July opens with another Dan Skelton banker. Tellherthename has landed back-to-back races most recently, including a six-length success at Uttoxeter off a lower mark, and remains well treated against his hurdle form. He likes to bowl along at the front and today's distance suits. Dan Skelton's yard is firing at a remarkable 50% over 14 days. At 4/9, he is today's NAP.
Back-to-Back Wins — The Six-Length Performance
His form reads 3-0---8-1-1 and the two 1s at the end of that sequence are doing the talking. Two wins in a row, the most recent a six-length success at Uttoxeter — a decisive, authoritative margin that signals a horse operating well above this level rather than scraping by. The expert view notes that win came off a lower mark, meaning the handicapper had him rated more leniently at the time. He has been raised since, but the manner of that win — six lengths clear — suggests there was considerably more in hand than the bare margin needed.
Well Treated Against His Hurdle Form
The expert view makes a specific and important point: he remains well treated against his hurdle form. This tells us that Tellherthename's chasing assessment, OR 138, has not yet caught up with what he showed over hurdles earlier in his career. A horse transitioning from hurdles to fences who is still rated leniently relative to his hurdling form is a horse the handicapper has not yet fully priced in. That gap is where the value in this selection sits, even at a short price.
Front-Running Style Suits Today's Distance
The expert view describes his racing style directly: he likes to bowl along at the front. Front-running, gallop-setting chasers are well suited to tracks and trips where they can dictate terms from the start rather than being forced to settle off a strong pace. Today's distance — 2m213y — is confirmed by the expert view as suiting this style. A horse who sets out to make all and has the class to sustain that gallop, in a race where the trip allows it, is in the strongest possible tactical position.
Dan Skelton at 50%
Dan Skelton's Alcester yard is running at 50% over the last 14 days — 10 winners from 27 runners. That is an extraordinary rate, described accurately by the expert view as remarkable. We have seen this pattern repeatedly through the summer — Getmyfriend, Louis Veron, Coumeenoole — all Skelton-trained bankers at short prices, all delivered. The yard's form right now is amongst the best in the country, and Kielan Woods riding for the stable adds the usual continuity signal that has accompanied every recent Skelton selection.
Good to Firm at Stratford
Today's going at Stratford is good to firm, matching the conditions of his recent Uttoxeter win. There is no surface concern in this profile, and a front-running chaser on a fair, conventional track in good conditions is exactly the type who tends to deliver on his class.
The Bottom Line
Back-to-back wins, the latest a six-length success off a lower mark. Well treated against his hurdle form — the handicapper has not caught up. Front-running style suits today's distance. Dan Skelton at a remarkable 50% over 14 days. Kielan Woods riding. Good to firm at Stratford. At 4/9, Tellherthename is today's NAP — this is a banker, back to win.
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