Wild Desert
Wild Desert is a 3-year-old that has yet to build real momentum on the track. The horse has won just one of its five races to date — that victory came at Haydock Park on 23 May 2025 — and has finished second or third in the other four outings. Over the past five runs, the form reads 10-6-3-2-1, which shows a recent pattern of racing lower down the order before that single win. Wins roughly 1 in every 5 races is not the win rate that catches the eye, but the three places suggest the horse is in the mix regularly enough.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
60%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What stands out most is the gap since the Haydock victory: 15 months have passed since that win, and Wild Desert has raced four times since without getting back in the winner's circle. That is a significant dry spell for a young horse still finding its way. The horse is trained by Charlie Appleby at Newmarket, one of the country's leading yards — Appleby's team has sent out 121 winners already this season alone — which means Wild Desert has every chance to improve with time and the right opportunities. The good news is that the horse is currently active, having raced just a day ago, so the yard are clearly still trying to get this one back on track.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Likes
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Aug
10th
Goodwood
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
9 Jul
6th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
12 Jul
3rd
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
21 Jun
2nd
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
23 May
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
9 Jul |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
23 May |
100% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |