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Horse Form Profile

Age: 10 years

Trainer: Dan Skelton

Owner: John J Reilly

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

5th

1

16th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 2

15:55 Bangor-on-Dee

Calico

12st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Won valuable handicaps on good to soft ground at Cheltenham (2m) and Ascot (2m1f) last autumn; safely held in Grand Annual at Cheltenham Festival in March and not seen to best effect on heavy ground at Ayr last month but comes here on a workable mark and must be considered.

9/2

4th

2

18th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 1

13:10 Ayr

Calico

11st 7lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Soundly beaten in the Grand Annual at Cheltenham (2m, good) last month but didn't run badly in 11th and this race isn't as hot; this 10yo showed career-best form earlier in the season with two high-profile wins (2m/2m1f, good to soft) and it will be no surprise if he's in the shake-up.

9/1

11th

2

11th Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 199y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Calico

11st 12lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

10yo who has been better than ever this season, winning over C&D (good to soft) in October on his reappearance and following up at Ascot (2m1f, good to soft) in November, despite jumping to the left at that right-handed venue; heavy ground probably not ideal when respectable fourth of six in Grade 2 at Newbury last month; entitled to respect.

28/1

4th

4

7th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 92y

Class 1

14:45 Newbury

Calico

11st 2lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Two from two this term, namely wins in useful handicaps at Cheltenham (2m) and Ascot (2m1f) in the autumn, both on good to soft; better than ever and has progressed to a mark of 154, so looks worth his place in this field; whether this 10yo is capable of recording a first success above Class 2 is another matter.

25/1

1st

3

22nd Nov 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 172y

Class 2

15:15 Ascot

Calico

11st 6lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Looked as good as ever on reappearance, winning a Cheltenham handicap (2m, good to soft) for the second year running; that was perhaps the time to catch him and new mark is a career-high one.

16/1