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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
Runners 16
Weather Overcast
Temp 3.5°C
Wind 5mph SE
Rain 10%

Runners

# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr Odds
1
Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill 168 — P1-231
142
144
134
 27d — — +10
28.2
10/3
23%
Made all in competitive handicap at Ascot and this progressive 7yo is respected up 7lb
3
Harry Atkins(7) · Dan Skelton 166 — 1354-2
140
149
141
 41d — — +19
30.8
11/2
15%
Consistent 10yo; career-high mark but in-form Harry Atkins removes useful 7lb
16
Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon 147 — 3-3161
121
142
128
 31d — — +11
23.2
6/1
14%
Did it nicely at Wincanton in second handicap; up in grade but open to further improvement
13
Michael Kenneally(5) · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 150 — 1614-3
124
147
113
 35d — — +15
23.9
8/1
11%
5yo who reappeared with close third of 11 at Cheltenham and is in with an each-way shout
11
David Bass · Tom Dascombe 151 v 44-624
125
146
135
 13d — — +14
20.7
11/1
8%
5yo who arrives in good heart and he's an each-way contender
2
Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton 168 ht 112-0
142
136
111
 27d — — +18
24.9
11/1
8%
Runner-up in 4yo Grade 1 last April; well beaten on comeback but the hood could be a plus
5
Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 157 — 4-3112
131
143
128
 20d — — +16
21.9
12/1
8%
Unexposed novice who won comfortably on sole handicap start and could be a contender
14
Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 148 — 15-224
122
147
124
 28d — — +13
19.7
12/1
8%
Second-season hurdler who has finished close-up on all three starts this season
10
Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton 152 t 9-3261
126
136
120
 40d — — +15
20.7
12/1
8%
Won maiden hurdle at Kelso and should be suited by a strongly run race on handicap debut
9
Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden 153 ht 410-96
127
143
88
 27d — — +15
20.9
16/1
6%
Hasn't shone on good to soft this term; could stage a revival when back on testing ground
4
Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy 160 tp 071-61
134
143
109
 41d — — +18
22.2
20/1
5%
Won at Sandown latest but that's his favourite course; has never won off a mark this high
6
Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds 155 — 3331/1
129
147
136
 69d — — +27
31
18/1
5%
Defied long absence with easy win at Aintree; possible player despite 9lb rise
12
Craig Nichol · Sam England 151 — 313111
125
144
106
 27d — — +41
44.8
22/1
4%
Thriving 8yo who did it in good style at Haydock last time; up in grade but could go well
8
Benjamin Macey(7) · Faye Bramley 154 t -90P09
128
145
97
 27d — — +17
20.3
33/1
3%
His mark continues to fall but he's struggled to get competitive this season; had wind op
15
Fern O'Brien(5) · Fergal O'Brien 147 t 005605
121
147
126
 17d — — +17
18.1
80/1
1%
On a reduced mark but this 11yo hasn't posed a serious threat on his last six starts
NR
Miss Heidi Palin(7) · 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
Wilful
 10/3
Knickerbockerglory
 11/2
Poet Laureate
 6/1
Melon
 8/1
Hot Fuss
 11/1
Live Conti
 11/1
Spectacularsunrise
 12/1
The Hardest Geezer
 12/1
Great Fleet
 12/1
Milldam
 16/1
Go Dante
 20/1
Bubble Dubi
 18/1
Saligo Bay
 22/1
No Ordinary Joe
 33/1
Stoner's Choice
 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
31
OR: 19.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2
18/1
3rd Knickerbockerglory
30.8
OR: 22.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3
11/2
4 Wilful
28.2
OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2
10/3
5 Live Conti
24.9
OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9
11/1
6 Melon
23.9
OR: 18.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4
8/1
7 Poet Laureate
23.2
OR: 17.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3
6/1
8 Go Dante
22.2
OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2
20/1
9 Spectacularsunrise
21.9
OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7
12/1
10 Milldam
20.9
OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6
16/1
11 Hot Fuss
20.7
OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9
11/1
12 Great Fleet
20.7
OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7
12/1
13 No Ordinary Joe
20.3
OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8
33/1
14 The Hardest Geezer
19.7
OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7
12/1
15 Listentoyourheart
19.5
OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
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16 Stoner's Choice
18.1
OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
80/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Wilful Top Rated
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

Course & Distance Record

HorseCourse (Windsor)Distance (2m)
Wilful — —
Knickerbockerglory — —
Poet Laureate — —
Melon — —
Hot Fuss — —
Live Conti — —
Spectacularsunrise — —
The Hardest Geezer — —
Great Fleet — —
Milldam — —
Go Dante — —
Bubble Dubi — —
Saligo Bay — —
No Ordinary Joe — —
Stoner's Choice — —
Listentoyourheart — —

Freshness

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

Going: Soft

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