Horse Details

Shan Blue (IRE)

19 Runs 2 Wins (10.5%) 9 Places (47.4%)
Owner: Colm Donlon Silks Colm Donlon Trainer: Dan Skelton
11 years old
Sire: Shantou (USA)
Dam: Lady Roberta (IRE)
Damsire: Bob Back
Past Runs (19 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
01/02/25
15:42
Sandown - 3m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 7 6:56.01 24 137 11-10 12/1
In rear - hit 1st - struggling 4 out - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 11/1)
13/12/24
14:25
Cheltenham - 2m4½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 7 5:24.01 25 141 11-5 3/1F
Towards rear - some headway on outer before 3 out - weakened after 3 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the undulating nature of Cheltenham and would prefer a return to a flatter track)(tchd 10/3)
13/11/24
13:25
Bangor-on-Dee - 3m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 4 6:23.75 3.25 142 12-0 13/2
Pressed leaders on outer - led narrowly 12th - headed after 3 out - disputing second 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/3)
17/02/24
15:00
Ascot - 3m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 3rd 6:7.56 .5 143 11-5 5/1
Jumped left on occasions - disputed lead - led narrowly before 11th - pecked on landing 13th - joined 16th - led clearly 4 out - joined again 3 out - headed approaching last - soon lost ground - no extra and lost third towards finish(op 7/2)
23/12/23
13:50
Ascot - 2m3f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 3rd 4:46.88 0.2 142 11-8 11/1
Raced wide and in third - bad mistake 3rd - went second 11th - lost second 2 out - wandered on approach and 6 lengths down last - stayed on(op 17/2)
09/12/23
13:37
Chepstow - 2m7½f Kielan Woods Dan Skelton 99 - - 147 11-7 20/1
Held up in last - not fluent 1st - mistake 11th - lost touch before 5 out - pulled up before 4 out(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
18/11/23
14:55
Cheltenham - 3m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 99 - - 140 11-7 12/1
Raced wide - held up in rear - weakened 3 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 16/1)
09/04/22
16:15
Aintree - 3m1f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2nd 6:25.97 15 148 11-5 5/2F
Held up in rear - headway and prominent 12th - went second 4 out - shaken up to lead 3 out - ridden and headed 2 out - soon no chance with winner(tchd 11/4)
17/03/22
14:50
Cheltenham - 2m4½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 6 5:17.65 1.25 148 11-10 10/1
Held up in behind leaders on inner - pushed along when jockey dropped whip just after 3 out - weakening when slightly hampered 2 out(tchd 9/1)
09/04/21
14:50
Aintree - 3m1f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2nd 6:36.42 32 150 11-4 9/2
Took keen hold - chased leader - not fluent 12th - pushed along and lost second after 4 out - weakened before 3 out - beaten when left in second 15 lengths down 2 out(op 6/1)
18/03/21
13:20
Cheltenham - 2m4f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 5 5:4.42 4 152 11-4 10/1
Pressed leader - led before 8th - increased tempo and went clear 9th - hit 4 out - pushed along and reduced lead after 3 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - soon outpaced - weakened from last(op 11/1)
06/02/21
13:50
Sandown - 2m4f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2nd 5:27.34 3.75 152 11-4 2/1J
Tracked leader - led 2nd - tracked leader when headed after 3rd - led after 8th - ridden after 2 out - edged left and headed run-in - no extra towards finish(op 5/2)
26/12/20
13:50
Kempton - 3m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 5:58.85 Won 152 11-7 7/4F
Jumped well - took keen hold - led 2nd - headed before 7th - led again 11th - briefly headed 12th - going best before 3 out - ridden after 3 out - hard pressed when left clear last - kept on run-in - always doing enough(tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8)
30/10/20
13:00
Wetherby - 3m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 6:20.40 Won 146 11-10 10/11F
Raced in second - joined leader from 13th - led before 4 out - ridden and went clear approaching last - kept on strongly run-in - comfortably(op 11/10 tchd 5/6 and tchd 6/5)
11/03/20
13:30
Cheltenham - 2m5f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 6 5:25.48 4 139 11-7 100/1
Looked well; held up - outpaced when landed awkwardly and jinked right 2 out - plugged on before last but no danger
06/02/20
14:31
Huntingdon - 2m3½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2nd 4:51.44 11 139 11-4 3/1
Tracked leader - mistake 6th - close up 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - kept on approaching last - no match for winner(op 9/2)
11/01/20
14:25
Warwick - 2m5f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 3rd 5:7.05 2.25 135 11-0 11/4J
Led - ridden and headed 2 out - no extra towards finish(tchd 3/1)
01/11/19
16:10
Wetherby - 2m3½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2nd 5:1.05 1 10-12 11/8F
Prominent - joined leader 2 out - soon ridden - driven run-in - one pace towards finish(op 7/5 tchd 11/10 and tchd 6/4)
10/03/19
17:30
Warwick - 2m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 3rd 4:1.66 .75 11-2 6/1
Settled in rear - effort 4f out - ridden and chased winner over 1f out - not quicken final furlong(op 8/1)