Heltenham (2017)
About
Heltenham is an 8yo gelding trained by Dan Skelton at Alcester. He is by the stallion Masked Marvel out of the mare Souris Blanche. So far he has notched seven wins. On 3 Mar 2024 at Newbury he captured his most important victory, taking the $56,950 Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase, a premier handicap.
Raced At
Fontwell
• Worcester
• Uttoxeter
• Perth
• Newton Abbot
• Kempton
• Aintree
• Newbury
• Ayr
• Lingfield
• Wetherby
• Cheltenham
• Ffos Las
• Southwell
• Chepstow
• Carlisle
• Vichy
• NantesRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fontwell 26-Oct-25 3920m SOFT R4 CL2 HcpCh $3,038 (of $24,593), Winning Time: 05:00.030, SP: 19.00 | T Durrell 76.2kg, Cd 74.8kg 11.75L | 3 (7) |
| Worcester 15-Sep-25 4020m GOOD R2 CL2 HcpCh (of $22,232), SP: 23.00 | T Durrell 76.2kg, Cd 77.6kg 38.75L | 8 (9) |
| Uttoxeter 25-May-25 4020m GOOD R4 CL2 HcpCh (of $39,348), Winning Time: 04:57.920, SP: 6.00 | H Skelton 75.8kg 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Perth 24-Apr-25 4040m SOFT R6 CL2 HcpCh $13,008 (of $24,593), Winning Time: 05:09.400, SP: 2.25 Mostly jumped well, tracked leader, dived at 1st, led next, came clear from 4 out, not quite fluent last, stayed on strongly, eased run-in | H Skelton 69.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Newton Abbot 19-Apr-25 4220m HEAVY R5 CL3 HcpCh $4,860 (of $19,674), SP: 11.00 Towards rear, mid-division at 3rd, went 3rd at 6th, led 7th and forged on, not fluent 3 out, faced challenge before 2 out, pushed along and headed narrowly approaching last, ridden and no extra run-in | T Durrell 76.2kg 3.25L | 2 (11) |
| Kempton 23-Feb-25 4830m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpCh (of $147,555), SP: 10.00 Not fluent 1st, towards rear, headway into mid-division 9th, chased leaders 11th, weakened next, tailed off when bad mistake 2 out, pulled up before the last | H Skelton 70.8kg 0.00L | UPD (13) |
| Aintree 26-Dec-24 4010m SOFT R2 CL2 HcpCh $2,128 (of $34,429), Winning Time: 08:38.310, SP: 13.00 In rear, jumped right throughout, pushed along 3 out, never involved (limited comments due to fog) | C Gethings 74.8kg 23.50L | 4 (5) |
| Newbury 29-Nov-24 3990m SOFT R5 CL2 HcpCh (of $54,103), Winning Time: 05:04.100, SP: 5.50 Held up in rear, jumped right 10th, some headway on outside 3 out, no impression, weakened before last | H Skelton 72.6kg 25.50L | 8 (9) |
| Ayr 19-Apr-24 4120m SOFT R4 HcpCh (of $25,720), Winning Time: 05:24.730, SP: 10/1 Off the pace in last pair, no chance when fell 4 out | C Gethings 76.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (10) |
| Aintree 11-Apr-24 3180m SOFT R6 HcpCh $340 (of $56,270), Winning Time: 04:08.650, SP: 17/2 Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, mistake 8th, never involved, mistake and well beaten 2 out | C Gethings 69.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 8 (15) |
| Newbury 24-Mar-24 3990m SOFT R3 HcpCh $20,812 (of $20,812), Winning Time: 04:59.150, SP: evens Raced keenly, waited with in rear, headway out wide travelling well 4 out, challenged from 2 out, went 2nd at the last, ridden and strong challenge run-in, led towards finish | H Skelton 70.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Newbury 03-Mar-24 3990m HEAVY R2 HcpCh $56,950 (of $56,950), Winning Time: 05:10.800, SP: 17/2 Held up in rear, steady headway out wide before 4 out, tracked leaders and went right next, led going well before 2 out, 2 lengths ahead when went right again last, idled briefly run-in, ridden out | C Gethings 67.6kg | 1 (9) |
| Kempton 25-Feb-24 4120m SOFT R6 HcpCh $9,568 (of $20,931), Winning Time: 05:22.500, SP: 13/2 Held up in last pair, steady headway on inside going well before 3 out, ridden and angled out off rail between last two, stayed on strongly run-in, went 2nd entering final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner | H Skelton 71.7kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Lingfield 21-Jan-24 3920m SOFT R8 NvHcpH (of $10,562), Winning Time: 04:53.710, SP: 8/1 In rear, pushed along 2 out, never on terms | H Skelton 76.7kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 8 (11) |
| Aintree 09-Dec-23 4010m HEAVY R5 HcpCh $5,915 (of $27,628), Winning Time: 05:44.380, SP: 5/2 Raced wide, in touch, headway 10th, went 2nd next, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened next, finished very tired | H Skelton 71.2kg 0.00L | 3 (9) |
| Wetherby 18-Nov-23 3960m SOFT R1 NvH $5,174 (of $5,174), Winning Time: 05:13.250, SP: 4/6 Jumped right at times, chased leader, led after 2nd, bad mistake and stumbled 2nd, hit 6th, went clear before 3 out until before next, went clear again from last | T Durrell 69.9kg | 1 (15) |
| Cheltenham 19-Apr-23 4140m GOOD R1 HcpCh (of $39,865), Winning Time: 05:13.410, SP: 5/2 Held up in rear, mistake 5th, fell next | H Skelton 71.7kg, Cd 0 | UPD (12) |
| Newbury 26-Mar-23 3990m SOFT R2 CL2 HcpCh $20,812 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 05:05.200, SP: 4.50 Waited with in rear, hit 9th, steady headway tracking leaders before 11th, went 2nd before 2 out, led on bit last, quickened readily clear run-in, easily | H Skelton 68.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Ffos Las 10-Feb-23 3900m SOFT R3 CL4 NvHcpCh $8,344 (of $15,543), Winning Time: 04:59.000, SP: 2.63 Jumped well kept wide, held up in 5th early, headway into 3rd at 6th, went 2nd before 8th, not fluent 5 out, led going well before 4 out, hit next, 3 lengths ahead 2 out, stayed on strongly, ridden out | H Skelton 74.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Newcastle 26-Dec-22 4040m SOFT R6 CL4 HcpCh $10,562 (of $20,724), Winning Time: 05:19.640, SP: 5.00 Towards rear, headway and close up 3rd, blundered 9th, ridden and every chance 2 out, stayed on to lead towards finish | D England 73.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Southwell 22-Nov-22 4100m GOOD R1 CL4 HcpCh $4,014 (of $17,139), Winning Time: 05:31.600, SP: 2.88 Not always fluent in rear, mistake 10th, headway 12th, went 2nd next, mistake 3 out, ridden before 2 out, unable to get to winner, well held flat | H Skelton 74.8kg 4.50L | 2 (9) |
| Stratford 27-Oct-22 4210m SOFT R3 CL4 HcpCh $2,007 (of $9,269), Winning Time: 05:19.400, SP: 3.00 Held up in rear on outside, jumped right and not fluent 1st, headway 4th, challenged after 10th, led when not fluent 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner before last | H Skelton 73.5kg 14.00L | 2 (7) |
| Chepstow 25-Mar-22 3910m GOOD R6 CL5 HcpH $3,011 (of $12,505), Winning Time: 04:52.900, SP: 7.50 Prominent, led after 3rd, headed before next, led 6th, edged left after 2 out, hung left and headed last, held towards finish | H Skelton 75.3kg 1.25L | 2 (15) |
| Carlisle 22-Feb-22 3420m HEAVY R1 CL4 MdH $1,066 (of $8,362), Winning Time: 04:17.570, SP: 4.33 Led, ridden 2 out, headed soon after next, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish | H Skelton 72.6kg 2.50L | 3 (9) |
| Lingfield 25-Nov-21 3220m SOFT R4 CL4 NvH (of $7,377), Winning Time: 03:57.580, SP: 5.50 Mid-division, ridden before 2 out, mistake 2 out, weakened after last | H Skelton 68.9kg 14.25L | UPD (17) |
| Vichy 03-Aug-21 3500m R7 H $5,105 (of $21,199), Winning Time: 04:14.930 | J Reveley 66.7kg 2.00L | 2 (10) |
| Vichy 02-Aug-21 3500m SOFT CLH (of $9,036), Winning Time: 04:14.930 | J Reveley 66.7kg 2.00L | 2 (10) |
| Nantes 22-Jun-21 2400m HEAVY R4 CLNHF (of $11,161) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:26.000 | M Delalande 61.7kg 21.25L | 12 (13) |