Desperate Dan (2021) Horse
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Desperate Dan is a five-year-old bay gelding, sired by Dandy Man out of Angel Grace. He is trained by P W Chapple‑Hyam and owned by Mr Mark Venus and Mr Peter Chapple‑Hyam. In 17 starts he has secured three wins, placed second twice and third once, accumulating $66,703 in earnings. His most recent race was at Haydock on 16 October 2026, where he finished sixth of ten. His latest victory was at Doncaster on 25 October 2025.
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Haydock • Goodwood • Doncaster • Nottingham • Windsor • Newmarket • Newbury • Yarmouth • KemptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Haydock 16-Oct-26 1602m HEAVY R2 CL3 Hcp (of $28,197) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:51.140, SP: 3.00 1st Viper ( R Scott 133 ) 2nd On The River ( O Mcsweeney 129 ) 2.00L 3rd Empirestateofmind ( J Hart 126 ) 9.00L 6th Desperate Dan ( M Ghiani 135 ) 25.25L See full results | M Ghiani 61.2kg 25.25L | 6 (10) |
| Haydock 26-Sep-26 1602m SOFT R1 CL2 Hcp $5,128 (of $43,754) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:45.380, SP: 15.00 1st Centigrade ( H Crouch 136 ) 2nd Checkandchallenge ( C Shepherd 132 ) 1.75L 3rd Eternal Force ( C Fallon 132 ) 0.30L 4th Desperate Dan ( G Wood 121 ) 4.30L See full results | G Wood 54.9kg 4.30L | 4 (10) |
| GOODwood 13-Jun-26 1609m SOFT R6 CL4 Hcp (of $14,845) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.080, SP: 2.88 1st Warning Sign ( D H Dunsdon 146 ) 2nd Talis Evolvere ( L Murphy 156 ) 3.25L 3rd Post Rider ( C Murphy 148 ) 3.25L 6th Desperate Dan ( B Hampson 157 ) 8.20L See full results | B Hampson 71.2kg 8.20L | 6 (8) |
| Doncaster 29-Mar-26 1609m SOFT R3 CL2 Hcp (of $74,585) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:41.420, SP: 12.00 1st Mezcala ( G Bass 133 ) 2nd Far From Dandy ( C Keane 138 ) 2.50L 3rd Lir Speciale ( C J Whiteley 130 ) 0.20L 9th Desperate Dan ( N Callan 134 ) 9.95L See full results | N Callan 60.8kg 9.95L | 9 (22) |
| Doncaster 25-Oct-25 1610m SOFT R5 CL3 Hcp $26,837 (of $26,837) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.880, SP: 12.00 1st Desperate Dan ( N Callan 127 ) 2nd Galeron ( M Ghiani 138 ) 0.75L 3rd Valvano ( H Crouch 141 ) 1.00L See full results | N Callan 57.6kg | 1 (14) |
| Nottingham 08-Oct-25 1678m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 7/2 In touch in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon driven along, edged right 1f out, held inside final furlong, kept on | N Callan 61.2kg 3/4 length | 4 (11) |
| Windsor 08-Sep-25 1638m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 9/2 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway on outside final furlong, soon led when hung left, kept on well | N Callan 64.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Sandown 25-Jul-25 1609m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 12/1 Pressed leader until winner went on over 1f out, soon slightly hampered, ridden and weakened inside final furlong | Jim Crowley 62.1kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (7) |
| Newmarket 03-May-25 1811m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 33/1 Always behind, never a factor, tailed off | Warren Fentiman 51.7kg 43l | 13 (13) |
| Newbury 26-Oct-24 2012m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 3/1 Midfield, chased leaders from 3f out, some headway entering final furlong, weakened towards finish | N Callan 59kg Short Head | 6 (11) |
| Windsor 14-Oct-24 1638m HEAVY CL5 Flat, SP: 6/4 Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, battled back gamely towards finish, just failed | Ray Dawson 63.5kg Nose | 2 (11) |
| Nottingham 09-Oct-24 1678m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 7/1 Chased leaders, headway travelling well over 3f out, pushed along to join leader over 2f out, soon led, ran on strongly, soon clear, eased close home, readily | N Callan 58.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Newmarket 26-Sep-24 1609m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 20/1 Raced in centre, overall leader until 5f out, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, went 3rd final stride, no chance with winner | Ray Dawson 58.5kg 1/2 length | 3 (8) |
| Newcastle 03-Sep-24 2050m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Mid-division on outer, shaken up 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, keeping on when short of room inside final furlong, not recover | Ray Dawson 60.8kg Nose | 8 (11) |
| Yarmouth 17-Jul-24 1411m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 7/1 Close up, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong | Ray Dawson 59.4kg 6l | 2 (9) |
| Kempton 10-Jul-24 2413m STANDARD / SLOW CL2 Flat, SP: 66/1 Took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon awkward under pressure, weakened over 1f out | Saffie Osborne 59kg 3l | 11 (13) |
| Newbury 17-May-24 2012m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 16/1 In touch behind leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace 2f out, soon weakened | Ray Dawson 60.3kg 1 1/4 length | 8 (12) |