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Horse profile

Skywell (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2005) · Last trainer J Bertran De Balanda · Last owner Baron Edouard De Rothschild
by Selkirk (USA) out of Lille Hammer (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
1 run · 1 course · from May 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 May 2005 — 7,833 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2005 · 1st of 3 Won last time out Won at Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in May 2005 as a 4yo gelding. Finished 1 of 3 at Chantilly (FR) last time. By Selkirk (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Selkirk (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm38821.1%+9.8—
Good to Firm7528911.8%+0.5—
Good1,07611210.4%−0.91 from 1
Good to Soft5827212.4%+1.1—
Soft6718011.9%+0.6—
Heavy228187.9%−3.4—
Standard (AW)1,02411711.4%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4524.4%−6.9—
6f – 7f7297710.6%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,10312711.5%+0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1,18316213.7%+2.41 from 1
1m5f – 2m785769.7%−1.6—
2m1f – 2m4f3584011.2%−0.1—
2m5f – 3m143117.7%−3.6—
Over 3m2514%−7.3—

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
Lille Hammer (GB) (Sadler's Wells)

7 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Ski Sunday (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Olimpic Girl (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ski Sunday (GB)3841m2f–2m½fClass 3
Indian Spring (IRE)3122m–2m2f—
Innsbruck (GB)921m2fClass 5
Poisson d'Or (GB)1327fClass 4
Olimpic Girl (IRE)311m3½fListed
Hafjell (IRE)511m2½f—
Invincible Viking (IRE)2811m1½f—

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2005 · 1 run
18 May 05 Chantilly (FR) Prix des Charmes (Handicap) 12.5f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 9-3 Thierry Gillet —

Quick answers

How many races has Skywell won?
Skywell (FR) won 1 of 1 archived start in 2005, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Skywell?
Skywell (FR) was trained by J Bertran De Balanda on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 18 May 2005.
Who is Skywell's sire?
Skywell (FR) is by Selkirk (USA) out of Lille Hammer (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Skywell's sire's record?
Selkirk (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
Who are Skywell's siblings?
Out of Lille Hammer (GB), Skywell (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Ski Sunday (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Olimpic Girl (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.