Fitzdares New Year's Day Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Windsor

14:50

Date 2026-01-01

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £52,030

Rain 0%

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Guard Duty Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Emma Lavelle	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Emma Lavelle	164	h	2119-2	139	148	136	33d	—	—	+15	32.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ran big race when second on seasonal debut and is not yet filly exposed; respected
5	Wellington Arch Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	158	—	2121-3	133	143	128	243d	—	—	+12	28.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won at Aintree festival in April and placed at Punchestown in May; back from a break today
9	Hartington Grey J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	153	—	122-12	128	145	135	40d	—	—	+10	23.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Second in major 3m handicap at Haydock in November; player if okay back at 2m4f
11	Listentoyourheart Brown J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	148	—	440-43	123	148	136	45d	—	—	+12	20.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Gave good account when placed at Plumpton in November but others look more progressive
12	Minella Missile Bay J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	147	p	F00-04	122	145	120	40d	—	—	+12	20.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Lightly raced and disappointing since Grade 2 novice win in 2023; cheekpieces added here
4	East India Express Bay J:Freddie Gordon T:Nicky Henderson	J:Freddie Gordon T:Nicky Henderson	158	—	71-FP9	133	144	108	33d	—	—	+16	22.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Made good progress last season but not much has gone to plan this term
6	Idy Wood Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jamie Snowden	158	—	41-141	133	147	126	52d	—	—	+16	22.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
2-3 since reverting to hurdles this season and good 7lb claimer Isabelle Ryder booked here
3	Act Of Authority Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Olly Murphy	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Olly Murphy	162	—	327-43	137	148	85	26d	—	—	+16	23.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Began season with two good efforts but needs to find something extra here
7	Castle Carrock Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	157	—	136-0F	132	141	97	20d	—	—	+16	22.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Set to be placed at least before last-flight fall last month; remains very lightly raced
8	Stream Of Stars Bay J:James Turner(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:James Turner(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	155	—	2-1322	130	148	137	26d	—	—	+20	24.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
10	Thanksforthehelp Grey J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	151	tp	443-17	126	145	118	56d	—	—	+16	20.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won 25-runner handicap at Punchestown last April but too inconsisent to rely upon
1	Rambo T Bay J:Shane Fenelon(5) T:Olly Murphy	J:Shane Fenelon(5) T:Olly Murphy	168	—	51-319	143	146	120	26d	—	—	+21	24.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Disappointed last time but posted career-best form when bagging good prize in October

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Guard Duty	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Wellington Arch	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Hartington	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Listentoyourheart	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1	15/2
Minella Missile	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
East India Express	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Idy Wood	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Act Of Authority	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Castle Carrock	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Stream Of Stars	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Thanksforthehelp	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Rambo T	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Guard Duty

32.5

OR: 22.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Wellington Arch

28.8

OR: 20.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Stream Of Stars

24.6

OR: 20 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Rambo T

24.1

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Act Of Authority

23.9

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Hartington

23.1

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Idy Wood

22.7

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

East India Express

22.5

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Castle Carrock

22.2

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Listentoyourheart

20.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Minella Missile

20.2

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Thanksforthehelp

20.1

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rambo T	143	146	120
Guard Duty	139	148	136
Act Of Authority	137	148	85
Wellington Arch	133	143	128
East India Express	133	144	108
Idy Wood	133	147	126
Castle Carrock	132	141	97
Stream Of Stars	130	148	137
Hartington	128	145	135
Thanksforthehelp	126	145	118
Listentoyourheart	123	148	136
Minella Missile	122	145	120

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Castle Carrock	20d ago	Fit
Act Of Authority	26d ago	Fit
Stream Of Stars	26d ago	Fit
Rambo T	26d ago	Fit
Guard Duty	33d ago	Fit
East India Express	33d ago	Fit
Hartington	40d ago	Fit
Minella Missile	40d ago	Fit
Listentoyourheart	45d ago	Fit
Idy Wood	52d ago	Fresh
Thanksforthehelp	56d ago	Fresh
Wellington Arch	243d ago	Long break