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Palamon: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Palamon is a 6-year-old gelding by Decorated Knight, trained by Dan Skelton. He has won 4 of 42 starts and placed in 12 more, for £42,573 in prize money. He has won 1 of 5 on good to soft ground, which is the surface to note. He was last seen finishing third at Wetherby on 31 October 2026, and has no declared entry. His best performance rating is 126, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 42
  • Wins 4
  • Placed 16
  • Strike rate 10%
  • Prize money £42,573
  • Best rating 126
  • Official rating 123

Palamon form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
31 Oct 26 Wetherby Position Payout At Bet365 Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 3 2m 3.5f Good 3 1.25 2/1F Harry Skelton 123
19 Oct 26 Plumpton Nick And Valda Embiricos Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4f Good 2 1.5 2/1F Harry Skelton 114
13 Oct 26 Southwell Case Ih Drive Performance Drive Puma Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Good 1 — 11/4 Tristan Durrell 114
25 Sep 26 Worcester Copybet Arc Summer Chase Series Final Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 2 2m 4f Good 5 32.25 3/1F Harry Skelton 115
29 Aug 26 Cartmel BTRC Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 1.5f Good 3 9.75 7/1 Harry Skelton 117
19 Aug 26 Worcester CopyBet BOG Now For York Tomorrow Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 7f Good 5 22 22/1 Tristan Durrell 120
26 Jul 26 Uttoxeter Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good 5 19.5 16/1 Charlie Todd 121
25 Apr 26 Sandown bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4f Good 3 3.25 11/8F Harry Skelton 121
9 Apr 26 Aintree Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m Good To Soft 6 19.5 16/1 Harry Atkins 111
31 Mar 26 Bangor-on-Dee HRS Cladding Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Good 1 — EvensF Harry Skelton 111
5 Mar 26 Wincanton Women Investors Network Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good To Soft 5 37.5 20/1 Charlie Todd 115
20 Feb 26 Warwick JCB Fastrac Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4f Soft 4 23.5 14/1 Harry Skelton 118
4 Feb 26 Ludlow Attwood Memorial Trophy Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4f Soft 6 30 50/1 Tristan Durrell 122
17 Jan 26 Haydock Sky Bet, For The Fans Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 9 62 22/1 Liam Harrison 126
26 Oct 25 Wexford Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m 3.5f Good To Yielding 6 24 11/2 Sean O'Keeffe –
25 Aug 25 Ballinrobe Corrib Oil Beginners Chase 2m 7.5f Good F - 4/1 Sean Flanagan –
23 Jul 25 Wexford www.wexfordraces.ie Beginners Chase 2m 3.5f Good 2 2.5 13/2 Sean Flanagan –
7 Jun 25 Navan Balreask Bar, Catering At Navan Racecourse Handicap 1m 6f Good 11 12.25 15/2 Wayne Hassett 77
16 Apr 25 Gowran Park Racing Again April 23rd Handicap 1m 6f Soft 3 3.75 7/2F Wayne Hassett 78
7 Mar 25 Dundalk (AW) Every Cheltenham Festival Race Live Only On Racing TV (Q.R.) Handicap 2m Standard 2 1.5 13/2 Mr J W Hendrick 76
1 Feb 25 Leopardstown Race And Stay At Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed) 3m Soft 20 81.5 80/1 Conor Stone-Walsh 122
16 Jan 25 Fairyhouse Easter Festival April 19th - 21st Rated Novice Hurdle 2m 4f Soft 2 2.5 4/1 Conor Stone-Walsh 122
30 Nov 24 Fairyhouse Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle 2m 4f Yielding PU - 14/1 Tiernan Power Roche 123
10 Nov 24 Naas Fishery Lane Novice Hurdle 2m Good To Yielding 2 3 8/1 Sean Flanagan 123
21 Oct 24 Gowran Park Racing Again November 9th Handicap 1m 4f Soft To Heavy 8 12.5 14/1 Julian Pietropaolo 79
5 Oct 24 Curragh Newbridge Silverware Ladies Trophy (Q.R.) Handicap 1m 4f Good 10 5.75 10/1 Miss S A Carter 79
29 Jul 24 Galway Galmont Hotel & The Galway Bay Hotel Novice Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good 11 37.25 13/2 Jordan Gainford 123
28 Jun 24 Curragh JJ Mahon & Sons Irish European Breeders Fund Stayers Handicap 2m Good 4 3.5 6/1 Luke McAteer 79
11 May 24 Cork PADDY MAC Maiden Hurdle 2m 1.5f Good 1 — 2/1 Sean Flanagan 116
19 Apr 24 Limerick OCS Recruitment Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Soft To Heavy 2 5 11/8F Sean Flanagan 116
12 Mar 24 Cheltenham Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Heavy PU - 25/1 Sean Flanagan 121
28 Jan 24 Naas Download The BetVictor App Maiden Hurdle 1m 7.5f Soft 3 3.75 14/1 Sean Flanagan –
15 Jan 24 Punchestown Bet Victor Proud To Support Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Soft 8 9.5 33/1 Sean Flanagan –
27 Dec 23 Leopardstown Paddy Power I Have No Idea What Day It Is 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m Heavy 10 25 40/1 Sean Flanagan –
23 Sep 23 York Jigsawsportsbranding.Co.Uk Handicap Class 4 1m 2.5f Good To Soft 1 — 9/1 Alec Voikhansky 70
17 Sep 23 Doncaster Hippo Carpet Protector Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Soft 4 5.25 4/1 Sean Levey 70
11 Aug 23 Newmarket Maritime Cargo Services Outperforming The Opposition Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Good 4 3.75 12/1 Pat Dobbs 72
2 Aug 23 Sandown TrustATrader You Can Trust Our Traders Handicap Class 5 1m Heavy 4 3.5 10/3 James Doyle 72
28 Jun 23 Bath Follow BresBet On Twitter Handicap Class 5 1m Firm 5 2.75 8/1 Pat Dobbs 72
18 Apr 23 Newmarket Alex Scott Maiden Stakes Class 4 7f Good To Soft 7 8.25 15/2 Ryan Moore –
17 Sep 22 Newbury RacingTV EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Str) (Div 2) Class 4 7f Good 7 4.25 2/1F Pat Dobbs –
12 Aug 22 Newmarket JenningsBet British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes Class 4 7f Good To Firm 2 4 12/1 Dane O'Neill –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Position Payout At Bet365 Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) at Wetherby on 31 October 2026. Settled at the back early - made ground before 2nd and was soon up with the pace - disputed from before 3 out - driven after 2 out - in the argument on the run-in but never got past the front pair - finished 3rd.

Palamon by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20f 9 0 0% —
16f 5 0 0% —
16.5f 4 0 0% —
19.5f 3 0 0% —
7f 3 0 0% —
20.5f 2 2 100% —
17.5f 2 1 50% —
14f 2 0 0% —
12f 2 0 0% —
10f 2 0 0% —
8f 2 0 0% —
23f 1 0 0% —
23.5f 1 0 0% —
24f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —
10.5f 1 1 100% —

Palamon by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 18 3 17% —
Soft 8 0 0% —
Good To Soft 5 1 20% —
Heavy 3 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 2 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 2 0 0% —
Standard 1 0 0% —
Yielding 1 0 0% —
Firm 1 0 0% —
Good To Firm 1 0 0% —

Palamon by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newmarket 3 0 0% —
Worcester 2 0 0% —
Sandown 2 0 0% —
Wexford 2 0 0% —
Gowran Park 2 0 0% —
Leopardstown 2 0 0% —
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% —
Naas 2 0 0% —
Curragh 2 0 0% —
Wetherby 1 0 0% —

Palamon breeding

  • Sire Decorated Knight (GB)
  • Dam Seschat (IRE)
  • Damsire Sinndar (IRE)
  • Breeder Emir Alkas
  • Foaled 24 February 2020

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