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Slaney Opera: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Slaney Opera is an 8-year-old gelding by Sholokhov, trained by Nick Scholfield. He has won 2 of 14 starts and placed in 6 more, for £18,773 in prize money. He has won 1 of 10 on good ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 2:02 at Uttoxeter on 16 October. His best performance rating is 106, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 14
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 8
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £18,773
  • Best rating 106
  • Official rating 96

Where Slaney Opera runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:02 Uttoxeter Insurance Connections Best Bet Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) —

Slaney Opera form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
24 Jul 26 Uttoxeter Craig Reid Retirement Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) Class 5 3m Good 3 3.5 12/1 Harry Reed 96
20 Jul 26 Cartmel RF Miller & Co Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 3m 1.5f Good 2 3 2/1 Harry Reed 96
13 Jul 26 Newton Abbot William Hill Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 3m 2f Good To Firm F - 7/2 Harry Reed 96
26 Jun 26 Bangor-on-Dee Wrexham Evening Handicap Chase Class 5 3m Good 5 9 5/1 Kielan Woods 98
25 May 26 Huntingdon Get Best Odds With Oddschecker Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 7.5f Good To Firm 3 17.75 11/4 Harry Reed 100
16 May 26 Bangor-on-Dee Classic Additions Handicap Chase Class 5 3m Good 4 5.5 16/1 Harry Reed 100
13 Apr 26 Fakenham Woodfordes Supports Dereham Meeting Point Handicap Chase Class 5 3m 5f Good 3 10.75 5/2 Harry Reed 101
27 Mar 26 Wetherby Watch The Grand National On RacingTV Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 3m Good 2 2.75 7/2 Danny McMenamin 100
13 Feb 26 Kelso Damian Toshi McDougall Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 3m 2f Heavy PU - 5/2J Jamie Hamilton 100
25 Jan 26 Sedgefield Michael & Fred Watson Handicap Chase Class 5 3m 2.5f Good To Soft 1 — 7/1 Jamie Hamilton 98
28 Dec 25 Catterick Sky Bet Club Handicap Chase Class 5 3m 1f Good 8 32.5 8/1 Jamie Hamilton 100
30 May 25 Stratford pointtopoint.co.uk Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 2 3m 3.5f Good 3 18 18/1 Mr Joe Wright –
7 Apr 25 Kelso Weatherbys Hamilton Buccleuch Cup (Maiden Hunters' Chase) Class 4 2m 7.5f Good 1 — 10/3 Mr Joe Wright –
11 May 24 Hexham Paxton's Heart Of All England Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Heart Of All England Trophy) Class 4 3m Good PU - 11/1 Miss Natasha Cookson –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Craig Reid Retirement Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) at Uttoxeter on 24 July 2026. Handy with the front-runners - under pressure in pursuit 3 out - shared fifth 2 out then moved into third after the last and kept on without getting closer to the front two.

Slaney Opera by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
24f 5 0 0% —
26f 2 0 0% —
23.5f 2 1 50% —
25.5f 1 0 0% —
29f 1 0 0% —
26.5f 1 1 100% —
25f 1 0 0% —
27.5f 1 0 0% —

Slaney Opera by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 10 1 10% —
Good To Firm 2 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 1 100% —

Slaney Opera by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% —
Kelso 2 1 50% —
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% —
Cartmel 1 0 0% —
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% —
Huntingdon 1 0 0% —
Fakenham 1 0 0% —
Wetherby 1 0 0% —
Sedgefield 1 1 100% —
Catterick 1 0 0% —

Slaney Opera breeding

  • Sire Sholokhov (IRE)
  • Dam Miss Opera (GB)
  • Damsire Alflora (IRE)
  • Breeder Joseph Smiddy
  • Foaled 19 May 2018

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