Only Way Is Up (2020) Horse
About
Only Way Is Up is a 5yo bay horse trained by D Skelton at Alcester. He is by Malinas out of Premier Rose. So far he has recorded one win. On 8 Nov 2025 at Aintree he claimed his biggest victory, earning $11,805 in the Cl3 Nvhnhfnhf. The horse has been profitable for bettors, and anyone who backed him throughout his career would have achieved a 50% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aintree 08-Nov-25 4020m SOFT R1 CL3 NvHNHFNHF $6,535 (of $11,805), Winning Time: 04:52.930, SP: 4.50 1st Only Way Is Up ( H Skelton 154 ) 2nd Lightfingered Jack ( T Bellamy 154 ) 4.00L 3rd Ballyeaston ( J J Burke 154 ) 6.25L See full results | H Skelton 69.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Exeter 10-Feb-25 3370m SOFT R7 CL2 MdNHF $1,064 (of $17,214), Winning Time: 04:13.780, SP: 4.20 1st Kripticjim ( B Powell 161 ) 2nd Catchintsavo ( S Twiston-davies 161 ) 7.00L 3rd Kocktail Bleu ( R Dingle 161 ) 1.75L 4th Only Way Is Up ( H Skelton 161 ) 14.75L See full results | H Skelton 73kg 14.75L | 4 (8) |
| Dromahane 14-Apr-24 4830m HEAVY Md (of $9,242), SP: 9.00 Twrds rr, last brfly by 5th, sltly clsr in 7th when hmprd 3out, went 5th bef last, kow in 3rd flat, nrst at fin 1st Life Goes On ( D O'connor 165 ) 2nd The Blue Room ( J C Barry 165 ) 1.25L 3rd Only Way Is Up ( D Higgins 160 ) 2.25L | D Higgins 72.6kg 2.25L | 3 |
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