Horse profile
Riskintheground (IRE)
by Presenting (GB) out of The Folkes Choice (GB) (King's Theatre)
41 runs · 23 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
10 wins · 10 courses
Ran 5 days ago · 6th of 8
Last raced off OR 147
KTB Profile
Riskintheground is 10 wins from 41 starts in our archive, including two Grade 2 wins. His biggest success came in the Unibet Silver Trophy Handicap Chase at Haydock in Apr 2026. He has five wins over 2m1f – 2m4f and five over 2m5f – 3m, with six of those on good ground. Typically held up, he last ran when sixth of eight off a mark of 147 at Ffos Las in Oct 2026.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR at career high
- 10–41Wins / Runs
- 24.4%Strike rate
- 15 (36.6%)Placed
- +8.78£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.80Fair A/E n=41 · 1.58 incl. margin
- 147Highest OR
- 45dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating147At career-high mark
147
112–147
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 147A | 95 | 5 · 106 / 85 |
| Good to Soft | 13 | 134B | 96 | 3 · 89 / 75 |
| Soft | 6 | 112B | 69.5 | 2 · 72 / 50.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 119A | 83 | 7 · 85 / 67 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 147A | 103 | 3 · 106 / 100 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 134B | 76 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 101C | 95 | 1 · — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 41 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 12 analysed runs
- Held up 11 (92%) · 3 wins
- Midfield 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Presenting (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 13 | 21% | +10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,240 | 171 | 13.8% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 7,022 | 840 | 12% | +1 | 6 from 20 |
| Good to Soft | 3,503 | 321 | 9.2% | −1.8 | 3 from 13 |
| Soft | 5,327 | 545 | 10.2% | −0.8 | 1 from 7 |
| Heavy | 2,759 | 274 | 9.9% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 136 | 33 | 24.3% | +13.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,727 | 517 | 10.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,696 | 722 | 10.8% | −0.2 | 5 from 18 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6,537 | 742 | 11.4% | +0.4 | 5 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 2,018 | 210 | 10.4% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
The Folkes Choice (GB) (King's Theatre)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Frontal Assault (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Frontal Assault (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal Assault (IRE) | 35 | 3 | 2m6½f–3m | Grade 3 |
| The Folkes Tiara (IRE) | 26 | 3 | 2m1f–2m2f | Listed |
| Lyrical Choice (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Nells Choice (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 20 | 6 | 30% | +8.33 |
| Good to Soft | 13 | 3 | 23% | +5.70 |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.25 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Class 2 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +10.00 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +2.53 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −3.25 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.20 |
| Newbury | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Market Rasen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 5 | 28% | +9.20 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 5 | 33% | +7.58 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 31 | 9 | 29% | +10.78 |
| Charlie Todd | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Liam Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kielan Woods | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tristan Durrell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Fergus Gillard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Jack Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 30 | 9 | 30% | +17.03 |
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +0.50 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +15.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +3.53 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.25 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 32 | 9 | 28% | +15.03 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.25 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 26+108d | Ffos Las | Faucets Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Pulled hard early and up with the pace - still in contention 3 out - faded before 2 out and finished 6th | 6/8 | 18 | 11-6 | 147 | 29C | 124C | Charlie Todd | 25/1 |
| 28 Jun 26+21d | Uttoxeter | bet365 Summer Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - made smooth progress from the 12th before moving into second before two out - pressed for the lead approaching the last and edged in front there - battled on but was denied in the final strides finishing third | 3/13 | nk | 11-12 | 144 | 100B | 146A | Harry Skelton | 5/1 |
| 07 Jun 26+14d | Perth | Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - moved through the pack with plenty in hand approaching 3 out - up into third by 2 out - pushed out to hit the front close home and score | 1/10 | 11-4 | 140 | 106A | 149A | Harry Skelton | 9/2 | |
| 24 May 26+39d | Uttoxeter | Clarke Chase (Handicap Chase) (For The Sir Stanley And Lady Clarke Challenge Trophy) (GBB Race) Pulled hard early - settled midpack and travelling well - untidy over 3 out - pushed along into third then errored at 2 out - moved up to second by the last - stayed on well but no answer to winner | 2/6 | 11 | 11-9 | 140 | 85B | 136B | Harry Skelton | 5/6F |
| 15 Apr 26+36d | Haydock | Unibet Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards back early - crept into contention approaching 4 out - up into fourth before 2 out - angled off the rail before the last - driven out to hit the front near the line | 1/11 | 11-4 | 136 | 67A | 147A | Harry Skelton | 4/1 | |
| 10 Mar 26+17d | Cheltenham | Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - pushed for effort after the second-last - finishing well but seriously checked at the final fence and unable to get back on terms | 11/23 | 4 | 10-11 | 137 | 75B | 122A | Charlie Todd | 80/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+14d | Kempton | 'Join Ladbrokes Bet 5 Get 30' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled among the pack early - dropped to the rear soon after and off the bridle by the 11th - well adrift from before 4 out and finished last of the runners | 9/9 | 5½ | 11-9 | 140 | 61C | 119C | Charlie Todd | 100/1 |
| 07 Feb 26+14d | Newbury | William Hill Denman Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Held up at rear - dropped away after 4 out - well held at finish | 4/4 | 35 | 11-8 | 140 | 54C | 120C | Harry Skelton | 40/1 |
| 24 Jan 26+23d | Cheltenham | Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back of the field early - pushed along and dropped away after 4 out - well beaten at the finish | 10/11 | 18 | 11-4 | 142 | 72C | 117C | Liam Harrison | 50/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+33d | Cheltenham | Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - dropped back to 6th before losing position 4 out - briefly up to third but blundered 3 out - driven approaching 2 out and dropped away | 6/9 | 6 | 11-3 | 145 | 67A | 125A | Harry Skelton | 13/2 |
| 29 Nov 25+42d | Newbury | Coral Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up early - shaken up 4f out - made no impression - well held in 9th | 9/24 | ¾ | 10-11 | 142 | 89B | 128A | Kielan Woods | 28/1 |
| 18 Oct 25+91d | Newton Abbot | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Intermediate Chase (GBB Race) Cleared obstacles cleanly for the most part - sat behind the pace early - hit the front after the second - controlled affairs from there - clear but scratchy at the second last - regained fluency to move clear at the last then pushed out to hold on up the run-in | 1/4 | 11-8 | 139 | 122C | 150B | Tristan Durrell | 7/1 | |
| 19 Jul 25+84d | Market Rasen | Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - made ground before 4 out - shared 3rd spot 3 out - driven approaching 2 out and kept battling but couldn't threaten leaders | 4/15 | nk | 11-2 | 139 | 121B | 138A | Harry Skelton | 16/1 |
| 26 Apr 25+10d | Sandown | bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back - clipped the 13th before finding some momentum approaching 2 out - then asked for effort and dropped away to finish 7th | 7/9 | 5½ | 11-9 | 139 | 76A | 127A | Harry Skelton | 8/1 |
| 16 Apr 25+5d | Cheltenham | Matt Hampson Foundation Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made ground into contention from 4 out - moved right to press the pace 2 out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - kept going to the line under pressure | 1/10 | 10-6 | 127 | 92B | 130A | Harry Skelton | 15/2 | |
| 11 Apr 25+20d | Ayr | Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - improved to 11th - lost momentum at the 13th then moved up to 4th at the following fence - up with the front runner after 4 out - urged along and hit the front before the last - soon pulled well ahead - won with something in hand | 1/11 | 11-4 | 127 | 85A | 134A | Harry Skelton | 13/2 | |
| 22 Mar 25+20d | Newbury | BetVictor Home Of The Saturday Superboost Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards rear early - made late progress from 3 out - finished with a rattling run but couldn't reach 4th | 5/9 | hd | 10-11 | 128 | 92A | 132A | Harry Skelton | 11/1 |
| 02 Mar 25+22d | Huntingdon | Prestige Developments John Bigg 'Oxo' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up at the back - improved into 4th after the third-last then driven approaching two out - unable to find more and held on for 4th | 4/6 | 15 | 11-5 | 130 | 108B | 115B | Charlie Todd | 22/1 |
| 08 Feb 25+78d | Warwick | Unibet Kingmaker Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Held up at the back throughout - never able to close - beaten a long way | 4/4 | 32 | 11-2 | 131 | 37C | 104C | Charlie Todd | 50/1 |
| 22 Nov 24+13d | Ascot | CopyBet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - asked for effort three out but couldn't land a challenge - dropped away before two out to finish fourth | 4/4 | 16 | 11-5 | 133 | 70C | 116B | Harry Skelton | 6/1 |
| 09 Nov 24+14d | Wincanton | 63rd Badger Beer Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards the rear early - improved into midfield by the 15th and up to 4th soon after - checked when a rival came down 4 out costing the position - dropped away before the finish | 5/10 | 2¼ | 10-8 | 134 | 101C | 112C | Harry Skelton | 10/1 |
| 26 Oct 24+36d | Cheltenham | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress three out - squeezed for space entering the home turn then eased left and clipped - tight again on the rails two out - moved into second for a moment and matched strides with the leader - third at the line unable to find more | 3/11 | 2¼ | 11-6 | 133 | 115B | 139A | Harry Skelton | 17/2 |
| 20 Sep 24+14d | Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Fought for control early - settled midpack then pushed on to close towards front before 2 out - held even effort into the final stretch to finish third | 3/4 | 3¼ | 11-12 | 133 | 98C | 136B | Harry Skelton | 10/3 |
| 06 Sep 24+48d | Bangor-on-Dee | Kronospan Supporting CSRC Handicap Chase Settled close to pace early - pressed the front-runner from 3 out - pushed along level with rival at the last - moved ahead over the final obstacle - kept sufficient in hand to prevail | 1/8 | 11-10 | 127 | 119A | 141B | Harry Skelton | 2/1F | |
| 20 Jul 24+20d | Market Rasen | Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 5/16 | 4 | 11-3 | 127 | 103B | 122A | Fergus Gillard | 20/1 |
| 30 Jun 24+28d | Uttoxeter | Bet365 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 10-5 | 122 | 96C | 127B | Harry Skelton | 11/5F | |
| 02 Jun 24+9d | Fakenham | D Day 80th Anniversary 6th June Handicap Chase | 1/8 | 11-5 | 116 | — | 129A | Harry Skelton | 10/3 | |
| 24 May 24+162d | Hereford | Get Free Bets At Planetsportbet Rewards Handicap Chase | 1/4 | 11-3 | 112 | 84C | 129B | Harry Skelton | EvensF | |
| 14 Dec 23+28d | Taunton | Canadian Affair Holidays And Flights Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/9 | hd | 11-8 | 114 | 97A | 121A | Harry Skelton | 17/2 |
| 16 Nov 23+25d | Market Rasen | Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/9 | nk | 11-9 | 115 | 125A | 113B | Harry Skelton | 5/1 |
| 22 Oct 23+17d | Kempton | Join Racing Tv Now Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 2¼ | 11-7 | 115 | 87A | 124B | Harry Skelton | 7/2 |
| 05 Oct 23+177d | Warwick | Join Racing Tv Now Handicap Chase | BD/6 | — | 11-7 | 115 | — | — | Harry Skelton | 15/8J |
| 11 Apr 23+34d | Exeter | Dr Peter Hennis 1833 Haldon Duel Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/12 | 2½ | 12-1 | 116 | 127A | 124A | Harry Skelton | 15/2 |
| 08 Mar 23+14d | Fontwell | Get Cheltenham Tips On attheraces.com/cheltenham Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 11-7 | 112 | — | 127B | Harry Skelton | 7/4 | |
| 22 Feb 23+52d | Ludlow | Suzuki Atv Handicap Hurdle | 6/8 | 4¾ | 11-8 | 114 | 147A | 114A | Harry Skelton | 11/8F |
| 01 Jan 23+32d | Cheltenham | Ballymore Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/13 | 12 | 11-7 | — | 83C | 108C | Harry Skelton | 33/1 |
| 30 Nov 22+21d | Haydock | Jewson Warrington 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/8 | 12 | 11-2 | — | 112B | 126A | Harry Skelton | 66/1 |
| 09 Nov 22+270d | Bangor-on-Dee | Peter Rosselli 90th Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/13 | 4½ | 11-0 | — | 67C | 102A | Harry Skelton | 15/2 |
| 12 Feb 22+57d | Warwick | Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/9 | ½ | 11-5 | — | 74A | 110A | Harry Skelton | 10/3 |
| 17 Dec 21+44d | Ascot | Lexicon Recruitment Championship Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) | 5/12 | ½ | 11-4 | — | 134B | 125A | Mr Jack Andrews | 28/1 |
| 03 Nov 21 | Chepstow | Prichard's Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 2/15 | 4¼ | 11-0 | — | 78B | 130A | Harry Skelton | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Riskintheground (IRE) won?
- Riskintheground (IRE) won 10 of 41 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 24.4%. Placed 15 times in total (36.6% of starts).
- Who trains Riskintheground (IRE)?
- Riskintheground (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Riskintheground (IRE)'s sire?
- Riskintheground (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of The Folkes Choice (GB), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What going does Riskintheground (IRE) prefer?
- Riskintheground (IRE) has the best record on good going: 6 wins from 20 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Riskintheground (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 147, from the run on 14 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Riskintheground (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
- Who are Riskintheground (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of The Folkes Choice (GB), Riskintheground (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Frontal Assault (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Frontal Assault (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m. As at Oct 2026.