Skilful (GB)
Owner: Mr Mark Dixon & Mr J L Rowsell Trainer: J & T Gosden Sex: colt Age: 4
Breeding: Selkirk / Prowess (Peintre Celebre)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Straight Course,Round Course,Soft,Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2012 | Doncaster | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 3 | Captain Ramius | 8st 11lbs | 4 of 9 | R Havlin | 4/6 |
| prominent, ridden 2f out, edged left and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2012 | Ascot | Soft (Straight Course,Round Course,Soft,Heavy in places) | 7f | 2 | Skilful | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 18 | R Havlin | 6/1 |
| made all in far side group and overall leader, in command when groups merged over 2f out, drew clear well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2012 | Newbury | Good to Firm | 7f | 1 | Scarf | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 10 | W Buick | 5/1 |
| took keen hold tracking leaders, ridden to challenge when short of room on near side rail over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd final strides | |||||||||
| 14 May 2012 | Windsor | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 67y | 1 | Tullius | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 5 | W Buick | 7/4 |
| soon led, set strong pace, ridden 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 02 May 2012 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 1 | Sri Putra | 9st | 5 of 7 | R Havlin | 4/1 |
| raced wide 1st 3f, chased leaders, headway to lead narrowly 5f out and maintained strong pace, headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2011 | Doncaster | Good | 7f | 3 | Mia's Boy | 8st 9lbs | 2 of 14 | W Buick | 1/1 |
| led, edged right over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on and edged left and headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2011 | Haydock | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m | 2 | Skilful | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 12 | R Havlin | 2/1 |
| made all, 3 lengths clear halfway, shaken up over 1f out, ran on strongly, impressive | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2011 | Thirsk | Good | 1m | 3 | Belle Royale | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 16 | R Havlin | 9/2 |
| mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, edged right when challenging 2f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 May 2011 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m | 5 | Skilful | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 12 | W Buick | 8/13 |
| raced very wide early until switched left to rail 5f out, made all, shaken up over 1f out, ran on, eased towards finish, comfortable | |||||||||
| 14 May 2011 | Newbury | Good to Firm | 7f | 5 | Quadrant | 9st 3lbs | of 20 | R L Moore | |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6f | 4 | Manaaber | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 16 | R Havlin | 12/1 |
| slightly awkward start, mid-division, switched right when going well over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish | |||||||||