Desperate Dan
5-year-old gelding with a 21% win rate who thrives on very wet, muddy ground over 1m1f – 1m2f.
Owner
Mark Venus & Peter Chapple-Hyam
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
42.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks AI Analysis
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
✔ Effective partnership with Neil Callan: 60% win rate together
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Likes
Right-handed, tight turning
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Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Mar
9th
Doncaster
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
25 Oct
🏆 Won
Doncaster
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 14 runners
8 Oct
4th
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
8 Sep
🏆 Won
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
25 Jul
6th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
3 May
13th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
26 Oct
6th
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 13 runners
14 Oct
2nd
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 14 runners
9 Oct
🏆 Won
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 13 runners
26 Sep
3rd
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 14 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
28 Mar |
50% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
8 Sep |
50% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
8 Oct |
50% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
26 Oct |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Jul |
0% |