GREY DAWNING Thoroughbred





Grey Dawning is a thoroughbred horse born in Ireland in 2017. Race horse Grey Dawning is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Lady Wagtail (IRE) , trained by Dan Skelton. Grey Dawning form is available here. Owned by ROBERT KIRKLAND.


Pedigree :
Sire FLEMENSFIRTH (USA) 1992
Dam LADY WAGTAIL (IRE) 2005
Dam Sire MILAN (GB) 1998

About the horse :
Foal Date 18 Mar 2017
Description 9yo GR Gelding
Trainer Dan Skelton
Owner Robert Kirkland
Career 11 Wins (52%) - 7 Placings (86%) - 21 starts
Wins 3219m (2), 3366m (1), 3976m (1), 4023m (1), 4225m (2), 4325m (1), 4727m (1), 4828m (1), 5129m (1)
PM United Kingdom : GBP £683,076

Sale Information :
offline

2020 Derby Sale (245)  

Castledillon Stud (Agent) 

Brendan Bashford Bloodstock

EUR € 40,000

offline

2017 November National Hunt Sale (719)  

Castledillon Stud (Agent) 

Castledillon Stud (Agent)

EUR € 34,000



Starts:

21

Win Rate:

52%

Place Rate:

86%










Grey Dawning Past Races

1 of 7, 10 Apr 2026, R4 JCB MELLING CHASE (GRADE 1) (GBB RACE) 2m4f | GBP £ 244,355 | 74.5kg | J: HARRY SKELTON | T: DAN SKELTON | OP-Game win | 4:50.60 | 2nd: SOLNESS
4 of 10, 13 Mar 2026, R5 BOODLES CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP CHASE (GRADE 1) (GBB RACE) 3m2½f | GBP £ 614,812 | 74.5kg | J: HARRY SKELTON | T: DAN SKELTON | OP-Couldn't finish off | 6:39.02 | Winner: GAELIC WARRIOR
3 of 4, 24 Jan 2026, R5 BETFAIR COTSWOLD CHASE (GRADE 2) (GBB RACE) 3m1½f | GBP £ 117,937 | 74.5kg | J: HARRY SKELTON | T: DAN SKELTON | MF-Grabbed minor placing | 6:50.24 | Winner: SPILLANE'S TOWER
1 of 5, 22 Nov 2025, R6 BETFAIR CHASE (GRADE 1) (REGISTERED AS THE LANCASHIRE CHASE) (GBB RACE) 3m1½f | GBP £ 192,080 | 74.5kg | J: HARRY SKELTON | T: DAN SKELTON | OP-They never got close | 6:36.98 | 2nd: ROYALE PAGAILLE
2 of 7, 03 Apr 2025, R3 BROOKLANDS GOLDEN MILLER CHRONOGRAPH BOWL CHASE (GRADE 1) (GBB RACE) 3m210y | GBP £ 250,000 | 74.5kg | J: HARRY SKELTON | T: DAN SKELTON | OP-Wasn't good enough | 6:22.15 | Winner: GAELIC WARRIOR
1 of 4, 01 Mar 2025, R2 BET365 PREMIER CHASE (LISTED RACE) (GBB RACE) 2m7½f | GBP £ 53,412 | 72.0kg | J: HARRY SKELTON | T: DAN SKELTON | Led-Dominant display | 5:52.67 | 2nd: IROKO
PU, 26 Dec 2024, R4 LADBROKES KING GEORGE VI CHASE (GRADE 1) (GBB RACE) 3m | GBP £ 260,050 | 74.5kg | J: HARRY SKELTON | T: DAN SKELTON | | 5:55.20 | Winner: BANBRIDGE
2 of 7, 23 Nov 2024, R6 BETFAIR CHASE (GRADE 1) (REGISTERED AS THE LANCASHIRE CHASE) (GBB RACE) 3m1½f | GBP £ 202,839 | 74.5kg | J: HARRY SKELTON | T: DAN SKELTON | OP-Couldn't improve | 7:07.20 | Winner: ROYALE PAGAILLE
3 of 5, 11 Apr 2024, R1 CLOSE BROTHERS MANIFESTO NOVICES' CHASE (GRADE 1) (GBB RACE) 2m4f | GBP £ 115,248 | 73.0kg | J: HARRY SKELTON | T: DAN SKELTON | MF-Never really a threat | 5:13.47 | Winner: IL ETAIT TEMPS
1 of 11, 14 Mar 2024, R1 TURNERS NOVICES' CHASE (GRADE 1) (REGISTERED AS THE GOLDEN MILLER) (GBB RACE) 2m3f168y | GBP £ 175,000 | 73.0kg | J: HARRY SKELTON | T: DAN SKELTON | OP-Won handsomely | 5:04.64 | 2nd: GINNY'S DESTINY



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
HARRY SKELTON 11 52% 7 33% 21 $1,257,184 135 112

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
HAYDOCK PARK 2 67% 1 33% 3 $340,516 19 97
WETHERBY 2 100% 0 0% 2 $9,631 48 240
WARWICK 2 100% 0 0% 2 $135,366 58 288
AINTREE 1 20% 3 60% 5 $386,138 10 100
CHELTENHAM 1 25% 2 50% 4 $285,129 -5 62
EXETER 1 50% 1 50% 2 $17,521 -5 25
KEMPTON PARK 1 50% 0 0% 2 $19,839 2 62
KELSO 1 100% 0 0% 1 $63,044 8 83