Grey Dawning
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Grey Dawning is an 8yo from Ireland trained by D Skelton. It is sired by the stallion Flemensfirth out of the dam Lady Wagtail. Grey Dawning has won 9 races in its career so far. On 15th Mar 2024 at Cheltenham, Grey Dawning achieved its most notable victory, taking the prize in the $98472 Turners Novices' Chase (grade 1). It has been a lucrative horse for bettors throughout its journey. If you had backed Grey Dawning throughout its career, you would have gained a 57% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aintree 03-Apr-25 m R3 CL1 Ch $52,775 (of $245,925), Winning Time: 06:22.150, SP: 9/4 | H Skelton 74.4kg 3.00L | 2 (7) |
| Kelso 02-Mar-25 4714m SOFT R2 Ch $34,170 (of $35,236), Winning Time: 05:52.670, SP: 5/6 Made all, jumped well, pushed along and forged on after 2 out, nudged out run-in, comfortably | H Skelton 72.1kg | 1 (4) |
| Kempton 26-Dec-24 4828m GOOD R4 Ch (of $148,098), Winning Time: 05:55.200, SP: 13/2 Towards rear, mistake 1st, headway when not fluent 13th, weakened before 3 out, soon pulled up | H Skelton 74.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (11) |
| Haydock 23-Nov-24 5143m SOFT R6 Ch $43,714 (of $116,849), Winning Time: 7:07.200, SP: 15/8 Chased leaders on inside, jumped well, pecked slightly 15th, went 2nd 4 out, led before not fluent last, headed flat, held towards finish | H Skelton 74.4kg 2.00L | 2 (7) |
| Aintree 11-Apr-24 4005m SOFT R1 NvCh $12,732 (of $67,524), Winning Time: 5:13.470, SP: 11/10 Held up on inside, closed 4th, switched left before 3 out, rider lost left iron briefly soon after landing, soon ridden, switched right after 2 out, no impression on winner before last, pressed for 2nd flat | H Skelton 73kg 9.25L | 3 (5) |
| Cheltenham 15-Mar-24 3975m SOFT R1 NvCh $98,472 (of $98,472), Winning Time: 05:04.640, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders, pressed leader from 3 out, pushed along and every chance from next, led approaching last, ridden out, idled towards finish | H Skelton 73kg | 1 (11) |
| Warwick 13-Jan-24 4828m SOFT R5 NvCh $42,712 (of $43,215), Winning Time: 06:10.000, SP: 5/4 Held up tracking leaders went 2nd travelling well turning in, led and went badly left 2 out, clear when went left again last, stayed on strongly, easily | H Skelton 73kg | 1 (5) |
| Cheltenham 15-Dec-23 4139m SOFT R2 NvCh $9,568 (of $20,931), Winning Time: 05:13.710, SP: 2/1 Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge when blundered 2 out, rallied gamely to chase winner flat | H Skelton 75.3kg 0.75L | 2 (6) |
| Haydock 25-Nov-23 4340m SOFT R4 Ch $26,015 (of $26,015), Winning Time: 5:42.300, SP: 2/1 Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, led after 8th, clear before 4 out, easily | H Skelton 69.9kg | 1 (5) |
| Exeter 10-Nov-23 4877m SOFT R5 NvCh $5,016 (of $21,784), Winning Time: 6:24.220, SP: 85/40 Raced wide, held up in 5th, left disputing 3rd at 10th, went 2nd 3 out, every chance last, weakened into 3rd run-in | H Skelton 70.8kg 2.75L | 3 (5) |
| Aintree 14-Apr-23 4964m SOFT R6 NvH (of $56,270), Winning Time: 6:22.920, SP: 5/1 Held up in midfield, fell 9th | H Skelton 73.5kg, Cd 0 | UPD (16) |
| Warwick 14-Jan-23 4224m HEAVY R4 NvH $31,322 (of $31,322), Winning Time: 05:20.300, SP: 9/2 Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, in touch when not much room and stumbled just after 7th, not much room and squeezed through to challenge 2 out, soon led, clear flat | H Skelton 70.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Kempton 26-Dec-22 4224m SOFT R7 HcpH $11,110 (of $11,110), Winning Time: 05:22.350, SP: 5/4 Held up off the pace towards rear, closer in mid-division 6th, tracked leaders going well 4 out, went 2nd turning in, led before hit 2 out, joined when bumped and carried 2nd right run-in, stayed on to assert inside final 100 yards | H Skelton 69.9kg | 1 (15) |
| Exeter 02-Dec-22 3365m SOFT R4 NvHNHFNHF $4,629 (of $4,629), Winning Time: 04:12.860, SP: 1/2 Chased leaders, headway to dispute lead 3 out, sustained duel with runner-up, led narrowly last, edged right run-in and kept on well, always doing enough | H Skelton 69.9kg | 1 (17) |
| Aintree 05-Nov-22 4023m SOFT R1 NvHNHFNHF $2,509 (of $5,446), Winning Time: 04:59.020, SP: 10/11 Held up towards rear, closed 6th, mistake 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden and headed 120 yards out, no impression towards finish | H Skelton 69.9kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Wetherby 08-Mar-22 3218m HEAVY R7 NHF $2,722 (of $2,722), Winning Time: 04:02.740, SP: 3/10 Close up, going well 2f out, led 1f out, easily | H Skelton 74.4kg | 1 (4) |
| Wetherby 27-Dec-21 3218m SOFT R7 NHF $2,451 (of $2,451), Winning Time: 04:10.630, SP: 9/2 Towards rear, headway halfway, tracked leaders 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and ridden clear final furlong | H Skelton 69.9kg | 1 (14) |