Grey Dawning Horse Racing Form | Aintree 13:45 11th April 2024

Grey Dawning' Form | 11th April 2024

11th April 2024 Close Brothers Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Age
7
Weight
11-7
Trainer
D Skelton
(Last 14 Days: 5-24, 20.83%)
Owner
Mr Robert Kirkland
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Grange Stud
Colour
Grey
Foaling Date
2017-03-18
Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 1
Ground
Soft
Distance
2m 3f 200y
Runners
5
Prize Money
£120,000
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Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Grey Dawning Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2024-03-14 13:30 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 3f 168y / Chase Turf / 175K
Chase, Gold, Grade, Novice, Grade 1
11-7 Soft 1 /11 - win 2 Ginny's Destiny 11-7 5m 4.64s

tracked leaders, pressed leader from 3 out, pushed along and every chance from next, led approaching last, ridden out, idled towards finish

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3.5 3.95
1.73
153
1 2024-01-13 14:24 Warwick / 1 / 3m 0f 0y / Chase Turf / 75K
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 2
11-7 Soft 1 /5 - win 14 Apple Away 10-11 6m 10s

held up tracking leaders went 2nd travelling well turning in, led and went badly left 2 out, clear when went left again last, stayed on strongly, easily

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
2.25 2.27
1.5
144
2 2023-12-15 12:40 Cheltenham / 2 / 2m 4f 127y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Novice
11-12 Soft 2 /6 - btn 0.75 Ginny's Destiny 11-9 5m 13.86s

tracked leaders, ridden to challenge when blundered 2 out, rallied gamely to chase winner flat

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3 3.33
1.88
144
3 2023-11-25 13:50 Haydock / 2 / 2m 5f 127y / Chase Turf / 50K
Chase
11-0 Soft 1 /5 - win 9.5 Gaillard Du Mesnil 11-11 5m 42.3s

chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, led after 8th, clear before 4 out, easily

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3 3.45
1.73
137
4 2023-11-10 14:55 Exeter / 2 / 3m 0f 54y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Novice
11-2 Good To Soft 3 /5 - btn 2.75 Stay Away Fay 11-2 6m 24.72s

raced wide, held up in 5th, left disputing 3rd at 10th, went 2nd 3 out, every chance last, weakened into 3rd run-in

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3.12 3.17
1.6
141
5 2023-04-14 16:40 Aintree / 1 / 3m 0f 149y / Hurdle Turf / 100K
Grade, Hurdle, Novice, Grade 1
11-8 Soft F /15 - btn Apple Away 11-1 -

held up in midfield, fell 9th

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
6 6.75
2.46
141
6 2023-01-14 14:25 Warwick / 1 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 55K
Grade, Hurdle, Novice, Grade 2
11-2 Heavy 1 /7 - win 5 Ginny's Destiny 11-2 5m 20.3s

held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, in touch when not much room and stumbled just after 7th, not much room and squeezed through to challenge 2 out, soon led, clear flat

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
5.5 6.46
2.98
129
7 2022-12-26 15:40 Kempton / 3 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 21.1K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-0 Soft 1 /15 - win 1.5 Bourbali 11-3 5m 22.35s

held up off the pace towards rear, closer in mid-division 6th, tracked leaders going well 4 out, went 2nd turning in, led before hit 2 out, joined when bumped and carried 2nd right run-in, stayed on to assert inside final 100 yards

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
2.25 2.39
1.47
123
8 2022-12-02 14:00 Exeter / 4 / 2m 0f 161y / Hurdle Turf / 8.5K
Hunt, Hurdle, National, National Hunt, Novice
11-0 Good To Soft 1 /17 - win 1.25 Lallygag 11-3 4m 12.86s

chased leaders, headway to dispute lead 3 out, sustained duel with runner-up, led narrowly last, edged right run-in and kept on well, always doing enough

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
1.5 1.6
1.12
9 2022-11-05 12:26 Aintree / 3 / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 10K
Hunt, Hurdle, National, National Hunt, Novice
11-0 Soft 2 /7 - btn 1.25 Man At Work 10-13 4m 59.27s

held up towards rear, closed 6th, mistake 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden and headed 120 yards out, no impression towards finish

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
1.91 2.04
1.23
10 2022-03-07 17:10 Wetherby / 5 / 2m 0f 0y / NH Flat / 5K 11-10 Heavy 1 /3 - win 5.5 Saint Patric 10-12 4m 2.74s

close up, going well 2f out, led 1f out, easily

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
1.3 1.37
1.07
11 2021-12-27 15:20 Wetherby / 5 / 2m 0f 0y / NH Flat / 4.5K 11-0 Soft 1 /12 - win 4.5 Sporting Ace 11-0 4m 10.63s

towards rear, headway halfway, tracked leaders 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and ridden clear final furlong

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
5.5 6.24
2.26