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Private Dancer (FR)

3yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Susan Johnson
by Almanzor (FR) out of Maia Dancer (FR) (Danehill Dancer)
2 runs · 2 courses · from May 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
New yard Off 317 days · 2nd of 7
KTB Profile

Private Dancer is a lightly raced gelding with two placed runs from two starts between May 2025 and Dec 2025, both over 1m5f – 2m on turf. His best effort came when second of seven at Market Rasen in Dec 2025 in a Class 4 juvenile hurdle, having been held up. The last run, at Market Rasen in Dec 2025, was his first for Dan Skelton. By Almanzor, whose progeny have won 202 of 2,054 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest strike rate of 13.4% over 1m5f – 2m. His dam has produced one winner from six runners to date.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Market Rasen, 4 Dec 2025

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 117B the best of the last 1 rated run · Market Rasen, 4 Dec 2025

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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 9.7% of 2,086 runs since Jan 2008 (282 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.2% from 154. Weakest on heavy going: 4.8% from 145. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13% from 300.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6350%+40.3—
Good to Firm1542516.2%+6.5—
Good3494212%+2.3—
Good to Soft328247.3%−2.40 from 1
Soft397399.8%+0.10 from 1
Heavy14574.8%−4.9—
Standard (AW)706628.8%−0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f15213.3%+3.6—
6f – 7f2572810.9%+1.2—
1m – 1m1f641528.1%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f747689.1%−0.6—
1m5f – 2m3003913%+3.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1151210.4%+0.7—
2m5f – 3m900%−9.7—
Over 3m2150%+40.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Maia Dancer (FR) (Danehill Dancer)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Grand Art (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m6f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Grand Art (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grand Art (FR)1831m6f–2m3½fListed
All Dancer (FR)80——
Maia Dream (FR)20——
Great Dancer (FR)10——
Alex The Dancer (FR)20——
Maia Star (FR)150——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
04 Dec 25+194d Market Rasen PricedUp The Jumps Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Sat behind front group early - moved into second by 2nd - hit the front 4th - lost lead after 3 out but stayed in touch - driven and threatening from before last - kept battling but narrowly denied on run-in 2/7 ¾ 11-0 106A117B Harry Skelton 2/1
24 May 25 Dieppe (FR) Prix Etienne Rimbert (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) 15f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 ¾ 8-11 —— Axel Baron 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Private Dancer (FR) won?
Private Dancer (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2025. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trains Private Dancer (FR)?
Private Dancer (FR) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 December 2025.
Who is Private Dancer (FR)'s sire?
Private Dancer (FR) is by Almanzor (FR) out of Maia Dancer (FR), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What is Private Dancer (FR)'s sire's record?
Almanzor (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 2,086 runs since Jan 2008 (282 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.2% from 154. Weakest on heavy going: 4.8% from 145. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13% from 300.
Who are Private Dancer (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Maia Dancer (FR), Private Dancer (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Grand Art (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Grand Art (FR)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.