Hatcher (IRE)
Owner: Mr P H Betts Trainer: D Skelton Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Doyen / African Keys (Quws)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 5 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft on the Flat course crossings) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in Places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Standard | 3 | 2 | ||
| Standard / Slow | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 53 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2023 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Le Ligerien | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 6 | Harry Skelton | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 9th, weakened 4 out, pulled up next | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2023 | Worcester | Good | 2m 4f | 2 | Hang In There | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 7 | Harry Skelton | 9/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 5th, stumbled next, well in touch before 4 out, no extra 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2023 | Uttoxeter | Good | 1m 7f 214y | 2 | Al Zaraqaan | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 8 | Tristan Durrell | 11/2 |
| held up towards rear, closed 5th, mistake 3 out, lost place 2 out | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2023 | Fakenham | Good (Good To Firm In Places) | 2m 5f 44y | 3 | Quoi De Neuf | 12st | 2 of 5 | Tristan Durrell | 4/1 |
| close up in 4th, not fluent 2nd, closed 4 out, left 2nd soon after, ridden to lead last when landed awkwardly and rider lost iron, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 24 May 2023 | Warwick | Good to Firm (Good In Places) | 2m 54y | 2 | Light N Strike | 10st 8lbs | 3 of 6 | Tristan Durrell | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, closed 4th, mistake next, challenged 4 out, led after 3 out, headed before 2 out, no impression on winner last, lost 2nd flat, no extra | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2023 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 176y | 1 | Dancing On My Own | 10st 10lbs | PulledUp of 14 | Tristan Durrell | 14/1 |
| in touch in mid-division, not fluent 5th, soon lost place, well beaten before 3 out, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2023 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 167y | 2 | Black Gerry | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 9 | Tristan Durrell | 80/1 |
| held up off the pace towards rear, hit 6th, closer in mid-division after 7th, headway out wide before 2 out, went 3rd at the last, stayed on run-in pressing for 2nd, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2023 | Newbury | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 92y | 3 | Le Ligerien | 12st | of 9 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2022 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 212y | 2 | Desque De L'Isle | 11st 10lbs | Fell of 9 | Harry Skelton | 28/1 |
| held up on outside, hit 1st, closed 5th, led 6th, headed next, lost place 9th, soon weakened, fell 3 out | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2022 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 78y | 3 | Xcitations | 12st | PulledUp of 6 | Bridget Andrews | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, pushed along and steadily lost ground after 5 out, pulled up in beaten 3rd before 3 out | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2022 | Newbury | Good | 2m 92y | 2 | Amarillo Sky | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 8 | Jack Andrews | 28/1 |
| always in rear, pulled up after 4 out | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2022 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Return Ticket | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 10 | Harry Skelton | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, left in last but in touch 1st, headway to chase leader 3 out, fell 2 out | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2022 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 119y | 2 | Dolos | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 8 | Bridget Andrews | 66/1 |
| keen, chased leaders out wide, blundered pitched on landing and unseated rider 8th | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2021 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1m 7f 199y | 2 | Editeur Du Gite | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 9 | Harry Skelton | 18/1 |
| held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, no extra from last | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2021 | Wincanton | Good | 1m 7f 50y | 1 | Sceau Royal | 11st | 6 of 7 | Bridget Andrews | 66/1 |
| always in rear | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2021 | Cheltenham | Good | 1m 7f 199y | 2 | Before Midnight | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 9 | Harry Skelton | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, headway on outside from 4 out, went 3rd and not fluent last, no impression on winner, kept on | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2021 | Cartmel | Good | 2m 1f 61y | 2 | Tonto's Spirit | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 6 | Harry Skelton | 9/4 |
| held up towards rear, took keen hold, ridden 4 out, weakened quickly, tailed off, virtually pulled up | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2021 | Stratford | Good | 2m 213y | 2 | Hatcher | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | Harry Skelton | 13/8 |
| held up behind leaders going well, close 3rd when hit 2 out and pitched on landing, led before 2 out, clear flat, readily | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2021 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 75y | 2 | Hatcher | 11st | 1 of 6 | Harry Skelton | 9/2 |
| held up just off the pace in 4th, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and went 2nd between last 2, quickened to lead last, soon clear | |||||||||
| 22 May 2021 | Stratford | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 213y | 3 | Lock's Corner | 11st 9lbs | of 6 | Harry Skelton | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2021 | Ludlow | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 7f 212y | 3 | Hatcher | 12st 7lbs | 1 of 4 | Harry Skelton | 5/6 |
| tracked sole rival, not fluent 5th (water), challenged 3 out, led next, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2021 | Hereford | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 8y | 3 | Financier | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 7 | Lorcan Williams | 11/1 |
| in rear, headway 5th, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2020 | Ludlow | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 7f 212y | 2 | Admiral's Secret | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 8 | William Marshall | 11/1 |
| led, headed after 9th and soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2020 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 92y | 2 | Zanza | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 9/1 |
| held up in last pair, left in 5th place at 5th, left disputing close 3rd 8th, plugged on run-in | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2020 | Cheltenham | Good | 1m 7f 199y | 2 | Rouge Vif | 10st 10lbs | 7 of 13 | Harry Skelton | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, mistake 6th, ridden and progress before 2 out, outpaced after last, no extra | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2020 | Kelso | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 14y | 2 | Nuts Well | 11st | of 9 | Bridget Andrews | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2020 | Southwell | Good | 1m 7f 182y | 2 | Hatcher | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 6 | Harry Skelton | 7/4 |
| held up and travelled strongly, hampered 4th, 2nd before 8th, led after 2 out, mistake last, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2020 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 5 | Labeebb | 10st | of 11 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2020 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 3f 219y | 5 | Galsworthy | 10st | 7 of 12 | S W Kelly | 40/1 |
| in touch, headway 3f out, faded inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Feb 2020 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 4f 14y | 5 | Miss Morocco | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 7 | D C Costello | 5/1 |
| slowly into stride, raced keenly in touch, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, soon switched left, stayed on same pace in 3rd | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2020 | Wolverhampton | Standard / Slow | 2m 119y | 4 | Hatcher | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 5/2 |
| held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, challenged and hung left over 1f out, soon led, stayed on, clear towards finish | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2020 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 78y | 2 | Western Miller | 11st 5lbs | 11 of 12 | Bridget Andrews | 10/1 |
| mid-division and keen, headway before 4 out, in 5th before last, one pace | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2019 | Ludlow | Soft (Good to Soft in Places) | 1m 7f 212y | 2 | Caid Du Lin | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 7 | Harry Skelton | 2/1 |
| chased winner, led briefly 5th, lost 2nd before 4 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2019 | Ludlow | Soft | 1m 7f 212y | 3 | Hatcher | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Harry Skelton | 11/4 |
| chased clear leader, mistake 3rd, closed 9th, led before 4 out, clear from next, stayed on | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2019 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 167y | 1 | Diego Du Charmil | 11st | 6 of 13 | Bridget Andrews | 12/1 |
| chased leader, led 3rd, clear 4 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 12 May 2019 | Ludlow | Good | 1m 7f 212y | 3 | Capital Force | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | Harry Skelton | 11/10 |
| led until after 4 out, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2019 | Southwell | Good | 1m 7f 153y | 4 | Hatcher | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 4 | Harry Skelton | 10/11 |
| made all. clear from 4 out, easily | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2019 | Leicester | Good (Good to Soft on the Flat course crossings) | 1m 7f 201y | 3 | Hatcher | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 3 | David England | 8/11 |
| tracked leader, led 4th, quickened clear 3 out, very easily | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2018 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 148y | 1 | Caius Marcius | 10st 9lbs | 9 of 12 | Harry Skelton | 6/1 |
| led, clear until 3rd, clear briefly next, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, slow and mistake last | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2018 | Stratford | Good to Soft | 2m 2f 148y | 4 | Hatcher | 12st 4lbs | 1 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 5/6 |
| made all, jumped well, drew 15 lengths clear 4 out, all out after last, held on well | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2018 | Stratford | Good | 2m 2f 148y | 3 | Hatcher | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 6 | Harry Skelton | 1/14 |
| made all, soon well clear, canter | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2018 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 70y | 4 | Hatcher | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 5 | Harry Skelton | 1/7 |
| made all, soon clear, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2018 | Stratford | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 70y | 4 | Hatcher | 11st | 1 of 11 | Harry Skelton | 6/5 |
| made all, not always fluent, clear from 5th, ridden out flat | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2018 | Stratford | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 70y | 4 | Yensir | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 12 | Harry Skelton | 15/8 |
| held up towards rear, headway after 4th, 3rd next but leader well clear, closed to take 2nd after 2 out, ridden when went left and not fluent last, out-battled flat | |||||||||
| 22 May 2018 | Huntingdon | Good (Watered) | 1m 7f 171y | 5 | Mon Port | 11st 2lbs | Fell of 8 | Harry Skelton | 1/1 |
| held up towards rear, took keen hold, closed on inside when not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, went 2nd when mistake 3 out, ridden before next, 4 lengths down and looking held when fell last | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2018 | Huntingdon | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 171y | 5 | Movie Set | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 16 | Harry Skelton | 5/2 |
| behind, headway to chase leaders 2 out, ridden to challenge last, ran on closing stages, never reached winner | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2017 | Ascot | Good | 1m 7f 152y | 3 | Dell Oro | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 9 | Ian Popham | 14/1 |
| held up behind, driven 3 out, never reached leaders, weakened before last, tailed off | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2017 | Ludlow | Good | 1m 7f 169y | 4 | Cresswell Legend | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 12 | Harry Skelton | 7/4 |
| towards rear and keen, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace and no impression | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2017 | Huntingdon | Good (Watered) | 1m 7f 171y | 4 | New Agenda | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 12 | Harry Skelton | 7/4 |
| held up and behind, steady headway on inside before 3 out, 2nd when mistake 2 out, plugged on but never able to challenge | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2017 | Worcester | Good | 2m | 6 | Hatcher | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 8/13 |
| held up in rear, headway from over 3f out, led over 1f out, edged left, driven and edged right inside final furlong, stayed on | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2017 | Huntingdon | Good (Watered) | 1m 7f 171y | 6 | Hatcher | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 11/10 |
| held up in rear, smooth headway 3f out, led entering final furlong, quickened clear | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2017 | Stratford | Soft | 2m 70y | 4 | Clondaw Castle | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 11 | Harry Skelton | 3/1 |
| in rear, headway over 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon hung left, always held | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2016 | Lingfield | Standard | 2m | 6 | Blazon | 11st | 3 of 14 | Bridget Andrews | 3/1 |
| pulled hard in mid-division, headway on outside tracking leaders 7f out, still pulling 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra when lost 2nd final 50 yards | |||||||||


