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Top Guy: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Top Guy is a 6-year-old gelding by Court Cave, trained by Dan Skelton. He has won 2 of 12 starts and placed in 3 more, for £22,122 in prize money. He has won 1 of 3 on good ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 4:37 at Worcester on 12 October. His best performance rating is 115, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 12
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 5
  • Strike rate 17%
  • Prize money £22,122
  • Best rating 115
  • Official rating 118

Where Top Guy runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:37 Worcester CopyBet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) —

Top Guy form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
19 Apr 26 Plumpton BetGoodwin Sussex Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 3m 1f Good 6 10.75 10/1 Tristan Durrell 118
4 Apr 26 Newton Abbot South West Rail Solutions Ltd. Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 2.5f Good 1 — 3/1 Tristan Durrell 108
15 Mar 26 Market Rasen Live Racing Streaming At CopyBet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 7f Good To Soft 2 1.5 7/1 Tristan Durrell 106
14 Feb 26 Ascot Betfair Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 7.5f Good To Soft 10 19 6/1 Tristan Durrell 106
14 Jan 26 Newbury Wendigo Wins The Brown Advisory Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 0.5f Good To Soft 2 5.5 10/3 Harry Skelton 103
6 Dec 25 Aintree William Hill Each Way Extra Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 3m 0.5f Soft 1 — 5/2F Tristan Durrell 98
14 Nov 25 Southwell Golf And Gallop Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 4.5f Soft 2 .25 14/1 Charlie Todd 95
5 Oct 25 Uttoxeter QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m Good 12 103.5 18/1 Harry Skelton 98
19 Sep 25 Newton Abbot Dartmoor Magazine Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 1f Good To Soft 5 21.75 10/3 Harry Skelton 101
26 Feb 25 Wetherby RacingTV 100% Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Soft 4 21.5 22/1 Harry Skelton –
9 Feb 25 Exeter TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 2.5f Good To Soft 5 50 50/1 Harry Skelton –
24 Jan 25 Doncaster Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 5 12 11/1 Harry Skelton –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the BetGoodwin Sussex Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) at Plumpton on 19 April 2026. Settled at the back early - made progress before 3 out then pressed for effort - soon faded finishing sixth.

Top Guy by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
24.5f 2 1 50% —
25f 1 0 0% —
26.5f 1 1 100% —
23f 1 0 0% —
23.5f 1 0 0% —
20.5f 1 0 0% —
16f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
18.5f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —

Top Guy by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Soft 6 0 0% —
Good 3 1 33% —
Soft 3 1 33% —

Top Guy by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newton Abbot 2 1 50% —
Plumpton 1 0 0% —
Market Rasen 1 0 0% —
Ascot 1 0 0% —
Newbury 1 0 0% —
Aintree 1 1 100% —
Southwell 1 0 0% —
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% —
Wetherby 1 0 0% —
Exeter 1 0 0% —

Top Guy breeding

  • Sire Court Cave (IRE)
  • Dam Matt Wood (IRE)
  • Damsire Woodborough (USA)
  • Breeder M Kinsella
  • Foaled 2 March 2020

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