Midnight River Horse Racing Form | Kempton 15:20 15th March 2025

Midnight River' Form | 15th March 2025

15th March 2025 Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Age
10
Weight
11-13
Trainer
D Skelton
(Last 14 Days: 5-54, 9.26%)
Owner
Mr Frank McAleavy
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Swanbridge Bloodstock Limited
Colour
Chestnut
Foaling Date
2015-04-14
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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

Midnight River 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 2025-01-01 14:05 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 4f 127y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Handicap
11-6
Tongue Strap
Soft 5 /8 - btn 23.5 Springwell Bay 11-3 5m 36.34s

held up in rear, shaken up after 4 out, 5th before 2 out, unable to get on terms, well beaten after

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
15 19.37
4.48
148
1 2024-11-30 15:00 Newbury / 1 / 3m 1f 214y / Chase Turf / 250K
Chase, Cup, Gold, Handicap
11-11
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 12 /13 - btn 55.75 Kandoo Kid 11-5 6m 50.536s

in touch in mid-division, mistake and lost place 5th, not much room 15th, outpaced 4 out, well beaten from 3 out, tailed off

D Skelton
James Bowen
29 51.58
9.46
151
2 2024-11-01 15:00 Wetherby / 1 / 2m 3f 85y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap
12-0
Tongue Strap
Good 3 /4 - btn 13.25 Genois 10-2 4m 53.008s

led 2nd, headed after 3rd, led next, headed before 4 out, no extra in 3rd when mistake last

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3.5 3.54
1.78
153
3 2023-12-02 14:50 Newbury / 1 / 3m 1f 214y / Chase Turf / 250K
Chase, Cup, Gold, Handicap
11-1
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft F /20 - btn Datsalrightgino 10-7 -

tracked leaders, fell 14th

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
11 17.33
4.41
156
4 2023-11-04 15:00 Wetherby / 1 / 3m 0f 45y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Grade, Grade 2
11-6
Tongue Strap
Soft 3 /4 - btn 22.75 Gentlemansgame 11-2 6m 33.38s

tracked leaders on outer, dropped to 4th but in touch before 7th, shaken up and outpaced by front pair before 3 out, soon well behind

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
11 11.42
3.95
156
5 2023-04-15 16:15 Aintree / 1 / 3m 0f 210y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Handicap
11-7
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft 1 /15 - win 1.5 Bowtogreatness 10-2 6m 20.08s

tracked leaders, closed 11th, switched right and led last, stayed on well, ridden out

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
8.5 9.2
3.38
151
6 2023-03-16 16:10 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 4f 127y / Chase Turf / 120K
Chase, Handicap
11-9 Soft 11 /23 - btn 15.85 Seddon 10-9 5m 19.77s

held up rear of mid-division, closed on outside 3 out, no impression before 2 out, soon weakened

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
8.5 10.73
2.78
152
7 2023-01-01 13:55 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 4f 127y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Handicap
11-4 Soft 1 /16 - win 2.25 Stolen Silver 11-9 5m 22.79s

mid-division on outside, closed 8th, challenged 3 out, led before 2 out, wandered before last, driven out

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
7 8.4
2.56
145
8 2022-11-12 14:20 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 4f 44y / Chase Turf / 160K
Chase, Cup, Gold, Handicap
11-3 Good 3 /14 - btn 3.75 Ga Law 11-0 5m 3.395s

off the pace in last trio, mistake 11th, steady headway out wide before 2 out, ridden before the last, stayed on into 3rd final 100 yards

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
8.5 10.4
3.4
145
9 2022-10-27 15:15 Stratford / 3 / 2m 3f 98y / Chase Turf / 14.4K
Chase, Handicap
12-0 Good 1 /7 - win 25 Moonlighter 11-1 4m 51.1s

held up in rear, headway before 3 out, led soon after 2 out, clear before last, comfortably

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
4 4.3
1.7
137
10 2022-03-19 14:25 Uttoxeter / 2 / 3m 0f 0y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
11-8 Soft 3 /7 - btn 4.25 Saint Palais 11-12 6m 21.95s

held up in mid-division on outside, closed 5th, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner and dropped to 3rd flat

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
8 8.57
4.2
137
11 2022-02-13 14:00 Exeter / 3 / 2m 3f 48y / Chase Turf / 18K
Chase, Novice
11-5 Soft P /7 - btn The Widdow Maker 11-0 -

led, headed before 3rd, nudged along before 3 out (usual 4 out), soon weakened, pulled up before last

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3.25 3.55
2.04
138
12 2021-12-27 13:00 Wetherby / 3 / 2m 3f 85y / Chase Turf / 12.2K
Chase, Handicap, Limited, Novice
11-2 Soft 1 /4 - win 0.3 Pay The Piper 11-8 5m 33s

led, swerved right at 1st, ridden 2 out, headed narrowly at next, rallied gamely to lead again close home, (limited visibility)

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3 3.08
1.71
135
13 2021-12-04 15:15 Aintree / 2 / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 30K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-10 Soft 7 /13 - btn 26.6 Tamar Bridge 11-0 5m 43.59s

in rear, closer before 6th, bad mistake 7th, ridden and left behind under 2 out

D Skelton
Bridget Andrews
9.5 11.5
3.85
138
14 2021-11-08 13:00 Carlisle / 3 / 2m 4f 0y / Chase Turf / 13.4K
Chase, Handicap, Limited, Novice
11-8 Good To Soft F /5 - btn Emir Sacree 10-11 -

tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, outpaced and lost ground before 4 out, fell 3 out

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
1.91 2.07
1.39
141
15 2021-04-09 16:40 Aintree / 1 / 3m 0f 149y / Hurdle Turf / 75K
Grade, Hurdle, Novice, Grade 1
11-4 Good To Soft F /12 - btn Ahoy Senor 11-4 -

held up in rear, smooth progress before 4 out, pushed along to challenge when fell 3 out

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
5 5.87
2.04
141
16 2021-02-20 13:15 Ascot / 2 / 2m 3f 58y / Hurdle Turf / 17.5K
Hurdle, Novice
11-8 Soft 1 /6 - win 1.5 Gallyhill 11-5 4m 58.72s

tracked leader after 2nd, challenging when left in lead 2 out, edged right between last 2, over 1 length ahead last, edged left run-in, stayed on strongly

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
2.25 2.47
1.37
137
17 2021-01-16 14:25 Warwick / 1 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 22.5K
Grade, Hurdle, Novice, Grade 2
11-0 Heavy 4 /11 - btn 1.85 Adrimel 11-3 5m 14.47s

mid-division, headway approaching 6th, not fluent 3 out, pressing leaders when mistake last, held flat, stayed on same pace

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
6 6.4
2.32
135
18 2020-11-29 13:58 Leicester / 3 / 2m 4f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 9.1K
Hurdle, Novice
11-4 Soft 1 /12 - win 1.25 Gold Miner 10-12 5m 21.46s

midfield, smooth headway before 3 out, shaken up 2 out disputing second, challenged leader last, led and kept on final 110 yards

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
1.25 1.3
1.11
135
19 2020-10-23 13:50 Cheltenham / 2 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 16K
Hurdle, Novice
11-3 Good 2 /6 - btn 4.75 Does He Know 11-3 5m 9.194s

held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden and almost upsides approaching last, kept on but no match for winner

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
3 3.25
1.83
20 2020-10-04 16:16 Uttoxeter / 4 / 2m 3f 207y / Hurdle Turf / 5.8K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-0 Good To Soft 1 /15 - win 1.5 Shantou Express 11-0 4m 55.34s

held up, headway 4 out, travelled well to chase leader 3 out, ridden to lead last, ran on well

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
4 5.16
1.64
21 2020-02-01 16:33 Wetherby / 5 / 2m 0f 0y / NH Flat / 4K 11-3 Soft 3 /10 - btn 4.5 Ask A Honey Bee 11-6 3m 58.825s

held up, headway 5f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on under pressure towards finish, not pace to trouble front two

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
6 7.21
1.85
22 2019-10-23 13:45 Worcester / 5 / 2m 0f 0y / NH Flat / 2.27K
Hunt, National, National Hunt
10-12
Wind Op
Good To Soft 3 /12 - btn 2.05 Dragon Bones 10-5 3m 44.012s

behind, progress 5f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, promising

D Skelton
Harry Skelton
13 14.5
3.74