Desert Safari (IRE)
Owner: Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Trainer: Charlie & Mark Johnston Sex: colt Age: 8
Breeding: Slade Power / Risen Sun (Shamardal)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Standard / Slow | 2 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2021 | York | Good | 5f 89y | 2 | Copper Knight | 9st 3lbs | 8 of 22 | James Doyle | 11/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along well over 3f out, prominent and ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2021 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 5f | 2 | Tis Marvellous | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 12 | James Doyle | 6/1 |
| raced near side, tracked group leader, ridden inside final furlong, led group towards finish and ran on well, just failed | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2021 | Goodwood | Soft | 6f | 2 | Commanche Falls | 8st 12lbs | 7 of 28 | J Fanning | 28/1 |
| chased leaders near side, went 2nd in group 2f out, every chance 1f out, weakened inside final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2021 | Goodwood | Soft (Heavy in places) | 5f | 2 | Lord Riddiford | 9st | 3 of 17 | J Fanning | 12/1 |
| held up in touch, edged right and headway 2f out, ridden to press leader over 1f out, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2021 | Hamilton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f 6y | 2 | Commanche Falls | 9st 11lbs | 10 of 12 | B A Curtis | 16/1 |
| chased leaders out wide, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2021 | Newcastle | Standard | 5f | 2 | Caspian Prince | 9st 10lbs | 11 of 14 | B A Curtis | 6/1 |
| mid-division, effort over 2f out, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2021 | Royal Ascot | Soft (Heavy in places) | 6f | 2 | Rohaan | 9st 3lbs | 11 of 30 | L Dettori | 28/1 |
| switched right and led far side group and likely overall, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, eased | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2021 | Epsom Downs | Good to Soft | 6f 3y | 2 | Ejtilaab | 9st 2lbs | 8 of 14 | B A Curtis | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, hung left 2f out, weakened inside final 2f | |||||||||
| 01 May 2021 | Goodwood | Good to Firm | 5f | 2 | Desert Safari | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 5 | J Fanning | 2/1 |
| chased leader, led entering final furlong, shaken up and pressed inside final furlong, battled on gamely to assert close home | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2021 | Ripon | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f | 2 | Staxton | 9st | 5 of 6 | F Norton | 7/4 |
| tracked leader, pushed along 2f out disputing second, every chance 1f out, weakened close home | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2021 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 6f | 2 | Desert Safari | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 7 | F Norton | 9/2 |
| made all, led, upped tempo 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on strongly | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2020 | York | Soft | 6f | 2 | Gulliver | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 22 | F Norton | 28/1 |
| chased leader towards near side, led group inside final 2f, ridden and looked to hold every chance until over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2020 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 6f | 2 | Stone Circle | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 12 | J Fanning | 14/1 |
| midfield, switched right 2f out, kept on steadily to take fourth in last 110 yards | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2020 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 2 | Live In The Moment | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 6 | J Fanning | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, not clear run and switched right over f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2020 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 6f | 2 | Desert Safari | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 7 | J Fanning | 12/1 |
| keen in mid-division, headway when switched right to challenge after 2f out, ran on well to lead when seeing daylight, clear cut | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2020 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 5f 10y | 2 | Aljady | 8st 11lbs | of 8 | W Buick | 0/0 |
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| 30 Aug 2020 | Goodwood | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6f | 2 | Atalanta's Boy | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 10 | J Fanning | 18/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened soon after | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2020 | Lingfield | Standard | 6f 1y | 3 | Corvair | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 7 | J Fanning | 7/2 |
| led after 1f, pushed along and headed just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2020 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f | 2 | Lord Of The Lodge | 9st | 3 of 5 | J Fanning | 6/1 |
| tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, soon edged right, no extra closing stages | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2019 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f | 2 | Temple Of Heaven | 9st 9lbs | 2 of 5 | J Fanning | 13/8 |
| led until over 1f out, not pace of winner | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2019 | Redcar | Heavy (Soft in Places) | 5f 217y | 1 | Summer Sands | 9st | 3 of 18 | R Kingscote | 6/1 |
| prominent, led over 5f out, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2019 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 6f | 5 | Desert Safari | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | R L Moore | 6/5 |
| made all, drew clear entering final furlong, ran on well | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2019 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 5 | Desert Safari | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 13 | Oisin Murphy | 5/6 |
| tracked leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||


