Playful Fox (2022) Horse
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Playful Fox is a four-year-old bay gelding, by Hunter's Light out of Reform Act. He is trained by D Skelton and owned by Babbitt Racing. From twelve starts he has won three races and finished two seconds and one third, earning $41,439 in prize money. His last start was at Newton Abbot on 17 October 2026, finishing 1st of 6.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick 03-Nov-26 4023m GOOD R5 Jets Richard Davis Awards Handicap Chase (GBB Race), SP: 2.50 | Harry Skelton | 4 (4) |
| Newton Abbot 17-Oct-26 3287m GOOD R3 CL5 HcpCh $9,606 (of $17,892), Winning Time: 04:01.260, SP: 2.63 1st Playful Fox ( H Skelton 157 ) 2nd Another Folly ( C Gethings 167 ) 2.25L 3rd Reteti ( M Goldstein 168 ) 6.75L See full results | H Skelton 71.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Uttoxeter 04-Oct-26 3213m GOOD R7 CL5 HcpCh $404 (of $7,049), Winning Time: 03:59.680, SP: 6.50 1st Prospect House ( W Maggs 152 ) 2nd Inedit D'amour ( T Gillard 168 ) 3.00L 3rd Tropical Talent ( J Tudor 143 ) 1.25L 5th Playful Fox ( H Skelton 158 ) 6.80L See full results | H Skelton 71.7kg 6.80L | 5 (10) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 09-Sep-26 3351m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpH $513 (of $8,923), Winning Time: 04:01.600, SP: 4.00 1st Hello Sweety ( C Hammond 167 ) 2nd Uhtred Ragnarson ( T Cannon 164 ) 0.75L 3rd Roarin' Success ( T Gillard 164 ) 4.50L 5th Playful Fox ( H Skelton 163 ) 8.50L See full results | H Skelton 73.9kg 8.50L | 5 (6) |
| Newton Abbot 22-Aug-26 3371m GOOD R1 CL4 NvHNHF $10,099 (of $10,487), Winning Time: 03:59.260, SP: 1.15 1st Playful Fox ( H Skelton 158 ) 2nd Devon Red ( J M Quinlan 154 ) 2.25L 3rd Bacardi Blue ( B Carver 154 ) 35.00L See full results | H Skelton 71.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Worcester 22-Jul-26 3219m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpH $3,594 (of $7,811), Winning Time: 03:51.170, SP: 5.00 1st Tilehurst ( S Bowen 161 ) 2nd Playful Fox ( H Skelton 156 ) 3.25L 3rd Media Mogul ( D Bass 163 ) 3.25L See full results | H Skelton 70.8kg 3.25L | 2 (7) |
| Stratford 29-Jun-26 3283m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/4 Held up in rear, went fourth 5th, in touch with leaders 2 out, pushed along and headway to lead last, kept on and soon drifted right, always doing enough towards finish | Harry Skelton 68.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Worcester 28-May-26 4023m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 6/5 Held up in rear, headway before 7th, waiting for room before 3 out, taken wide before 2 out, chased leaders but not fluent last, weakened approaching final 110yds run-in | Harry Skelton 70.8kg 2 1/4l | 4 (9) |
| Worcester 22-May-26 3219m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 7/4 Held up in touch, smooth progress 2f out, travelled strongly into second last, ridden to chase winner run-in but held | Harry Skelton 74.4kg 2 1/4l | 2 (6) |
| Uttoxeter 02-May-26 3171m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Rear mid-division, badly hampered by faller 5th, smooth headway before 3 out, chasing front rank when mistake and unseated rider 2 out | Harry Skelton 71.7kg | UPL (16) |
| Catterick 30-Jan-26 3160m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 7/4 Raced in share of third early, lost ground with slow jump 4th, soon dropped to rear, tailed off from 2 out (yard representative said gelding had made a respiratory noise, vet examined gelding and had nothing to report) | Tristan Durrell 70.3kg 31l | 5 (5) |
| Haydock 30-Dec-25 3149m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Held up in midfield, ridden before 2 out, headway into fourth approaching last, kept on, no danger | Tristan Durrell 69.9kg 1/2 length | 4 (6) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 12-Nov-25 3351m SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 3/1 Rear mid-division, steady headway after 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, staying on one pace when blundered last | Harry Skelton 69.9kg 16l | 3 (8) |