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Age: 9 years

Trainer: Dan Skelton

Owner: T C McKeever

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
VerdictStarting price

7

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 99y

Class 1

14:55 Sandown

Thistle Ask

11st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Front-runner who has shown excellent progress over fences and whose record for current stable reads 11112, the last two wins in Grade 2 handicaps; collared by Jonbon in soft-ground Grade 1 at Ascot (2m1f) when last seen; may turn the tables returned to forecast ideal ground, being 5-5 on good; possibly hasn't reached his ceiling yet; respected.

2/1

2nd

4

17th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 172y

Class 1

15:30 Ascot

Thistle Ask

11st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

One of the success stories of the season, improving dramatically for new yard and rattling off four handicap wins (2m-2m3f, all on good); showed high-class form when routing six rivals at Kempton just after Christmas; impossible to discount, but he'll need another personal best in this higher grade and he also has to prove he's as effective on ground softer than good.

9/1

1st

3

27th Dec 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:30 Kempton

Thistle Ask

11st 3lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Hugely progressive in 2025, winning the first leg of a four-timer in February off a BHA mark of just 108; has won valuable good-ground handicaps at Wetherby (extended 2m3f) and Exeter (extended 2m1f; beat Saint Segal 7l) on his last two starts and, while he is up another stone, he is a contender once more as he goes for five in a row under conditions that should suit.

15/8

1st

6

7th Nov 2025

Good

2m 1f 109y

Class 1

14:25 Exeter

Thistle Ask

10st 6lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Has form figures of 2111 since switched to chasing, latterly emphatic wins on good ground at Kelso (2m1f) and Wetherby (2m3f) for new stable; out of the handicap upped in grade and again turned out quickly but he's an improving contender.

3/1

1st

6

31st Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 85y

Class 1

14:55 Wetherby

Thistle Ask

10st 3lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Debut for this yard when making it 2-3 over fences with an all-the-way success last week at Kelso (2m1f, good), justifying odds of 5-4 on his return from a 265-day absence; 2lb well in even with the penalty and he's very lightly raced for an 8yo.

6/4F