BRITISH 2yo RACING 2008 - Horse Summary
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The Desert Saint  (BY C, Apr 8) [Picture]
TRAINER
OWNER
SIRE
DAM
GRANDSIRE
SALES PRICE
A. M. Balding A Taylor Dubai DestinationMaria Theresa (Pedigree)Primo Dominie 37000 gns []

Racing Summary
DATE PROFILE/COMMENTS
05 May The other debut runner with some prospects is Andrew Balding's The Desert Saint. The trainer does get the odd debut winners but later May has been the earliest to expect these. He provided the 20/1 upset when his first 2yo debut this year (Foundation Room) won the Salisbury conditions race yesterday. That just isn't usual and there needs to be some explanation for that. That filly might be very useful but she cost 7,000gns at the sales and looked a lightly built and ready type, at best, on TV pictures. She presumably found a weak version of that Salisbury affair to win and the pacemakers probably went too hard to set themselves up. April Pride is presumably not the class of Hannon's recent winners of the race on the evidence on display. 
  • Whatever, Balding doesn't go in for lots of strong debuts like a David Evans and after that debut win The Desert Saint will be at a shorter price than he ought to be. With a record of 3 season winners from 12 juveniles that started out in May in 2005-7 its 3/1 against that The Desert Saint will be a winner this year, let alone in this race.
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    2008 SEASON RUN DETAILS
    Run Rc # Date Course Dist Gng RcCls RcTyp SP Postn [Est] [Prf] RnSty RcPc Notes Hdgr
    157May 5KTNA5STD4M62-103432 T3AvA3, -2+1f & Hf, SOutpcd-2f, POn-1f
    282May 15SALS5G3M47-92344 M5OkCent, -3+1f, -5Hf, SResp-1.5f+, Fd-1f
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    The Desert Saint:-  Pedigree Details
    DAM Name Previous Foals and their Racing Performances Foal Years General Notes
    Maria Theresa 3 previous foals.
    Half to :-
    • plcd 2yo/8-10f 3yo Pagan Crest (45k, rtd /73)
    • unp 8f 2yo/5-6f 3-4yo Intrepid Jack (20k, rtd 20/101)
    • plcd 2yo/7f 3yo Fervent Prince (72k, rtd 50/)
    dam unraced
    DAM 98 =
    • 02 IJ
    • 03 PC
    • 05 FP
     

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