Desert Quest (IRE)
Owner: Mrs M Findlay Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: Gelding Age: 24
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Good to Soft (Good in places, Mildmay & Hurdles: Good) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 31 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2008 | Sandown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 2 | Poquelin | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 8 | L Heard | 8/1 |
| held up, closed on leaders approaching 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression run-in, lost 2nd near finish | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2008 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places, Mildmay & Hurdles: Good) | 2m | 1 | Stan | 10st 13lbs | 15 of 18 | S Thomas | 12/1 |
| in touch, blundered 8th, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2008 | Ludlow | Good | 2m | 3 | Desert Quest | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 7 | L Heard | 13/8 |
| tracked leader, led 4 out, hit 2 out, edged left before last, ridden when idled flat, edged left, in command towards finish | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2008 | Huntingdon | Good | 2m 110y | 3 | Modicum | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 5 | L Heard | 11/4 |
| last, in touch, smooth headway to go 3rd 3 out, ridden to chase winner 2 out, hung left, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2007 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 1f | 1 | Osana | 11st | 7 of 8 | S Thomas | 11/1 |
| not always fluent, mid-division, moved closer approaching 4th, weakened approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2007 | Fakenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Desert Quest | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 6 | S Thomas | 2/9 |
| in touch, led 8th, shaken up approaching last, eased flat, comfortable | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2007 | Taunton | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Desert Quest | 11st | 1 of 6 | S Thomas | 2/9 |
| held up, hit 2nd, went 3rd at 5th, left 2nd 7th, led and went right last, very easily | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 3740 | 1 | Pedrobob | 11st 9lbs | 16 of 28 | L Heard | |
| held up, some late progress, never a factor | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2006 | KEMPTON | Good to Soft | 3520 | 1 | Jazz Messenger | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | |
| mostly tracked leading pair until 3 out, driven and no impression before 2 out, went 3rd flat | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2006 | NEWCASTLE | Good to Soft | 3520 | 1 | Straw Bear | 11st 7lbs | 9 of 9 | S Thomas | |
| held up, outpaced 4 out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2006 | WINCANTON | Good | 3520 | 1 | Crow Wood | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 6 | Ruby Walsh | |
| held up in touch, went 2nd 2 out, ridden and challenged approaching last, hard ridden and ran on well flat, just failed | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2006 | ASCOT | Good to Firm | 3520 | 2 | Desert Quest | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 15 | Ruby Walsh | |
| held up, smooth progress from 6th, tracked leader on bit throughout, led approaching last, very easily | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2006 | AINTREE | Good to Soft | 3630 | 1 | Straw Bear | 11st 8lbs | 10 of 16 | Ruby Walsh | |
| held up, headway after 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2006 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 3740 | 1 | Desert Quest | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 29 | Ruby Walsh | |
| held up towards rear, blundered 5th, smooth headway from 2 out, chased leaders going well, led last, ridden, pushed out, ran on well flat | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2006 | NEWBURY | Good to Firm | 3630 | 3 | Desert Quest | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 14 | L Heard | |
| held up, smooth headway 3 out, challenged on bit from 2 out, left in lead last, shaken up flat, jinked left, ran on well | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2005 | WINDSOR | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Acambo | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 15 | L Heard | |
| held up, headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2005 | DONCASTER | Good to Soft | 3630 | 0 | Desert Quest | 10st 3lbs | 1 of 12 | L Heard | |
| mid-division, smooth headway 3 out, challenged next, led and edged left last, ridden and held on near finish | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2005 | TAUNTON | Good | 4290 | 0 | Desert Quest | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | R Johnson | |
| held up towards rear, hit 7th, headway after 3 out, challenged on bit 2 out, hit last, pushed out to lead flat, ran on well | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2005 | WINCANTON | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | The Local | 11st 6lbs | UR of 13 | Christian Williams | |
| held up in mid-division, mistake and unseated rider | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2005 | TAUNTON | Firm | 4290 | 0 | Desert Quest | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | P J Brennan | |
| held up mid-division, headway after 6th, led and hit 2 out, pushed clear last, easily | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2005 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 3630 | 0 | Motorway | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 11 | Christian Williams | |
| held up, headway 3 out, chased leader next, hung left and blundered last, recovered to lead flat, headed final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2005 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Soft | 3630 | 0 | Rimsky | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 16 | Ruby Walsh | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, ridden when mistake 2 out, narrow leader approaching last, hung left and headed flat, one pace | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2005 | ASCOT | Good to Firm | 2288 | 1 | Imperial Stride | 8st 7lbs | 4 of 20 | J P Spencer | |
| mid-division, headway when not much room over 2f out, stayed on final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 May 2005 | NEWMARKET | Good to Firm | 2200 | 3 | Solo Flight | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 13 | J P Spencer | |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2004 | NEWBURY | Good to Soft | 2206 | 0 | Spuradich | 9st 2lbs | 10 of 18 | M Dwyer | |
| slowly into stride, behind, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2004 | CHESTER | Soft | 2949 | 0 | Swift Tango | 8st 9lbs | 5 of 6 | M Dwyer | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2004 | ASCOT | Good | 2640 | 0 | Desert Quest | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 10 | J P Spencer | |
| held up last, headway over 1f out, switched right and ran on strongly inside final furlong, led final strides | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2004 | YORK | Good to Soft | 2288 | 0 | Arcalis | 8st 13lbs | 11 of 21 | F Lynch | |
| always behind, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2004 | WINDSOR | Good to Firm | 2555 | 0 | Vengeance | 9st 13lbs | 4 of 12 | S J Drowne | |
| behind, headway on outside 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2004 | EPSOM | Good | 2218 | 0 | Persian Lightning | 8st 3lbs | 2 of 11 | M Dwyer | |
| held up rear, headway wide over 2f out, strong run inside final furlong, just held close home | |||||||||
| 14 May 2004 | HAMILTON | Good to Soft | 2657 | 0 | Collier Hill | 8st 7lbs | 7 of 12 | M Dwyer | |
| mid-division, ridden 3f out, never dangerous | |||||||||