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Going - Good (Good to Soft in places). 

Formscan  - Although ETALON wasn't quite at his best when fourth at Kempton in February, his previous efforts at Ascot suggest that a race of this nature is within his compass. A 1lb ease in the ratings can only help Dan Skelton's charge and he edges the vote over last year's winner Light N Strike. Mickey Bowen's string are starting to fire and a return to form from his veteran wouldn't be a surprise. Western General is also noted.

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134-
Etalon (IRE) 9,br g 12-0

Sholokhov (IRE)-So You Said(Definite Article)

ts+cp4(74) (Mrs Suzanne Lawrence)
Rated 144

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK23667.98

21st Feb 26 Kempton(2m 4f 110yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 145 16/1 12-0 Harry Skelton 4th of 9 runners, 17L behind Califet En Vol

17th Jan 26 Ascot(2m 5f 13yds Hcap Chase, Soft) Rated 145 8/1 11-4 Harry Skelton 3rd of 9 runners, 1.75L and 0.5L behind Vincenzo and Bad

20th Dec 25 Ascot(2m 2f 181yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 140 18/1 11-7 Harry Skelton 1st of 9 runners, by 2.5L and nose from Scarface and Issam

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Etalon (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hercule Du Seuil (FR)1
13th Apr 2024 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Hercule Du Seuil (FR) 4th (4/1 11-7 Rated 153) M P Walsh 12.00L in front of Etalon (IRE) 7th (9/1 11-7 Rated 142) Harry Skelton (10 ran)
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2
450-
Hercule Du Seuil (FR) 9,br g 11-12

Saddler Maker (IRE)-Cibelle Du Seuil(Saint des Saints)

ts+(27) (Mr John P McManus)
Rated 142

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE18945.95
UK400-4.00

9th Apr 26 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 145 50/1 11-13 R P McLernon 12th of 15 runners, 26.38L behind Ryan s Rocket

21st Mar 26 Newbury(2m 3f 187yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 147 12/1 12-2 R P McLernon 5th of 7 runners, 26.75L behind Prairie Wolf

28th Feb 26 Doncaster(2m 78yds Hcap Chase, Soft) Rated 150 22/1 12-0 R P McLernon 4th of 5 runners, 20.25L behind Mighty Bandit

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hercule Du Seuil (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Etalon (IRE)1
13th Apr 2024 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Hercule Du Seuil (FR) 4th (4/1 11-7 Rated 153) M P Walsh 12.00L in front of Etalon (IRE) 7th (9/1 11-7 Rated 142) Harry Skelton (10 ran)
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Light N Strike (IRE) 10,b g 11-5

Leading Light (IRE)-One Rose(Roi De Rome)

(193) cd1 (Salvo & Alex Giannini)
Rated 135 Won When Rated 135-135

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE100-1.00
UK31616-12.88

25th Oct 25 Cheltenham(3m 1f Hcap Chase, Good-Good to Soft in places) Rated 137 66/1 11-1 James Bowen 14th of 18 runners, 64.66L behind Three Card Brag

11th Oct 25 Chepstow(2m 7f 131yds Hcap Chase, Good to Firm-Good in places) Rated 139 7/1 12-0 James Bowen pulled up of 7 runners, in race won by Ask Brewster

24th Sep 25 Listowel(2m 7f 180yds Hcap Chase, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places) Rated 138 16/1 11-0 James Bowen unseated rider of 18 runners, in race won by Spanish Harlem

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Light N Strike (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Western General (IRE)1
21st Apr 2025 Chepstow(2m 3f 98yds, Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places )) Light N Strike (IRE) 2nd (7/1 11-10 Rated 134) Ben Jones Western General (IRE) pulled up (11/2 11-13 Rated 137) Jack Tudor (9 ran)
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4
21P-
Centara (IRE) 8,br g 11-5

Sageburg (IRE)-Spartan Angel(Beneficial)

ts8(194) c4 (Mrs Kathy Stuart)
Rated 135

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK18827.57

24th Oct 25 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 135 28/1 11-12 Jay Tidball pulled up of 7 runners, in race won by Alnilam

29th Sep 25 Newton Abbot(2m 75yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 131 1/1Fav 11-5 Jay Tidball (5) 1st of 3 runners, by 3.75L and 67L from Breaking Cover and Synchronist

30th Aug 25 Newton Abbot(2m 75yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 131 5/4Fav 11-5 Jay Tidball (5) 2nd of 4 runners, 3.5L behind Breaking Cover

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412-
Western General (IRE) 8,ch g 11-3

Valirann (FR)-Shocona(Oscar Schindler)

ts+(60) c2 (Brocade Racing)
Rated 133

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK2055-4.47
P2P100

7th Mar 26 Hereford(2m 8yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 133 10/11Fav 12-0 Freddie Gingell 2nd of 4 runners, 7.5L behind Largy Belter

21st Feb 26 Chepstow(2m 16yds Hcap Chase, Soft) Rated 128 5/2 11-3 Brendan Powell 1st of 5 runners, by 4L and 11L from Jaipaletemps and Dr T J Eckleburg

27th Dec 25 Chepstow(2m 3f 98yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 131 25/1 11-13 Brendan Powell 4th of 7 runners, 18L behind Lunar Discovery

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Western General (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Light N Strike (IRE)1
21st Apr 2025 Chepstow(2m 3f 98yds, Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places )) Light N Strike (IRE) 2nd (7/1 11-10 Rated 134) Ben Jones Western General (IRE) pulled up (11/2 11-13 Rated 137) Jack Tudor (9 ran)
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Ventura Highway (FR) 6,ch g 10-13

Kapgarde (FR)-Las Ventas(Poliglote)

ts1(148) (Chris Stedman)
Rated 129

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
Other2028

9th Dec 25 Fontainebleau(2m 2f 195yds Hcap Hurdle, Very Soft) 9/2 11-4 A Zuliani 7th of 11 runners, 16L behind J ai La Cote

16th Nov 25 Auteuil(2m 5f 191yds Chase, Soft) 40/1 10-10 A Zuliani 6th of 7 runners, 131.5L behind Karre D as

25th Oct 25 Compiegne(2m 1f 196yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy) 12/1 10-6 A Zuliani 13th of 15 runners, 30.13L behind Kapaca De Thaix

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Somespring Special (IRE) 8,b m 10-7

Westerner (GB)-Natural Spring(Generous)

ts+(24) (Yeo Racing Partnership)
Rated 123

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK20653.88

12th Apr 26 Wincanton(1m 7f 149yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 125 5/2 11-8 Harry Cobden 3rd of 3 runners, 1.25L and 40L behind Obsessedwithyou and Queens Gamble

14th Mar 26 Kempton(2m 4f 110yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 125 40/1 10-9 Sean Houlihan 5th of 7 runners, 23.75L behind Teddy Blue

10th Oct 25 Chepstow(2m 3f 98yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 118 3/1 11-13 Ben Jones 1st of 7 runners, by 4.25L and 10L from Theonewedreamof and Lady Jago

First Time - Tonguestrap Ventura Highway» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 5/2 Western General, 11/4 Etalon, 5/1 Centara, 8/1 Ventura Highway, Somespring Special, Light N Strike, 10/1 Hercule Du Seuil.

Previous Years
2025 Light N Strike 9 10-8 Ben Jones 7/4Fav (Miss E Lavelle)

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
D Skelton/Harry Skelton
13
33
39

Paul Nicholls/Freddie Gingell
3
10
30

Mickey Bowen/J Bowen
2
10
20

Philip Hobbs/Ben Jones
1
2
50

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
D Skelton
14
41
34

Paul Nicholls
7
37
18

Mickey Bowen
5
30
16

Philip Hobbs
2
7
28

Neil Mulholland
2
22
9

G L Moore
1
39
2

Joe Tizzard
1
11
9

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Harry Skelton
13
33
39

J Bowen
7
37
18

Ben Jones
5
19
26

Freddie Gingell
4
15
26

Harry Cobden
2
43
4

For Jockeys in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Newton Abbot

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Paul Nicholls
146
497
29

Philip Hobbs
70
405
17

Neil Mulholland
31
290
11

Joe Tizzard
31
151
21

G L Moore
15
59
25

D Skelton
14
44
32

Mickey Bowen
7
19
37

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Newton Abbot

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Harry Cobden
67
303
22

Brendan Powell
33
281
12

Harry Skelton
29
169
17

David Noonan
18
253
7

Ben Jones
11
88
13

Freddie Gingell
11
52
21

J Bowen
10
55
18

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Newton Abbot

Horse
Wins
Runs
Light N Strike (IRE)
1
3
Centara (IRE)
4
5
Western General (IRE)
2
2
Somespring Special (IRE)
0
1