Desire To Excel (IRE)
Owner: H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah Trainer: P & O Cole Sex: Colt Age: 19
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Totals | 13 | 4 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2009 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 114y | 4 | Desire To Excel | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 4 | N Callan | 1/1 |
| made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2009 | Beverley | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 100y | 4 | Splinter Cell | 9st 6lbs | of 6 | J Quinn | |
| 04 Jul 2009 | Beverley | Good to Firm | 1m 100y | 4 | Desire To Excel | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 6 | J Quinn | 7/2 |
| made all, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on gamely | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2009 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f 9y | 4 | Desire To Excel | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 7 | M Dwyer | 9/1 |
| made all, ridden 2f out, ran on | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2009 | Southwell | Standard | 7f | 5 | Silent Hero | 9st 6lbs | 7 of 14 | G Baker | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 May 2009 | Haydock | Soft (Heavy in places) | 7f 30y | 4 | Arrivederla | 9st | of 13 | J Fanning | |
| 04 May 2009 | Warwick | Good to Firm | 7f | 4 | Suruor | 8st 12lbs | of 13 | M Dwyer | |
| 12 Apr 2009 | Musselburgh | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 7f | 5 | Desire To Excel | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 11 | M Dwyer | 8/1 |
| made all, hung left on bend over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2008 | Folkestone | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 6 | Rio Royale | 9st 3lbs | 8 of 12 | T Quinn | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, hung left halfway, driven over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 26 May 2008 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f 2y | 5 | Brae Hill | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 9 | T Quinn | 9/4 |
| soon pushed along to chase leaders, driven 2f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 15 May 2008 | Salisbury | Good | 5f | 3 | Sun Ship | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 9 | T Quinn | 11/4 |
| chased winner until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 May 2008 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 5f | 2 | Finjaan | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 7 | T Quinn | 12/1 |
| with leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||


