2014/15 Jumps Profile - Deputy Dan

Deputy Dan 6 y bg Westerner- Louisas Dream (Cod)

LIFETIME RECORD	STARTS	WINS	2NDS	3RDS	WINNINGS	EARNINGS	BEST TS	BEST RPR	OR†
NHF	3	2	0	1	£3,574	£3,831	83	120	—
Hurdle	5	2	3	0	£18,854	£46,749	123	151	145
Chase	1	0	1	0	£0	£1,336	108	139	145
Rules Races	9	4	4	1	£22,428	£51,917

Smart and progressive gelding who has not been out the frame in his 9 starts. He made his debut at Chepstow in April 2012, finishing 1 ¾ l third in a 2m bumper behind Irish Bucaneer, then reappeared in March 2013, to win a similar event at Uttoxeter by 15l from Elmore Rock and followed up at Exeter a month later under a 7lb penalty, beating Boogie in the Barn ¾ l. He reappeared at Carlisle in November 2013, finishing 1¾ l 2^nd in a 2m 3f novice hurdle behind Oscar Fortune, then a month later in a similar event over 2m 5f at Warwick, was beaten 1l by the highly regarded  Champagne West. He got off the mark at Chepstow in December, beating Ceasar Milan 19l in a  2m 4f maiden hurdle and followed up at Warwick in January this year, beating Masters Hill 9l in a 2nm 5f grade 2 novice hurdle. He finished the season with a creditable 2^nd in the 3m grade 1 Albert Bartlett hurdle at  the festival, 4 ½ l behind Very Wood. He goes novice chasing and started at Fontwell in October, finishing 4 ½ l 2^nd to Virak in a 2m 4gf Beginners Chase, and looks set for a good season.

Trainer O. Sherwood