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Get today's free pick on Telegram →| Date | Off | Course | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | Wgt | OR | RPR | TS | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | 28d | Bangor-on-Dee | 17.5f | Good | 2 | 5/7 | 18 | Harry Skelton tp | 168 | 150 | 118 | 78 | 9/2 |
| Chase Turf Bangor-On-Dee Grand Wynnstay Handicap Chase (GBB Race) In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 11/2) | |||||||||||||
| 2026-04-18 | 38d | Ayr | 16.5f | Heavy | 1 | 4/7 | 13 | Harry Skelton tp | 161 | 151 | 139 | 112 | 9/1 |
| Chase Turf Scotty Brand Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Raced wide - in rear - not fluent 1st - steady headway from 8th - in touch with leaders 4 out - soon weakened(op 15/2 tchd 7/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2026-03-11 | 32d | Cheltenham | 16f | Good | 1 | 11/20 | 5.5 | Tristan Durrell tp | 166 | 153 | 141 | 128 | 28/1 |
| Chase Turf Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Prominent - in touch with leaders before 4th - not fluent and lost position 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 25/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2026-02-07 | 77d | Newbury | 16.5f | Heavy | 1 | 4/6 | 6 | Harry Skelton tp | 156 | 154 | 152 | 136 | 25/1 |
| Grade 2 Chase Turf William Hill Game Spirit Chase (GBB Race) Towards rear - not fluent 5th - headway and prominent 8th - briefly disputed lead before 3 out - lost second then weakened before last(op 20/1 tchd 28/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-11-22 | 29d | Ascot | 17f | Soft | 2 | 1/10 | 0 | Tristan Durrell tp | 157 | 149 | 156 | 77 | 16/1 |
| Chase Turf Castello Banfi Hurst Park Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Jumped left on occasions - pressed leader - led narrowly before 2 out - ridden before last - kept on well final 110yds(tchd 18/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-10-24 | 204d | Cheltenham | 16f | Soft | 2 | 1/9 | 0 | Harry Skelton tp | 150 | 142 | 149 | 141 | 5/1 |
| Chase Turf squareintheair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Prominent - disputed lead 4th - led clearly 4th - hit 3 out - pushed along 2 out - ridden and ran on well run-in(tchd 11/2) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-04-03 | 33d | Aintree | 16f | Soft | 1 | 2/14 | – | Harry Skelton tp | 156 | 140 | 146 | 138 | 10/1 |
| Chase Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-03-01 | 35d | Doncaster | 16.5f | Good | – | 3/9 | – | Tristan Durrell tp | 151 | 141 | 145 | 146 | 12/1 |
| Chase Turf Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-01-25 | 69d | Doncaster | 16.5f | Good | 2 | 4/7 | – | Harry Skelton tp | 161 | 142 | 136 | 105 | 4/1 |
| Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-11-17 | 23d | Cheltenham | 16f | Good | 2 | 3/4 | 4.5 | Harry Skelton t | 159 | 142 | 122 | 53 | 7/4 |
| Chase Turf Three Counties Christmas Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Jumped slightly left throughout - led - raced in second when headed after 2nd - went fourth after 3 out - weakened 2 out - left in third last(op 2/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-10-25 | 172d | Cheltenham | 16f | Good | 2 | 1/8 | 0 | Harry Skelton tp | 153 | 138 | 148 | 132 | 3/1 |
| Chase Turf squareintheair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Prominent - led narrowly after 2 out - drifted left approaching last - faced challenge and ridden run-in - kept on(op 10/3) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-05-06 | 35d | Kempton | 18f | Good | 2 | 99/5 | – | Tristan Durrell tp | 145 | 140 | – | – | 3/1 |
| Chase Turf Community Focus Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in last but in touch with leaders - headway 8th - went third after 4 out - jumped left when weakening 3 out - pulled up before last(op 11/4) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-04-01 | 19d | Chepstow | 16f | Soft | 2 | 4/7 | 1 | Mr Sean OConnor tp | 161 | 142 | 140 | 100 | 5/1 |
| Chase Turf Betting.Bet New Betting Sites Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Prominent - not fluent 3rd - disputed lead 4 out - led narrowly 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon lost position - weakened run-in(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-03-13 | 46d | Cheltenham | 16f | Soft | 1 | 10/16 | 11 | Tristan Durrell tp | 152 | 143 | 114 | 76 | 25/1 |
| Chase Turf Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Raced in second - prominent 6th - lost position 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 28/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-01-27 | 42d | Doncaster | 16.5f | Good | 2 | 2/10 | 2.75 | Tristan Durrell tp | 159 | 142 | 147 | 107 | 9/2 |
| Chase Turf SBK Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Led but pestered - not fluent 3 out - headed 2 out - soon ridden - kept on run-in(op 5/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-12-16 | 29d | Cheltenham | 16.5f | Soft | 2 | 4/7 | 2.5 | Harry Skelton tp | 161 | 143 | 136 | 109 | 11/4 |
| Chase Turf Quintessentially Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Led narrowly - headed and pressed leader 2nd - led again after 4 out - headed 2 out - weakened last | |||||||||||||
| 2023-11-17 | 216d | Cheltenham | 16f | Soft | 2 | 2/11 | 0.75 | Harry Skelton tp | 167 | 139 | 148 | 138 | 6/1 |
| Chase Turf Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Disputed lead - led clearly 4 out - 2 lengths ahead last - headed towards finish | |||||||||||||
| 2023-04-15 | 42d | Aintree | 16f | Soft | 1 | 99/4 | – | Harry Skelton tp | 161 | 139 | 149 | – | 12/1 |
| EFT Systems Maghull Novices Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-03-04 | 21d | Doncaster | 16.5f | Good | 2 | 1/5 | – | Bridget Andrews tp | 163 | 137 | 146 | 107 | 11/4 |
| Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-02-11 | 13d | Warwick | 16f | Good | 1 | 2/2 | – | Harry Skelton tp | 156 | 136 | 148 | 128 | 9/1 |
| Virgin Bet Kingmaker Novices Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-01-29 | 53d | Southwell | 16f | Good | 3 | 1/6 | – | Harry Skelton tp | 168 | 129 | 143 | 124 | 5/4 |
| At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Chase | |||||||||||||
| 2022-12-07 | 35d | Leicester | 20f | Firm | 3 | 4/7 | – | Harry Skelton t | 168 | 130 | 128 | 105 | 7/2 |
| William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase | |||||||||||||
| 2022-11-02 | 12d | Chepstow | 16f | Good | 3 | 2/6 | – | Harry Skelton t | 164 | 130 | 131 | 92 | 2/1 |
| Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Novices Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-10-21 | 205d | Cheltenham | 16.5f | Good | 3 | 2/15 | – | Tristan Durrell t | 151 | 126 | 132 | 96 | 17/2 |
| Showcasing Sustainability Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Series Qual) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-03-30 | 85d | Market Rasen | 20.5f | Soft | 3 | 6/9 | – | Harry Skelton t | 166 | 129 | 116 | 86 | 6/1 |
| Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2022-01-04 | 15d | Hereford | 16f | Soft | 3 | 3/7 | – | Harry Skelton t | 152 | 133 | 129 | 108 | 3/1 |
| Follow @AtTheRaces On Twitter Novices Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-12-20 | 30d | Lingfield | 16f | Heavy | 2 | 2/7 | – | Harry Skelton t | 166 | 133 | 133 | 104 | 11/4 |
| Casumo Horse Racing And Sports Betting Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-11-20 | 35d | Haydock | 19f | Good | 2 | 4/8 | – | Harry Skelton t | 153 | 136 | 132 | 76 | 6/1 |
| Betfair Pays Tribute To Andy Stewart Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-10-16 | 181d | Ffos Las | 16f | Good | 2 | 8/12 | – | Harry Skelton | 152 | 139 | 126 | 109 | 10/3 |
| Potter Group Welsh Champion Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-04-18 | 35d | Ayr | 16f | Good | 1 | 4/9 | – | Harry Skelton | 157 | 139 | 137 | 125 | 4/1 |
| Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| Time since last run | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick (under 2wk) | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Normal (2-4wk) | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Freshened (1-2m) | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Layoff (2-6m) | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Long break (6m+) | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Class 2 | 15 | 4 | 26.7% |
| Class 3 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Trip | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staying (13f+) | 33 | 7 | 21.2% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| Soft | 11 | 3 | 27.3% |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 8 | 2 | 25.0% |
| Doncaster | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
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