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Desperate Hero (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Jack Channon · Last owner Norman Court Stud Partner
by Captain Gerrard (IRE) out of El Che (GB) (Winker Watson)
24 runs · 15 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Oct 2024 — 737 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 4th of 16 6 wins · 6 courses
KTB Profile

Desperate Hero is a gelding who won six of 24 starts on turf between Apr 2022 and Jun 2024. All six wins came in handicaps except for one novice success at 6f-7f, with five at under 6f on good or softer ground. He won a Class 2 handicap at Hamilton in Jun 2024 off 91 and a Class 2 handicap at Goodwood in May 2024 off 90. He finished fourth of 16 at Longchamp in Oct 2024.

Based on 24 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating104At career-high mark
104 74–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 96 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 6 Jul 2024

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was.

Flat 23 figures · best 142C · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good6110C94.5—
Good to Firm6112A90.5—
Heavy4142C110.5—
Good to Soft4109A92.5—
Soft3112A96—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Under 6f20142C97.5—
6f – 7f388C84—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 15 Sep 2024 Official rating 104 at the last run, 15 Sep 2024

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Flat 23 figures · best 124A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good6124A93.5—
Good to Firm690A83.5—
Heavy4103A92—
Good to Soft495A90—
Soft3102A87—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Under 6f20124A87—
6f – 7f387B83—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Captain Gerrard (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,052 runs since Jan 2008 (175 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm38513.2%+4.9—
Good to Firm624558.8%+0.51 from 6
Good584447.5%−0.82 from 6
Good to Soft276165.8%−2.51 from 4
Soft250218.4%+0.10 from 4
Heavy6246.5%−1.82 from 4
Standard (AW)1,2181078.8%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,42914910.4%+2.15 from 21
6f – 7f1,158756.5%−1.81 from 3
1m – 1m1f289175.9%−2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f9866.1%−2.2—
1m5f – 2m6258.1%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f1400%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m200%−8.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
El Che (GB) (Winker Watson)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Getreadytorumble (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Getreadytorumble (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Getreadytorumble (GB)1535f–5½fClass 3
Whistledown (GB)3136f–7fClass 6
He's Readytorumble (GB)50——
Stolen (GB)50——
Eva Icon (GB)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 2 33% +8.00
Good to Firm 6 1 17% −4.50
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 2 50% +10.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 2 33% −0.50
Class 2 5 2 40% +12.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 4 2 50% +8.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Goodwood 6 1 17% +1.00
Nottingham 2 1 50% +5.00
Newbury 2 1 50% +3.00
Windsor 2 1 50% +2.00
Chepstow 2 1 50% −0.50
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 1 100% +9.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 21 5 24% +12.00
6f – 7f 3 1 33% −1.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rose Dawes 4 0 0% −4.00
Callum Rodriguez 3 1 33% +7.00
David Probert 3 1 33% +4.00
Tom Marquand 3 2 67% +6.00
George Bass 3 0 0% −3.00
Darragh Keenan 2 0 0% −2.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 1 100% +6.00
Kieran Shoemark 1 0 0% −1.00
Saffie Osborne 1 1 100% +0.50
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 15 5 33% +18.00
None 9 1 11% −7.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 7 2 29% +10.00
2023 12 3 25% +4.00
2022 5 1 20% −3.50

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
06 Oct 24+21d Longchamp (FR) Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (2yo+) (Sprint Course) (Turf) 5f · Very Soft · 16 ran 4/16 1¼ 9-11 ——— Callum Rodriguez 34/1
15 Sep 24+44d Curragh Bar One Racing Flying Five Stakes (Group 1) 5f · Good · 18 ran Set pace among midfield bunch - up to 4th with a furlong left then briefly 2nd near the final stretch - dropped back late and finished 6th 6/18 shd 9-6 104110C104A Colin Keane 66/1
02 Aug 24+27d Goodwood King George Qatar Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort inside final furlong and dropped away - finished 10th 10/10 ½ 9-4 10488A76A David Probert 18/1
06 Jul 24+34d Sandown Coral Charge (Group 3) (Registered As The Sprint Stakes) Class 1 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1 9-5 10496A102A Callum Rodriguez 5/1
02 Jun 24+30d Hamilton Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 9-9 91110C124A Callum Rodriguez 9/1
03 May 24+26d Goodwood William Hill Epic Boost Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 8-8 90142C99B David Probert 6/1
07 Apr 24+162d Bath Try The Racing App This Afternoon Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 ½ 8-7 9177A85A Rose Dawes 22/1
28 Oct 23+10d Doncaster William Hill Farewell Flat Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Heavy · 10 ran 9/10 1¾ 9-2 9188A70A Rossa Ryan 13/2
18 Oct 23+25d Nottingham Watch On Racing Tv Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 9-9 86133A103A Hollie Doyle 6/1
23 Sep 23+35d York Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 7/19 1 8-6 86101C87A Rose Dawes 16/1
19 Aug 23+16d Newbury Highclere Castle Gin Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-4 8080A93A Tom Marquand 4/1
03 Aug 23+7d Goodwood World Pool Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 8-7 7996A87A David Probert 8/1
27 Jul 23+19d Yarmouth William Hill Epic Boost Racing League Race 5 Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 hd 8-12 79109A95A Kieran Shoemark 8/1
08 Jul 23+15d Haydock Bet Boost At Bet365 Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 9-1 80112A87A George Bass 12/1
23 Jun 23+11d Goodwood William Hill Presents Up Front Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 2½ 9-2 7499B85A Rose Dawes 4/1
12 Jun 23+16d Windsor eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-8 7490A100B Tom Marquand 3/1F
27 May 23+23d Goodwood Angus Millar Celebration Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 1 8-8 75108A80A Rose Dawes 11/1
04 May 23+22d Salisbury William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 ½ 9-8 7784A71A George Bass 9/1
12 Apr 23+264d Nottingham Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 ¾ 9-3 77112A84A George Bass 15/2
22 Jul 22+15d Chepstow Dragon Bet EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-4 7756C87B Saffie Osborne 1/2F
07 Jul 22+24d Newbury Pentair-Jung Pumpen EBF Restricted Novice Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 1 9-0 7888C83A David Egan 2/1F
13 Jun 22+34d Windsor British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 1 9-7 —93C90A Tom Marquand 4/1
10 May 22+11d Chepstow Cazoo Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 1¾ 9-5 —65A77A Darragh Keenan 4/1
29 Apr 22 Goodwood British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 4¼ 9-1 —85A87B Darragh Keenan 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desperate Hero (GB) won?
Desperate Hero (GB) won 6 of 24 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 11 times in total (45.8% of starts).
Who trained Desperate Hero (GB)?
Desperate Hero (GB) was trained by Jack Channon on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 6 October 2024.
Who is Desperate Hero (GB)'s sire?
Desperate Hero (GB) is by Captain Gerrard (IRE) out of El Che (GB), whose sire is Winker Watson.
What going does Desperate Hero (GB) prefer?
Desperate Hero (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Desperate Hero (GB)'s official rating?
Desperate Hero (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 104.
What is Desperate Hero (GB)'s sire's record?
Captain Gerrard (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,052 runs since Jan 2008 (175 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Desperate Hero (GB)'s siblings?
Out of El Che (GB), Desperate Hero (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Getreadytorumble (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Getreadytorumble (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.