King D'Argent Horse Racing Form | Aintree 16:40 07th April 2022

King D'Argent' Form | 07th April 2022

07th April 2022 Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Age
7
Weight
10-12
Trainer
D Skelton
(Last 14 Days: 7-27, 25.93%)
Owner
Andrew Dick And John Stevenson
Sex
gelding
Breeder
S.A.S. Ecurie Peregrine
Colour
Chestnut
Foaling Date
2015-02-06
Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Grade 3
Ground
Good To Soft
Distance
1m 7f 176y
Runners
16
Prize Money
£100,000
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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

King D'Argent 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 2022-03-05 14:55 Doncaster / 2 / 2m 0f 78y / Chase Turf / 30K
Chase, Handicap
11-2 Soft 2 /6 - btn 0.3 Bun Doran 10-9 4m 8.86s

held up in rear, steady headway 7th, smooth progress to chase leaders 4 out, led 2 out, awkward last, headed flat, kept on strongly close home

D Skelton
David England
13 16.59
6.57
138
1 2022-01-28 13:15 Doncaster / 2 / 2m 0f 78y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap
11-0 Good 5 /7 - btn 4.25 Funambule Sivola 11-12 4m 3.688s

held up towards rear, steady headway 7th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from 2 out

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
15 18.36
6.6
140
2 2021-11-27 15:35 Newbury / 2 / 2m 0f 92y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap
11-11 Good To Soft 9 /12 - btn 63.5 Il Ridoto 10-4 4m 19.455s

held up, pushed along and lost touch over 4 out

D Skelton
David England
51 78.52
15.04
144
3 2021-11-02 13:55 Exeter / 1 / 2m 1f 109y / Chase Turf / 70K
Chase, Cup, Gold, Grade, Handicap, Limited, Grade 2
10-4 Good To Soft 5 /6 - btn 26.75 Eldorado Allen 10-7 4m 21.064s

chased leader, led 4th, headed before 4 out, soon weakened

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
13 18
5.87
145
4 2021-10-03 15:40 Kelso / 2 / 2m 1f 14y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap
10-12 Good 3 /6 - btn 2.6 Nuts Well 11-9 4m 13.333s

tracked leader, led 4th, joined 2 out, ridden and headed before hit last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner, lost 2nd on line

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
4.6 5.5
3.02
146
5 2021-04-18 13:15 Ayr / 1 / 2m 0f 110y / Chase Turf / 21K
Chase, Handicap, Listed
11-11 Good 2 /6 - btn 3 Theinval 11-3 3m 58.745s

chased leader, hit 3rd, challenged 6th, led 8th, mistake and headed last, held flat

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
2.75 2.83
1.89
144
6 2021-03-30 15:35 Warwick / 3 / 2m 0f 54y / Chase Turf / 12.2K
Chase, Handicap
11-7 Good 1 /6 - win 8.5 Benatar 11-7 3m 57.64s

tracked leader, well clear of remainder when upsides 8th, led 3 out, ridden clear before 2 out where not fluent, careful jump last, pushed out flat

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
2.38 2.49
1.7
135
7 2021-03-08 13:30 Southwell / 3 / 1m 7f 182y / Chase Turf / 12.2K
Chase, Handicap, Limited, Novice
11-0 Good To Soft 1 /3 - win 27 Blacko 11-2 4m 15.4s

made all, clear 3rd, not fluent 6th, reduced lead before next, went well clear after 4 out, steadied into final 3 fences, unchallenged

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
1.8 2.11
125
8 2021-02-15 15:15 Lingfield / 5 / 2m 0f 0y / NH Flat / 4.5K 11-8 Standard To Slow 3 /14 - btn 1.75 Bailarico 11-2 3m 33.117s

prominent, led after 4f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace

D Skelton
Bridget Andrews
3.75 4.36
2.02
9 2021-02-08 13:30 Newcastle / 5 / 2m 4f 0y / NH Flat / 4.2K 11-4 Standard To Slow 1 /9 - win 2.25 Reassurance 10-11 4m 35.5s

chased leader who went clear after 3f, closed from 10f out, led over 4f out, driven and edged left over 1f out, stayed on

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
1.44 1.57
1.15
10 2020-12-29 15:45 Newbury / 3 / 2m 0f 92y / Chase Turf / 12.2K
Chase, Handicap
11-12 Soft F /8 - btn Funambule Sivola 11-11 -

led, not fluent 1st or 4th, clear 6th until after 8th, fell 5 out

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3.5 3.55
1.71
125
11 2020-12-10 13:57 Warwick / 4 / 2m 0f 54y / Chase Turf / 8.04K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
11-8 Soft 1 /9 - win 3 Belargus 11-8 4m 14.1s

made all, jumped right 1st and 2nd, clear 4th until after 5th, clear before 2 out, eased towards finish

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3.75 4.1
1.73
114
12 2020-11-06 13:35 Warwick / 4 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 7.27K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-12 Good 3 /13 - btn 11 Kannapolis 11-10 3m 51.7s

sweating, chased leaders, went 2nd after 3rd, led 3 out, pushed along and headed before next, no chance with winner, weakened and lost 2nd run-in

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
4 4.86
1.99
115
13 2020-09-23 16:50 Perth / 4 / 2m 4f 35y / Hurdle Turf / 7.27K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-8 Good 2 /14 - btn 1.5 Celtic Flames 11-4 5m 13.06s

tracked leaders, prominent 3rd, ridden and led narrowly before last (usual 2 out), headed last (usual 2 out), stayed on but always held

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
7.5 9
3.3
113
14 2020-02-08 13:30 Warwick / 4 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 8.42K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-7 Good To Soft 5 /12 - btn 25.5 Ask Himself 11-9 4m 0.33600000000001s

led, not fluent 2nd, headed after 3 out, weakened before next, mistake last

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3.75 3.9
1.83
115
15 2020-01-15 14:20 Newbury / 4 / 2m 0f 69y / Hurdle Turf / 4.55K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-9 Heavy 3 /10 - btn 22.75 Le Ligerien 11-7 4m 9.75s

held up and behind, plugged on into modest 3rd run-in, never any chance

D Skelton
Bridget Andrews
13 15.5
5.3
117
16 2019-12-26 15:25 Market Rasen / 4 / 2m 2f 140y / Hurdle Turf / 6.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
12-5 Good To Soft 8 /10 - btn 35.95 Hometown Boy 11-12 4m 36.736s

held up towards rear, beaten 3 out

D Skelton
Conor Shoemark
15 21
4.86
121
17 2019-12-05 14:05 Wincanton / 3 / 1m 7f 65y / Hurdle Turf / 10.07K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-0
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 13 /15 - btn 40.75 Scaramanga 11-7 3m 48.409s

always towards rear

D Skelton
Tristan Durrell
29 39.83
10.5
125
18 2019-11-19 14:30 Lingfield / 3 / 2m 3f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 5.91K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-9
Tongue Strap
Heavy 5 /5 - btn 65.5 Barntown 10-2 5m 21.49s

didn't jump well, chased clear leader, not fluent 1st, mistake 5 out, blundered 4 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened home straight, tailed off

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
6 7.2
3.05
127
19 2019-10-11 16:30 Chepstow / 2 / 2m 0f 11y / Hurdle Turf / 13K
Handicap, Hurdle, Limited
11-2 Soft 5 /9 - btn 15.75 Torpillo 11-10 4m 9.25s

pressed leaders, 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, weakened and lost two places between last two

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
8 9.02
2.7
129
20 2019-03-13 16:50 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 0f 87y / Hurdle Turf / 45.02K
Grade, Handicap, Hurdle, Juvenile, Grade 3
10-12 Soft 4 /21 - btn 6.5 Band of Outlaws 11-8 3m 58.56s

held up behind, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, switched left into 5th approaching last, kept on well towards finish

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
26 46
8.05
129
21 2018-12-06 12:15 Market Rasen / 4 / 2m 0f 148y / Hurdle Turf / 4.55K
Hurdle, Juvenile, Lincoln
11-4
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 2 /7 - btn 13 Adjali 11-4 4m 26.564s

in rear, headway after 3 out, pushed along in 3rd 2 out, ridden and won sustained duel for 2nd on run-in near finish

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
2.88 3.34
1.56
127
22 2018-11-02 14:30 Wetherby / 1 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 14.24K
Hurdle, Juvenile, Listed
10-12
Tongue Strap
Good 3 /8 - btn 8 Cracker Factory 10-12 3m 48.833s

led, pressed 3 out, hit 2 out and soon headed, mistake last and lost 2nd, no extra

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3.75 3.94
1.46
23 2018-10-17 14:10 Wetherby / 4 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 4.16K
Hurdle, Juvenile
10-12
Tongue Strap
Good 1 /7 - win 3.25 Seaborough 10-12 3m 43.5s

tracked leader, jumped into narrow lead 3 out, pushed 3 lengths clear between last 2, ridden out run-in

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
2.25
1.49
24 2018-06-26 19:20 Ballinrobe / 1m 5f 55y / Flat Turf / 8.93K
Maiden
9-5 Good 3 /7 - btn 5.25 Cypress Creek 9-5 3m 3.85s

G Lyons
C T Keane
13 18.23
2.98
25 2018-05-13 17:15 Leopardstown / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 8.01K
Maiden
9-5 Good 11 /12 - btn 22.6 Southern France 9-5 2m 40.24s

G Lyons
C T Keane
10 17.39
3.2
26 2018-04-13 17:00 Naas / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 9.86K
Maiden
9-5 Soft To Heavy 4 /5 - btn 4.55 Hunting Horn 9-5 2m 31.768s

G Lyons
C T Keane
21 28.13
7.2
27 2018-03-25 17:25 Naas / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 9.86K
Maiden
9-5 Soft To Heavy 6 /15 - btn 12.65 Bobby Boy 9-5 1m 55.262s

G Lyons
G F Carroll
26 63.26
10.5