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First Candidate

Horse Form Profile

Age: 6 years

Trainer: Dan Skelton

Owner: Jarlath P Conway

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

24th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

14:22 Uttoxeter

First Candidate

11st 6lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Irish point winner who built on her early hurdling promise with a comfortable defeat of a subsequent winner at Haydock (1m7f, good; 1-4); she was entitled to win that and she's entitled to win this, even with a penalty.

1/2

1st

5

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 144y

Class 4

13:37 Haydock

First Candidate

11st 4lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Irish point winner who is 0-4 over hurdles but has run well to finish second on last two starts (2m, soft/good to soft), most recently in a big-field handicap at Kelso; leading claims for last year's winning yard.

1/2

2nd

7

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 2

14:10 Kelso

First Candidate

10st 10lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Point winner who has improved with each of her three hurdle runs, going close at Ludlow (2m, soft) last month; the winner has followed up in a handicap, suggesting there should be mileage in this mare's opening mark.

8/1

2nd

11

4th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:23 Ludlow

First Candidate

10st 7lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Irish point winner; too keen before falling on hurdle debut but ridden quieter at Huntingdon (good to soft; first-time tongue-tie) and stayed on takingly to finish fifth behind respected opposition; more needed but improvement is very feasible.

7/2