Riskintheground (IRE)
Owner: 3 Sons Trainer: D Skelton Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Presenting / The Folkes Choice (King's Theatre)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 5 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2025 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 216y | 2 | Riskintheground | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 4 | Tristan Durrell | 7/1 |
| mostly jumped well, tracked leader, led after 2nd, made rest, 2 lengths ahead when not fluent 2 out, good jump to assert last, ridden and always doing enough run-in | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2025 | Chepstow | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 3f 98y | 2 | Saint Segal | 11st 4lbs | of 4 | Tristan Durrell | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2025 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 5f 89y | 1 | Ballysax Hank | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 15 | Harry Skelton | 16/1 |
| mid-division, closed before 4 out, disputed 3rd 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on but no impression | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2025 | Sandown | Good | 2m 4f 10y | 2 | Mark Of Gold | 11st 9lbs | 7 of 9 | Harry Skelton | 8/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 13th, brief headway before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2025 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Riskintheground | 10st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | Harry Skelton | 15/2 |
| held up towards rear, closed from 4 out, switched right and challenged 2 out, led last, stayed on, ridden out | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2025 | Ayr | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Riskintheground | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 11 | Harry Skelton | 13/2 |
| rear mid-division, closed up 11th, awkward 13th, went 4th at next, tracked leader after 4 out, shaken up and led before last, soon cleared away, ridden out, readily | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2025 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 187y | 2 | Bhaloo | 10st 11lbs | 5 of 9 | Harry Skelton | 11/1 |
| held up and behind, stayed on from 3 out, closed flat, just failed to get 4th | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2025 | Kempton | Good | 2m 2f | 3 | Teddy Blue | 11st 8lbs | of 5 | C Gethings | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2025 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Good in Places) | 2m 3f 189y | 3 | Lounge Lizard | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 6 | C J Todd | 22/1 |
| in rear, headway into 4th after 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, no progress | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2025 | Warwick | Soft | 2m 54y | 1 | L'eau Du Sud | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 4 | C J Todd | 50/1 |
| always detached in rear | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2024 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 37y | 1 | Handstands | 11st 4lbs | of 5 | Harry Skelton | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2024 | Ascot | Good | 2m 2f 175y | 3 | Bucksy Des Epeires | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 4 | Harry Skelton | 6/1 |
| in rear, in touch, pushed along 3 out, no impression and faded before 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2024 | Wincanton | Good | 3m 1f 30y | 1 | Al Dancer | 10st 8lbs | 5 of 10 | Harry Skelton | 10/1 |
| held up off the pace in last trio, closer at 15th, went 4th after 15th, hampered by faller and lost 4th 4 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2024 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 4f 44y | 3 | Lisnamult Lad | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 11 | Harry Skelton | 17/2 |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, not much room final bend, soon switched left and hampered slightly, not much room on inside 2 out, went 2nd briefly and pressed winner flat, 3rd and no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2024 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 216y | 3 | Glynn | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 4 | Harry Skelton | 10/3 |
| took keen hold, midfield, ridden and chased leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2024 | Bangor-on-Dee | Good | 2m 4f 72y | 3 | Riskintheground | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 2/1 |
| prominent, chased leader from 3 out, ridden when upsides last, soon led landing side, asserted run-in, always doing enough towards finish | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2024 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 5f 89y | 1 | Sure Touch | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 16 | Fergus Gillard | 20/1 |
| towards rear, hit 6th, headway chasing leaders before 3 out where every chance, ridden and weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 30 Jun 2024 | Uttoxeter | Good | 2m 4f | 3 | Riskintheground | 10st 5lbs | 1 of 5 | Harry Skelton | 11/5 |
| held up in last pair, headway 3 out, not much room when not fluent 2 out, challenged last, led flat, edged right, driven out | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2024 | Fakenham | Good | 2m 5f 44y | 3 | Riskintheground | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 10/3 |
| midfield, travelling strongly 2 out, headway approaching last, soon led and clear, ridden turning in, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 24 May 2024 | Hereford | Good | 2m 4f 194y | 4 | Riskintheground | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 4 | Harry Skelton | 1/1 |
| tracked leaders, joined leader 6th, not fluent 8th, ridden to lead last, ran on strongly | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2023 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 3y | 4 | Morfee | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 9 | Tristan Durrell | 17/2 |
| pressed leader, led 5th, mistake 12th, ridden and headed home turn, not fluent 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2023 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 191y | 4 | Picks Lad | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 9 | Harry Skelton | 5/1 |
| mid-division on outer, prominent after 7th, ridden home turn, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2023 | Kempton | Good | 3m | 4 | Gaboriot | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 7 | Harry Skelton | 7/2 |
| held up, headway before 3 out, ridden 2 out, ran on after last | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2023 | Warwick | Good | 2m 4f | 4 | Bagheera Ginge | 11st 7lbs | BroughtDown of 7 | Harry Skelton | 15/8 |
| towards rear, brought down 3rd | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2023 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f 137y | 4 | King's Threshold | 12st 1lbs | 6 of 13 | Harry Skelton | 15/2 |
| tracked leader, challenged 6th, led 8th, headed 2 out, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2023 | Warwick | Soft (Good to Soft in Places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Hermino Aa | 11st 7lbs | of 6 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2023 | Fontwell | Soft | 2m 5f 164y | 4 | Riskintheground | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 4 | Harry Skelton | 7/4 |
| held up in rear early, travelled strongly from usual 3 out, joined leader 2 out, still restrained when led soon after final flight, asserted final 110 yards, impressive | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2023 | Ludlow | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 55y | 4 | Quoi De Neuf | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 11/8 |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2023 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 56y | 2 | Weveallbeencaught | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 14 | Harry Skelton | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, some headway before not fluent 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2022 | Haydock | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 144y | 2 | Hullnback | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 9 | Harry Skelton | 66/1 |
| in rear, pushed along home turn, ridden and kept on from before last, never threatened | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2022 | Bangor-on-Dee | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 145y | 3 | Kellahen | 11st | 5 of 16 | Harry Skelton | 15/2 |
| keen mistake 1st towards rear, ridden 3 out, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2022 | Warwick | Good to Soft | 2m | 5 | Gaelic Park | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 9 | Harry Skelton | 10/3 |
| held up in rear, raced keenly, headway 7f out, hampered and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2021 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 152y | 1 | Henri The Second | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 13 | Jack Andrews | 28/1 |
| last pair, kept on final furlong, headway over 1f out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2021 | Chepstow | Soft | 2m 11y | 5 | Hullnback | 11st | 2 of 15 | Harry Skelton | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders 3f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner | |||||||||