Desperate Dan
5yo · Trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam · Recent form 41-964
Desperate Dan
Ideal conditions, worked out from its 16 runs on record.
- Best goingHeavy2 wins, 1 placed from 5Medium confidence
- Best trip7f–1m2 wins, 3 placed from 9High confidence
- Best courseWindsor1 win, 1 placed from 2Low confidence
- Best directionLeft-handed1 win from 3Low confidence
- Best classClass 31 win from 2Low confidence
- Best gap between runs2–4 weeks1 win, 1 placed from 2Low confidence
High 6+ runs · Medium 4–5 · Low 2–3 · faded = not enough data
Built from its own race record (positions, going, trip, course, class, gaps between runs). A guide to conditions, not a prediction.
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Form & profile
- Age / sex
- 5yo b gelding
- Breeding
- Dandy Man – Angel Grace
- Owner
- Mark Venus Peter Chapple Hyam
- Trainer
- Peter Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey
- Marco Ghiani
- Official rating
- 84
- Weight
- 9-9
- Headgear
- None
- Trainer, last 14 days
- 2 wins from 4 runs
Career
Race record UK & Ireland runs: 16
Runs abroad (e.g. in France) are not included.
| Date | Course | Type | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 26 | Haydock | Flat | 1m | Heavy | 2 | 4th/9 | 4¼l | George Wood | 14/1 |
| 12 Jun 26 | Goodwood | Flat | 1m | Soft | 4 | 6th/8 | 8¼l | Miss Brodie Hampson | 15/8F |
| 28 Mar 26 | Doncaster | Flat | 1m | Good To Soft | 2 | 9th/22 | 9¾l | Neil Callan | 11/1 |
| 25 Oct 25 | Doncaster | Flat | 1m | Heavy | 3 | 1st/14 | Won | Neil Callan | 11/1 |
| 8 Oct 25 | Nottingham | Flat | 1m½f | Good To Soft | 4 | 4th/11 | 2¾l | Neil Callan | 7/2J |
| 8 Sept 25 | Windsor | Flat | 1m | Good | 4 | 1st/9 | Won | Neil Callan | 9/2 |
| 25 Jul 25 | Sandown | Flat | 1m | Good | 4 | 6th/7 | 4½l | Jim Crowley | 12/1 |
| 3 May 25 | Newmarket | Flat | 1m1f | Good | 2 | 13th/13 | dist | Warren Fentiman | 33/1 |
| 26 Oct 24 | Newbury | Flat | 1m2f | Heavy | 3 | 6th/11 | 10l | Neil Callan | 3/1F |
| 14 Oct 24 | Windsor | Flat | 1m | Heavy | 5 | 2nd/11 | – | Ray Dawson | 6/4F |
| 9 Oct 24 | Nottingham | Flat | 1m½f | Heavy | 4 | 1st/11 | Won | Neil Callan | 7/1 |
| 26 Sept 24 | Newmarket | Flat | 1m | Soft | 4 | 3rd/8 | 2¾l | Ray Dawson | 20/1 |
| 3 Sept 24 | Newcastle (AW) | Flat | 1m2f | Standard To Slow | 5 | 8th/11 | 4l | Ray Dawson | 12/1 |
| 17 Jul 24 | Yarmouth | Flat | 7f | Good | 5 | 2nd/9 | 6l | Ray Dawson | 7/1 |
| 10 Jul 24 | Kempton (AW) | Flat | 1m4f | Standard To Slow | 2 | 11th/13 | 22¾l | Saffie Osborne | 66/1 |
| 17 May 24 | Newbury | Flat | 1m2f | Good | 4 | 8th/12 | 7¾l | Ray Dawson | 16/1 |
By going
| going | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 2–1 | 40% |
| Good | 5 | 1–1 | 20% |
| Soft | 2 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Good To Soft | 2 | 0–0 | 0% |
| Standard To Slow | 2 | 0–0 | 0% |
By distance
| distance | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1m | 8 | 2–2 | 25% |
| 1m2f | 3 | 0–0 | 0% |
| 1m½f | 2 | 1–0 | 50% |
| 1m1f | 1 | 0–0 | 0% |
| 7f | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
By course
| course | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 2 | 1–0 | 50% |
| Nottingham | 2 | 1–0 | 50% |
| Windsor | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Newbury | 2 | 0–0 | 0% |
By class
| class | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 2–1 | 29% |
| Class 2 | 4 | 0–0 | 0% |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1–0 | 50% |
Wins–places: wins, then 2nd or 3rd places. Win % = wins ÷ runs.
Thrives on heavy, 7f–1m½f.
Analysis aid, not a prediction.
Likely targets Our view, not confirmed plans
- AugustYork Ebor Festivalhandicaps over 6f–1mflat form around 1m, rated 84
- JuneRoyal AscotRoyal Hunt Cup / mile handicapsflat form around 1m, rated 84 (needs a few pounds more for this level)
- late JulyGlorious GoodwoodGolden Mile / Lennoxflat form around 1m, rated 84 (needs a few pounds more for this level)
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