Desertmore House

The partnership with jockey Ricky Doyle is worth paying attention to. Together they have won 5 from 19 races — roughly 1 in every 4 rides — which is a noticeably better return than the horse's overall win rate. That kind of improvement when a specific jockey is in the saddle usually means something real: a shared understanding, a style that suits, a combination that just clicks. When Doyle is booked, the team clearly fancies their chances.

Kilbeggan is where Desertmore House looks most at home, with 2 wins from just 3 visits — a record that suggests the track genuinely suits rather than flatters. Two wins from three at any course is the sort of stat that makes trainers keep circling it on the calendar. Martin Brassil, who trains out of Dunmurray in County Kildare, has had a productive season with 10 winners from the yard, and Desertmore House has been part of that — landing a win at Punchestown as recently as November 2025, five months ago.

The recent form makes for interesting reading. Two dashes in the last six runs indicate races where the horse didn't complete or wasn't placed, but sandwiched between those is a win and a second, which suggests the ability is still very much there. Raced just yesterday, Desertmore House is clearly in an active campaign, and at eleven, a horse still racing and still winning is a genuinely rare thing. Most have been retired to quieter lives long before this point. The fact that this one is still out there, still picking up prizes, says a great deal about its soundness and the care taken by Brassil's team in keeping it right.