Snipe (2017)
About
Snipe is an 8yo bay horse trained by D Skelton, based at Alcester. Its sire is Soldier Of Fortune and its dam is Pisces. So far, Snipe has won three races. On 26 Dec 2023 at Aintree, the horse secured its biggest victory to date, collecting $15,698.00 in the William Hill Epic Boost Handicap Chase.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester 15-Sep-25 4023m GOOD R2 CL2 HcpCh $1,374 (of $22,232), SP: 11.00 | H Skelton 68.5kg 8.00L | 4 (9) |
| Warwick 24-Apr-25 5029m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpH $1,094 (of $17,706), Winning Time: 05:58.740, SP: 8.00 | T Durrell 68.9kg, Cd 70.3kg 18.75L | 4 (6) |
| Ayr 12-Apr-25 6397m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $196,740), SP: 29.00 Rear of mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 7th ( then knocked over ) | H Atkins 65.3kg, Cd 68.5kg 0.00L | UPD (23) |
| Warwick 28-Mar-25 4828m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpCh $4,784 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 06:01.790, SP: 4.00 Held up towards rear, keen early, ridden and outpaced home turn, stayed on well from last | H Skelton 73.9kg 6.80L | 3 (6) |
| Ascot 16-Feb-25 4791m GOOD R4 CL1 HcpCh (of $98,370), Winning Time: 06:01.300, SP: 7.50 Towards rear, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 3 out, no response | H Skelton 64.9kg 10.10L | 8 (11) |
| Doncaster 25-Jan-25 4822m GOOD R6 CL1 HcpCh $10,700 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:55.400, SP: 7.50 Held up in rear, headway before 4 out, 4th before 3 out, blundered and left 3rd last, kept on | H Skelton 69.4kg 4.25L | 3 (13) |
| Carlisle 03-Nov-24 5261m SOFT R6 CL3 HcpCh $8,372 (of $34,429), Winning Time: 11:41.940, SP: 4.00 In rear, steady headway after 4 out, ridden before 2 out where left disputing 3rd, pressed leader final fence, ran on well, held final 100 yards | H Skelton 71.7kg 1.25L | 2 (9) |
| Carlisle 17-Oct-24 4928m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpCh $4,496 (of $18,200), Winning Time: 10:35.800, SP: 3.00 Held up in last, headway 12th, not fluent last, went 2nd, no impression on winner, kept on | H Skelton 72.6kg 1.50L | 2 (5) |
| Haydock 18-Feb-24 5721m HEAVY R5 HcpChNHF (of $56,950), Winning Time: 08:33.900, SP: 13/2 Held up in rear, blundered 5th, ridden 4 out, never involved, well beaten 2 out | T Durrell 64.9kg, Cd 0 22.00L | 7 (10) |
| Doncaster 27-Jan-24 4822m GOOD R8 NvHcpCh $6,075 (of $13,202), Winning Time: 06:00.100, SP: 5/1 Off the pace in last pair, mistake 9th, soon dropped to rear, only 5th and plenty to do last, switched right and stayed on strongly run-in, closed on eased down rival and went 2nd final strides | T Durrell 66.2kg 4.00L | 2 (7) |
| Aintree 26-Dec-23 5020m SOFT R5 HcpCh $15,609 (of $15,698), Winning Time: 07:15.550, SP: 18/5 Towards rear, headway 3 out, shaken up and led approaching 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on strongly and asserted run-in | H Skelton 70.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Wetherby 29-Nov-23 4869m SOFT R3 HcpCh $1,944 (of $4,225), Winning Time: 06:47.150, SP: 3/1 In rear, pushed along in 5th 4 out, stayed on and pressed leader approaching last, kept on run-in, not much room on rail and switched right 75 yards out, no impression | H Skelton 74.8kg 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Exeter 25-Oct-23 4877m GOOD R3 HcpCh $758 (of $13,202), Winning Time: 06:08.800, SP: 11/4 Held up in rear, headway on outside before 4 out, 4th and held last, no extra flat, lost 4th close home | H Skelton 68.5kg, Cd 0 7.00L | 5 (11) |
| Southwell 04-Oct-23 4882m SOFT R2 NvHcpCh $4,859 (of $4,928), Winning Time: 06:31.110, SP: 9/4 Held up in last, not fluent 12th, went third going best approaching 3 out, shaken up before 2 out, soon led, went clear flat, readily | H Skelton 71.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Exeter 11-Apr-23 4649m SOFT R6 HcpH $303 (of $5,281), Winning Time: 06:02.800, SP: 11/1 Held up in rear, some headway after 9th, no impression 3 out | H Skelton 71.2kg, Cd 0 24.50L | 5 (12) |
| Doncaster 05-Mar-23 4904m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $13,008), Winning Time: 05:56.780, SP: 11/2 In rear, pushed along before 2 out and no impression, weakened before last | B Andrews 67.1kg, Cd 0 31.25L | 7 (8) |
| Ffos Las 10-Feb-23 4400m SOFT R1 MdH $4,901 (of $4,901), Winning Time: 05:34.500, SP: 1/2 Made all, reminder after 4 out, clear from 3 out, ridden before next, driven between last two, awkward at the last, driven out | H Skelton 72.6kg | 1 (7) |
| Southwell 29-Nov-22 4882m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $7,407), Winning Time: 06:25.390, SP: 85/40 Held up, headway tracking leaders when fell 3 out | H Skelton 73.5kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (7) |
| Ludlow 04-Nov-22 4274m GOOD R4 H $2,759 (of $11,981), Winning Time: 05:10.470, SP: 10/3 Led, pushed along and headed 3 out, stayed on without troubling winner | B Andrews 70.8kg 5.00L | 3 (5) |
| Hexham 08-Oct-22 4049m SOFT R5 MdH $1,907 (of $4,139), Winning Time: 05:15.130, SP: 8/1 In touch, headway 5th, ridden to chase winner at last, driven and ran on to press winner towards finish | T Durrell 71.7kg 0.30L | 2 (11) |
| Monksgrange 27-Mar-22 4828m SOFT CLMd (of $4,139), SP: 10/1 Rr of mid-div, 7th 1/2way, 6th 3out, rdn aftr 3out, prog early str & 4th aftr 2out, went 3rd cl hm | M J W Hendrick 77.1kg 13.00L | 3 (11) |