Desert Cop
His only win in two years came in Bahrain last March; returned to Britain with respectable efforts at Nottingham (5f) and Windsor (6f) this spring but he was laboured at Newbury on Saturday; this is another quick turnaround and others are more convincing.
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Breeding
- Sire
- Oasis Dream
- Dam
- Speed Cop
- Damsire
- Cadeaux Genereux
Trainer history
- CurrentGeorge Baker
- 31 Dec 2024Andrew Balding
From the connections
“You never know when Desert Cop is going to turn up like that - sometimes he doesn't travel with the same zest. All the signs were positive coming into today. I'm not sure he is a Group 1 horse but is the sort that improves with age and hopefully he can reach a high level - Oisin Murphy, rider.”
“We're delighted, absolutely thrilled. Oisin got off and was very complimentary about Desert Cop, it will be an exciting year for him - Anna Lisa Balding, trainer's wife.”
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | Windsor 5:40 Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap (Fitzdares Windsor Sprint Series Qualifier) | Flat Class 2 | — | — | 53.6 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
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