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Horse profile

Damask (FR)

5yo mare (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Union Stripes
by Walzertakt (GER) out of Lyric Melody (FR) (Lyphard's Wish)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Aug 2024 — 781 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 New yard Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Damask was a maiden who ran 14 times without a win and placed twice. Her best effort came when third of 13 at Hereford in Mar 2024. She raced on turf only, with all starts between 1m5f and 3m on good to heavy ground. Her last run, at Fontwell in Aug 2024, was her first for Dan Skelton and came off an official rating of 72, 14lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Aug 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 14lb off peak
72 72–86

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 1 Feb 2024

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 102A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft596A84—
Soft4102A84—
Heavy294A87.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m594A81—
2m1f – 2m4f4102A92—
2m5f – 3m296A86—

Of 14 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 9 Mar 2024 Official rating 72 at the last run, 30 Aug 2024

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 99A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft599A84—
Soft585B81—
Heavy297A88.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m597A81—
2m1f – 2m4f499A77.5—
2m5f – 3m385B84—

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 364 runs since Jan 2008 (54 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14% from 178.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm700%−10.7—
Good8889.1%−1.60 from 1
Good to Soft761215.8%+5.10 from 5
Soft1131311.5%+0.80 from 6
Heavy6868.8%−1.90 from 2
Standard (AW)1100%−10.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−10.7—
1m – 1m1f1000%−10.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1500%−10.7—
1m5f – 2m86910.5%−0.20 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1782514%+3.30 from 4
2m5f – 3m6035%−5.70 from 4
Over 3m14214.3%+3.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lyric Melody (FR) (Lyphard's Wish)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Chance A Tune (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Chance A Tune (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Chance A Tune (FR)1832m–2m3fClass 3
Mister Dick (FR)2212m6½fClass 5
Mister Happy (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 5 0 0% −5.00
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Poste 9 0 0% −9.00
Harry Skelton 1 0 0% −1.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
James Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Caoilin Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Jordan Nailor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 6 0 0% −6.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
30 Aug 24+115d Fontwell Rapunzel Me Bouncy Blow And Go Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran Tracked front group early - blundered four out - lost touch after following fence and eased to a halt PU/13 — 10-6 72—— Harry Skelton 3/1
07 May 24+41d Ffos Las Daily Price Boosts At Yeeehaaa.Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 1 10-2 7376C72C David Noonan 12/1
27 Mar 24+18d Hereford Download The PlanetSportBet App Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 1 10-4 7366C72C James Davies 4/1
09 Mar 24+24d Hereford Betting.bet Cheltenham Festival Free Bets Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 2 10-5 7293B99A Ben Poste 8/1
14 Feb 24+13d Hereford Always Gamble Responsibly At Vickers.Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 3¼ 10-2 72—85B Ben Poste 16/1
01 Feb 24+24d Ffos Las Check Out Golwg Gwendraeth At www.dandara.com Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 ½ 10-3 7294A97A Caoilin Quinn 16/1
08 Jan 24+20d Taunton Saturday Meeting 20th January Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 6½ 10-11 7477B81A Ben Poste 12/1
19 Dec 23+29d Wincanton Clearwater Dynamics Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 4½ 10-8 77102A73A Ben Poste 10/1
20 Nov 23+12d Leicester Watch On Racing TV Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 5 11-3 8081A80B Ben Poste 8/1
08 Nov 23+196d Warwick Racing TV Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 9½ 10-7 8291A82A Ben Poste 16/1
26 Apr 23+33d Ludlow Phillip Matthews Memorial Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 4 10-4 8696A84A Ben Poste 18/1
24 Mar 23+67d Hereford BresBet: Back To Bookmaking Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 hd 10-7 —84B88B Ben Poste 66/1
16 Jan 23+27d Hereford Hereford Motor Group Fillies' Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-0 ——— Ben Poste 80/1
20 Dec 22 Ludlow Tanners Prosecco Fillies' Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 9½ 10-11 —29C81C Jordan Nailor 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Damask (FR) won?
Damask (FR) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2022 and 2024. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Damask (FR)?
Damask (FR) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 30 August 2024.
Who is Damask (FR)'s sire?
Damask (FR) is by Walzertakt (GER) out of Lyric Melody (FR), whose sire is Lyphard's Wish.
What is Damask (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 30 August 2024. The highest on record is 86.
What is Damask (FR)'s sire's record?
Walzertakt (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 364 runs since Jan 2008 (54 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14% from 178.
Who are Damask (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Lyric Melody (FR), Damask (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Chance A Tune (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Chance A Tune (FR)). The wins came over 2m–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.