Horse Details

Grey Dawning (IRE)

18 Runs 10 Wins (55.6%) 6 Places (33.3%)
Owner: Robert Kirkland Silks Robert Kirkland Trainer: Dan Skelton
8 years old gr IRE
Sire: Flemensfirth (USA)
Dam: Lady Wagtail (IRE)
Damsire: Milan
Past Runs (18 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
22/11/25
15:00
Haydock - 3m1½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 6:36.98 Won 166 11-10 10/11F
In rear but in touch with leaders - headway going easily and went second 4 out - challenging 2 out - eased into lead run-in - impressive(op Evens tchd 5/6)
03/04/25
14:55
Aintree - 3m1f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2nd 6:22.82 3 162 11-10 9/4F
Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 7th - led before last - faced challenge and not fluent last - soon headed - kept on(op 15/8)
01/03/25
13:45
Kelso - 2m7½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 5:52.67 Won 162 11-5 5/6F
Made all - shaken up and went clear last - nudged out run-in - comfortably(op 11/10)
26/12/24
14:30
Kempton - 3m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 99 - - 165 11-10 13/2
Towards rear - bad mistake 1st - some headway 5 out - weakened quickly after 4 out - pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the 1st and never travelled thereafter; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 6/1)
23/11/24
15:05
Haydock - 3m1½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2nd 7:5.90 2 157 11-10 15/8F
Travelled strongly - prominent - went second going best 4 out - challenging from 2 out - led when mistake last - headed run-in - no extra inside final 110yds(op 3/1)
11/04/24
13:45
Aintree - 2m4f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 3rd 5:15.83 0.2 158 11-7 11/10F
In touch with leaders on inner - steady headway 6th - jockey lost iron briefly just after 3 out - outpaced when switched right after 2 out - rallied and disputing second last - no extra final 110yds(tchd 6/5)
14/03/24
13:30
Cheltenham - 2m4f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 5:4.64 Won 153 11-7 5/2J
In touch with leaders - going easily when challenging before 3 out - jumped slightly left and led 2 out - edged left approaching last - ridden run-in - soon idled - kept on towards finish
13/01/24
14:24
Warwick - 3m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 6:10.00 Won 144 11-7 5/4F
In touch with leaders - headway 14th - led and jumped left 2 out - 5 lengths ahead when jumped left last - easily(op 15/8)
15/12/23
12:40
Cheltenham - 2m4½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2nd 5:13.90 .75 144 11-12 2/1F
Prominent - nudged along and challenging when bad mistake 2 out - soon lost ground - rallied and went second just after last - kept on well - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding made a mistake jumping second-last fence)(op 9/4)
25/11/23
13:50
Haydock - 2m5½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 5:42.30 Won 137 11-0 2/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - went second 5th - led just after 8th - not fluent 12th - went clear after 5 out - good jump 4 out - kept on well from last - readily(op 9/4)
10/11/23
14:55
Exeter - 3m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 3rd 6:24.83 1 141 11-2 85/40
In touch with leaders - pushed along when went second after 3 out - ridden but no extra and lost second run-in(tchd 2/1 and tchd 9/4)
14/04/23
16:40
Aintree - 3m½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 99 - - 141 11-8 5/1
Midfield - fell 9th(op 9/2)
14/01/23
14:25
Warwick - 2m5f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 5:20.30 Won 129 11-2 9/2
In touch with leaders - hit 3rd - prominent when stumbled after 7th - went third after 3 out - ridden home turn - short of room when challenging before 2 out - soon led - went clear approaching last - stayed on(tchd 4/1)
26/12/22
15:40
Kempton - 2m5f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 5:22.35 Won 123 11-0 5/4F
Held up in rear - mistake 4th - headway when not fluent 5th - ridden to lead just before 2 out - mistake 2 out - drifted left approaching last - swerved right and bumped rival then briefly disputed lead run-in - kept on well towards finish(op 11/8 tchd 6/5 and tchd 7/5)
02/12/22
14:00
Exeter - 2m½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 4:12.86 Won 11-0 1/2F
Midfield - smooth headway 5th - pushed along to challenge before 2 out - ridden approaching last - led last - kept on strongly run-in - ridden out(op 8/13)
05/11/22
12:26
Aintree - 2m4f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2nd 4:59.30 1.25 11-0 10/11F
Towards rear - good headway when mistake 3 out - recovered and pushed along to challenge before 2 out - ridden to lead approaching last - hard pressed run-in - headed and no extra final 110yds(tchd 4/5 and tchd Evens)
07/03/22
17:10
Wetherby - 2m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 4:2.74 Won 11-10 30/100F
Raced in last - close up 5f out - going easily and went second under 3f out - cruising when pressed leader 2f out - shaken up and led inside final furlong - soon went clear - easily(op 1/3)
27/12/21
15:20
Wetherby - 2m Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 4:10.63 Won 11-0 9/2
Midfield - headway and tracked leaders 4f out - pushed along and led 2f out - ridden final furlong - kept on