Desert Fire (IRE)

Smart colt; dual winner at three and landed a turf handicap at Meydan in January 2019; solid runs in handicaps afterwards, including on artificial surfaces, and then won at Chelmsford on final start of that campaign; third of 11 when next seen in 1m2f Listed handicap at Meydan (good) in January 2020 but appeared not to stay 1m4f at the same track next time; below his best in a 1m2f Group 1 after that, his first venture onto dirt; gelded and not seen again for 189 days before landing Lingfield conditions event; figures of 503 in three Meydan races in early 2021 but beaten 7+ lenths each time; ran above market expecations when second in 12f Listed race at Kempton in November and confirmed that promise by winning a Group 2 at Meydan (1m1f) in January 2022; midfield in Group 3 over 1m7f at Riyadh next time (probably didn't stay); down the field in Group 1 Dubai Turf (9f) in March and well held again at same venue (1m/1m1f) in January/February 2023.