Desert Poppy (IRE)
Owner: Oasis Dreamers Trainer: W R Swinburn Sex: filly Age: 4
Breeding: Oasis Dream / Flanders (Common Grounds)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places on the Round Course) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places. Round course: Good to Firm) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good places in the last 6f) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 18 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct 2011 | Ascot | Good | 6f | 1 | Royal Rock | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 10 | J Fortune | 9/1 |
| led 1f, tracked leaders, effort to lead again inside final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 50 yards, lost 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2011 | Goodwood | Good to Soft | 6f | 1 | Monsieur Chevalier | 8st 9lbs | 2 of 10 | Jim Crowley | 12/1 |
| mid-division centre, headway, 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, strongly challenged towards finish, edged right and headed post | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2011 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 6f | 1 | Rose Blossom | 9st | 3 of 11 | Kieren Fallon | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2011 | Newmarket | Good to Soft | 6f | 3 | Desert Poppy | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 13 | E Ahern | 10/3 |
| tracked leaders, headway to lead when hung left 1f out, ridden and ran on | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2011 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good places in the last 6f) | 6f | 3 | Sioux Rising | 9st 11lbs | 2 of 12 | S W Kelly | 9/1 |
| in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, caught post | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2011 | Goodwood | Good to Firm (Good in places. Round course: Good to Firm) | 6f | 3 | Poppy Seed | 9st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | J P Fahy | 10/3 |
| tracked winner, pressed winner from over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not pace of winner near finish | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2011 | Doncaster | Good to Firm (Good in places on the Round Course) | 6f | 3 | Enderby Spirit | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 14 | Dane O'Neill | 11/2 |
| close up, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2010 | Newmarket | Soft | 6f | 2 | Amitola | 9st | 6 of 12 | J P Fahy | 8/1 |
| mid-division, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2010 | Ffos Las | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 6f | 2 | Cansili Star | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 10 | S W Kelly | 2/1 |
| chased leader 4f, soon ridden, edged right and weakened entering final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2010 | Newbury | Good | 6f 8y | 4 | Desert Poppy | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | S W Kelly | 2/1 |
| disputed lead, definite advantage travelling strongly 2f out, pushed clear and ran on strongly final furlong, very easily | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2010 | Newbury | Good to Firm | 5f 34y | 4 | Solemn | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 10 | A Kirby | 3/1 |
| close up, challenged and edged left 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ran on and driven ahead final 50 yards, headed post | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2010 | Windsor | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f 10y | 4 | Desert Poppy | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 10 | S W Kelly | 6/1 |
| raced on rail, pressed leader, led halfway, hung left over 1f out, continued to hang left inside final furlong, held on well towards finish | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 20y | 5 | Valmina | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 12 | A Kirby | 2/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 20y | 4 | Living It Large | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 7 | A Kirby | 5/2 |
| led 1f, remained close up, chased winner over 1f out, driven and challenge winner throughout final furlong, always held | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2009 | Kempton | Standard | 5f | 5 | Desert Poppy | 9st | 1 of 11 | A Kirby | 7/2 |
| chased leader, ridden inside last, stayed on to lead close home | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2009 | Bath | Firm | 5f 161y | 5 | Rakaan | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | S W Kelly | 8/1 |
| led, headed well over 1f out, soon ridden, not much room inside final furlong, one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2009 | Kempton | Standard | 6f | 5 | Interlace | 9st | 6 of 11 | A Kirby | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 May 2009 | Windsor | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f | 5 | Existentialist | 9st | of 12 | A Kirby | |


