New Posts For Thread: Settling a bet re Desert Orchidhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31895197/settling-a-bet-re-desert-orchidI swear Dessie ran at Royal Ascot almost certainly before he embarked on his chasing career.In something like the Queen Alexandra and finished down the field.Did I imagine this?last time dessie paraded before the KG wasn't even a/w thenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31895197/settling-a-bet-re-desert-orchid?post_id=565232933#565232933last time dessie paraded before the KG wasn't even a/w thenSun, 15 Feb 2026 07:35:51 -0600Kempton AW track opened in 2006 long after Dessie retired.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31895197/settling-a-bet-re-desert-orchid?post_id=565232619#565232619Kempton AW track opened in 2006 long after Dessie retired.Sun, 15 Feb 2026 03:04:17 -0600May 85 FLAT Ascot 2m Group3 £15,17111 ran GOOD time 3m 28.78s1 Longboat 4-8-8 W Carson 10/12 Gildoran 5-9-3 B Thomson 7/13 Spicy Story 4-8-8 Pat Eddery 6/4 Fav0 DESERT ORCHID 6-8-8 B Rouse 33/1led 12f, 4th straight, weakened over 2f outDist: nk-nk-7https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31895197/settling-a-bet-re-desert-orchid?post_id=565232609#565232609May 85 FLAT Ascot 2m Group3 £15,17111 ran GOOD time 3m 28.78s1 Longboat 4-8-8 W Carson 10/12 Gildoran 5-9-3 B Thomson 7/13 Spicy Story 4-8-8 Pat Eddery 6/4 Fav0 DESERT ORCHID 6-8-8 B Rouse 33/1led 12f, 4th straight, weakened over 2f outDist: nk-nk-7Sun, 15 Feb 2026 02:55:58 -0600The Racing Post does not show Dessie running on the Flat but I think their early records are a complete dog's breakfast after a botched merger of the Sporting Life and Racing Post databases when the papers were combined.However, here is the 1985 Sagahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31895197/settling-a-bet-re-desert-orchid?post_id=565232567#565232567The Racing Post does not show Dessie running on the Flat but I think their early records are a complete dog's breakfast after a botched merger of the Sporting Life and Racing Post databases when the papers were combined.However, here is the 1985 SagaSun, 15 Feb 2026 00:30:55 -0600Did they have all-weather at Kempton in those days?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31895197/settling-a-bet-re-desert-orchid?post_id=565232561#565232561Did they have all-weather at Kempton in those days?Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:03:37 -0600Cant find any record of Dessie running on the flat at Royal Ascot.It seems he only ran once on the flat, on an all weather track at Kempton. He finished 2nd under jockey Brian Rouse.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31895197/settling-a-bet-re-desert-orchid?post_id=565232541#565232541Cant find any record of Dessie running on the flat at Royal Ascot.It seems he only ran once on the flat, on an all weather track at Kempton. He finished 2nd under jockey Brian Rouse.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:02:39 -0600I swear Dessie ran at Royal Ascot almost certainly before he embarked on his chasing career.In something like the Queen Alexandra and finished down the field.Did I imagine this?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31895197/settling-a-bet-re-desert-orchid?post_id=565232515#565232515I swear Dessie ran at Royal Ascot almost certainly before he embarked on his chasing career.In something like the Queen Alexandra and finished down the field.Did I imagine this?Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:47:17 -0600