Skipper
Skipper is a five-year-old with modest returns on the racecourse — two wins from ten races, a win rate that sits at around one in five — but he has shown enough to keep his trainer interested. Based at
Hamad Al Jehani's Newmarket yard, Skipper has won twice: first at Chelmsford in late August 2024, then most recently at Redcar in April 2026, five months ago. Since that Redcar victory, however, form has been patchy. His last six races read 6-6-9-13-1-7, a mixed run that includes a couple of placed efforts but also some well-beaten days. He is still racing regularly and was out just a day ago.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Skipper is by Calyx, a stallion whose offspring have been performing well across the sport, and his trainer has spoken positively about him in the past, suggesting he was a pleasant type to have around the yard. Al Jehani's stable has been sending out winners steadily this season — eighteen so far — so Skipper has the benefit of training in a yard that knows how to get horses to the track in form. Whether he can rediscover the consistency that brought him success earlier in 2026 remains to be seen, but there is still time for him to add to his tally before the season ends.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Sep
6th
Salisbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
16 Aug
6th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
25 May
9th
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
2 May
13th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 16 runners
20 Apr
🏆 Won
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
28 Sep
7th
Haydock Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 10 runners
29 Aug
🏆 Won
chelmsford
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
2 Aug
2nd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
22 Jun
4th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
17 May
5th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 15 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 win |
29 Aug |
100% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
20 Apr |
100% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 May |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |