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Twistthenightaway

There is a horse in Dan Skelton's yard at Alcester that the trainer is genuinely excited about — not just for now, but for what comes next. Twistthenightaway is a 6-year-old who has taken a while to find her feet, but Skelton believes the best is still firmly ahead of her.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Walk In The Park
Mother
Ballinahow Lady
Owner
Mrs Paul Shanahan & Mrs John Magnier
Rating
112

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
7
Career races
1
Wins
14.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
28.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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Her record reads one win and two places from seven races, which works out at roughly 1 in every 7 outings ending in victory — modest on paper, but context matters here. Skelton has said plainly that her early career did not suit her, and that she has come on considerably with age and experience. A run at Uttoxeter that ended without a win still caught his eye — he felt she performed far better than the result suggested, and expected a big step forward from it. That confidence proved well-founded. She broke through on 27 January 2026 at Newcastle, a track that often rewards horses who stay on strongly in wet, testing conditions, and she hasn't looked back in terms of the yard's belief in her.

At the level she typically competes — Class 4, the solid middle tier of British jump racing — she has won 1 of her 5 races at that grade, a 20% win rate that holds up well. Dan Skelton's operation is one of the most productive in the country right now, having sent out 194 winners already this season, so a horse they choose to keep running and keep believing in is one worth watching. Skelton's most telling remark, though, was this: he sees her future over fences, as a chaser. In jump racing, that is often where the bigger prizes and the bigger personalities emerge, and trainers of Skelton's calibre don't flag that kind of potential without reason.

She raced just one day ago, so she is very much a live, active runner — her story is still being written. With only 7 races under her belt and a trainer who thinks the real chapter is still to come, Twistthenightaway is exactly the kind of horse worth keeping an eye on before the rest of the world catches up.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Apr
DNF
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
25 Feb
DNF
Bangor-on-Dee
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
27 Jan
🏆 Won
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 8 runners
20 Dec
6th
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
20 Nov
5th
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
31 Oct
5th
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good · 14 runners
21 Nov
3rd
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Harry Skelton Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Warwick
Sharp
2 1 third, 1 other 20 Nov 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 win 27 Jan 100%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
1 1 other 31 Oct 0%
hereford 1 1 other 20 Dec 0%
Bangor-on-Dee
Sharp
1 1 other 25 Feb 0%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Apr 0%