Dear My Friend (2020) Horse

Foal Date

07-May-20

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Pivotal

Prize Money

324963

Trainer

C Johnston

Owners

Middleham Park Racing Xxv & Michael La

About

Dear My Friend is a 6yo horse trained by C Johnston. It is by the stallion Pivotal out of the dam Dusty Red. The horse has won 6 races so far. On 7th Apr 2023 at Newcastle, Dear My Friend secured its most important win, taking the $98370.00 Class 1 prize. It has been a profitable runner for bettors, offering an 11% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Southwell 08-Feb-26 1621m SYNTHETIC R5 CL1 (of $59,022) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.370, SP: 29.00 1st Chancellor ( R Havlin 128 ) 2nd Tyrrhenian Sea ( J Mitchell 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Two Tempting ( R Hornby 128 ) 4.75L 7th Dear My Friend ( C Shepherd 128 ) 18.25L See full resultsC Shepherd 58.1kg 18.25L7 (7)
Bahrain 07-Feb-25 1600m GOOD (of $19,149) 1st Goemon ( A Sanna 129 ) 2nd Pure Dreamer ( L Newman 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Mehmento ( B Fayos 126 ) 0.20L 4th Dear My Friend ( J Fanning 126 , Cd 0 ) 1.75LJ Fanning 57.2kg, Cd 0 1.75L4
Bahrain 17-Jan-25 1800m GOOD (of $100,000), SP: 8.00 1st Phantom Flight ( C Shepherd 131 ) 2nd Sovereign Spirit ( S Saadi 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Zagato ( P J Mcdonald 128 ) 3.25L 8th Dear My Friend ( A Breslin 131 , Cd 0 ) 12.50LA Breslin 59.4kg, Cd 0 12.50L8
Kempton 05-Dec-24 1610m GOOD R7 CL1 $2,412 (of $44,267) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.560, SP: 15.00 1st Poker Face ( H Davies 132 ) 2nd Roi De France ( O Murphy 131 ) 1.50L 3rd Popmaster ( H Crouch 132 ) 0.30L 4th Dear My Friend ( R Kingscote 132 ) 2.00L See full resultsR Kingscote 59.9kg 2.00L4 (9)
Doncaster 14-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R7 CL2 Hcp (of $68,859) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.060, SP: 29.00 Held up in rear, some headway and pushed left over 3f out, never involved 1st Johan ( R Ryan 138 ) 2nd Bopedro ( D Tudhope 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Storm Star ( H Turner 114 ) 1.50L 14th Dear My Friend ( J Spencer 137 ) 8.50L See full resultsJ Spencer 62.1kg 8.50L14 (14)
York 22-Aug-24 1580m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp (of $147,555) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 01:35.900, SP: 67.00 Raced wide, in touch, weakened 2f out 1st Thunder Run ( D Egan 121 ) 2nd Mirsky ( M Winn 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Holloway Boy ( S H James 137 ) 1.00L 15th Dear My Friend ( J Fanning 138 ) 15.75L See full resultsJ Fanning 62.6kg 15.75L15 (18)
Pontefract 28-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R3 CL1 $5,340 (of $49,185) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.460, SP: 15.00 Raced in third, ridden when went second 2f out, weakened and dropped to third towards finish 1st Point Lynas ( C Rodriguez 133 ) 2nd Regal Reality ( R Kingscote 133 ) 5.50L 3rd Dear My Friend ( J Fanning 136 ) 6.50L See full resultsJ Fanning 61.7kg 6.50L3 (7)
Newmarket 29-Jun-24 1410m GOOD R4 $2,286 (of $48,204), Winning Time: 01:23.120, SP: 14/1 Soon led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly final furlong 1st Noble Dynasty ( W Buick 134 ) 2nd Nostrum ( R Kingscote 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Witch Hunter ( S M Levey 134 ) 1.50L 5th Dear My Friend ( O Murphy 134 , Cd 0 ) 4.50L See full resultsO Murphy 60.8kg, Cd 0 4.50L5 (5)
Newbury 18-May-24 1610m GOOD R4 (of $226,840) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.290, SP: 40/1 Switched right to near side after 1f, close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Audience ( R Havlin 128 ) 2nd Charyn ( S D Sousa 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Witch Hunter ( S M Levey 128 ) 6.50L 8th Dear My Friend ( J Fanning 128 , Cd 0 ) 17.50L See full resultsJ Fanning 58.1kg, Cd 0 17.50L8 (10)
Newcastle 30-Mar-24 1610m GOOD R7 CL2 Hcp (of $147,555) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.410, SP: 4.00 Prominent, took keen hold, led over 4f out, headed 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, well beaten final furlong 1st Talis Evolvere ( J Leavy 122 ) 2nd Kingdom Come ( R Ryan 131 ) 0.15L 3rd Fantastic Fox ( O Murphy 125 ) 1.75L 13th Dear My Friend ( J Fanning 141 ) 11.75L See full resultsJ Fanning 64kg 11.75L13 (14)
Lingfield 02-Mar-24 1610m GOOD R7 CL2 Hcp $23,193 (of $44,266) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.800, SP: 3.00 Prominent, led 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong and soon clear, ran on well 1st Dear My Friend ( B Loughnane 138 ) 2nd McLean House ( O Murphy 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Kingdom Come ( R Ryan 132 ) 0.30L See full resultsB Loughnane 62.6kg1 (8)
Lingfield 05-Feb-24 1610m GOOD R4 CL1 $28,355 (of $49,185) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.490, SP: 2.38 Made all, came clear ran on strongly, unchallenged 1st Dear My Friend ( J Fanning 128 ) 2nd Nine Tenths ( R L Moore 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Diderot ( D Muscutt 128 ) 0.50L See full resultsJ Fanning 58.1kg1 (5)
Newcastle 02-Jan-24 1610m GOOD R4 CL2 Hcp $24,300 (of $44,267) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.580, SP: 4.50 Bit awkwardly away, soon recovered tracing leaders, not clear run briefly over 1f out until gap opened soon after, led on near side rail inside final furlong, pushed along and quickened readily clear, eased towards finish 1st Dear My Friend ( J Fanning 130 ) 2nd Symbol Of Light ( T Marquand 130 ) 2.00L 3rd Fantastic Fox ( A Keeley 125 ) 0.30L See full resultsJ Fanning 59kg1 (12)
York 25-Aug-23 1580m GOOD R7 CL2 Hcp (of $98,370) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.640, SP: 9.50 Held up off the pace in last pair, never involved 1st Silver Sword ( G Cheyne 128 ) 2nd Catch The Paddy ( N Callan 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Bajan Bandit ( S H James 122 ) 0.00L 11th Dear My Friend ( J Doyle 135 ) 13.50L See full resultsJ Doyle 61.2kg 13.50L11 (11)
Ascot 22-Jun-23 2000m GOOD R6 (of $85,065) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:05.100, SP: 29.00 Mid-division, stumbled on bend after 2f, ridden over 2f out, made no impression 1st Waipiro ( T Marquand 128 ) 2nd Exoplanet ( D Egan 128 ) 2.25L 3rd Bold Act ( W Buick 128 ) 0.50L 16th Dear My Friend ( A Atzeni 128 , Cd 0 ) 13.50L See full resultsA Atzeni 58.1kg, Cd 0 13.50L16 (16)
Epsom Downs 03-Jun-23 2420m GOOD R2 CL1 (of $1,561,950) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:33.880, SP: 101.00 Slowly into stride, off the pace and always towards rear, never a factor 1st Auguste Rodin ( R L Moore 128 ) 2nd King Of Steel ( K Stott 128 ) 0.50L 3rd White Birch ( C T Keane 128 ) 4.75L 13th Dear My Friend ( A Atzeni 128 ) 17.50L See full resultsA Atzeni 58.1kg 17.50L13 (14)
York 18-May-23 2060m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $189,116) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:05.840, SP: 23.00 Mid-division out wide, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong 1st The Foxes ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd White Birch ( S Foley 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Continuous ( R L Moore 128 ) 1.25L 8th Dear My Friend ( A Atzeni 128 ) 6.50L See full resultsA Atzeni 58.1kg 6.50L8 (11)
Newcastle 07-Apr-23 1610m SYNTHETIC R1 CL1 $56,710 (of $98,370) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.490, SP: 6.50 Hampered start, held up rear of mid-division, headway when not much room over 2f out, challenged final 150 yards, edged slightly right and led well inside final furlong, stayed on well 1st Dear My Friend ( J Doyle 130 ) 2nd Flight Plan ( D Tudhope 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Galeron ( K Shoemark 130 ) 2.25L See full resultsJ Doyle 59kg1 (11)
Newmarket 08-Oct-22 2010m GOOD R1 CL1 $6,456 (of $60,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:02.530, SP: 6.50 Led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong 1st Flying Honours ( W Buick 130 ) 2nd Blanchland ( A Kirby 130 ) 1.00L 3rd Dear My Friend ( R Kingscote 130 ) 4.25L See full resultsR Kingscote 59kg 4.25L3 (9)
Deauville 20-Aug-22 1600m R6 Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage Listed Stakes $18,517 (of $123,445) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.580 1st Victoria Road ( I Mendizabal 125 ) 2nd Blue Rose Cen ( A Lemaitre 122 ) 0.15L 3rd Dear My Friend ( M Barzalona 125 ) 1.65L See full resultsM Barzalona 56.7kg 1.65L3 (10)
GOODwood 26-Jul-22 1410m GOOD R2 CL1 (of $147,555) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.460, SP: 6.00 Pushed into prominent position, travelled strongly behind leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon one pace 1st Marbaan ( J P Spencer 129 ) 2nd Holloway Boy ( D Tudhope 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Mysterious Night ( W Buick 129 ) 2.00L UPL Dear My Friend ( F Norton 129 ) 4.75L See full resultsF Norton 58.5kg 4.75LUPD (9)
Beverley 15-Jun-22 1500m GOOD R1 CL4 Nv $5,454 (of $9,935) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:31.560, SP: 2.20 Soon led, pushed along over 1f out, edged right and collided with rail 1f out, went clear final furlong, comfortably 1st Dear My Friend ( F Norton 136 ) 2nd Sol Cayo ( P J Mcdonald 130 ) 5.00L 3rd Have Secret ( T Hamilton 130 ) 3.25L See full resultsF Norton 61.7kg1 (10)
Carlisle 27-May-22 1170m GOOD R2 CL5 Nv $3,780 (of $6,886) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.290, SP: 7.00 Dwelt and short of room soon after start, held up, pushed along under 3f out, headway when green and hung right over 2f out, closed into 4th over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong and led close home 1st Dear My Friend ( A Mullen 133 ) 2nd Sanks A Million ( B A Curtis 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Sol Cayo ( P J Mcdonald 133 ) 0.15L See full resultsA Mullen 60.3kg1 (10)