Harry Lowes

He is trained by Dan Skelton at Alcester in Warwickshire, and that is a significant detail. Skelton's yard has sent out 194 winners already this season — that is not a yard that wastes time on horses without potential. When a stable operating at that volume and quality chooses to run a horse, it usually means they believe in what they have.

Skelton clearly does believe in Harry Lowes. The trainer has spoken about how the horse won his second point-to-point looking smooth and impressive, and that he jumps well at home — which, for a jumper, is the foundation everything else is built on. The plan was always to go straight over hurdles, and that is exactly what has happened. Skelton has also flagged him as a future chaser, suggesting the horse's best days are some way ahead of him yet.

His one career win came at Exeter in November 2025, and he has operated mainly at Class 4 level — mid-tier racing, a sensible place to learn. At that level he has won 1 from 3 races, a win rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3, which is genuinely strong. It suggests he is competitive and capable when conditions suit. His recent form reads 3-–-5-3-1 going back from today, which tells a story of a horse who has gone from winning to finding things a little tougher, with a non-completion in there as well. He raced just yesterday, so he is very much an active, ongoing project rather than a horse being looked back on.

At five years old, with a trainer of Skelton's calibre already talking about chasing as the longer-term goal, Harry Lowes feels like a horse worth keeping an eye on as he develops.