Lion Of The Desert (2020) Horse
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Lion Of The Desert is a 6yo gelding trained by G Harris. He is by Valirann out of Sky Queen and has yet to break his maiden, failing to win in 10 starts. In his most recent outing at Ludlow on 5th Feb 2026, ridden by Joe Anderson, Lion Of The Desert finished 3rd, behind the winner Windsor Blue.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ludlow 05-Feb-26 4275m SOFT R6 CL5 HcpH $850 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 05:25.450, SP: 51.00 1st Windsor Blue ( S Twiston-davies 168 ) 2nd Following Chapter ( J J Burke 168 ) 2.25L 3rd Lion Of The Desert ( J Anderson 167 , Cd 164 ) 9.75L See full results | J Anderson 75.8kg, Cd 74.4kg 9.75L | 3 (13) |
| Taunton 17-Jan-26 4808m SOFT R3 CL5 NvHcpH (of $8,854), SP: 67.00 1st Kilworth ( S Bowen 163 ) 2nd Snapdance ( H Kimber 162 ) 0.75L 3rd Nowyouvebinandunit ( B Harris 142 ) 1.25L 9th Lion Of The Desert ( C Ring 167 ) 20.75L See full results | C Ring 75.8kg 20.75L | 9 (14) |
| Exeter 05-Dec-25 3720m GOOD R5 CL5 NvHcpH (of $6,148), SP: 41.00 1st Zainy Champ ( L Williams 161 ) 2nd Jack Hoola ( S Sheppard 160 ) 6.50L 3rd Clear Storm ( B Harris 160 ) 2.00L 12th Lion Of The Desert ( J Anderson 167 , Cd 164 ) 59.00L See full results | J Anderson 75.8kg, Cd 74.4kg 59kgL | 12 (14) |
| Clonmel 02-Oct-25 4060m SOFT R2 MdH $999 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:06.590, SP: 13.00 1st Court Canyon ( K Donoghue 166 ) 2nd Garnetot ( J Kennedy 165 ) 1.25L 3rd Lion Of The Desert ( D Kiely 166 ) 16.25L See full results | D Kiely 75.3kg 16.25L | 3 (12) |
| Navan 20-Sep-25 3820m SOFT R3 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:41.400, SP: 23.00 1st County Final ( C Hogan 166 ) 2nd Itsaworkinmaniam ( P Enright 166 ) 16.00L 3rd Welluknow ( D King 166 ) 4.25L 7th Lion Of The Desert ( D Kiely 166 , Cd 173 ) 27.50L See full results | D Kiely 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 27.50L | 7 (16) |
| Cork 04-Aug-25 3710m GOOD R5 MdH $436 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 04:30.700, SP: 101.00 1st William Tell ( P Smithers 166 ) 2nd Tippawan Haa ( J Shinnick 166 ) 2.00L 3rd Eco Pete ( T P Roche 166 ) 3.50L 5th Lion Of The Desert ( N Moore 166 , Cd 168 ) 9.50L See full results | N Moore 75.3kg, Cd 76.2kg 9.50L | 5 (14) |
| Roscommon 08-Jul-25 3200m GOOD R3 MdH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 03:52.500, SP: 81.00 Always towards rear, never a factor 1st Ryan's Son ( S Flanagan 158 ) 2nd We're Back Again ( D O'keeffe 154 ) 2.75L 3rd Glitz And Glamour ( C Hogan 147 ) 11.00L 9th Lion Of The Desert ( P Enright 158 ) 47.50L See full results | P Enright 71.7kg 47.5kgL | 9 (16) |
| Tipperary 15-May-25 3390m SOFT R7 NHF (of $11,002), Winning Time: 03:59.800, SP: 151.00 Tracked leaders, raced keenly, pushed along over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened over 2f out 1st Sunny South West ( A P Ryan 168 ) 2nd Angelo Dundee ( D Mcgill 168 ) 8.50L 3rd Delta Force ( A D Bustin 168 ) 2.00L 8th Lion Of The Desert ( G Abbas 161 , Cd 168 ) 49.60L See full results | G Abbas 73kg, Cd 76.2kg 49.6kgL | 8 (8) |
| Clonmel 18-Apr-25 4000m GOOD R6 NHF (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:49.900, SP: 101.00 Towards rear, hampered and went wide on bend after halfway, no impression 4f out, weakened 3f out 1st Pottersville ( C M Moore 161 ) 2nd Astley ( R Guiney 168 ) 8.00L 3rd Cosmos D'ainay ( H C Swan 168 ) 5.00L 12th Lion Of The Desert ( G Abbas 168 , Cd 175 ) 51.75L See full results | G Abbas 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 51.8kgL | 12 (15) |
| Thurles 07-Mar-25 3140m GOOD R7 NHF (of $9,999), Winning Time: 03:50.800, SP: 151.00 Mid-division, pushed along and dropped towards rear approaching straight, soon no extra 1st Le Labo ( J L Gleeson 168 ) 2nd Riskaway ( H C Swan 168 ) 1.50L 3rd Frankie John ( B O'neill 168 ) 4.75L 15th Lion Of The Desert ( G Abbas 168 , Cd 175 ) 38.90L See full results | G Abbas 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 38.90L | 15 (18) |