Horse Details

Desert Champion (IRE)

17 Runs 1 Wins (5.9%) 3 Places (17.6%)
Owner: A Bell & P T Midgley Silks A Bell & P T Midgley Trainer: Paul Midgley
3 years old ch IRE
Sire: Lope De Vega (IRE)
Dam: Lady Of The Desert (USA)
Damsire: Rahy
Past Runs (17 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
22/12/25
18:00 		Wolverhampton (AW) 4 5f Mark Winn Paul Midgley 8 1:2.06 1.25 59 9-8 14/1
Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/1)
27/11/25
17:45 		Newcastle (AW) 11 5f Mark Winn Paul Midgley 8 1:1.60 4 60 9-9 9/1
Took keen hold - prominent - weakened inside final furlong(op 13/2)
20/11/25
17:15 		Newcastle (AW) 1 5f Mark Winn Paul Midgley 2nd 1:0.95 1.5 60 9-9 7/2
Led - soon pestered - went clear with winner over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on(op 5/1)
07/11/25
16:30 		Newcastle (AW) 7 5f Mark Winn Paul Midgley 9 1:0.17 0.2 64 9-3 50/1
(op 40/1)
21/10/25
19:30 		Newcastle (AW) 5 5f Mark Winn Paul Midgley 13 1:1.81 0.3 67 9-7 40/1
Pressed leader - weakened from over 1f out(op 50/1)
09/09/25
14:40 		Catterick 10 5f Harry Russell Paul Midgley 13 0:59.10 4.5 71 9-7 150/1
Always behind(op 100/1)
27/08/25
16:15 		Catterick 8 5f Cam Hardie Paul Midgley 8 0:59.29 3.25 75 9-2 100/1
Prominent on outer - weakened over 1f out(op 66/1)
02/08/25
15:25 		Thirsk 9 5f Mark Winn Paul Midgley 11 0:58.97 1.5 78 9-7 80/1
Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 50/1)
25/07/25
20:23 		York 6 5½f David Nolan Paul Midgley 14 - - 81 9-10 100/1
Awkward start - in rear throughout(op 80/1)
30/06/25
19:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1 6f Harry Davies James Tate 9 1:16.40 1.5 83 9-7 40/1
Led early - soon headed and raced in second - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 33/1)
22/04/25
19:30 		Thirsk 3 5f Clifford Lee James Tate 10 1:1.31 6 85 9-7 20/1
In touch with leaders - hampered and weakened from over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 22/1)
05/04/25
18:45 		Wolverhampton (AW) 2 5f Hector Crouch James Tate 6 1:1.51 1.5 85 9-9 3/1
Raced in second - outpaced over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said colt never travelled; vet had nothing to report)(op 5/2 tchd 10/3)
08/03/25
18:30 		Chelmsford (AW) 6 5f Clifford Lee James Tate 1st 0:59.36 Won 75 9-9 7/2
Made all - ridden and went clear 1f out - comfortably(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
10/02/25
17:00 		Wolverhampton (AW) 5 5f Clifford Lee James Tate 3rd 1:2.10 .5 75 9-2 5/2
Ducked right start - in touch with leaders - headway and switched right over 1f out - soon hung right - pressed winner inside final 110yds - lost second final strides(op 7/4)
08/01/25
18:00 		Kempton (AW) 6 6f Neil Callan James Tate 4 1:14.81 0.3 – 9-0 100/30
In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - edged right inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 7/2)
19/12/24
11:30 		Southwell (AW) 3 6f Clifford Lee James Tate 3rd 1:16.18 0.05 – 9-4 3/1
Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - pressed leaders on near side of group going easily 2f out - ridden and ran green inside final furlong - ran on(op 4/1)
09/11/24
18:00 		Chelmsford (AW) 4 6f Robert Havlin James Tate 6 1:13.26 0.3 – 9-4 4/1
Took keen hold - midfield - bit short of room and switched right over 1f out - soon ridden - some headway inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 5/1)