Desert Cave Racehorse Profile
Desert Cave is a 8-year-old Gelding, trained by IAN PATRICK DONOGHUE, based at Wexford. With 19 career starts and 1 win, it has earned $7,985.
- Age
- 8
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- IAN PATRICK DONOGHUE
- Trained at
- Wexford
- Sire
- Court Cave
- Dam
- Big Hill
- Sire of dam
- Beat All
- Career
- 19:1-0-1
- Prize money
- $7,985
- Last start
- 23 July 2026
- Recent form
- 65-007
Desert Cave Form Guide
Desert Cave — last 16 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 10 July 2026 | Cork | 4828m | RBC Brewin Dolphin Hurdle | Good | 0 | 147kg | Rian Lane | 7 of 9 | 131.5L | 6:16.00 | — | Reverend Hubert (IRE) |
| 2 July 2026 | Limerick | 4023m | Joe Walsh Flooring Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 165kg | Brian Hayes | 10 of 14 | 82.75L | 5:12.45 | — | Global Skies (GB) |
| 15 May 2026 | Kilbeggan | 3157m | BOMAG Construction Handicap Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 159kg | Josh Williamson | 11 of 14 | 26.25L | 3:52.03 | — | Malbay Madness (IRE) |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Tramore | 3292m | O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Claiming Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 147kg | Josh Williamson | 5 of 7 | 28.75L | 4:8.89 | — | Tell Us This (IRE) |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Down Royal | 4102m | Bluegrass High Performance Rated Novice Chase | Good To Yielding | 0 | 153kg | Conor Stone Walsh | 6 of 7 | 21.5L | 5:21.48 | — | Raglan Road (IRE) |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Thurles | 3621m | Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase | Soft | 0 | 166kg | Conor Stone Walsh | 5 of 10 | 68.5L | 5:11.02 | — | Salvator Mundi (FR) |
| 29 June 2025 | Cartmel | 4454m | Class 4 | Good To Soft | 0 | 167kg | Jordan Gainford | PU of 9 | — | - | — | Greatness Awaits (IRE) |
| 1 June 2025 | Kilbeggan | 4096m | Geoff Scally's Centra Summerhill Beginners Chase | Good | 0 | 163kg | John Shinnick | 9 of 12 | 74.5L | 5:15.40 | — | Aspurofthemoment (IRE) |
| 12 May 2025 | Killarney | 4069m | Killarney Oaks Hotel Handicap Hurdle | Yielding | 0 | 151kg | Jordan Gainford | UR of 10 | — | - | — | My Gaffer (IRE) |
| 30 Nov 2024 | Fairyhouse | 4074m | Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle | Yielding | 0 | 158kg | Shane Fitzgerald | PU of 12 | — | - | — | Big Chou (IRE) |
| 26 Oct 2024 | Galway | 4407m | W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 146kg | Kevin Sexton | 10 of 10 | 83.5L | 5:49.71 | — | Four Clean Aces (IRE) |
| 4 Sept 2024 | Kilbeggan (ire) | 3822m | Kilbeggan Racecourse Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | Yielding | 0 | 166kg | Shane Fitzgerald | 3 of 6 | 2L | 4:56.00 | — | Churchwarden (IRE) |
| 31 July 2024 | Galway | 4527m | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 152kg | — | PU of 20 | — | - | — | Talk In The Park (IRE) |
| 17 June 2024 | Kilbeggan | 4919m | Belvedere House & Gardens Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div II) | Good To Yielding | 0 | 159kg | John Shinnick | 1 of 16 | — | 6:4.30 | — | Desert Cave (IRE) |
| 29 May 2024 | Wexford | 3420m | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford August 4th - 11th Handicap Hurdle (Div II) | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 163kg | Shane Fitzgerald | 5 of 14 | 13L | 4:30.40 | — | Future Proof (IRE) |
| 22 Apr 2024 | Tramore | 3365m | Ladies Day August 17th Maiden Hurdle | Yielding | 0 | 158kg | Kevin Sexton | 11 of 13 | 88.5L | 4:33.02 | — | Touch Me Not (IRE) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This track | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| This distance | 2 | 1-0-0 | 50% | 50% |
| Good | 8 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 13% |
| Soft | 9 | 1-0-0 | 11% | 11% |
| Heavy | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| First-up | 3 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| Second-up | 3 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey