Desert Of The Sea (2021) Horse
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Desert Of The Sea is a 5yo b trained by T G McCourt in Meath. Its sire is the stallion Footstepsinthesand and its dam is Dame D'honneur. The horse has not yet won, remaining a maiden after 15 starts. In its latest start at Dundalk on 7 Feb 2026, ridden by S Tormey, it placed third behind winner Summer Island.
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Dundalk • Gowran Park • Navan • Bellewstown • Punchestown • Nottingham • Pontefract • Thirsk • Galway • NaasRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 07-Feb-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R6 Hcp $999 (of $9,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.570, SP: 13.00 1st Summer Island ( R Holohan 141 , Cd 134 ) 2nd Beat The Devil ( S Coen 142 , Cd 138 ) 0.50L 3rd Desert Of The Sea ( S Tormey 124 , Cd 117 ) 3.25L See full results | S Tormey 56.2kg, Cd 53.1kg 3.25L | 3 (17) |
| Dundalk 29-Jan-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R3 Hcp $2,000 (of $9,999) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:25.820, SP: 19.00 1st Thaloria ( W Lordan 142 ) 2nd Desert Of The Sea ( W Joyce 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Alex Belardo ( S Rutledge 139 ) 0.30L See full results | W Joyce 55.3kg 1.75L | 2 (17) |
| Dundalk 18-Dec-25 1408m SYNTHETIC R4 Hcp $500 (of $9,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.220, SP: 23.00 1st Lahore Da King ( I Khan 139 ) 2nd Profit Surge ( J Kearney 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Beat The Devil ( P Mcgettigan 132 ) 0.30L 4th Desert Of The Sea ( J Ryan 125 ) 3.05L See full results | J Ryan 56.7kg 3.05L | 4 (17) |
| Dundalk 06-Dec-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R5 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.230, SP: 26.00 1st Bucky Larson ( P Mcgettigan 127 ) 2nd Ferrybank ( W J Lee 142 ) 0.30L 3rd Wellwhatshappenin ( C Hayes 140 ) 1.50L 8th Desert Of The Sea ( J Ryan 127 ) 4.80L See full results | J Ryan 57.6kg 4.80L | 8 (14) |
| Gowran Park 20-Oct-25 1680m SOFT R5 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:56.510, SP: 12.00 1st Hell Left Loose ( M Sheridan 124 ) 2nd Hieloray ( D O'connor 129 ) 7.00L 3rd Kitty Bear ( O Tynan 133 ) 1.25L 10th Desert Of The Sea ( S Tormey 129 , Cd 139 ) 17.20L See full results | S Tormey 58.5kg, Cd 63kg 17.20L | 10 (14) |
| Navan 08-Oct-25 2040m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:13.630, SP: 41.00 1st Forlio ( C Keane 135 ) 2nd Prom Queen ( P Mcgettigan 122 ) 5.00L 3rd Marzanda ( R Whearty 138 ) 0.75L 9th Desert Of The Sea ( J Ryan 131 ) 11.50L See full results | J Ryan 59.4kg 11.50L | 9 (17) |
| Bellewstown 01-Oct-25 1600m SOFT R2 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:49.120, SP: 101.00 1st Mogwli ( M Telford-kelly 138 ) 2nd Nibras Rainbow ( G Carroll 129 ) 0.20L 3rd Mythical Rock ( L Mcateer 138 ) 3.25L 10th Desert Of The Sea ( J Ryan 132 ) 6.85L See full results | J Ryan 59.9kg 6.85L | 10 (15) |
| Punchestown 16-Sep-25 1860m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:02.780, SP: 51.00 1st Searcog ( J Pietropaolo 119 ) 2nd Echinacea ( R Colgan 134 ) 3.00L 3rd Patrick Street ( R Mulligan 129 ) 0.30L 13th Desert Of The Sea ( M P Sheehy 137 ) 41.70L See full results | M P Sheehy 62.1kg 41.70L | 13 (13) |
| Navan 28-Aug-25 2820m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:07.960, SP: 34.00 1st Share The Treasure ( W Joyce 122 ) 2nd Arcland ( R Whearty 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Bynx ( M W Hassett 130 ) 0.75L 15th Desert Of The Sea ( S Tormey 138 , Cd 148 ) 105.25L See full results | S Tormey 62.6kg, Cd 67.1kg 47.7kgL | 15 (15) |
| Nottingham 06-Jul-25 2060m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp $399 (of $6,394) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.900, SP: 9.00 1st Shady Bay ( A Voikhansky 135 ) 2nd San Francisco Bay ( R Havlin 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Kokinelli ( A Keeley 135 ) 2.25L 4th Desert Of The Sea ( E Greatrex 132 ) 11.25L See full results | E Greatrex 59.9kg 11.25L | 4 (8) |
| Hamilton 18-Jun-25 2230m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:25.050, SP: 7.00 Took keen hold, soon led, headed over 2f out, dropped out quickly, eased over 1f out 1st Redondo ( A Mullen 129 ) 2nd Ravenscraig Castle ( M Tabti 135 ) 1.75L 3rd Paper Doll ( K Fraser 133 ) 1.25L 11th Desert Of The Sea ( K Stott 130 ) 23.95L See full results | K Stott 59kg 23.95L | 11 (11) |
| Pontefract 10-Jun-25 2020m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp $798 (of $6,393) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:12.140, SP: 5.50 Close up, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon no extra 1st Distinction ( P J Mcdonald 132 ) 2nd We Still Believe ( J Hart 131 ) 1.75L 3rd Desert Of The Sea ( C Rodriguez 131 ) 2.50L See full results | C Rodriguez 59.4kg 2.50L | 3 (10) |
| Thirsk 13-Apr-25 1410m GOOD R2 CL5 Md (of $7,869) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:25.490, SP: 12.00 Held up towards rear, struggling over 3f out, never a factor 1st Montpellier ( D Muscutt 128 ) 2nd City Of Poets ( C Beasley 128 ) 2.00L 3rd A War Eagle ( C Rodriguez 128 ) 2.50L 11th Desert Of The Sea ( P J Mcdonald 142 ) 18.75L See full results | P J Mcdonald 64.4kg 18.75L | 11 (15) |
| Galway 28-Oct-24 1410m HEAVY R5 Md (of $13,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.140, SP: 151.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 5th and pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra 1st Dollerina ( D Mcmonagle 129 ) 2nd Storm Averted ( B M Coen 129 ) 4.50L 3rd Ina Mina ( W J Lee 129 ) 8.25L 8th Desert Of The Sea ( D W O'connor 134 ) 13.25L See full results | D W O'connor 60.8kg 13.25L | 8 (13) |
| Naas 13-Oct-24 1610m SOFT R2 Md $250 (of $12,499) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.910, SP: 26.00 Slowly into stride, mid-division, took keen hold early, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression 1st Uncanny ( G M Ryan 132 ) 2nd Lady Pagasa ( S Foley 129 ) 5.50L 3rd Ocean Manifest ( C T Keane 134 ) 13.00L 6th Desert Of The Sea ( D W O'connor 134 ) 18.75L See full results | D W O'connor 60.8kg 18.75L | 6 (12) |