Talk To The Man
Talk To The Man is a horse
Dan Skelton's yard has taken time to develop, and this week's win at Worcester suggests that patience is finally paying off. The six-year-old has won 2 of his last 6 races, including that Worcester victory just days ago, and sits on a career record of 2 wins and 2 top-3 finishes from 6 races — a win rate of roughly one in three. For a horse that the trainer described as "big and backward" when he first arrived, needing significant physical development before even starting serious racing, this is solid progress.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mrs Johnny De La Hey
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Skelton's team at Alcester has enjoyed an exceptional season overall, sending out 198 winners, but Talk To The Man's journey has been deliberately unhurried. His first win came at Taunton in early February 2026, and he beat what the yard considered a strong field that day. The horse impressed at Newbury the previous season too, in a valuable race there, and despite running green and needing more experience, that outing clearly marked him out as one worth waiting for. The thinking was always long-term: start somewhere modest, feel the way up the ladder, and let him mature into his frame. Recent form shows he's done exactly that. After that Taunton breakthrough, he had a quiet spell — a run without finishing in the top three, then back-to-back fourth and fifth-place finishes — before bouncing back to win at Worcester this week. That kind of inconsistency in a young, developing horse is not unusual, but the latest victory suggests he is settling into his best form. The yard clearly believes there is much more to come from him.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Oct
🏆 Won
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
10 Apr
DNF
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
27 Feb
DNF
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 16 runners
3 Feb
🏆 Won
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 runners
22 Mar
4th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
1 Jan
5th
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 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 |
|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
27 Feb |
0% |
| Taunton Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
3 Feb |
100% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
21 Oct |
100% |
| Aintree Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| Exeter Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jan |
0% |