Country Mile
7yo · Trainer Dan Skelton · Recent form 5/23-1
Country Mile
Ideal conditions, worked out from its 8 runs on record.
- Best goingGood2 wins, 1 placed from 3Low confidence
- Best trip2m–2m4f4 wins, 3 placed from 8High confidence
- Best courseCheltenham1 win, 1 placed from 2Low confidence
- Best directionLeft-handed1 win, 2 placed from 3Low confidence
- Best classClass 32 wins, 1 placed from 3Low confidence
- Best gap between runs2 months+2 wins, 1 placed from 3Low confidence
High 6+ runs · Medium 4–5 · Low 2–3 · faded = not enough data
Built from its own race record (positions, going, trip, course, class, gaps between runs). A guide to conditions, not a prediction.
Thrives in
15:37 Newton Abbot
How well today's conditions suit it. Not a chance of winning.
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Form & profile
- Age / sex
- 7yo b gelding
- Breeding
- Ocovango – Uncatchable
- Owner
- Stephen Bough
- Trainer
- Dan Skelton
- Jockey
- Harry Skelton
- Official rating
- 137
- Weight
- 10-10
- Headgear
- ht
- Trainer, last 14 days
- 19 wins from 80 runs
Career
Race record UK & Ireland runs: 8
Runs abroad (e.g. in France) are not included.
| Date | Course | Type | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 26 | Uttoxeter | Chase | 2m | Good | 3 | 1st/3 | Won | Harry Skelton | 4/11F |
| 24 Oct 25 | Cheltenham | Chase | 2m | Good To Soft | 2 | 3rd/7 | 12l | Harry Skelton | 9/4J |
| 5 Oct 25 | Uttoxeter | Chase | 2m | Good | 3 | 2nd/3 | 3½l | Harry Skelton | 3/1 |
| 26 Dec 24 | Aintree | Hurdle | 2m1f | Soft | 1 | 5th/7 | dist | Kielan Woods | 11/2 |
| 13 Dec 24 | Cheltenham | Hurdle | 2m1f | Good To Soft | 3 | 1st/4 | Won | Harry Skelton | 5/1 |
| 23 Nov 24 | Haydock | Hurdle | 1m7½f | Soft | 1 | 2nd/6 | 3l | Harry Skelton | 5/1 |
| 28 Oct 24 | Ayr | Hurdle | 2m | Good To Soft | 4 | 1st/7 | Won | Harry Skelton | 30/100F |
| 1 Apr 24 | Huntingdon | NHF | 2m | Good | 5 | 1st/12 | Won | Harry Skelton | 2/1F |
By going
| going | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Good To Soft | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Soft | 2 | 0–1 | 0% |
By distance
| distance | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2m | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| 2m1f | 2 | 1–0 | 50% |
| 1m7½f | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
By course
| course | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Aintree | 1 | 0–0 | 0% |
| Haydock | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Ayr | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
By class
| class | Runs | Wins–places | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
Wins–places: wins, then 2nd or 3rd places. Win % = wins ÷ runs.
Thrives on good, 1m7½f–2m1f.
Analysis aid, not a prediction.
Likely targets Our view, not confirmed plans
- MarchCheltenham FestivalGrand Annual (handicap chase)chase form around 2m, rated 137
- AprilAintree Grand National meetinggraded novices' chaseschase form around 2m, rated 137
- late AprilPunchestown Festivalnovice graded chaseschase form around 2m, rated 137
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