Ice In The Veins

The horse is trained by Dan Skelton at his yard in Alcester, Warwickshire, and most often ridden by Harry Skelton, Dan's brother. That partnership has clicked nicely: Harry has won 2 of the 6 times they've raced together, a rate of around 1 in 3 rides. For context on the yard itself, Dan Skelton's operation has sent out 194 winners already this season — that's a training factory running at full tilt, and Ice In The Veins is clearly one of the horses carrying its weight.

The horse mainly competes at Class 4 level, which is the solid middle tier of British racing — competitive enough to be meaningful, but not yet the rarefied air of the biggest occasions. At that level, Ice In The Veins has won 2 of 6 races, again landing on that tidy 1-in-3 ratio. Its career began to take shape with a first win at Worcester in May 2025, and it then backed that up with a second victory at Kempton Park in November 2025 — showing it can win at different venues and in different conditions.

The recent form, however, tells a slightly different story. The last six runs read 1-1-7-4-9 and then a blank most recently, suggesting the sharp end of that winning form may have faded a little. Two consecutive wins followed by a sequence of also-ran finishes is a pattern worth noting — whether that represents a dip in form, tougher competition, or simply a horse that needs the planets to align is hard to say. What we do know is that Ice In The Veins raced just yesterday and remains very much active. With the Skelton yard firing on all cylinders and a proven ability to win at this level, another day in the sun is far from out of the question.