Desert Recluse (IRE)
Owner: The Hill Top Partnership Trainer: Pat Eddery Sex: colt Age: 3
Breeding: Redback / Desert Design (Desert King)
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to firm in places on the home bend) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places;Round Course;Good to Firm) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Round Course: Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Totals | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2010 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 3 | Mystery Star | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 5 | Adam Beschizza | 6/4 |
| tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, joined inside final 2f, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2010 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Round Course: Soft in places) | 2m | 3 | Ermyn Lodge | 8st 11lbs | 2 of 11 | R Winston | 16/1 |
| held up in touch, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd well inside final furlong, not able to reach winner | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2010 | York | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 6f | 2 | Mount Athos | 8st 8lbs | 11 of 17 | R Hughes | 16/1 |
| always in rear | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2010 | Ascot | Good | 2m | 2 | Colloquial | 8st 5lbs | 4 of 9 | Kieren Fox | 3/1 |
| took keen hold, held up in 6th on inside, pushed along 4f out, switched left over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2010 | Ascot | Good to Firm (Firm in places;Round Course;Good to Firm) | 2m | 3 | Martyr | 8st 6lbs | 6 of 13 | Martin Lane | 9/2 |
| mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway when bumped over 2f out, bumped again over 1f out, stayed on, not able to challenge | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2010 | York | Good (Good to firm in places on the home bend) | 1m 4f | 3 | Desert Recluse | 8st 6lbs | 1 of 19 | Miss Rachel King | 11/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, led well over 1f out, ran on strongly | |||||||||
| 20 May 2010 | Sandown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 6f | 4 | Desert Recluse | 9st | 1 of 9 | Martin Lane | 8/1 |
| raced wide, in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, found extra when pressed inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 May 2010 | Nottingham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 6f 15y | 5 | Captain Cool | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 9 | N Callan | 9/2 |
| edged right start, tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed narrowly over 2f out, regained lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2010 | Beverley | Good | 1m 4f 16y | 5 | Corsica | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 5 | Lee Topliss | 6/1 |
| in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2010 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 4f | 5 | Desert Recluse | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Lee Topliss | 5/2 |
| tracked leader, switched left 5f out, led 4f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, ran on | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2010 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 50y | 6 | Desert Recluse | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 12 | Andrea Atzeni | 13/8 |
| tracked leader, led over 2f out, came centre and clear over 1f out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2010 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 6 | Desert Recluse | 8st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | Andrea Atzeni | 10/3 |
| soon led, narrowly headed over 7f out, regained lead 2f out, eased right over 1f out, soon strongly pressed, in command near finish, gamely | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2009 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f | 6 | Cuthbert | 9st 3lbs | 8 of 9 | R Winston | 28/1 |
| always behind | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 5 | Bronze Prince | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 12 | D Holland | 40/1 |
| in rear, ridden 3f out, never trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2009 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 6 | Highland Quaich | 9st 3lbs | 10 of 14 | D Holland | 14/1 |
| behind and soon outpaced, never dangerous | |||||||||