Heltenham Horse Racing Form | Perth 16:33 24th April 2025

Heltenham' Form | 24th April 2025

24th April 2025 Phil Nelson River Tay Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Age
8
Weight
10-13
Trainer
D Skelton
(Last 14 Days: 16-70, 22.86%)
Owner
Exors Of The Late Mr N W Lake
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Mme Anne-Charlotte Andre et al
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2017-04-23
Is Heltenham Improving?
Does Heltenham Suit This Race
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

Heltenham 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 2025-04-19 16:19 Newton Abbot / 3 / 2m 4f 216y / Chase Turf / 20K
Chase, Handicap
11-11
Tongue Strap
Heavy 2 /11 - btn 3.25 Scarface 11-10 5m 25.41s

towards rear, mid-division at 3rd, went 3rd at 6th, led 7th and forged on, not fluent 3 out, faced challenge before 2 out, pushed along and headed narrowly approaching last, ridden and no extra run-in

D Skelton
Tristan Durrell
11 11.64
3.7
134
1 2025-02-22 15:35 Kempton / 1 / 3m 0f 0y / Chase Turf / 150K
Chase, Handicap
11-2
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft P /13 - btn Katate Dori 10-5 -

not fluent 1st, towards rear, headway into mid-division 9th, chased leaders 11th, weakened next, tailed off when bad mistake 2 out, pulled up before the last

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
10 11.7
3.64
136
2 2024-12-26 12:30 Aintree / 2 / 2m 3f 200y / Chase Turf / 35K
Chase, Handicap
11-11
Tongue Strap
Soft 4 /5 - btn 23.5 Imperial Saint 11-9 5m 23.01s

in rear, jumped right throughout, pushed along 3 out, never involved (limited comments due to fog)

D Skelton
C Gethings
13 14.8
5
139
3 2024-11-29 14:30 Newbury / 2 / 2m 3f 187y / Chase Turf / 55K
Chase, Handicap
11-6
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 8 /9 - btn 25.5 Le Patron 11-5 5m 8.736s

held up in rear, jumped right 10th, some headway on outside 3 out, no impression, weakened before last

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
5.5 5.94
2.2
142
4 2024-04-19 14:50 Ayr / 2 / 2m 4f 110y / Chase Turf / 50K
Chase, Handicap
12-0
Tongue Strap
Soft F /10 - btn Outlaw Peter 11-12 -

off the pace in last pair, no chance when fell 4 out

D Skelton
C Gethings
11 12.32
3.76
142
5 2024-04-11 16:40 Aintree / 1 / 1m 7f 176y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Handicap
11-0
Tongue Strap
Soft 8 /15 - btn 38.25 Sans Bruit 10-2 4m 16.3s

held up in rear, not fluent 5th, mistake 8th, never involved, mistake and well beaten 2 out

D Skelton
C Gethings
9.5 12.5
3.6
142
6 2024-03-23 14:40 Newbury / 2 / 2m 3f 187y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap
11-1
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 1 /6 - win 0.3 Sir Psycho 10-13 4m 59.15s

raced keenly, waited with in rear, headway out wide travelling well 4 out, challenged from 2 out, went 2nd at the last, ridden and strong challenge run-in, led towards finish

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
2 2.01
1.47
136
7 2024-03-02 13:55 Newbury / 1 / 2m 3f 187y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Cup, Gold, Handicap
10-9
Tongue Strap
Heavy 1 /9 - win 2 Kandoo Kid 11-5 5m 10.8s

held up in rear, steady headway out wide before 4 out, tracked leaders and went right next, led going well before 2 out, 2 lengths ahead when went right again last, idled briefly run-in, ridden out

D Skelton
C Gethings
9.5 11
3.5
130
8 2024-02-24 16:10 Kempton / 2 / 2m 4f 110y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap
11-4
Tongue Strap
Soft 2 /6 - btn 0.5 Golden Son 11-9 5m 22.6s

held up in last pair, steady headway on inside going well before 3 out, ridden and angled out off rail between last two, stayed on strongly run-in, went 2nd entering final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
7.5 7.77
2.14
130
9 2024-01-21 16:10 Lingfield / 3 / 2m 3f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 20K
Handicap, Hurdle, Novice
12-1
Tongue Strap
Soft 8 /11 - btn 45.5 Inthewaterside 11-9 5m 2.81s

in rear, pushed along 2 out, never on terms

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
9 11.88
3.5
126
10 2023-12-09 13:30 Aintree / 2 / 2m 3f 200y / Chase Turf / 50K
Chase, Handicap
11-3
Tongue Strap
Heavy 3 /9 - btn 47 Richmond Lake 11-11 5m 53.78s

raced wide, in touch, headway 10th, went 2nd next, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened next, finished very tired

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3.5 3.95
1.93
134
11 2023-11-18 12:09 Wetherby / 3 / 2m 3f 154y / Hurdle Turf / 9.5K
Hurdle, Novice
10-9
Tongue Strap
Soft 1 /15 - win 7 To Chase A Dream 10-10 5m 13.25s

jumped right at times, chased leader, led after 2nd, bad mistake and stumbled 2nd, hit 6th, went clear before 3 out until before next, went clear again from last

D Skelton
Tristan Durrell
1.67 1.69
1.19
127
12 2023-04-19 13:30 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 4f 127y / Chase Turf / 70K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Limited, Grade 2
11-4
Tongue Strap
Good F /12 - btn Caribean Boy 11-12 -

held up in rear, mistake 5th, fell next

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3.5 3.99
1.77
134
13 2023-03-25 14:05 Newbury / 2 / 2m 3f 187y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap
10-11
Tongue Strap
Soft 1 /9 - win 5.5 Numitor 11-9 5m 5.2s

waited with in rear, hit 9th, steady headway tracking leaders before 11th, went 2nd before 2 out, led on bit last, quickened readily clear run-in, easily

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
4.5 5.1
1.96
123
14 2023-02-09 14:33 Ffos Las / 4 / 2m 3f 83y / Chase Turf / 15.8K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
11-10
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 1 /7 - win 4 How's The Cricket 11-6 4m 59s

jumped well kept wide, held up in 5th early, headway into 3rd at 6th, went 2nd before 8th, not fluent 5 out, led going well before 4 out, hit next, 3 lengths ahead 2 out, stayed on strongly, ridden out

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
2.62 2.93
1.76
116
15 2022-12-26 14:35 Newcastle / 4 / 2m 4f 19y / Chase Turf / 21.05K
Chase, Handicap
11-8
Tongue Strap
Soft 1 /11 - win 2.75 Just Don't Know 11-9 5m 19.64s

towards rear, headway and close up 3rd, blundered 9th, ridden and every chance 2 out, stayed on to lead towards finish

D Skelton
David England
5 5.92
2.35
109
16 2022-11-22 12:35 Southwell / 4 / 2m 4f 88y / Chase Turf / 17.4K
Chase, Handicap
11-11
Tongue Strap
Soft 2 /9 - btn 4.5 Generous Day 11-13 5m 32.5s

not always fluent in rear, mistake 10th, headway 12th, went 2nd next, mistake 3 out, ridden before 2 out, unable to get to winner, well held flat

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
2.88 3.01
1.55
107
17 2022-10-27 14:40 Stratford / 4 / 2m 4f 205y / Chase Turf / 9.4K
Chase, Handicap
11-8
Tongue Strap
Good 2 /7 - btn 14 Sheldon 11-7 5m 21.733s

held up in rear on outside, jumped right and not fluent 1st, headway 4th, challenged after 10th, led when not fluent 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner before last

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3 3.3
2.08
107
18 2022-03-24 16:35 Chepstow / 5 / 2m 3f 100y / Hurdle Turf / 12.7K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-12
Tongue Strap
Good 2 /15 - btn 1.25 Beau Haze 10-11 4m 53.108s

prominent, led after 3rd, headed before next, led 6th, edged left after 2 out, hung left and headed last, held towards finish

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
7.5 8.49
2.4
104
19 2022-02-21 13:50 Carlisle / 4 / 2m 1f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 8.5K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-6 Heavy 3 /9 - btn 2.5 Gold Emery 11-6 4m 18.07s

led, ridden 2 out, headed soon after next, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
4.33 4.7
1.62
20 2021-11-25 13:45 Lingfield / 4 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 7.5K
Hurdle, Novice
10-12 Good To Soft 10 /17 - btn 14.35 Sherborne 10-12 4m 0.18899999999999s

mid-division, ridden before 2 out, mistake 2 out, weakened after last

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
5.5 6.77
2.54