Grey Dawning (2017) Horse
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Grey Dawning, a 9yo gelding trained by D Skelton, is by Flemensfirth out of Lady Wagtail. The horse has accumulated ten victories to date. Its standout performance came on 22 Nov 2025 at Haydock, where it captured the $196,740.00 Cl1 Chase. Grey Dawning has consistently been a money‑making prospect for punters, delivering an estimated 50% ROI for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 24-Jan-26 5080m SOFT R5 CL1 Ch $13,375 (of $122,962), SP: 2.00 1st Spillane's Tower ( J Kennedy 158 ) 2nd L'Homme Presse ( C Deutsch 164 ) 0.75L 3rd Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 164 ) 5.00L See full results | H Skelton 74.4kg 5.00L | 3 (4) |
| Haydock 22-Nov-25 5140m SOFT R6 CL1 Ch $112,540 (of $196,740), SP: 1.91 1st Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 164 ) 2nd Royale Pagaille ( C Deutsch 164 ) 2.75L 3rd Stellar Story ( S Ewing 164 ) 11.00L See full results | H Skelton 74.4kg | 1 (5) |
| Aintree 03-Apr-25 5020m SOFT R3 CL1 Ch $52,775 (of $245,925), Winning Time: 06:22.150, SP: 3.25 1st Gaelic Warrior ( P W Mullins 164 ) 2nd Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 164 ) 3.00L 3rd Stage Star ( H Cobden 164 ) 10.00L See full results | H Skelton 74.4kg 3.00L | 2 (7) |
| Kelso 02-Mar-25 4710m SOFT R2 CL1 Ch $34,170 (of $59,022), Winning Time: 05:52.670, SP: 1.83 Made all, jumped well, pushed along and forged on after 2 out, nudged out run-in, comfortably 1st Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 159 ) 2nd Iroko ( J O Jr 156 ) 2.50L 3rd Barrons Land ( C O'farrell 149 ) 0.00L See full results | H Skelton 72.1kg | 1 (4) |
| Kempton 26-Dec-24 4830m GOOD R4 CL1 Ch (of $255,811), Winning Time: 05:55.200, SP: 13.00 Towards rear, mistake 1st, headway when not fluent 13th, weakened before 3 out, soon pulled up 1st Banbridge ( P Townend 164 ) 2nd Il Est Francais ( J Reveley 164 ) 1.75L 3rd L'Homme Presse ( C Deutsch 164 ) 10.00L UPL Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 164 ) 0.00L See full results | H Skelton 74.4kg 0.00L | UPD (11) |
| Haydock 23-Nov-24 5140m SOFT R6 CL1 Ch $43,714 (of $202,837), Winning Time: 07:07.200, SP: 2.88 Chased leaders on inside, jumped well, pecked slightly 15th, went 2nd 4 out, led before not fluent last, headed flat, held towards finish 1st Royale Pagaille ( C Deutsch 164 ) 2nd Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 164 ) 2.00L 3rd Bravemansgame ( S Twiston-davies 164 ) 10.00L See full results | H Skelton 74.4kg 2.00L | 2 (7) |
| Aintree 11-Apr-24 4010m SOFT R1 CL1 NvCh $12,732 (of $118,044), Winning Time: 05:13.470, SP: 2.10 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 1st Il Etait Temps ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Ginny's Destiny ( H Cobden 161 ) 9.00L 3rd Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 161 ) 9.25L | H Skelton 73kg 9.25L | 3 (5) |
| Cheltenham 15-Mar-24 3980m SOFT R1 CL1 NvCh $98,472 (of $172,148), Winning Time: 05:04.640, SP: 3.50 Tracked leaders, pressed leader from 3 out, pushed along and every chance from next, led approaching last, ridden out, idled towards finish 1st Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 161 ) 2nd Ginny's Destiny ( H Cobden 161 ) 2.00L 3rd Djelo ( C Deutsch 161 ) 8.00L | H Skelton 73kg | 1 (11) |
| Warwick 13-Jan-24 4830m SOFT R5 CL1 NvCh $42,712 (of $73,778), Winning Time: 06:10.000, SP: 2.25 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 1st Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 161 ) 2nd Apple Away ( P W Wadge 151 ) 14.00L 3rd Broadway Boy ( S Twiston-davies 163 ) 18.00L See full results | H Skelton 73kg | 1 (5) |
| Cheltenham 15-Dec-23 4140m SOFT R2 CL2 NvCh $9,568 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 05:13.710, SP: 3.00 Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge when blundered 2 out, rallied gamely to chase winner flat 1st Ginny's Destiny ( H Cobden 163 ) 2nd Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 166 ) 0.75L 3rd Trelawne ( D Bass 163 ) 3.00L See full results | H Skelton 75.3kg 0.75L | 2 (6) |
| Haydock 25-Nov-23 4340m SOFT R4 Ch $26,015 (of $26,015), Winning Time: 05:42.300, SP: 2/1 Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, led after 8th, clear before 4 out, easily 1st Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 154 ) 2nd Gaillard Du Mesnil ( P W Mullins 165 ) 9.50L 3rd Apple Away ( D R Fox 147 ) 4.50L | H Skelton 69.9kg | 1 (5) |
| Exeter 10-Nov-23 4880m SOFT R5 CL2 NvCh $5,016 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 06:24.220, SP: 3.13 Raced wide, held up in 5th, left disputing 3rd at 10th, went 2nd 3 out, every chance last, weakened into 3rd run-in 1st Stay Away Fay ( H Cobden 156 ) 2nd The Changing Man ( B Powell 156 ) 1.75L 3rd Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 156 ) 2.75L | H Skelton 70.8kg 2.75L | 3 (5) |
| Aintree 14-Apr-23 4960m SOFT R6 CL1 NvH (of $98,370), Winning Time: 06:22.920, SP: 6.00 Held up in midfield, fell 9th 1st Apple Away ( S Mulqueen 155 ) 2nd Maximilian ( B S Hughes 162 ) 1.75L 3rd Iroko ( M P Walsh 162 ) 1.50L Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 162 ) 0.00L | H Skelton 73.5kg 0.00L | UPD (16) |
| Warwick 14-Jan-23 4220m HEAVY R4 CL1 NvH $31,322 (of $54,104), Winning Time: 05:20.300, SP: 5.50 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 1st Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 156 ) 2nd Ginny's Destiny ( S Sheppard 156 ) 5.00L 3rd Knowsley Road ( L Williams 156 ) 1.50L See full results | H Skelton 70.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Kempton 26-Dec-22 4220m SOFT R7 CL3 HcpH $11,110 (of $20,767), Winning Time: 05:22.350, SP: 2.25 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 1st Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 154 ) 2nd Bourbali ( B Powell 157 ) 1.50L 3rd Theatre Glory ( N D Boinville 168 ) 2.50L See full results | H Skelton 69.9kg | 1 (15) |
| Exeter 02-Dec-22 3370m SOFT R4 CL4 NvHNHFNHF $4,629 (of $8,362), Winning Time: 04:12.860, SP: 1.50 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 1st Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 154 ) 2nd Lallygag ( F Gingell 164 ) 1.25L 3rd How Will I Know ( S Bowen 154 ) 7.50L See full results | H Skelton 69.9kg | 1 (17) |
| Aintree 05-Nov-22 4020m SOFT R1 CL3 NvHNHFNHF $2,509 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 04:59.020, SP: 1.91 Held up towards rear, closed 6th, mistake 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden and headed 120 yards out, no impression towards finish 1st Man At Work ( T Scudamore 153 ) 2nd Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 154 ) 1.25L 3rd Henry's Friend ( K Woods 160 ) 5.00L See full results | H Skelton 69.9kg 1.25L | 2 (7) |
| Wetherby 08-Mar-22 3220m HEAVY R7 CL5 NHF $2,722 (of $4,917), Winning Time: 04:02.740, SP: 1.30 Close up, going well 2f out, led 1f out, easily 1st Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 164 ) 2nd Saint Patric ( C Jones 157 ) 5.50L 3rd Royal Mogul ( P J Brennan 157 ) 0.00L | H Skelton 74.4kg | 1 (3) |
| Wetherby 27-Dec-21 3220m SOFT R7 CL5 NHF $2,451 (of $4,427), Winning Time: 04:10.630, SP: 5.50 Towards rear, headway halfway, tracked leaders 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and ridden clear final furlong 1st Grey Dawning ( H Skelton 154 ) 2nd Sporting Ace ( J Quinlan 154 ) 4.50L 3rd Basford ( S Quinlan 161 ) 5.00L | H Skelton 69.9kg | 1 (12) |