Desert Sands (IRE)
Owner: O Finetto Trainer: John Joseph Murphy Sex: Colt Age: 19
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Flat - Good to Yielding) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 12 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2009 | Tipperary | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 0 | Rajik | 11st 1lbs | 8 of 18 | Mr R O Harding | 8/1 |
| prominent, 3rd approaching straight, no extra from under 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 23 May 2009 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m 4f | 0 | Magen's Star | 9st | 5 of 13 | J A Heffernan | 14/1 |
| prominent, 2nd before straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 3f out | |||||||||
| 11 May 2009 | Killarney | Good (Flat - Good to Yielding) | 1m 4f | 0 | Rajik | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 15 | E J McNamara | 7/2 |
| mid-division, ridden in 6th on outer 2 1/2f out, kept on without threatening from 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2009 | Limerick | Yielding (Soft in places) | 1m 3f | 0 | Tipper Road | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 16 | C O'Farrell | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway to 3rd 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2008 | Tipperary | Heavy | 1m 4f | 0 | Loco Grande | 8st 4lbs | 9 of 12 | B A Curtis | 9/1 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2008 | Galway | Good | 1m 4f | 0 | Tin Town Boy | 8st 8lbs | of 18 | T G M Ryan | |
| 14 Jul 2008 | Killarney | Good to Yielding | 1m 3f | 0 | Chaparro | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 13 | M A Phillips | 12/1 |
| in rear, last and off pace halfway, checked on inner under 2f out, progress into 6th 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2008 | Navan | Firm | 1m 2f | 0 | Void Moon | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 14 | Paul Moloney | 16/1 |
| towards rear, improved to chase leaders under pressure from 3f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 28 May 2008 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m | 0 | Royal Astronomer | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 14 | M A Phillips | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, close 3rd 3f out, no extra from 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2008 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Mutqan | 9st | 5 of 16 | D M Grant | 33/1 |
| 26 Nov 2007 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m | 5 | Jaser | 9st 3lbs | of 11 | J M O'Dwyer | 20/1 |
| held up, ridden 2f out, never dangerous | |||||||||