Desert Of The Sea (2021) Horse
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Desert Of The Sea is a five-year-old bay gelding sired by Footstepsinthesand and out of Dame D'honneur. He is in the care of trainer T G McCourt and races for owner Husht Syndicate. In 23 starts he has managed two seconds and two thirds, still awaiting his first victory, and has earned $13,054 to date. His latest outing was at Dundalk on 17 October 2026, where he finished 6th of 17.
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Dundalk • Laytown • Leopardstown • Bellewstown • Gowran Park • Navan • Punchestown • Nottingham • Pontefract • Thirsk • Galway • NaasRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 31-Oct-26 1609m STANDARD R6 Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (0-60), SP: 13.00 | Sadhbh Tormey 1.75L | 5 (14) |
| Dundalk 17-Oct-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R4 Hcp $323 (of $16,164) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.040, SP: 21.00 1st Sedro Woolley ( B Lee 133 ) 2nd Go Out ( T Casey 142 , Cd 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Una Matata ( S Coen 140 ) 0.70L 6th Desert Of The Sea ( S Tormey 126 , Cd 119 ) 2.45L See full results | S Tormey 57.2kg, Cd 54kg 2.45L | 6 (17) |
| Dundalk 19-Sep-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R4 Hcp (of $9,706) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:38.610, SP: 26.00 1st Starflow ( C Cusack 130 ) 2nd Storm Eric ( A Grant 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Polanco ( J Pietropaolo 127 ) 0.20L 11th Desert Of The Sea ( J Ryan 130 ) 7.55L See full results | J Ryan 59kg 7.55L | 11 (17) |
| Laytown 11-Sep-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R4 Md $532 (of $10,649) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.160, SP: 81.00 1st Hugo's Girl ( R Mulligan 138 ) 2nd Therewillbeglory ( A Slattery 138 ) 1.25L 3rd Sron Na Caise ( B Lee 143 ) 1.25L 5th Desert Of The Sea ( J Ryan 143 ) 8.00L See full results | J Ryan 64.9kg 8.00L | 5 (9) |
| Leopardstown 07-Aug-26 1447m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $11,797) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:29.690, SP: 34.00 1st Launch Time ( C Keane 136 ) 2nd Jazzit ( S Tormey 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Draiocht ( W Lordan 126 ) 0.30L 8th Desert Of The Sea ( J Ryan 123 ) 3.45L See full results | J Ryan 55.8kg 3.45L | 8 (20) |
| Bellewstown 03-Jul-26 1601m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $9,911) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:42.390, SP: 12.00 1st Micasso ( S Heffernan 128 ) 2nd Tortola ( L Mcateer 134 ) 1.25L 3rd Mullacash Buzz ( R Mulligan 122 ) 0.30L 15th Desert Of The Sea ( R Whearty 122 ) 20.00L See full results | R Whearty 55.3kg 20.00L | 15 (18) |
| Leopardstown 18-Jun-26 1811m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 22/1 Led early, pulled hard, headed after 2f, ridden and dropped to 6th 2f out, no impression | Sadhbh Tormey 55.3kg Short Head | 7 (14) |
| Dundalk 20-Mar-26 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 8/1 Led and disputed, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra when slightly hampered 1 1/2f out | Sadhbh Tormey 56.2kg Neck | 7 (14) |
| Dundalk 06-Mar-26 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leader in 2nd, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, led briefly 1f out, headed under 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | Wesley Joyce 56.2kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (13) |
| Dundalk 06-Feb-26 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, ran freely and 2nd halfway, pushed along and led early straight, ridden under 2f out and headed early final furlong, no extra final 100 yards | Sadhbh Tormey 56.2kg 2 3/4l | 3 (14) |
| Dundalk 28-Jan-26 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 18/1 Pushed along early and headway to lead after 1f, ridden 2f out and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final 150 yards | Wesley Joyce 55.3kg 1 3/4 length | 2 (14) |
| Dundalk 17-Dec-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, disputed briefly 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace | James Ryan 56.7kg 2 1/4l | 4 (14) |
| Dundalk 05-Dec-25 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, weakened | James Ryan 57.6kg 3/4 length | 8 (14) |
| Gowran Park 20-Oct-25 1678m HEAVY Flat, SP: 11/1 Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression on far side 2f out | Sadhbh Tormey 58.5kg Neck | 10 (14) |
| Navan 08-Oct-25 2039m YIELDING Flat, SP: 40/1 Held up towards rear, pushed along and some headway 2f out, soon ridden and 11th 1f out, kept on one pace | James Ryan 59.4kg 1 1/4 length | 9 (17) |
| Bellewstown 01-Oct-25 1596m SOFT Flat, SP: 100/1 Dwelt and towards rear, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | James Ryan 59.9kg 3/4 length | 10 (15) |
| Punchestown 16-Sep-25 1864m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 50/1 Rear of mid-division, dropped towards rear over 5f out where stumbled, 12th over 3f out, in rear approaching straight, weakened 2f out, eased 1 1/2f out | Mikey Sheehy 62.1kg 23l | 13 (13) |
| Navan 28-Aug-25 2816m YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 33/1 Towards rear, ran off bend after 4f, rapid progress to track leaders at halfway, 4th 6f out, weakened 4f out, completely tailed off | Sadhbh Tormey 62.6kg 64kgl | 15 (15) |
| Nottingham 05-Jul-25 2057m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Slowly into stride, held up in last trio, kept on into modest 4th final furlong, never involved | Edward Greatrex 59.9kg 4l | 4 (8) |
| Hamilton 18-Jun-25 2227m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 6/1 Took keen hold, soon led, headed over 2f out, dropped out quickly, eased over 1f out | K Stott 59kg 1 1/2 length | 11 (11) |
| Pontefract 09-Jun-25 2016m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 9/2 Close up, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon no extra | Callum Rodriguez 59.4kg 3/4 length | 3 (10) |
| Thirsk 12-Apr-25 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/1 Held up towards rear, struggling over 3f out, never a factor | P J McDonald 64.4kg 1/2 length | 11 (15) |
| Galway 28-Oct-24 1408m HEAVY Flat, SP: 150/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 5th and pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra | Donagh O'Connor 60.8kg 3/4 length | 8 (13) |
| Naas 12-Oct-24 1609m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 25/1 Slowly into stride, mid-division, took keen hold early, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression | Donagh O'Connor 60.8kg 3/4 length | 6 (12) |