Fitzdares Sovereign Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) – Windsor

Windsor

15:35

Fitzdares Sovereign Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2026-01-16

Distance 2m

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £57,233

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 53.02s (slow by 12.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hot Fuss (IRE) David Bass · Tom Dascombe	10/1	Won
2nd	Wilful (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	85/40F	2.75
3rd	Live Conti (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	12/1	3.25
4th	The Hardest Geezer (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	12/1	0.05
5th	Milldam (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	20/1	.5
6th	Spectacularsunrise (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	10/1	2.25
7th	Stoner's Choice (GB) Fern O'Brien · Fergal O'Brien	100/1	8
8th	Melon (GER) Michael Kenneally · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	9/1	2.75
9th	Poet Laureate (FR) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	15/2	3
10th	Go Dante (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	22/1	3
11th	Saligo Bay (IRE) Craig Nichol · Sam England	25/1	1.75
12th	No Ordinary Joe (IRE) Benjamin Macey · Faye Bramley	28/1	1.75
13th	Knickerbockerglory (IRE) Harry Atkins · Dan Skelton	6/1	7.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Great Fleet (IRE) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	20/1

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Wilful Brown J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	168	—	P1-231	142	144	134	27d	—	—	+10	28.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made all in competitive handicap at Ascot and this progressive 7yo is respected up 7lb
3	Knickerbockerglory Bay J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	166	—	1354-2	140	149	141	41d	—	—	+19	30.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Consistent 10yo; career-high mark but in-form Harry Atkins removes useful 7lb
16	Poet Laureate Bay J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	147	—	3-3161	121	142	128	31d	—	—	+11	23.2	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Did it nicely at Wincanton in second handicap; up in grade but open to further improvement
13	Melon Chestnut J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	150	—	1614-3	124	147	113	35d	—	—	+15	23.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
5yo who reappeared with close third of 11 at Cheltenham and is in with an each-way shout
11	Hot Fuss Bay J:David Bass T:Tom Dascombe	J:David Bass T:Tom Dascombe	151	v	44-624	125	146	135	13d	—	—	+14	20.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
5yo who arrives in good heart and he's an each-way contender
2	Live Conti Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	168	ht	112-0	142	136	111	27d	—	—	+18	24.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Runner-up in 4yo Grade 1 last April; well beaten on comeback but the hood could be a plus
5	Spectacularsunrise Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	157	—	4-3112	131	143	128	20d	—	—	+16	21.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Unexposed novice who won comfortably on sole handicap start and could be a contender
14	The Hardest Geezer Brown J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	148	—	15-224	122	147	124	28d	—	—	+13	19.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Second-season hurdler who has finished close-up on all three starts this season
10	Great Fleet Bay J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	152	t	9-3261	126	136	120	40d	—	—	+15	20.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won maiden hurdle at Kelso and should be suited by a strongly run race on handicap debut
9	Milldam Grey J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	153	ht	410-96	127	143	88	27d	—	—	+15	20.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Hasn't shone on good to soft this term; could stage a revival when back on testing ground
4	Go Dante Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	160	tp	071-61	134	143	109	41d	—	—	+18	22.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won at Sandown latest but that's his favourite course; has never won off a mark this high
6	Bubble Dubi Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	155	—	3331/1	129	147	136	69d	—	—	+27	31	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Defied long absence with easy win at Aintree; possible player despite 9lb rise
12	Saligo Bay Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Sam England	J:Craig Nichol T:Sam England	151	—	313111	125	144	106	27d	—	—	+41	44.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Thriving 8yo who did it in good style at Haydock last time; up in grade but could go well
8	No Ordinary Joe Bay J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Faye Bramley	J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:Faye Bramley	154	t	-90P09	128	145	97	27d	—	—	+17	20.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
His mark continues to fall but he's struggled to get competitive this season; had wind op
15	Stoner's Choice Brown J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	147	t	005605	121	147	126	17d	—	—	+17	18.1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
On a reduced mark but this 11yo hasn't posed a serious threat on his last six starts
NR	Listentoyourheart Brown J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	154	—	40-431	128	147	130	15d	—	—	—	19.5	—	—
Back on the scoresheet here a fortnight ago and has an each-way chance up 5lb

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Wilful	10/3	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Knickerbockerglory	11/2	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Poet Laureate	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Melon	8/1	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2
Hot Fuss	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Live Conti	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Spectacularsunrise	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
The Hardest Geezer	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Great Fleet	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Milldam	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Go Dante	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Bubble Dubi	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Saligo Bay	22/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
No Ordinary Joe	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Stoner's Choice	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Listentoyourheart	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Saligo Bay

44.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 24.9 Odds: 1.1

22/1

2nd

Bubble Dubi

OR: 19.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

18/1

3rd

Knickerbockerglory

30.8

OR: 22.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Wilful

28.2

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Live Conti

24.9

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Melon

23.9

OR: 18.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Poet Laureate

23.2

OR: 17.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Go Dante

22.2

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Spectacularsunrise

21.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Milldam

20.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Hot Fuss

20.7

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Great Fleet

20.7

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

No Ordinary Joe

20.3

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

The Hardest Geezer

19.7

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Listentoyourheart

19.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Stoner's Choice

18.1

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wilful	142	144	134
Live Conti	142	136	111
Knickerbockerglory	140	149	141
Go Dante	134	143	109
Spectacularsunrise	131	143	128
Bubble Dubi	129	147	136
No Ordinary Joe	128	145	97
Listentoyourheart	128	147	130
Milldam	127	143	88
Great Fleet	126	136	120
Hot Fuss	125	146	135
Saligo Bay	125	144	106
Melon	124	147	113
The Hardest Geezer	122	147	124
Poet Laureate	121	142	128
Stoner's Choice	121	147	126

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hot Fuss	13d ago	Quick return
Listentoyourheart	15d ago	Fit
Stoner's Choice	17d ago	Fit
Spectacularsunrise	20d ago	Fit
Wilful	27d ago	Fit
Live Conti	27d ago	Fit
Milldam	27d ago	Fit
Saligo Bay	27d ago	Fit
No Ordinary Joe	27d ago	Fit
The Hardest Geezer	28d ago	Fit
Poet Laureate	31d ago	Fit
Melon	35d ago	Fit
Great Fleet	40d ago	Fit
Knickerbockerglory	41d ago	Fit
Go Dante	41d ago	Fit
Bubble Dubi	69d ago	Fresh