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Take No Chances: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Take No Chances is an 8-year-old mare by Milan, trained by Dan Skelton. She has won 5 of 24 starts and placed in 13 more, for £240,624 in prize money. Her best trip is 2m 3.5f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 19% at every other distance. She runs next in the 4:02 at Chepstow on 10 October, where the best price is 22/1 with Bet365. Her best performance rating is 149, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 24
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 18
  • Strike rate 21%
  • Prize money £240,624
  • Best rating 149
  • Official rating 145

Where Take No Chances runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:02 Chepstow Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) 22/1 Bet365 bet365

Take No Chances form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
11 Apr 26 Aintree Jet2 Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Good To Soft 2 7 18/1 Harry Skelton 145
12 Mar 26 Cheltenham Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4.5f Good 4 16 12/1 Harry Skelton 145
16 Jan 26 Windsor Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4f Soft 3 1.5 7/2 Harry Skelton 145
28 Nov 25 Newbury Coral Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Soft 3 3.75 7/1 Harry Skelton 144
1 Nov 25 Wetherby bet365 Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m Good 2 .25 9/2 Harry Skelton 145
11 Oct 25 Chepstow Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 3.5f Good 6 7.5 20/1 Harry Atkins 146
26 Apr 25 Sandown bet365 Select Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 5.5f Good 5 10.5 3/1 Harry Skelton 146
3 Apr 25 Aintree William Hill Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good To Soft 3 10.75 28/1 Harry Skelton 146
11 Mar 25 Cheltenham Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good To Soft 3 9.25 22/1 Harry Skelton 140
18 Jan 25 Ascot BetMGM Mares' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Warfield Mares' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 1m 7.5f Good 1 — 13/2 Kielan Woods 139
14 Dec 24 Cheltenham BetMGM Mares' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 3 2 9/2 Harry Skelton 137
30 Nov 24 Newcastle BetMGM Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m Good 5 16 20/1 Charlie Todd 138
2 Nov 24 Wetherby bet365 Mares' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m Good 1 — 7/2 Harry Skelton 137
12 Oct 24 Chepstow Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 3 5.75 33/1 Harry Atkins 136
27 May 24 Cartmel Johnny & Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 3m 1.5f Good 4 4.5 3/1F Harry Skelton 136
18 May 24 Uttoxeter Staffs Construction Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 7.5f Good To Soft 1 — 2/1F Fergus Gillard 128
25 Apr 24 Warwick John Sillett Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 3 3m 1f Good 1 — 13/8F Harry Skelton 121
22 Mar 24 Newbury Steve Jobar Mnd Handicap Hurdle Class 3 3m Good To Soft 2 — 9/2 Harry Skelton 117
23 Jan 24 Newbury Ray Dalfsen Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m Soft PU - 10/1 Harry Skelton 117
7 Dec 23 Market Rasen Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Soft 2 6.5 2/1 Harry Skelton –
5 Nov 23 Huntingdon Download The Rhino.Bet App Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 1 — 9/4F Harry Skelton –
9 Apr 23 Market Rasen Price Boosts On Football At Rhino.Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 3 6 5/4F Harry Skelton –
7 Feb 23 Market Rasen Alan Swinbank Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 3 5.25 17/2 Harry Skelton –
2 Dec 22 Exeter RacingIsEveryonesSport Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 2 1 11/4 Harry Skelton –

Last time out

Finished 2 in the Jet2 Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) at Aintree on 11 April 2026. Settled towards the back early - made progress 3 out - improved into contention before the last - pushed along to move into second and stayed on at one speed to finish second.

Take No Chances by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20.5f 3 0 0% —
20f 3 0 0% —
24f 3 0 0% —
19.5f 3 1 33% —
16.5f 3 0 0% —
24.5f 2 0 0% —
16f 2 1 50% —
21.5f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 1 100% —
25.5f 1 0 0% —
23.5f 1 1 100% —
25f 1 1 100% —

Take No Chances by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Soft 11 2 18% —
Good 9 3 33% —
Soft 4 0 0% —

Take No Chances by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Cheltenham 3 0 0% —
Newbury 3 0 0% —
Market Rasen 3 0 0% —
Aintree 2 0 0% —
Wetherby 2 1 50% —
Chepstow 2 0 0% —
Windsor 1 0 0% —
Sandown 1 0 0% —
Ascot 1 1 100% —
Newcastle 1 0 0% —

Take No Chances breeding

  • Sire Milan (GB)
  • Dam Coscorrig (IRE)
  • Damsire Pistolet Bleu (IRE)
  • Breeder D Corry
  • Foaled 18 April 2018

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