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Horse profile

Depalma (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Dan Skelton
by Ocovango (GB) out of Wind And Reign (IRE) (Scorpion)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Newton Abbot Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 4 Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Depalma is 1 from 14 with the win coming at Class 4 level in the Edmundson Electrical Cabletec Plymouth Maiden Hurdle at Newton Abbot in Sep 2026 over 2m5f – 3m on good. All wins are at Class 4. The gelding has shown no success from six runs at 2m1f – 2m4f. He finished third of four at Stratford in Oct 2026 when last raced off OR 102.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating102At career-high mark
102 97–102

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newton Abbot, 18 Sep 2026

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 14 figures · best 123B · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good8123B101.54 runs · 109 / 101.5
Soft4105B91—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6123B100.5—
1m5f – 2m486B76.5—
2m5f – 3m3109A1003 runs · 109 / 100
Over 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 25 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 18 Sep 2026 Official rating 102 at the last run, 17 Oct 2026

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 14 figures · best 123A · median 103.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good8118B1054 runs · 118 / 110
Soft4123A106.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6104A100.5—
1m5f – 2m4123A105.5—
2m5f – 3m3118B1133 runs · 118 / 113
Over 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 25 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.

Run style from 11 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 4 (36%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (27%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (18%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (18%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ocovango (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,995 runs since Jan 2008 (305 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm28828.6%+19.2—
Good937939.9%+0.51 from 8
Good to Soft7037010%+0.60 from 1
Soft915758.2%−1.20 from 4
Heavy396379.3%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1600%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m788648.1%−1.30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,096988.9%−0.50 from 6
2m5f – 3m9009410.4%+11 from 3
Over 3m1942713.9%+4.50 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Wind And Reign (IRE) (Scorpion)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Reinado (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Atreides (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Reinado (IRE)1122mClass 5
Atreides (IRE)3322m3½f–2m4fClass 4
Regno (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% −5.80
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% −0.80
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 2 1 50% +0.20
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% −0.80
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 3 1 33% −0.80
Liam McKenna 3 0 0% −3.00
Ross Berry 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hayes 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Stone-Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Tristan Durrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie O'Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 5 1 20% −2.80

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% −1.80
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 1 10% −7.80
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2026 · 4 runs
17 Oct 26+19d Stratford Bet With On Course Bookmakers Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 4 ran Prominent in second spot - went on before 9th - jumping errors 4 out then pushed along and passed before the last - tired on run-in to finish 3rd 3/4 6½ 11-4 10286C107B Tristan Durrell 4/1
28 Sep 26+10d Newton Abbot Celebrating Devon Women In Business Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 3 · 26f · Good · 3 ran Shared front position early - scrappy jump 6th - driven up before 3 out - awkward again 2 out - overtaken soon after and faded on the run-in 2/3 2½ 10-10 102103C107C Harry Skelton 4/6F
18 Sep 26+14d Newton Abbot Edmundson Electrical Cabletec Plymouth Maiden Hurdle Race (gbb Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 7 ran Set the pace from the start - urged and a little untidy at the second last - fought off pressure from the final obstacle - dug in to prevail close home 1/7 11-4 102109A118B Harry Skelton 6/5F
04 Sep 26+394d Bangor-on-Dee Lexus Wrexham Open 2026 Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 7 ran Settled just off the pace - improved into contention before 2 out then driven on to move into second on the run-in - finished 2nd beaten 3 lengths 2/7 3 11-5 101100A113B Harry Skelton 3/1
2025 · 3 runs
06 Aug 25+26d Wexford Ladies Day 29th August Handicap Chase 16f · Good · 6 ran Tracked front group early - held 4th at halfway - pushed along and steady in 5th before 4 out - unable to find more from 3 out and held a modest 4th into the straight 4/6 3¾ 10-2 9770A84B Ross Berry 13/2
11 Jul 25+49d Kilbeggan Larrigy's Pub Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 18.5f · Good · 12 ran Settled midfield - 7th at halfway - driven approaching 3 out then unable to quicken and held same rate to finish well held 8/12 2¼ 11-7 10050C93C Ross Berry 6/1
23 May 25+148d Downpatrick Frank And Brian Fitzsimons Memorial Handicap Hurdle 19f · Good · 10 ran Held up towards back of pack - 6th at halfway - urged into 5th two out but had nothing more and dropped away from the final flight 6/10 4½ 11-3 101123B103A Brian Hayes 9/2
2024 · 7 runs
26 Dec 24+33d Leopardstown Dornan Careers Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 19 ran Held up towards the back - driven into contention after two out - stayed on at one speed in the straight - finished 9th 9/19 ½ 9-13 10186B110A Charlie O'Dwyer 16/1
23 Nov 24+26d Punchestown Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Qualifier Handicap Hurdle 19.5f · Soft · 19 ran Settled midpack early - pushed along in 8th two out - unable to close - well held at the finish 11/19 2¼ 10-3 10296B89A Conor Stone-Walsh 9/1
28 Oct 24+20d Wexford Racing TV Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran Sat just behind the front pair early - edged ahead by the 2nd - lost the advantage two out - still in with a shout approaching the last - stayed on well but denied by a short head 2/11 ½ 11-7 9783B123A Conor Stone-Walsh 11/4
08 Oct 24+144d Galway Ryans Cleaning Handicap Hurdle 19f · Good · 6 ran Held mid-pack - urged forward approaching two out but made no headway before the final fence - stayed on at one gait to the line finishing 4th 4/6 3 10-9 97114A98B Brian Hayes 12/1
17 May 24+24d Kilbeggan William Hill Epic Value Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 19f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 4/12 shd 10-13 —56A104A Liam McKenna 9/4F
23 Apr 24+23d Tipperary Welcome To Tipperary Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 19 ran 8/19 1½ 10-13 —105B103A Liam McKenna 80/1
31 Mar 24 Fairyhouse Ryan's Cleaning Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 6/20 4½ 11-7 —52B101A Liam McKenna 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Depalma won?
Depalma (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trains Depalma?
Depalma (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
Who is Depalma's sire?
Depalma (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Wind And Reign (IRE), whose sire is Scorpion.
What going does Depalma prefer?
Depalma (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Depalma's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Depalma's sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,995 runs since Jan 2008 (305 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.
Who are Depalma's siblings?
Out of Wind And Reign (IRE), Depalma (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Reinado (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Atreides (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2024. 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.