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Desperate Dan: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Desperate Dan is a 5-year-old gelding by Dandy Man, trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam. He has won 3 of 15 starts and placed in 3 more, for £30,602 in prize money. His best trip is 1m, where 2 wins from 7 is a 29% strike rate against 13% at every other distance. He runs next in the 1:35 at Haydock on 26 September, where the best price is 22/1 with Smarkets. His best performance rating is 96, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 15
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 6
  • Strike rate 20%
  • Prize money £30,602
  • Best rating 96
  • Official rating 86

Where Desperate Dan runs next

Time Course Race Best price
1:35 Haydock William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes 22/1 Smarkets SBK

Desperate Dan form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
12 Jun 26 Goodwood Download The Track Radio App Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 4 1m Soft 6 8.25 15/8F Miss Brodie Hampson 86
28 Mar 26 Doncaster William Hill Epic Boosts Spring Mile Handicap (Str) Class 2 1m Good To Soft 9 9.75 11/1 Neil Callan 86
25 Oct 25 Doncaster William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap (Str) Class 3 1m Heavy 1 — 11/1 Neil Callan 82
8 Oct 25 Nottingham PricedUp Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 1m 0.5f Good To Soft 4 2.75 7/2J Neil Callan 82
8 Sep 25 Windsor WBK Catering Equipment Handicap Class 4 1m Good 1 — 9/2 Neil Callan 78
25 Jul 25 Sandown Close Brothers And Cancer Research UK Handicap Class 4 1m Good 6 4.5 12/1 Jim Crowley 80
3 May 25 Newmarket Betfred Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 1m 1f Good 13 54.25 33/1 Warren Fentiman 82
26 Oct 24 Newbury PMS Oxford Handicap Class 3 1m 2f Heavy 6 10 3/1F Neil Callan 82
14 Oct 24 Windsor Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 5 1m Heavy 2 — 6/4F Ray Dawson 72
9 Oct 24 Nottingham Join Us Next Week 16th October Handicap Class 4 1m 0.5f Heavy 1 — 7/1 Neil Callan 72
26 Sep 24 Newmarket Ultimate Provence Handicap Class 4 1m Soft 3 2.75 20/1 Ray Dawson 73
3 Sep 24 Newcastle (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Standard To Slow 8 4 12/1 Ray Dawson 73
17 Jul 24 Yarmouth Aeropak Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 7f Good 2 6 7/1 Ray Dawson –
10 Jul 24 Kempton (AW) Unibet Zero% Mission/British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 1m 4f Standard To Slow 11 22.75 66/1 Saffie Osborne –
17 May 24 Newbury Coolmore Stud St Mark's Basilica EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 1m 2f Good 8 7.75 16/1 Ray Dawson –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the Download The Track Radio App Amateur Jockeys' Handicap at Goodwood on 12 June 2026. Settled just off the pace - made ground into contention over 2f out - pressed for response soon after - unable to find more in the last furlong finishing sixth.

Desperate Dan by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
8f 7 2 29% —
10f 3 0 0% —
8.5f 2 1 50% —
9f 1 0 0% —
7f 1 0 0% —
12f 1 0 0% —

Desperate Dan by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 5 1 20% —
Heavy 4 2 50% —
Soft 2 0 0% —
Good To Soft 2 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 2 0 0% —

Desperate Dan by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Doncaster 2 1 50% —
Nottingham 2 1 50% —
Windsor 2 1 50% —
Newmarket 2 0 0% —
Newbury 2 0 0% —
Goodwood 1 0 0% —
Sandown 1 0 0% —
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% —
Yarmouth 1 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% —

Desperate Dan breeding

  • Sire Dandy Man (IRE)
  • Dam Angel Grace (IRE)
  • Damsire Dark Angel (IRE)
  • Breeder Mrs Noelle Walsh
  • Foaled 2 May 2021

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