Desperate Dex (IRE)
Owner: Crossed Fingers Partnership Trainer: T R George Sex: Gelding Age: 25
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Hurdles, Chase Good to Soft) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places on the Chase course) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 9 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places ) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2013 | Huntingdon | Soft | 3m 6f 110y | 4 | Soudain | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 8 | P J Brennan | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place 3rd, last 16th, mistake 3 out, modest progress before 2 out, no chance with leaders, soon well beaten | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2013 | Stratford | Soft | 2m 7f | 4 | Danandy | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 9 | P J Brennan | 12/1 |
| led until 3rd, led 7th, headed 3 out, no chance with winner when lost 2 places last | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2013 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 2 | Michel Le Bon | 10st | 6 of 9 | P J Brennan | 6/1 |
| in touch, closed when slightly hampered after 10th, lost place from 16th | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2013 | Wincanton | Heavy | 3m 1f 110y | 2 | Master Overseer | 10st | 2 of 10 | P J Brennan | 7/2 |
| held up on outside, headway 2nd, challenged 3 out, held by winner before last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2013 | Catterick | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 6f | 3 | Chac Du Cadran | 10st 5lbs | 2 of 15 | P J Brennan | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway from 2 out, went 3rd before last, kep ton to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2012 | Exeter | Heavy (Soft in places) | 4m | 3 | Arbor Supreme | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 10 | P J Brennan | 5/1 |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, stayed on well after last, never reached winner | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2012 | Chepstow | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 4 | Desperate Dex | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 6 | P J Brennan | 3/1 |
| chased leader, challenged 5 out, led next, came clear from 2 out, easily | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2012 | Wincanton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 5 | Desperate Dex | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 11 | P J Brennan | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, challenged 3 out, led before 2 out, clear from last | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2012 | Ayr | Soft (Heavy in places ) | 2m 4f | 3 | Douglas Julian | 10st 3lbs | PulledUp of 9 | Lucy Alexander | |
| 28 Jan 2012 | Uttoxeter | Heavy | 2m 6f 110y | 5 | Salut Honore | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | Lucy Alexander | 4/1 |
| held up in touch, not fluent 7th, ridden after 12th, mistake and outpaced from 4 out | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2011 | Leicester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Cootehill | 10st 9lbs | 11 of 15 | Tony Kelly | 33/1 |
| towards rear, struggling 7th, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2011 | Uttoxeter | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Mister Wiseman | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 7 | Tony Kelly | 14/1 |
| held up in rear, detached and badly outpaced from 7th, ridden before 9th, left poor 4th and hampered 3 out, plugged on, no impression | |||||||||
| 04 May 2011 | Sedgefield | Good to Firm (Good in places on the Chase course) | 2m 5f | 4 | Stolen Light | 11st 7lbs | of 6 | G Lee | |
| 12 Mar 2011 | Ayr | Heavy | 2m | 3 | Raysrock | 10st 6lbs | 3 of 5 | G Lee | 3/1 |
| chased leading pair, lost place 7th, soon struggling and ridden, stayed on to go moderate 3rd last, no impression | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2011 | Huntingdon | Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Desperate Dex | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | Tony Kelly | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place and pushed along after 2nd, went 3rd and closed after 3 out, 3 lenghts down last, stayed on under pressure to lead close home | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2010 | Haydock | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Deuteronomy | 10st 8lbs | PulledUp of 12 | G Lee | |
| 03 Oct 2010 | Kelso | Good | 2m 6f 110y | 5 | Desperate Dex | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | G Lee | 3/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out to chase leaders, about 3 length down when left 2nd at last, soon ridden, kept on gamely to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2010 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Drever Route | 10st 6lbs | 3 of 8 | G Lee | 5/2 |
| in rear, hit 7th, headway after 4 out, ridden to chase leading pair approaching 2 out, kept on | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2010 | Sedgefield | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Desperate Dex | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 9 | G Lee | 6/4 |
| held up, headway on outside 9th, ridden to lead between last 2, kept on | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2009 | Huntingdon | Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Desperate Dex | 10st | 1 of 11 | K Mercer | 10/1 |
| in rear, headway after 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, 4 lengths down but closing when left well clear last | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2008 | Sedgefield | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 3f | 5 | Hall of Flame | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 15 | F King | 14/1 |
| led after 2nd, headed 7th, soon lost place, behind, tailed off when pulled up before 13th | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2008 | Towcester | Good to Soft | 3m 110y | 5 | Arceye | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 14 | F King | 16/1 |
| led, headed 14th, weakened quickly, behind when pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2008 | Southwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 4 | Union Deux | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 15 | R Greene | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden after 7th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 9th | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2008 | Uttoxeter | Good to Soft | 3m | 2 | The Real Deal | 10st | 6 of 8 | R Greene | 40/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden after 11th, weakened after 13th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2008 | Bangor | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 6f | 3 | Finzi | 10st 2lbs | PulledUp of 7 | D N Cullinane | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, mistake 8th, pushed along next, tailed off when pulled up before 12th | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2008 | Sedgefield | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 3f | 4 | Matmata de Tendron | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 12 | T Messenger | 18/1 |
| chased leaders, driven and lost place 14th, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2007 | Bangor | Good (Hurdles, Chase Good to Soft) | 3m 6f | 3 | Keenan's Future | 10st 8lbs | 4 of 8 | J Diment | 66/1 |
| held up in touch, took close order 13th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2007 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Pass It On | 11st 2lbs | of 12 | J Mogford | 40/1 |
| held up towards rear, reminders, struggling halfway, tailed off | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2007 | Towcester | Good | 2m 5f | 3 | Franco | 10st 9lbs | PulledUp of 13 | J Mogford | 66/1 |
| always in rear, lost touch after 6th, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2007 | MARKET RASEN | Soft | 4840 | 3 | Unowatimeen | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 10 | J Mogford | |
| in touch, tracked leader 4th, lost place when blundered 7th, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2007 | HUNTINGDON | Soft | 4730 | 4 | Albertas Run | 11st 10lbs | PU of 12 | J Mogford | |
| always behind, beaten when pulled up | |||||||||
| 23 Dec 2006 | BANGOR | Soft | 5280 | 2 | Just Beth | 10st 10lbs | PU of 8 | J Mogford | |
| chased leaders, weakened 8th and pulled up | |||||||||
| 23 Dec 2006 | BANGOR | Soft | 5280 | 2 | Just Beth | 10st 10lbs | PU of 8 | J Mogford | |
| chased leaders, weakened 8th and pulled up | |||||||||
| 23 Dec 2006 | BANGOR | Soft | 5280 | 2 | Just Beth | 10st 10lbs | PU of 8 | J Mogford | |
| chased leaders, weakened 8th and pulled up | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2006 | UTTOXETER | Heavy | 5280 | 4 | Desperate Dex | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | J Mogford | |
| behind, headway after 7th, went 2nd 9th, led last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 05 May 2006 | BANGOR | Good | 5280 | 4 | Ally Shrimp | 11st | 6 of 13 | J Mogford | |
| led to 2nd, prominent until weakened 8th | |||||||||
| 26 Mar 2006 | WORCESTER | Good | 5280 | 5 | Return Ticket | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 11 | J Mogford | |
| led, headed 7th, regained lead next, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2005 | HAYDOCK | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Albertas Run | 11st 4lbs | 13 of 16 | D Verco | |
| prominent to over 6f out | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2005 | HAYDOCK | Good | 3520 | 0 | The Big Canadian | 11st 4lbs | 13 of 20 | J Mogford | |
| held up in touch, weakened over 5f out | |||||||||
| 22 May 2005 | SOUTHWELL | Good | 3740 | 0 | Cloudy Lane | 10st 13lbs | BD of 12 | L Treadwell | |
| held up, headway to chase leaders 6f out, ridden and one pace when brought down on home bend 3f out brought down | |||||||||


