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Optima RacingHorses › Grey Dawning (IRE)

Grey Dawning (IRE)

9yo gr g · Form & record 2021-12-27 to 2026-04-10 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Dan Skelton.
Pedigree Flemensfirth (USA) × Lady Wagtail (IRE) (by Milan)
OwnerRobert Kirkland
BreederGrange Stud
Ratings Official 165 · best RPR 172 · best TS 166
21
Runs
11
Wins
52.4%
Strike rate
85.7%
Place rate
1.43
Actual / Expected
64.5%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 21 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-04-10 28d Aintree 20f Soft 1 1/7 0 Harry Skelton p 164 165 170 165 5/1
Grade 1 Chase Turf JCB Melling Chase (GBB Race) Soon in touch with leaders - headway and disputing second 5 out - challenging after 2 out - led narrowly last - ridden and kept on run-in - all out(op 4/1)
2026-03-13 48d Cheltenham 26.5f Soft 1 4/10 6.5 Harry Skelton 164 166 167 166 16/1
Grade 1 Chase Turf Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (GBB Race) Disputed lead - lost position but prominent after 2nd - mistakes 15th and 16th - briefly went second before 2 out - lost third last - weakened run-in
2026-01-24 63d Cheltenham 25.5f Soft 1 3/4 4.25 Harry Skelton 164 166 165 92 EVS
Grade 2 Chase Turf Betfair Cotswold Chase (GBB Race) Kicked before start - raced in third in touch with leaders - headway after 3 out - 2 1/2 lengths down when mistake 2 out - kept on but not recover (jockey said gelding made a mistake jumping 2nd last fence)(op 10/11 tchd 5/6)
2025-11-22 233d Haydock 25.5f Soft 1 1/5 0 Harry Skelton 164 166 172 127 10/11
Grade 1 Chase Turf Betfair Chase (Registered As The Lancashire Chase) (GBB Race) In rear but in touch with leaders - headway going easily and went second 4 out - challenging 2 out - eased into lead run-in - impressive(op Evens tchd 5/6)
2025-04-03 33d Aintree 25f Soft 1 2/7 Harry Skelton 164 162 169 138 9/4
Grade 1 Chase Brooklands Golden Miller Chronograph Bowl Chase (GBB Race)
2025-03-01 65d Kelso 23.5f Soft 1/4 Harry Skelton 159 162 168 155 4/5
Listed Chase Turf bet365 Premier Chase () (GBB Race)
2024-12-26 33d Kempton 24f Good 1 99/11 Harry Skelton 164 165 13/2
Grade 1 Chase Turf Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (GBB Race) Towards rear - bad mistake 1st - some headway 5 out - weakened quickly after 4 out - pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the 1st and never travelled thereafter; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 6/1)
2024-11-23 226d Haydock 25.5f Soft 1 2/7 2 Harry Skelton 164 157 168 146 15/8F
Grade 1 Chase Turf Betfair Chase (Registered As The Lancashire Chase) (GBB Race) Travelled strongly - prominent - went second going best 4 out - challenging from 2 out - led when mistake last - headed run-in - no extra inside final 110yds(op 3/1)
2024-04-11 28d Aintree 20f Soft 1 3/5 0.2 Harry Skelton 161 158 157 140 11/10F
Grade 1 Chase Turf Close Brothers Manifesto Novices Chase (GBB Race) In touch with leaders on inner - steady headway 6th - jockey lost iron briefly just after 3 out - outpaced when switched right after 2 out - rallied and disputing second last - no extra final 110yds(tchd 6/5)
2024-03-14 61d Cheltenham 20f Soft 1 1/11 0 Harry Skelton 161 153 165 148 5/2J
Grade 1 Chase Turf Turners Novices Chase (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race) In touch with leaders - going easily when challenging before 3 out - jumped slightly left and led 2 out - edged left approaching last - ridden run-in - soon idled - kept on towards finish
2024-01-13 29d Warwick 24f Soft 1 1/5 0 Harry Skelton 161 144 163 140 5/4F
Grade 2 Chase Turf Trustatrader Hampton Novices Chase (GBB Race) In touch with leaders - headway 14th - led and jumped left 2 out - 5 lengths ahead when jumped left last - easily(op 15/8)
2023-12-15 20d Cheltenham 20.5f Soft 2 2/6 0.75 Harry Skelton 166 144 156 135 2/1F
Chase Turf Cheltenham & South-West Racing Club Novices Chase (GBB Race) Prominent - nudged along and challenging when bad mistake 2 out - soon lost ground - rallied and went second just after last - kept on well - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding made a mistake jumping second-last fence)(op 9/4)
2023-11-25 15d Haydock 21.5f Soft 2 1/5 0 Harry Skelton 154 137 142 96 2/1
Chase Turf Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase (GBB Race) In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - went second 5th - led just after 8th - not fluent 12th - went clear after 5 out - good jump 4 out - kept on well from last - readily(op 9/4)
2023-11-10 210d Exeter 24f Soft 2 3/5 1 Harry Skelton 156 141 139 77 85/40
Chase Turf Betway Future Stars Silver Bowl Novices Chase (GBB Race) In touch with leaders - pushed along when went second after 3 out - ridden but no extra and lost second run-in(tchd 2/1 and tchd 9/4)
2023-04-14 90d Aintree 24.5f Soft 1 99/15 Harry Skelton 162 141 5/1
Winners Wear Cavani Sefton Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2023-01-14 19d Warwick 21f Heavy 1 1/7 Harry Skelton 156 129 143 124 9/2
Ballymore Leamington Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2022-12-26 24d Kempton 21f Soft 3 1/15 Harry Skelton 154 123 129 73 5/4
Ladbrokes Fanzone Your Team Your Game Handicap Hurdle
2022-12-02 27d Exeter 16.5f Soft 4 1/17 Harry Skelton 154 122 89 1/2
British Stallion Studs EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)
2022-11-05 243d Aintree 20f Soft 3 2/7 Harry Skelton 154 121 101 10/11
Boylesports EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)
2022-03-07 70d Wetherby 16f Heavy 5 1/3 Harry Skelton 164 123 105 3/10
wetherbyracing.co.uk Open NH Flat Race (Cat 1 Elimination) (Go North Jodami Series Qualifier) (GBB)
2021-12-27 DEB Wetherby 16f Soft 5 1/12 Harry Skelton 154 113 105 9/2
William Hill Racing Radio Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Normal (2-4wk)8675.0%
Freshened (1-2m)300.0%
Layoff (2-6m)5360.0%
Long break (6m+)4125.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 112541.7%
Class 23133.3%
Class 32150.0%
Class 522100.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)211152.4%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft18950.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Aintree5120.0%
Cheltenham4125.0%
Haydock3266.7%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-12-27–2026-04-10. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.