights (GB)

Parent · 1

SireShirley Heights (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchTriste Oeil (USA)

Parent · 1

DamTriste Oeil (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireRaise A Cup (USA)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Shirley Heights (GB)

Triste Oeil (USA)

Not traced

Raise A Cup (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseDesert Wish (GB)

Sexfilly

Foaled1990

SireShirley Heights (GB)

DamTriste Oeil (USA)

DamsireRaise A Cup (USA)

Dam's produce4 winners from 8 runners

Notable siblingSoviet Fashion (FR)

Female line

Triste Oeil (USA) · 4 winners from 8 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Shirley Heights (GB)	Triste Oeil (USA)	Raise A Cup (USA)	filly	Flat 11.7f · NH 2m3f	Flat 8.5f · NH 2m1f

Shirley Heights (GB)

Sire: Shirley Heights (GB)
Dam: Triste Oeil (USA)
Damsire: Raise A Cup (USA)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.7f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.5f · NH 2m1f

Progeny of Shirley Heights (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	2,551	349	863	13.7%	33.8%	3	2
At 9f to 11f	609	89	214	14.6%	35.1%	1	1
On Good to firm or firmer going	970	175	368	18.0%	37.9%	1	1
At 9f to 11f on Good to firm or firmer going	224	38	83	17.0%	37.1%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 2,551
Wins: 349
Placed: 863
Win %: 13.7%
Place %: 33.8%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 2

At 9f to 11f

Condition: At 9f to 11f
Runs: 609
Wins: 89
Placed: 214
Win %: 14.6%
Place %: 35.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 970
Wins: 175
Placed: 368
Win %: 18.0%
Place %: 37.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 9f to 11f on Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: At 9f to 11f on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 224
Wins: 38
Placed: 83
Win %: 17.0%
Place %: 37.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Shirley Heights (GB) × Raise A Cup mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	1	1	100.0%	0	3	2	0	66.7%	-	-

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 66.7%

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Desert Wish (GB)	3	2	0	-	-

Desert Wish (GB)

Horse: Desert Wish (GB)
Runs: 3
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Triste Oeil (USA)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 4 winners from 8 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Shirley Heights (GB) out of Triste Oeil (USA) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Female line

1Triste Oeil (USA)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Triste Oeil family

In brief

When was Desert Wish foaled?

Desert Wish (GB) was foaled in 1990.

Who are the sire and dam of Desert Wish?

Desert Wish (GB) is by Shirley Heights (GB) out of Triste Oeil (USA), a daughter of Raise A Cup (USA).

Who trained Desert Wish?

Desert Wish (GB) was trained by J S Bolger and owned by Abdulla Buhaleeba at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Desert Wish's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Desert Wish (GB) won 2 of 3 races (67%).

Has Desert Wish ever been beaten?

Desert Wish (GB) was beaten once in 3 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 30 July 1993 at Galway (IRE) (5th of 5).

Is Desert Wish still racing?

Desert Wish (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 30 July 1993 at Galway (IRE) in the Guinness Extra Stout Handicap, finishing 5th of 5, and has not run there since.

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Updated 1993-07-30

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Desert Wish

Form

Race record

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Trainer changes

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

By race type

By going

By distance

By course

By class

By field size

By month

By jockey

By trainer

By headgear

By days since last run

Pedigree

Pedigree

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Breeding card

Female line

Sire, dam and damsire

Progeny of Shirley Heights (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Shirley Heights (GB) × Raise A Cup mares (the cross)

Best of the cross

Family

Dam summary

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Soviet Star (USA)

By Cadeaux Genereux (GB)

By Green Desert (USA)

By Petit Loup (USA)

By Alzao (USA)

By Entrepreneur (GB)

By Desert King (IRE)

Female line

Notable relatives

In brief

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