Skipthescales (IRE)
Owner: Alexander Family Trainer: N W Alexander Sex: gelding Age: 13
Breeding: Winged Love / Waterland Gale (Fourstars Allstar)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft down the hill) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in Places Last Mile (Soft down the hill)) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places in back straight, G/Soft places last 3f) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2022 | Newcastle | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 149y | 4 | Stoney Rover | 11st 1lbs | 8 of 15 | Mr Kit Alexander | 7/1 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2021 | Kelso | Soft | 2m 6f 151y | 3 | Grand Voyage | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | Mr Kit Alexander | 14/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, ridden and plenty to do 3 out, stayed on strongly from 2 out, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2021 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 3m 26y | 4 | Bean In Trouble | 11st 10lbs | 8 of 10 | Mr Kit Alexander | 5/1 |
| led, headed 8th, ridden next, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2021 | Kelso | Soft | 3m 1f 170y | 3 | Sultans Pride | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | Mr Kit Alexander | 4/1 |
| disputed lead, strongly pressed and joined 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2021 | Hexham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 28y | 4 | Cyrus Keep | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 10 | Craig Nichol | 11/1 |
| prominent, ridden and lost place after 7th, well beaten final bend | |||||||||
| 04 May 2021 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 70y | 4 | Final Reminder | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 14 | Nathan Moscrop | 4/1 |
| midfield, ridden towards rear 7th, lost touch 2 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2021 | Ayr | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 70y | 3 | I'd Better Go Now | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 14 | Nathan Moscrop | 33/1 |
| prominent, not fluent 1st, led 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace flat | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2020 | Wetherby | Soft | 2m 5f 56y | 3 | Mint Condition | 11st | 11 of 13 | Nathan Moscrop | 6/1 |
| in touch, ridden and weakened 4 out | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2020 | Ayr | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 70y | 4 | Legalized | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 6 | Nathan Moscrop | 10/3 |
| pressed leader, led after 1st, headed narrowly 4th, led 6th, headed narrowly 7th, ridden 9th, close up when awkward 3 out, faded before last | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2020 | Ayr | Heavy | 3m 70y | 3 | Justatenner | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 11 | Nathan Moscrop | 13/2 |
| led, headed 4 out but remained prominent, responded well to pressure and kept on until weakening close home | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2020 | Hexham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 63y | 3 | Sultans Pride | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 13 | Nathan Moscrop | 17/2 |
| chased leaders, not always fluent, driven after 3 out, very chance briefly final bend, soon no impression on winner, kept on | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2020 | Hexham | Good | 3m 41y | 4 | Damiens Dilemma | 12st | 5 of 9 | Nathan Moscrop | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, hampered 2nd, slow 4th, not fluent 6th, mistake and lost place 7th, hampered 14th, soon behind, rallied approaching last, no impression flat | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2020 | Catterick | Soft | 3m 1f 71y | 4 | Strike West | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | James Corbett | 8/1 |
| always prominent, led 6th, ridden between last 2, stayed on when hard pressed flat, headed final stride | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2020 | Newcastle | Soft | 2m 7f 149y | 4 | Teescomponentstrig | 11st 13lbs | 6 of 13 | James Corbett | 7/2 |
| led until mistake 1st, prominent, outpaced before 3 out, no impression after, plugged on flat | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2019 | Wetherby | Soft | 2m 5f 56y | 3 | Young Bull | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 9 | James Corbett | 33/1 |
| prominent, not fluent 5th, ridden when mistake 7th, 3rd and held when hung left flat, one pace | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2019 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 7f 213y | 2 | Tobefair | 10st 5lbs | of 16 | Thomas Dowson | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2019 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to soft in places) | 3m 45y | 3 | Top Ville Ben | 11st 8lbs | of 6 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2019 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to soft in places) | 3m 26y | 2 | Minella Warrior | 11st | 2 of 6 | Thomas Dowson | 8/1 |
| ridden along to soon lead, pushed along 7th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, rallied flat to go 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2019 | Carlisle | Good to Soft (Good in Places Last Mile (Soft down the hill)) | 3m 110y | 3 | Lough Derg Farmer | 11st | 6 of 10 | Thomas Dowson | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, lost place 8th, slow next, soon pushed along, under pressure when mistake 11th, tailed off before 5 out | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2018 | Newcastle | Soft | 2m 7f 91y | 3 | Skipthescales | 11st | 1 of 6 | A Nicol | 2/1 |
| in touch, lost place 5th, mistake 8th, pushed along after next, outpaced 13th, detached 6 out, rallied after 2 out, ran on strongly to lead closing stages | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2018 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 45y | 4 | Skipthescales | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 12 | A Nicol | 11/2 |
| in touch, headway 4 out, led approaching 2 out, soon joined, ridden and asserted towards finish | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2018 | Aintree | Good | 3m 149y | 3 | Ready And Able | 11st | 13 of 16 | Thomas Dowson | 16/1 |
| chased leaders to 4 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2018 | Perth | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 2f 127y | 3 | Allthegear No Idea | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 10 | Thomas Dowson | 5/2 |
| led until before 5th, chased leader until next, chased leaders, 2nd again 4 out, hit next, ridden and lost 2nd before next, weakened last, went modest 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2018 | Carlisle | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f | 3 | Skipthescales | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Thomas Dowson | 7/2 |
| close up, challenged from 2 out, kept on to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2018 | Ayr | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 70y | 4 | The Delray Munky | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 7 | A Nicol | 11/4 |
| in rear, outpaced after 4 out | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2018 | Newcastle | Soft (Heavy in places in back straight, G/Soft places last 3f) | 3m 10y | 4 | Skipthescales | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | A Nicol | 11/4 |
| towards rear, headway 3 out, led before 2 out, clear run-in, kept on well | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2018 | Ayr | Heavy | 3m 70y | 4 | Too Many Chiefs | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 11 | Thomas Dowson | 4/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along 6th, ridden before 2 out, plugged on and never dangerous | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2017 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 26y | 4 | Pop Rockstar | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 17 | Thomas Dowson | 9/1 |
| mid-division, outpaced 4 out, ridden after next, stayed on into 4th when not fluent last, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2017 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 3m 26y | 4 | Skipthescales | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | Thomas Dowson | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd from 4 out, went 2nd before last, kept on to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2017 | Wetherby | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 56y | 4 | On A Promise | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 13 | Thomas Dowson | 16/1 |
| in touch, ridden before 3 out, soon headway, kept on to take 3rd place run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2017 | Hexham | Soft | 2m 4f 28y | 3 | Bitview Colin | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 6 | Thomas Dowson | 4/1 |
| never fluent and often jumped right, off the pace in last pair, last and struggling when mistake 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2017 | Carlisle | Good (Good to Soft down the hill) | 2m 3f 61y | 4 | Officer Hoolihan | 11st | 3 of 12 | Henry Brooke | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 3 out, 3rd before last, no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2017 | Carlisle | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 4 | Mr Big Shot | 11st | 2 of 11 | Henry Brooke | 16/1 |
| held up mid-division, headway 2 out, chased winner after last, no impression | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2017 | Carlisle | Heavy | 2m 3f 61y | 4 | Johanos | 11st 2lbs | of 6 | Henry Brooke | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2017 | Carlisle | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 61y | 4 | Catamaran Du Seuil | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 10 | Henry Brooke | 11/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||


