Desert Madame (AUS) Horse
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Desert Madame is a 4yo bay or brown mare from Australia trained by Melda Daniels in Esperance. She is by Rommel out of Lady Mahler. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, remaining winless in 12 starts. In her latest outing at Esperance Bay on 13 February 2026, Chris Nicoll rode her to a third-place finish, behind the winner Tapitlikeit'ssassy.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Esperance Bay 13-Feb-26 1100m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $1,684 (of $18,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:06.590, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Tapitlikeit'ssassy ( W Wheatley 56 ) 2nd I Had A Dream ( T Faithfull 58 ) 0.14L 3rd Desert Madame ( C Nicoll 56 ) 1.28L See full results | C Nicoll 56kg 1.28L | 3 (9) |
| Esperance Bay 31-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R2 MDN (of $18,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.810, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.530 1st Import ( N Faithfull 56.5 ) 2nd Puissance Playboy ( E W Whittington 58 ) 1.18L 3rd Three Ay Em ( C L Azzopardi 58 ) 3.11L 9th Desert Madame ( C Nicoll 56 ) 5.77L See full results | C Nicoll 56kg 5.77L | 9 (13) |
| Esperance Bay 17-Jan-26 1300m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $1,684 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:18.400, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.800 1st Golden Opera ( C L Azzopardi 54.5 ) 2nd Written Sin ( R H Mahony 56 ) 0.80L 3rd Desert Madame ( C Nicoll 56 ) 0.95L See full results | C Nicoll 56kg 0.95L | 3 (12) |
| Geraldton 01-Oct-25 1413m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $580 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.830, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.680 1st Must Be Nice ( L M Campbell 58 ) 2nd Flaming Ronda ( M L A Ramoly 56 ) 1.96L 3rd Blowin' Smoke ( S Webster 58 , Cd 55 ) 2.05L 5th Desert Madame ( H Nottle 56 , Cd 53 ) 4.46L See full results | H Nottle 56kg, Cd 53kg 4.46L | 5 (8) |
| Bunbury 11-Sep-25 1200m SOFT 5 R4 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.730, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 1st Tip The Boss ( C J Parnham 55.5 ) 2nd Toronado Rocket ( W A Pike 58 ) 0.23L 3rd On Cue ( J D Valas 55.5 ) 5.26L 6th Desert Madame ( B Parnham 56 ) 7.87L See full results | B Parnham 56kg 7.87L | 6 (11) |
| Belmont 01-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 5 R12 4UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.800 1st Tori's World ( M L A Ramoly ) 2nd Midnight Express ( C J Parnham ) 2.86L 3rd Quick As Silver ( N Riordan ) 3.17L 5th Desert Madame ( N Faithfull ) 4.92L | N Faithfull 4.92L | 5 (10) |
| Geraldton 06-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 3 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $975 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.700, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.270 1st Gold Chain ( L T Staples 55.5 ) 2nd Deep Discretion ( J R Azzopardi 56 ) 3.63L 3rd Extra Zero ( T K Turner 57.5 ) 4.11L 4th Desert Madame ( N Faithfull 55.5 ) 4.54L See full results | N Faithfull 55.5kg 4.54L | 4 (14) |
| Albany 27-Mar-25 1100m GOOD 4 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,820 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:06.310, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.160 1st Gingerbread Girl ( V A Corver 55 ) 2nd Lady Coco ( M J Derrick 55 ) 0.18L 3rd Desert Madame ( T Faithfull 55 ) 0.33L See full results | T Faithfull 55kg 0.33L | 3 (10) |
| Bunbury 27-Feb-25 1100m GOOD 4 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $725 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:05.040, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.790 1st Sesh ( J T Turner 57 ) 2nd Salty Miss ( M J Derrick 55 ) 0.16L 3rd Highland Flair ( B M Gaerth 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.46L 5th Desert Madame ( C Johnston-porter 55 ) 3.61L See full results | C Johnston-porter 55kg 3.61L | 5 (11) |
| Belmont 17-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R12 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.420 1st Hobelar ( T R Murray ) 2nd Desert Madame ( L Campbell ) 5.43L 3rd Favoured Son ( J T Turner ) 5.85L | L Campbell 5.43L | 2 (12) |
| Geraldton 03-Oct-24 1413m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $360 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.840, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.300 1st King Kawana ( A Galati 58 ) 2nd Stryker's Gal ( T K Turner 56 ) 1.69L 3rd Speaking Swahili ( H M Watson 58 ) 3.02L 8th Desert Madame ( N Faithfull 54 ) 13.19L See full results | N Faithfull 54kg 13.19L | 8 (12) |
| Toodyay 22-Sep-24 1350m GOOD 3 R1 3YO+ Mdn Hcp $714 (of $17,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:20.280, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th 1st Bill Selects ( J Mcnaught 55 ) 2nd Le Grand Jeu ( S J Altieri 58 ) 5.10L 3rd Desert Sleeve ( A Galati 60 ) 5.20L 4th Desert Madame ( H Watson 55.5 ) 10.50L See full results | H Watson 55.5kg 10.50L | 4 (10) |
| Northam 05-Sep-24 1100m SOFT 5 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.430, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Razmas ( C J Parnham 58 ) 2nd Safekeeper ( H M Watson 56 ) 0.90L 3rd Sansanee ( B Banovic-edwards 56 ) 2.10L 8th Desert Madame ( N Faithfull 53.5 ) 3.67L See full results | N Faithfull 53.5kg 3.67L | 8 (10) |
| Lark Hill 26-Aug-24 930m SOFT 5 R7 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.570 1st Olympic Park ( P J Carbery ) 2nd Desert Madame ( T Faithfull ) 0.11L 3rd Cozzies Choice ( C T Johnston-porter ) 0.38L | T Faithfull 0.11L | 2 (9) |
| Ascot 27-Apr-24 1100m GOOD 4 R1 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties (of $80,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:04.680, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.340 1st Gold Flakes ( B M Parnham 54 ) 2nd Rainline ( W A Pike 54 ) 0.30L 3rd Siren Assault ( C J Parnham 58 ) 0.87L 13th Desert Madame ( L Warwick 54 ) 6.28L See full results | L Warwick 54kg 6.28L | 13 (13) |
| Lark Hill 08-Apr-24 950m GOOD 4 R2 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.890 1st Desert Madame ( S Parnham ) 2nd Haida Gwaii ( L M Campbell ) 1.39L 3rd Productive ( H M Watson ) 3.11L | S Parnham | 1 (11) |
| Lark Hill 25-Mar-24 950m GOOD 4 R4 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.620 1st Gi Gi Pops ( B M Parnham ) 2nd Rainline ( C J Parnham ) 0.26L 3rd Gaspardo ( S F Mcgruddy ) 2.31L 6th Desert Madame ( N Faithfull 0 ) 8.74L | N Faithfull 0 8.74L | 6 (7) |