Desert Halo (2019) Horse
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Desert Halo is a 7yo bay trained by R Bandey at Kingsclere. He is by Arctic Cosmos out of Dushy Dante. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in 14 starts. In its latest run at Lingfield on 6 February 2026, ridden by Harry Bannister, Desert Halo finished third behind winner El Rojo Grande.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lingfield 06-Feb-26 3219m HEAVY R6 CL5 HcpCh $747 (of $6,049), SP: 7.50 1st El Rojo Grande ( S Houlihan 149 ) 2nd Bobbi's Beauty ( F Keighley 168 , Cd 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Desert Halo ( H Bannister 168 ) 30.50L See full results | H Bannister 76.2kg 30.50L | 3 (5) |
| Lingfield 19-Jan-26 4023m SOFT R7 CL5 HcpCh (of $6,049), SP: 12.00 1st Gwennie May Jem ( S Bowen 158 ) 2nd Ronnies Reflection ( J M Quinlan 152 ) 10.00L 3rd Begin The Luck ( R David 164 ) 6.50L 7th Desert Halo ( H Bannister 168 ) 76.75L See full results | H Bannister 76.2kg 76.8kgL | 7 (11) |
| Fontwell 08-Dec-25 3920m HEAVY R2 CL4 HcpCh (of $8,755), SP: 15.00 1st Atreides ( B Harris 155 ) 2nd Le Galli Bier ( F Mitchell 159 ) 9.00L 3rd Koenigsstern ( J Davies 166 ) 6.00L Desert Halo ( J M Quinlan 163 ) 0.00L See full results | J M Quinlan 73.9kg 0.00L | UPD (5) |
| Fontwell 08-May-25 3920m GOOD R3 CL5 HcpCh $374 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 04:58.000, SP: 10.00 1st Jack Sparrow Grey ( C Quinn 150 ) 2nd Jimmyjeroo ( R P Mclernon 155 ) 3.50L 3rd Gorcombe Moonshine ( H Kimber 142 ) 19.00L 4th Desert Halo ( H Bannister 168 ) 48.50L See full results | H Bannister 76.2kg 48.5kgL | 4 (5) |
| Taunton 19-Feb-25 3310m SOFT R2 CL4 MdH $571 (of $8,950), Winning Time: 07:07.800, SP: 7.00 Held up towards rear, took keen hold, closed 6th, outpaced in 4th before 2 out, no impression after 1st Cornish Storm ( D Noonan 161 ) 2nd Blacksamssenorita ( B Powell 154 ) 2.25L 3rd Public Enemy ( R Dingle 149 ) 5.50L 4th Desert Halo ( H Bannister 161 ) 13.75L See full results | H Bannister 73kg 13.75L | 4 (9) |
| Uttoxeter 25-Jan-25 3170m SOFT R4 CL4 MdH $484 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 06:47.630, SP: 11.00 Rear mid-division, went modest 4th and pushed along 3 out, weakened 2 out 1st Rubber Ball ( J M Quinlan 162 ) 2nd Ballyvango ( D J Mcconville 162 ) 11.00L 3rd Solid Silver ( L Scott 155 ) 14.00L 4th Desert Halo ( H Bannister 162 ) 49.00L See full results | H Bannister 73.5kg 49kgL | 4 (10) |
| Haydock 30-Dec-24 3150m SOFT R2 CL3 NvHNHFNHF $634 (of $9,935), Winning Time: 03:58.600, SP: 11.00 In rear, went 4th before 3 out, no impression 1st Laganhill ( S Sheppard 154 ) 2nd Glynn Brae ( S Twiston-davies 160 ) 3.00L 3rd Indeevar Bleu ( S Bowen 160 ) 1.75L 4th Desert Halo ( H Bannister 154 ) 49.75L See full results | H Bannister 69.9kg 49.8kgL | 4 (6) |
| Lingfield 28-Nov-24 3220m SOFT R5 CL4 NvH $1,932 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 06:50.920, SP: 81.00 In rear, good headway 2 out, every chance jumping last, ridden run-in, ran on but no match for winner 1st Miller Spirit ( N F Houlihan 154 ) 2nd Desert Halo ( H Bannister 154 ) 1.50L 3rd French Emperor ( S Twiston-davies 154 ) 3.00L See full results | H Bannister 69.9kg 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Fontwell 08-Nov-24 3570m GOOD R1 CL4 MdH (of $7,575), Winning Time: 04:27.680, SP: 23.00 Chased leader, psuhed along and weakened approaching 2 out 1st Electric Mason ( R Dingle 158 ) 2nd Laurens Bay ( G Sheehan 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Gooloogong ( B Jones 158 ) 12.00L 6th Desert Halo ( H Bannister 158 ) 37.00L See full results | H Bannister 71.7kg 37.00L | 6 (14) |
| Ffos Las 14-Oct-24 3180m SOFT R7 CL4 MdNHF $452 (of $7,082), Winning Time: 03:47.260, SP: 7.00 Led, headed and tracked leader with a circuit to go, close 2nd well over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out 1st Full Force Gale ( J J Burke 155 ) 2nd Koapey ( D Davis 155 , Cd 148 ) 1.00L 3rd Tamarind Bay ( J Bowen 155 ) 2.00L 4th Desert Halo ( H Bannister 156 ) 11.00L See full results | H Bannister 70.8kg 11.00L | 4 (7) |
| Southwell 19-Feb-24 3180m HEAVY R4 MdNHF $283 (of $2,451), Winning Time: 04:26.300, SP: 17/2 Held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders 7f out, went 3rd turning in, ridden over 2f out, no chance with easy winner, lost modest 3rd close home 1st Stavvy ( B Frost 149 ) 2nd Rockchoeur ( S Twiston-davies 149 ) 9.00L 3rd Moor End ( J Best 161 ) 3.00L 4th Desert Halo ( H Bannister 161 , Cd 0 ) 12.25L See full results | H Bannister 73kg, Cd 0 12.25L | 4 (10) |
| Ballinrobe 15-Apr-23 3140m SOFT R6 NHF $2,100 (of $5,575), Winning Time: 04:08.000, SP: 9/2 Mid-division, headway under 4f out and 2nd 3f out, ridden approaching straight and no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace 1st I Wont Back Down ( D O'connor 164 ) 2nd Desert Halo ( R W Barron 164 ) 7.00L 3rd Smokey Putnum ( J H Williamson 164 ) 0.75L See full results | R W Barron 74.4kg 7.00L | 2 (12) |
| Castlelands 05-Mar-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $5,575), SP: 7/2 Chsd ldrs, prog in 3rd bef 3rd, cl 4th aftr 4out, drpd to 5th aftr 3out, no impr aftr 2out 1st Queensbury Boy ( J Dunne 160 ) 2nd Quebecois ( J L Scallan 165 ) 1.00L 3rd Magical King ( S Staples 160 ) 4.50L 5th Desert Halo ( M C O'donovan 165 , Cd 0 ) 10.50L | M C O'donovan 74.8kg, Cd 0 10.50L | 5 (11) |
| Tallow 05-Feb-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $5,575), SP: 6/4 Tr ldr, ld bef 3rd, hdd aftr 3out & drpd to 6l 3rd bef 2out, wknd aftr 2out, 10l 3rd when left 2nd at last, drpd 3rd cl hm 1st Butcher Hollow ( D Allen 165 ) 2nd One More Stroke ( B Finn 160 ) 16.00L 3rd Desert Halo ( M C O'donovan 165 ) 16.25L | M C O'donovan 74.8kg 16.25L | 3 (10) |