Riskintheground (2017)
About
Riskintheground is an 8yo gelding trained by Dan Skelton. He is by Presenting out of The Folkes Choice. To date he has won eight races. On 16 April 2025 at Cheltenham he claimed his most important victory, earning $68,859.00 in a Class 1 Handicap. The horse has been a profitable selection for punters, delivering a 31% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Raced At
Newton Abbot
• Market Rasen
• Sandown
• Cheltenham
• Ayr
• Newbury
• Huntingdon
• Wincanton
• Uttoxeter
• Fakenham
• Hereford
• Taunton
• Kempton
• Exeter
• Fontwell
• Ludlow
• Haydock
• ChepstowRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot 19-Oct-25 4220m SOFT R5 CL2 Ch $16,338 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 05:13.530, SP: 8.00 | T Durrell 73.5kg | 1 (4) |
| Market Rasen 19-Jul-25 4310m GOOD R4 CL1 HcpCh $5,330 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:25.370, SP: 17.00 | H Skelton 70.8kg 6.05L | 4 (15) |
| Sandown 26-Apr-25 4030m GOOD R2 CL2 NvHcpCh (of $39,348), Winning Time: 05:05.180, SP: 9.00 Held up in rear, not fluent 13th, brief headway before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened | H Skelton 73.9kg 13.50L | 7 (9) |
| Cheltenham 16-Apr-25 4140m GOOD R3 CL1 HcpCh $39,865 (of $68,859), Winning Time: 05:12.520, SP: 8.50 Held up towards rear, closed from 4 out, switched right and challenged 2 out, led last, stayed on, ridden out | H Skelton 66.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Ayr 11-Apr-25 4120m SOFT R4 CL2 HcpCh $25,720 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 05:11.290, SP: 7.50 Rear mid-division, closed up 11th, awkward 13th, went 4th at next, tracked leader after 4 out, shaken up and led before last, soon cleared away, ridden out, readily | H Skelton 71.7kg | 1 (11) |
| Newbury 23-Mar-25 3990m GOOD R2 CL2 HcpCh $1,196 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 04:58.400, SP: 12.00 Held up and behind, stayed on from 3 out, closed flat, just failed to get 4th | H Skelton 68.5kg 5.45L | 5 (9) |
| Huntingdon 03-Mar-25 4000m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpCh $1,824 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 05:04.370, SP: 23.00 In rear, headway into 4th after 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, no progress | C J Todd 72.1kg 21.75L | 4 (6) |
| Warwick 08-Feb-25 3270m SOFT R3 CL1 NvCh $3,998 (of $73,778), Winning Time: 03:56.980, SP: 51.00 Always detached in rear | C J Todd 70.8kg 49kgL | 4 (4) |
| Ascot 22-Nov-24 3780m GOOD R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $1,195 (of $19,329), Winning Time: 04:42.540, SP: 7.00 In rear, in touch, pushed along 3 out, no impression and faded before 2 out | H Skelton 72.1kg 22.75L | 4 (4) |
| Wincanton 09-Nov-24 5060m GOOD R6 CL1 HcpCh (of $78,696), Winning Time: 06:12.650, SP: 11.00 Held up off the pace in last trio, closer at 15th, went 4th after 15th, hampered by faller and lost 4th 4 out, weakened | H Skelton 67.1kg 32.75L | 5 (10) |
| Cheltenham 26-Oct-24 4060m GOOD R1 CL3 NvHcpCh $2,430 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 04:48.890, SP: 9.50 Held up in rear, headway 3 out, not much room final bend, soon switched left and hampered slightly, not much room on inside 2 out, went 2nd briefly and pressed winner flat, 3rd and no extra towards finish | H Skelton 72.6kg 2.75L | 3 (11) |
| Newton Abbot 20-Sep-24 4220m GOOD R3 NvCh $2,320 (of $10,075), Winning Time: 05:09.700, SP: 10/3 Took keen hold, midfield, ridden and chased leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last | H Skelton 75.3kg 4.00L | 3 (4) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 06-Sep-24 4090m GOOD R4 HcpCh $7,804 (of $7,849), Winning Time: 04:50.950, SP: 2/1 Prominent, chased leader from 3 out, ridden when upsides last, soon led landing side, asserted run-in, always doing enough towards finish | H Skelton 74.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Market Rasen 20-Jul-24 4310m GOOD R4 HcpCh $2,680 (of $56,950), Winning Time: 05:21.580, SP: 20/1 Towards rear, hit 6th, headway chasing leaders before 3 out where every chance, ridden and weakened run-in | F Gillard 71.2kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 5 (16) |
| Uttoxeter 30-Jun-24 4020m SOFT R2 NvHcpCh $10,406 (of $10,406), Winning Time: 05:06.800, SP: 11/5 Held up in last pair, headway 3 out, not much room when not fluent 2 out, challenged last, led flat, edged right, driven out | H Skelton 65.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Fakenham 02-Jun-24 4260m GOOD R5 HcpCh $10,562 (of $10,562), Winning Time: 05:21.590, SP: 10/3 Midfield, travelling strongly 2 out, headway approaching last, soon led and clear, ridden turning in, stayed on well run-in | H Skelton 72.1kg | 1 (8) |
| Hereford 25-May-24 4200m GOOD R5 HcpCh $4,700 (of $4,700), Winning Time: 05:21.120, SP: evens Tracked leaders, joined leader 6th, not fluent 8th, ridden to lead last, ran on strongly | H Skelton 71.2kg | 1 (4) |
| Taunton 14-Dec-23 4630m SOFT R5 NvHcpCh $383 (of $6,680), Winning Time: 05:56.390, SP: 17/2 Pressed leader, led 5th, mistake 12th, ridden and headed home turn, not fluent 3 out, kept on one pace | H Skelton 73.5kg, Cd 0 7.25L | 5 (9) |
| Market Rasen 16-Nov-23 4800m SOFT R3 NvHcpCh $364 (of $6,337), Winning Time: 06:35.530, SP: 5/1 Mid-division on outer, prominent after 7th, ridden home turn, soon weakened | H Skelton 73.9kg, Cd 0 28.75L | 5 (9) |
| Kempton 22-Oct-23 4830m GOOD R6 HcpCh $1,312 (of $5,703), Winning Time: 06:02.200, SP: 7/2 Held up, headway before 3 out, ridden 2 out, ran on after last | H Skelton 73kg 2.50L | 3 (7) |
| Warwick 06-Oct-23 4020m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpCh (of $9,837), Winning Time: 05:05.640, SP: 2.88 Towards rear, brought down 3rd | H Skelton 73kg 0.00L | UPD (6) |
| Exeter 11-Apr-23 4350m SOFT R2 CL4 NvHcpH (of $9,837), Winning Time: 05:30.700, SP: 8.50 Tracked leader, challenged 6th, led 8th, headed 2 out, no extra flat | H Skelton 76.7kg 5.25L | 6 (12) |
| Fontwell 09-Mar-23 4370m GOOD R2 CL4 MdH $4,901 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 05:38.890, SP: 2.75 Held up in rear early, travelled strongly from usual 3 out, joined leader 2 out, still restrained when led soon after final flight, asserted final 110 yards, impressive | H Skelton 73kg | 1 (4) |
| Ludlow 23-Feb-23 4270m GOOD R7 CL4 HcpH (of $9,837), Winning Time: 05:16.100, SP: 2.38 Mid-division, headway 4 out, weakened 2 out | H Skelton 73.5kg 19.75L | 6 (8) |
| Cheltenham 01-Jan-23 4070m GOOD R1 CL2 MdH (of $19,674), Winning Time: 05:10.360, SP: 34.00 Held up towards rear, some headway before not fluent 2 out, soon weakened | H Skelton 73kg 0.00L | 8 (13) |
| Haydock 01-Dec-22 3150m SOFT R4 CL2 H $2,673 (of $21,642), Winning Time: 03:44.690, SP: 67.00 In rear, pushed along home turn, ridden and kept on from before last, never threatened | H Skelton 70.8kg 15.75L | 3 (8) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 09-Nov-22 3350m SOFT R6 CL3 NvH (of $14,754), Winning Time: 04:18.370, SP: 8.50 Keen mistake 1st towards rear, ridden 3 out, never near leaders | H Skelton 69.9kg 29.50L | UPD (13) |
| Warwick 13-Feb-22 3220m SOFT R7 CL5 NHF (of $4,427), Winning Time: 03:57.900, SP: 4.33 Held up in rear, raced keenly, headway 7f out, hampered and weakened over 1f out | H Skelton 72.1kg 10.00L | UPD (9) |
| Ascot 17-Dec-21 3160m SOFT R6 CL1 NHF (of $20,658), Winning Time: 03:48.600, SP: 29.00 Last pair, kept on final furlong, headway over 1f out, never nearer | J Andrews 71.7kg 4.25L | UPD (12) |
| Chepstow 03-Nov-21 3230m SOFT R7 CL5 NHF $878 (of $3,443), Winning Time: 04:11.800, SP: 9.00 Held up towards rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders 3f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner | H Skelton 69.9kg 4.25L | 2 (15) |