Fitzdares Fleur de Lys Chase (GBB Race) – Windsor

Windsor

15:00

Fitzdares Fleur de Lys Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2026-01-18

Distance 2m6f50y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £85,850

Rain 2%

Winning Time 5m 44.39s (slow by 15.79s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Protektorat (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	EvensF	Won
2nd	Resplendent Grey (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	15/2	3.75
3rd	Handstands (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	7/2	2.5
4th	Eldorado Allen (FR) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	33/1	10
5th	Matata (IRE) J J Slevin · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	3/1	4.75

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Protektorat Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	t	2142-3	165	181	170	63d	—	—	+4	45.1	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Bolted up in this race last year and positive performance on reappearance in November
1	Handstands Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	164	—	11P-24	154	165	119	57d	—	—	+12	31.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Grade 1 novice chase winner last February; not at same level this term but has had wind op
2	Matata Bay J:J J Slevin T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:J J Slevin T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	160	—	3-7331	160	173	159	17d	—	—	+15	35.8	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won handicap over Cheltenham's stiff, extended 2m4f on New Year's Day; entitled to respect
3	Resplendent Grey Grey J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	160	p	441-10	152	161	130	50d	—	—	+19	28	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Has won some nice prizes but soundly beaten in Coral Gold Cup and has something to find
4	Eldorado Allen Grey J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	156	tp	705-13	146	160	138	37d	—	—	+22	24.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won veterans' chase at Cheltenham in November but looks vulnerable in today's company
NR	Jungle Boogie Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	156	—	/1P-7P	152	169	135	1d	—	—	—	25.5	—	—
Lightly raced 12yo; pulled up on stable debut, then pulled up at Ascot yesterday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Protektorat	11/10	11/10	11/10	evn	11/10
Handstands	3/1	3/1	3/1	10/3	10/3
Matata	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Resplendent Grey	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	17/2
Eldorado Allen	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Jungle Boogie	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Protektorat

45.1

OR: 28.8 Form: 3 Odds: 13.3

11/10

2nd

Matata

35.8

OR: 27.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Handstands

31.7

OR: 26 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Resplendent Grey

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Jungle Boogie

25.5

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Eldorado Allen

24.7

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Protektorat	165	181	170
Matata	160	173	159
Handstands	154	165	119
Resplendent Grey	152	161	130
Jungle Boogie	152	169	135
Eldorado Allen	146	160	138

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jungle Boogie	1d ago	Quick return
Matata	17d ago	Fit
Eldorado Allen	37d ago	Fit
Resplendent Grey	50d ago	Fresh
Handstands	57d ago	Fresh
Protektorat	63d ago	Fresh