Desperate Dan Racehorse Profile
Desperate Dan is a 5-year-old Gelding, trained by PETER CHAPPLE HYAM, based at Haydock. With 16 career starts and 3 wins, it has earned $33,320.
- Age
- 5
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- PETER CHAPPLE HYAM
- Trained at
- Haydock
- Sire
- Dandy Man
- Dam
- Angel Grace
- Sire of dam
- Dark Angel
- Career
- 16:3-2-1
- Prize money
- $33,320
- Last start
- 16 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- 41-964
Desperate Dan Form Guide
Desperate Dan — last 12 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | Haydock | 1602m | Class 2 | Heavy | 7 | 121kg | George Wood | 4 of 9 | 4.25L | 1:46.23 | — | Centigrade (IRE) |
| 12 June 2026 | Goodwood | 1609m | Class 4 | Soft | 7 | 157kg | Miss Brodie Hampson | 6 of 8 | 8.25L | 1:48.73 | — | Warning Sign (FR) |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Doncaster | 1609m | Class 2 | Good To Soft | 13 | 134kg | Neil Callan | 9 of 22 | 9.75L | 1:43.21 | — | Mezcala (GB) |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Doncaster | 1609m | Class 3 | Heavy | 3 | 127kg | Neil Callan | 1 of 14 | — | 1:44.88 | — | Desperate Dan (IRE) |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Nottingham | 1678m | Class 4 | Good To Soft | 11 | 135kg | Neil Callan | 4 of 11 | 2.75L | 1:49.37 | — | Ultrasoul (IRE) |
| 8 Sept 2025 | Windsor | 1638m | Class 4 | Good | 9 | 142kg | Neil Callan | 1 of 9 | — | 1:41.32 | — | Desperate Dan (IRE) |
| 25 July 2025 | Sandown | 1609m | Class 4 | Good | 3 | 137kg | Jim Crowley | 6 of 7 | 4.5L | 1:47.07 | — | Indalo (IRE) |
| 3 May 2025 | Newmarket | 1811m | Class 2 | Good | 11 | 109kg | Warren Fentiman | 13 of 13 | 54.25L | 1:58.63 | — | Fox Legacy (GB) |
| 26 Oct 2024 | Newbury | 2012m | Class 3 | Heavy | 12 | 130kg | Neil Callan | 6 of 11 | 10L | 2:24.57 | — | Nap Hand (IRE) |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Windsor | 1638m | Class 5 | Heavy | 11 | 140kg | Ray Dawson | 2 of 11 | — | 1:48.84 | — | The Amazon (FR) |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Nottingham | 1678m | Class 4 | Heavy | 10 | 129kg | Neil Callan | 1 of 11 | — | 1:57.09 | — | Desperate Dan (IRE) |
| 26 Sept 2024 | — | 1609m | Class 4 | Soft | 7 | 129kg | — | 3 | — | 1:47.37 | — | — |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This track | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| This distance | 8 | 2-1-1 | 25% | 50% |
| Soft | 4 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 25% |
| Heavy | 5 | 2-1-0 | 40% | 60% |
| First-up | 6 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| Second-up | 2 | 1-0-0 | 50% | 50% |
Record by Track
Performance at each track raced
| Track | Runs | Wins | Places | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Record by Jockey