Skyjack Hijack (2018) Horse

Foal Date

09-Jun-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Jet Away

Dam

Mrs Chevalier

Prize Money

89728

Trainer

J Candlish

Owners

Mr Alan Baxter

About

Kelso R5 bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) — Skyjack Hijack is an 8yo colt trained by J Candlish. He is by Jet Away out of Mrs Chevalier. So far he has claimed six victories. On 30 November 2024 at Newcastle he achieved his most valuable win, taking $19674.00 in the Cl2 Nvh. The horse has proved profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 19% return on investment.

Raced At

Cheltenham • Exeter • Aintree • Perth • Cartmel • Southwell • Fairyhouse

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Cheltenham 14-Dec-24 4820m SOFT R6 CL1 NvH $1,474 (of $54,104), Winning Time: 05:58.570, SP: 2.38 1st Jet Blue ( J Reveley 159 ) 2nd Western Knight ( B Powell 157 ) 6.50L 3rd Yellow Car ( N Slatter 154 ) 3.00L 5th Skyjack Hijack ( S Quinlan 157 ) 20.75L See full results	S Quinlan 71.2kg 20.75L	5 (6)
Newcastle 30-Nov-24 4430m GOOD R3 CL2 NvH $10,406 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 05:17.890, SP: 1.91 Made all, jumped slickly in the main, awkward 3rd, quickened tempo before 4 out, ridden before last, stayed on well, unchallenged (cross hurdle omitted due to low sun) 1st Skyjack Hijack ( S Quinlan 162 ) 2nd Zanndabad ( D King 154 ) 9.50L 3rd Kepler's Law ( A Wedge 154 ) 6.50L See full results	S Quinlan 73.5kg	1 (6)
Exeter 08-Nov-24 4350m GOOD R1 CL3 NvH $8,169 (of $14,756), Winning Time: 05:16.060, SP: 2.63 Jumped slickly, made all and mostly clear, great jump and went further 3 out, stayed on strongly, heavily eased run-in, unchallenged 1st Skyjack Hijack ( J O Jr 164 ) 2nd Captain Bellamy ( H Cobden 154 ) 26.00L 3rd Check The Score ( J J Burke 154 ) 24.00L See full results	J O Jr 74.4kg	1 (5)
Newcastle 01-Nov-24 4760m GOOD R2 CL4 HcpH $4,066 (of $7,574), Winning Time: 05:51.700, SP: 1.29 Made all, clear 2 out, very easily 1st Skyjack Hijack ( S Quinlan 166 ) 2nd Jeteye ( J England 152 ) 7.50L 3rd Mrs Tabitha ( T Wynne 142 ) 3.50L See full results	S Quinlan 75.3kg	1 (7)
Aintree 27-Oct-24 4960m GOOD R1 CL3 HcpH $9,506 (of $17,706), Winning Time: 06:08.260, SP: 2.50 Jumped well, made all, clear before 3 out, unchallenged 1st Skyjack Hijack ( W Shanahan 154 ) 2nd City Derby ( P Kavanagh 158 ) 16.00L 3rd Lihyan ( A Anderson 166 ) 0.50L See full results	W Shanahan 69.9kg	1 (7)
Perth 26-Sep-24 4820m GOOD R7 CL5 HcpH $4,225 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 06:17.350, SP: 3.00 Made all, driven along approaching 2 out, clear before last, eased towards finish, easily 1st Skyjack Hijack ( S Quinlan 167 ) 2nd Western Glen ( N Moscrop 147 ) 12.00L 3rd Midnight Gold ( J Bowen 166 ) 1.75L See full results	S Quinlan 75.8kg	1 (7)
Cartmel 26-Aug-24 5110m HEAVY R3 HcpH $3,776 (of $3,776), Winning Time: 06:45.150, SP: 2/1 Made all, pushed along approaching last, kept on strongly run-in, pressed towards finish, held on gamely 1st Skyjack Hijack ( S Quinlan 168 ) 2nd Lady Harriett ( S Bowen 145 ) 0.30L 3rd Blended Stealth ( P Kavanagh 149 ) 6.00L See full results	S Quinlan 76.2kg	1 (9)
Cartmel 22-Jul-24 4450m SOFT R1 HcpH $1,494 (of $3,248), Winning Time: 04:19.200, SP: 6/1 Chased leader until 2nd, chased leaders, went 2nd again after 2 out, no chance with winner 1st Secret Secret ( C Jones 157 ) 2nd Skyjack Hijack ( S Quinlan 162 ) 5.00L 3rd Defence Witness ( R Mania 164 ) 11.00L See full results	S Quinlan 73.5kg 5.00L	2 (9)
Cartmel 28-Jun-24 4450m GOOD R1 MdH $878 (of $3,812), Winning Time: 05:29.400, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders on inside, took keen hold, ridden after 2 out, 3rd and held last, kept on final 100 yards 1st Boomslang ( R Chapman 158 ) 2nd Sky Luna ( C Jones 151 ) 0.75L 3rd Skyjack Hijack ( S Quinlan 158 ) 6.75L See full results	S Quinlan 71.7kg 6.75L	3 (9)
Southwell 04-Jun-24 4100m GOOD R5 CL4 MdHNHFNHF $1,932 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 05:35.000, SP: 8.50 Held up towards rear on inside, headway chasing leaders turning in, pushed along and went 2nd before 2 out, ridden and stayed on same pace between last two, no chance with winner, kept on for 2nd 1st Hell Hound ( J J Burke 158 ) 2nd Skyjack Hijack ( S Quinlan 158 ) 1.25L 3rd Timetotalk ( N Moscrop 158 ) 0.50L See full results	S Quinlan 71.7kg 1.25L	2 (11)
Aintree 29-Oct-23 4020m SOFT R4 CL3 MdH (of $11,805), Winning Time: 05:09.990, SP: 51.00 Always towards rear 1st Inthewaterside ( H Cobden 158 ) 2nd Jagwar ( J O Jr 156 ) 0.20L 3rd Rich Spirit ( R Chapman 158 ) 2.75L 7th Skyjack Hijack ( G Sheehan 158 ) 28.00L See full results	G Sheehan 71.7kg 28.00L	7 (11)
Fairyhouse 21-Apr-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,178), SP: 6/1 Mid-div, mstk 4th, 6th 1/2way, cl up 4out, rdn bef 3out, ko onepce 1st Cleatus Poolaw ( D G Lavery 170 ) 2nd Tottenham Green ( R A Berry 165 ) 1.50L 3rd Skyjack Hijack ( B Lawless 170 ) 5.50L	B Lawless 77.1kg 5.50L	3 (11)