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Ireland 5yo

Top Guy (IRE)

T: Dan Skelton · O: Jdj Racing
By Court Cave (IRE) out of Matt Wood (IRE)
Form 45021-20216
  1. 6
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 0
  5. 2
  6. 1
2/12 W/R
Resting
  • 12 runs
  • 2 wins
  • placed
  • 17% strike
  • 167 d off

Recent form

Form figures 45021-20216 167 days off
6 19 Apr 2026 BetGoodwin Sussex Stayers' Handicap… Plumpton 1 4 Apr 2026 South West Rail Solutions Ltd. Hand… Newton Abbot 2 15 Mar 2026 Live Racing Streaming At CopyBet Ha… Market Rasen 0 14 Feb 2026 Betfair Handicap Hurdle Ascot 2 14 Jan 2026 Wendigo Wins The Brown Advisory Han… Newbury 1 6 Dec 2025 William Hill Each Way Extra Novices… Aintree

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 12 runs · form score 0–100
24 Jan 2025 · Doncaster · 5th/8 (btn 5.5) 9 Feb 2025 · Exeter · 5th/6 (btn 36) 26 Feb 2025 · Wetherby · 4th/5 (btn .5) 19 Sep 2025 · Newton Abbot · 5th/6 (btn .5) 5 Oct 2025 · Uttoxeter · 12th/14 (btn 21) 14 Nov 2025 · Southwell · 2nd/8 (btn 0.3) 6 Dec 2025 · Aintree · 1st/8 (won 0) 14 Jan 2026 · Newbury · 2nd/17 (btn 5.5) 14 Feb 2026 · Ascot · 10th/18 (btn .5) 15 Mar 2026 · Market Rasen · 2nd/6 (btn 1.5) 4 Apr 2026 · Newton Abbot · 1st/7 (won 0) 19 Apr 2026 · Plumpton · 6th/10 (btn 3)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
45
Win %
17%
Placed %
42%
Trend
Climbing

Course Record

11 venues

Career strike 42%; best at Newton Abbot (50% from 2 runs).

  • Newton Abbot 50% 1-0-2
  • Aintree 100% 1-0-1
  • Market Rasen 100% 0-1-1
  • Newbury 100% 0-1-1
  • Southwell 100% 0-1-1
  • Ascot 0% 0-0-1
  • Doncaster 0% 0-0-1
  • Exeter 0% 0-0-1
  • Plumpton 0% 0-0-1
  • Uttoxeter 0% 0-0-1
  • Wetherby 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

3 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Harry Skelton 17% 0-1-6
  • Tristan Durrell NOW 60% 2-1-5
  • Charlie Todd 100% 0-1-1

Trainers

  • Dan Skelton NOW 42% 2-3-12

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
19 Apr 2026 BetGoodwin Sussex Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Plumpton Class 2 6th/10 3 Good 3m217y Tristan Durrell OR 118 10/1
4 Apr 2026 South West Rail Solutions Ltd. Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 4 1st/7 +0 Good 3m2f105y Tristan Durrell OR 108 3/1
15 Mar 2026 Live Racing Streaming At CopyBet Handicap Hurdle Market Rasen Class 4 2nd/6 1.5 Good To Soft 2m7f16y Tristan Durrell OR 106 7/1
14 Feb 2026 Betfair Handicap Hurdle Ascot Class 3 10th/18 .5 Good To Soft 3m Tristan Durrell OR 106 6/1
14 Jan 2026 Wendigo Wins The Brown Advisory Handicap Hurdle Newbury Class 4 2nd/17 5.5 Good To Soft 3m57y Harry Skelton OR 103 10/3
6 Dec 2025 William Hill Each Way Extra Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Aintree Class 4 1st/8 +0 Soft 3m149y Tristan Durrell OR 98 5/2F
14 Nov 2025 Golf And Gallop Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Southwell Class 5 2nd/8 0.3 Soft 2m4f88y Charlie Todd OR 95 14/1
5 Oct 2025 QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Uttoxeter Class 5 12th/14 21 Good 1m7f168y Harry Skelton OR 98 18/1
19 Sep 2025 Dartmoor Magazine Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 5 5th/6 .5 Good To Soft 2m1f Harry Skelton OR 101 10/3
26 Feb 2025 RacingTV 100% Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Wetherby Class 4 4th/5 .5 Soft 2m3f154y Harry Skelton 22/1

Connections

Trainer
Dan Skelton 22%
Owner
Jdj Racing
Sire
Court Cave (IRE)
Dam
Matt Wood (IRE)
Dam sire
Woodborough
Country
Ireland
Age
5yo

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