Desert Friend Racehorse Profile
Desert Friend is a 10-year-old Gelding, trained by P J F MURPHY, based at Navan. With 73 career starts and 9 wins, it has earned $39,680.
- Age
- 10
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- P J F MURPHY
- Trained at
- Navan
- Sire
- Universal
- Dam
- Assabiyya
- Sire of dam
- Cape Cross
- Career
- 73:9-2-7
- Prize money
- $39,680
- Last start
- 21 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- 904405
Desert Friend Form Guide
Desert Friend — last 25 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 | Thurles (ire) | 2555m | Welcome Back To Thurles Handicap | Yielding | 4 | 126kg | Conor Cusack | 5 of 14 | 10.5L | 2:51.37 | — | Max Meridius (IRE) |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Navan (ire) | 2816m | Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 5th Handicap | Good | 14 | 137kg | Chris Hayes | 16 of 22 | 18.25L | 3:7.40 | — | Miss Australie (IRE) |
| 27 July 2026 | Galway (ire) | 3338m | EASYFIX Iggy Daly Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 160kg | J J Slevin | 20 of 20 | 41.25L | 4:3.15 | — | Timurshah (IRE) |
| 20 July 2026 | Ballinrobe (ire) | 2578m | Racing, Sports & Games At Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap | Good To Yielding | 9 | 132kg | Conor Cusack | 4 of 11 | 10.5L | 2:53.77 | — | Reflectionist (FR) |
| 2 July 2026 | Bellewstown | 2916m | McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handicap (0-60) | Good | 2 | 138kg | Conor Cusack | 4 of 12 | 8.75L | 3:13.70 | — | Numidia (IRE) |
| 7 June 2026 | Navan | 2615m | Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 11th Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) | Good | 3 | 141kg | Chris Hayes | 12 of 16 | 17.25L | 2:55.96 | — | Deluca Chop (FR) |
| 31 May 2026 | Listowel | 3255m | Lane Family Memorial Handicap | Good | 8 | 123kg | Conor Cusack | 9 of 11 | 8.75L | 4:0.83 | — | Ballyadam (IRE) |
| 3 May 2026 | Sligo | 2789m | Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) | Yielding To Soft | 12 | 127kg | Conor Cusack | 1 of 14 | — | 3:16.77 | — | Desert Friend (IRE) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Bellewstown | 2295m | Paddy Woods Memorial Apprentice Handicap | Soft | 2 | 120kg | Conor Cusack | 9 of 12 | 27.5L | 2:52.96 | — | Putapoundinthejar (IRE) |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Dundalk (aw) | 2414m | View Restaurant Summer Offer Handicap (0-60) | Standard | 11 | 135kg | Chris Hayes | 3 of 12 | 3.75L | 2:39.72 | — | Celtic Druid (IRE) |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Dundalk (aw) | 3219m | Mid-Week Easter Break Racing Wednesday 1st April Handicap (0-60) | Standard | 6 | 131kg | Chris Hayes | 1 of 10 | — | 3:36.11 | — | Desert Friend (IRE) |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Dundalk (aw) | 2414m | Willie Buckley Memorial Apprentice Handicap (0-60) | Standard | 12 | 133kg | Wayne Hassett | 11 of 14 | 6.25L | 2:40.47 | — | Celtic Druid (IRE) |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Dundalk (aw) | 2414m | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) | Standard | 10 | 134kg | Chris Hayes | 9 of 14 | 7.5L | 2:38.30 | — | Baila Conmigo (IRE) |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Dundalk (aw) | 2414m | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) | Standard | 11 | 136kg | Killian Leonard | 6 of 13 | 2.25L | 2:35.50 | — | Jawhary (GB) |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Dundalk (aw) (ire) | 2414m | Horse Racing Returns To Dundalk Friday 9th January 2026 Handicap (0-60) | Standard | 13 | 139kg | Luke Mcateer | 6 of 13 | 5.5L | 2:35.60 | — | Jawhary (GB) |
| 26 Nov 2025 | — | 3219m | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap | Standard | 6 | 134kg | — | 5 | — | 3:36.64 | — | — |
| 7 Nov 2025 | — | 2414m | Bar One Racing Your No.1 Bookmaker Apprentice Handicap | Standard | 3 | 127kg | — | 6 | — | 2:37.49 | — | — |
| 29 Oct 2025 | — | 2414m | Happy Halloween Handicap | Standard | 5 | 136kg | — | 12 | — | 2:37.51 | — | — |
| 31 Aug 2025 | — | 2515m | Home & Agri Energy Handicap | Yielding | 11 | 135kg | — | 9 | — | 2:57.11 | — | — |
| 18 July 2025 | — | 2615m | GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap | Good | 5 | 138kg | — | 6 | — | 2:51.47 | — | — |
| 28 June 2025 | — | 2012m | Sherry FitzGerald Country Homes Ladies Derby Handicap | Good | 8 | 121kg | — | 10 | — | 2:10.26 | — | — |
| 23 June 2025 | — | 2623m | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap | Yielding | 10 | 137kg | — | 4 | — | 2:58.13 | — | — |
| 7 June 2025 | — | 2816m | Balreask Bar Catering At Navan Racecourse Handicap | Good | 13 | 124kg | — | 3 | — | 3:7.54 | — | — |
| 9 May 2025 | — | 2599m | KOG Logistics Handicap | Good | 9 | 124kg | — | 2 | — | 3:1.44 | — | — |
| 26 Apr 2025 | — | 2615m | Navan Racecourse Handicap | Soft | 16 | 134kg | — | 6 | — | 3:0.18 | — | — |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This track | 4 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 25% |
| This distance | 4 | 1-0-1 | 25% | 50% |
| Good | 35 | 4-2-3 | 11% | 26% |
| Soft | 15 | 2-0-1 | 13% | 20% |
| Heavy | 17 | 2-0-0 | 12% | 12% |
| First-up | 4 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 25% |
| Second-up | 4 | 1-0-1 | 25% | 50% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey
Career Wins
Races won
| Date | Race | Event | Dist | Jockey |
|---|
| 3 May 2026 | R4 | Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap | 2816m | Conor Cusack(7) |