Dalston Lad (2020) Horse
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About
Competing in the Haydock R4 Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2, GBB), Dalston Lad is a 6yo bay horse trained by D Skelton. He is by the stallion Ocovango out of the mare Miss Platinum. To date he has recorded five career victories. His biggest triumph came on 17 January 2026 at Haydock, where he captured the $29,511.00 Cl3 Hcph prize. The runner has consistently delivered value for bettors; backing him over his whole career would have yielded a 97% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Haydock 17-Jan-26 4881m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpH $15,843 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 06:10.010, SP: 3.50 1st Dalston Lad ( T Durrell 153 ) 2nd Stay Away Fay ( O Nicholls 168 ) 1.25L 3rd Heather Honey ( P Kavanagh 146 ) 10.00L See full results | T Durrell 69.4kg | 1 (10) |
| Sedgefield 26-Dec-25 3994m SOFT R2 CL4 NvH $4,193 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 04:52.580, SP: 1.44 1st Dalston Lad ( H Atkins 154 ) 2nd Daly Boy ( S Quinlan 154 ) 13.00L 3rd Atlantic Lad ( T Gillard 161 ) 21.00L See full results | H Atkins 69.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Doncaster 28-Nov-25 4190m GOOD R3 CL4 MdH $1,932 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 04:58.410, SP: 3.00 1st Matty's Getaway ( C Gethings 158 ) 2nd Dalston Lad ( T Durrell 158 ) 4.50L 3rd Quay Item ( F Gordon 158 ) 3.25L See full results | T Durrell 71.7kg 4.50L | 2 (6) |
| Cheltenham 24-Oct-25 4010m SOFT R6 CL2 NvH (of $19,674), Winning Time: 04:54.260, SP: 2.38 1st De Temps En Temps ( F Keighley 159 ) 2nd Percy Shelley ( S Bowen 159 ) 0.30L 3rd Etna Bianco ( B Powell 154 ) 3.00L 7th Dalston Lad ( H Skelton 154 ) 45.30L See full results | H Skelton 69.9kg 45.3kgL | 7 (7) |
| Cheltenham 13-Mar-25 3300m SOFT R7 CL1 NHF (of $78,696), Winning Time: 03:59.540, SP: 67.00 1st Bambino Fever ( J Townend 154 ) 2nd Heads Up ( S Bowen 161 ) 1.50L 3rd Shuttle Diplomacy ( D Meyler 161 ) 1.50L 15th Dalston Lad ( T Durrell 161 ) 18.75L See full results | T Durrell 73kg 18.75L | 15 (17) |
| Aintree 26-Dec-24 3410m SOFT R7 CL2 NHF $8,169 (of $14,756), Winning Time: 07:06.060, SP: 1.91 Made all, 2 lengths ahead 4f out, pushed along and ran on well under 1f out, always doing enough (limited comments due to fog) 1st Dalston Lad ( K Woods 160 ) 2nd The Blue Room ( S Bowen 156 ) 2.00L 3rd Swindon Village ( J O Jr 160 ) 1.75L See full results | K Woods 72.6kg | 1 (6) |
| Ayr 28-Oct-24 3220m SOFT R7 CL5 NHF $2,722 (of $4,917), Winning Time: 03:49.100, SP: 1.91 Made all, clear when edged left and green over 1f out, easily 1st Dalston Lad ( H Skelton 155 ) 2nd Bespoke Tailor ( C Nichol 155 ) 9.00L 3rd Stride On ( C Mccann 155 ) 0.75L See full results | H Skelton 70.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Dromahane 21-Apr-24 4828m SOFT Md (of $2,722), SP: 7.00 Ld, hdd 6th, cl 3rd from 8th, left 3rd but hmprd 4out, 2l 2nd 3out, qckr jump & ld 2out, went clr bef last, kow 1st Dalston Lad ( S Staples 165 ) 2nd Passing Pleasure ( J J Walsh 165 ) 6.00L 3rd Knight Templar ( D O'connor 165 ) 2.00L | S Staples 74.8kg | 1 (8) |