Palacio (2018) Horse

Foal Date

25-Apr-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Khalkevi

Dam

Belle Yepa

Prize Money

57008

Trainer

S Thomas

Owners

Walters Plant Hire Ltd

About

Palacio, an eight-year-old bay gelding by Khalkevi out of Belle Yepa, is trained by S Thomas and owned by Walters Plant Hire Ltd. In 13 starts he has secured three victories, placed second once and third twice, accumulating $57,008 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Ayr on 18 April 2026, and his latest win occurred at Newbury on 22 March 2026.

Raced At

Ayr • Newbury • Chepstow • Ffos Las • Hereford • Cheltenham • Exeter

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Ayr 18-Apr-26 3319m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 7/1 Close up in touch, led 1st, mistake 2nd, bad mistake and headed 6th, not fluent 7th, mistake 8th, soon ridden and dropped to last, pulled up after 9th	Dylan Johnston 64.4kg	UPL (7)
Newbury 22-Mar-26 3303m SOFT R6 CL3 HcpCh $11,618 (of $21,642), Winning Time: 04:01.410, SP: 4.20 1st Palacio ( D Johnston 161 ) 2nd Escapeandevade ( P O'brien 168 ) 5.00L 3rd Kotmask ( C Quinn 166 ) 16.00L See full results	D Johnston 73kg	1 (5)
Newbury 28-Feb-26 3993m GOOD TO SOFT CL3 Chase, SP: 16/1 Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway after 5th, unseated when jockey lost iron 6th	Dylan Johnston 73kg	UPL (8)
Chepstow 28-Jan-26 3233m SOFT R4 CL3 NvCh $1,881 (of $14,756), Winning Time: 04:08.050, SP: 4.50 1st Stencil ( J J Burke 154 ) 2nd Juby Ball ( J Bowen 164 ) 6.50L 3rd Palacio ( D Johnston 164 ) 20.50L See full results	D Johnston 74.4kg 20.50L	3 (5)
Newbury 28-Nov-25 3303m GOOD TO SOFT CL3 Chase, SP: 11/2 Led, headed 4th, remained handy, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last	Dylan Johnston 73.5kg	UPL (7)
Chepstow 05-Nov-25 3230m GOOD R6 CL3 NvHcpCh $6,179 (of $11,510), SP: 5.00 1st Palacio ( D Johnston 154 ) 2nd Southoftheborder ( P O'brien 154 ) 8.50L 3rd The Winslow Boy ( B Poste 149 ) 2.00L See full results	D Johnston 69.9kg	1 (10)
Chepstow 26-Apr-25 3230m GOOD R3 CL3 HcpH $324 (of $10,526), Winning Time: 03:48.870, SP: 6.00 1st Glory And Fortune ( S Twiston-davies 168 ) 2nd Helnwein ( G Sheehan 166 ) 0.75L 3rd Ukantango ( L Stones 156 ) 6.50L 5th Palacio ( D Johnston 163 , Cd 166 ) 14.75L See full results	D Johnston 73.9kg, Cd 75.3kg 14.75L	5 (5)
Ffos Las 06-Apr-25 3180m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $1,932 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 03:47.960, SP: 7.50 Went to post early, led, headed 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, soon easily outpaced by winner, plugged on, mistake last 1st Tutti Quanti ( F Gingell 164 ) 2nd Palacio ( D Johnston 164 , Cd 161 ) 13.00L 3rd Roysse ( B Jones 164 ) 25.00L See full results	D Johnston 74.4kg, Cd 73kg 13.00L	2 (6)
Hereford 16-Jan-25 3270m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $486 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 04:04.550, SP: 3.00 Led, went clear after 3rd, went further clear after 4th, reduced advantage after 3 out, shaken up before 2 out, ridden along and headed after 2 out, lost second approaching last, soon no extra, lost third final stride 1st Starcrossed Lover ( J Bowen 164 ) 2nd Renoir ( H Kimber 157 ) 17.00L 3rd Washington Singer ( H Reed 157 ) 2.75L 4th Palacio ( D Johnston 164 , Cd 167 ) 19.90L See full results	D Johnston 74.4kg, Cd 75.8kg 19.90L	4 (12)
Cheltenham 13-Dec-24 3380m SOFT R1 CL3 NvHNHFNHF $1,822 (of $14,755), Winning Time: 04:05.740, SP: 17.00 Led and soon clear, reduced lead before 2 out where mistake, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened run-in 1st Country Mile ( H Skelton 160 ) 2nd Wingmen ( S Ewing 160 ) 7.50L 3rd Palacio ( D Johnston 160 ) 18.50L See full results	D Johnston 72.6kg 18.50L	3 (4)
Chepstow 11-Oct-24 3230m SOFT R2 CL4 NvH $4,901 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 04:00.210, SP: 21.00 Made all, soon well clear, shaken up before 2 out, ridden before last where 5 lengths ahead, slightly reduced lead run-in and hung right to stands rail, stayed on strongly, unchallenged 1st Palacio ( D Johnston 154 ) 2nd French Ship ( M G Nolan 153 ) 2.75L 3rd Le Fauve ( H Skelton 153 ) 16.00L See full results	D Johnston 69.9kg	1 (11)
Warwick 25-Apr-24 3220m GOOD R7 CL5 NHF (of $3,935), Winning Time: 03:46.920, SP: 10.00 Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st Ace Of Spades ( H Skelton 157 ) 2nd Junker D'allier ( F Gregory 157 ) 4.00L 3rd Bridie's Beau ( H Cobden 157 ) 9.00L 5th Palacio ( S Twiston-davies 157 ) 14.75L See full results	S Twiston-davies 71.2kg 14.75L	5 (13)
Exeter 20-Nov-23 3370m SOFT R8 CL4 NHF (of $4,918), Winning Time: 04:08.600, SP: 6.00 Raced keenly, led but pressed, pushed along and headed turning in, weakened quickly final 2f 1st Dunskay ( K Woods 156 ) 2nd Anno Power ( J J Burke 149 ) 2.25L 3rd Bond Broker ( H Cobden 156 ) 10.00L 9th Palacio ( S Twiston-davies 156 ) 37.25L See full results	S Twiston-davies 70.8kg 37.25L	9 (12)