Fitzdares Sovereign Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race).
Windsor · Friday, 16 Jan · 19:35
· 2m
· Class 2
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:35
Off time
14
Runners
Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
LIVE CONTI (FR
🥈 Second
KNICKERBOCKERGLORY (IRE
🥉 Third
HOT FUSS (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 16 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.13
85/40
02 · 🥈 2nd
7
6/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
8.50
15/2
04 · —
10
9/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
13
12/1
10 · —
15
14/1
11 · —
21
20/1
12 · —
21
20/1
13 · —
23
22/1
14 · —
26
25/1
15 · —
29
28/1
16 · —
101
100/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Wilful (G)
FAV
Largely progressive since dropped back to 2m, producing a smart handicap performance to see off Hot Fuss by 2¾ lengths and bag a valuable prize at Ascot just before Christmas. A 7 lb rise looks fair enough.
|
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 7 | 76.2 kg |
3.13
85/40
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Live Conti (G)
[H1T1]
Smart juvenile hurdler last term, including second in Aintree Grade 1 in the spring. Never involved in 2m Ascot handicap on reappearance just before Christmas. Has first-time tongue tie and hood combination added on the back of that. No su…
|
Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 5 | 76.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 13th | 3 | — |
Knickerbockerglory (G)
Won on Sandown reappearance last season before finishing a good third in this race. Finished a good second in that same Sandown contest on return in December and could make another bold bid in this with Harry Atkins taking 7 lb off.
|
Harry Atkins | D Skelton | 10 | 75.3 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 10th | 4 | — |
Go Dante (G)
[TP]
Dual Imperial Cup winner who enhanced his excellent Sandown record with another win last month but well held in this race 12 months and worth opposing away from Sandown. Cheekpieces are refitted.
|
S Bowen | O Murphy | 10 | 72.6 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 6th | 5 | — |
Spectacularsunrise (G)
Imposing sort who has taken really well to hurdling, winning Bangor novice before making a mockery of an opening mark of 122 at Kelso (2m, soft) last month. Couldn't give weight away to a smart prospect back in novice company at Chepstow o…
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies | 6 | 71.2 kg |
11
10/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Bubble Dubi (G)
Strong traveller who posted a useful effort to make light of a long absence in 17f Aintree handicap in November, although he hasn't always been the most fluent of jumpers and may have been aided by more than half the flights being omitted …
|
Charlie Hammond | S Edmunds | 9 | 70.3 kg |
13
12/1
|
| — | 7 | — |
Listentoyourheart (M)
Useful mare who bagged a first handicap success when battling well to lead again near the finish over 2½m here (good to soft) 15 days ago. Has plenty of winning form over 2m and should remain competitive off 5 lb higher.
|
Miss Heidi Palin | D Skelton | 7 | 69.9 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 12th | 8 | — |
No Ordinary Joe (G)
[T]
Useful on his day for Nicky Henderson but winless since 2022. There have been few positives to take from his 5 efforts for present connections but he has dropped 9 lb as a result and worth a look in the betting having had wind surgery sinc…
|
Benjamin Macey | Faye Bramley | 10 | 69.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 5th | 9 | — |
Milldam (G)
[HT]
Better than ever successful at Haydock (2m, heavy) last winter but below par in 2 outings there this season. At his best when the mud is flying so any rain in his favour.
|
G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden | 8 | 69.4 kg |
21
20/1
|
| — | 10 | — |
Great Fleet (G)
[T]
Bumper winner who shaped encouragingly when placed on first 2 hurdle starts. Found a 21f Cheltenham Grade 2 novice beyond him in November but immediately back on track with his sights lowered when making all in 2m Kelso novice in a first-t…
|
Tristan Durrell | D Skelton | 6 | 68.9 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 1st | 11 | — |
Hot Fuss (G)
[V]
Useful on Flat and similar standard over hurdles, including fourth of 22 in the Fred Winter at least year's Cheltenham Festival. Good in-frame efforts at Ascot (second to Wilful) and Sandown (both 2m, good to soft) in recent weeks. Should …
|
David Bass | Tom Dascombe | 5 | 68.5 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 11th | 12 | — |
Saligo Bay (G)
Likeable type arrives in the form of his life, making it 5 wins in last 6 starts (including a victory on the Flat) when quickening clear on the run-in at Haydock (2m, good to soft) just before Christmas. Raised another 7 lb but further pro…
|
Craig Nichol | S England | 8 | 68.5 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 8th | 13 | — |
Melon (G)
Lightly raced improver on Flat for this yard and took well to hurdling last winter, winning juveniles at Doncaster (good to soft) and Wetherby (heavy). Made an encouraging return to action when third of 11 in 17f Cheltenham handicap last m…
|
Michael Kenneally | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 5 | 68 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 4th | 14 | — |
The Hardest Geezer (G)
Maiden hurdle winner last season who has shown better form in defeat in handicaps this time round, including second to Hardy du Seuil over C&D in November. Good fourth of 15 at Ascot since.
|
Sean Houlihan | P Hobbs & J White | 7 | 67.1 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 7th | 15 | — |
Stoner's Choice (G)
[T]
Has yet to fire this season. Not disgraced at Haydock latest but this now 11-y-o didn't really show enough on that occasion to mark him down as the likely winner of a hot handicap such as this.
|
Fern O'Brien | F O'Brien | 11 | 66.7 kg |
101
100/1
|
| 9th | 16 | — |
Poet Laureate (G)
Point recruit who built on an encouraging hurdle debut third when winning 2m Plumpton maiden in November. Only sixth of 7 on 2m Ascot handicap debut but resumed progression when seeing off 12 rivals in Wincanton handicap (soft) last month.…
|
Freddie Gordon | C Gordon | 6 | 66.7 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
Betting forecast: Wilful (85/40), Knickerbockerglory (6/1), Poet Laureate (15/2), Melon (9/1), Hot Fuss (10/1), Spectacularsunrise (10/1), Live Conti (12/1), The Hardest Geezer (12/1), Bubble Dubi (12/1), Listentoyourheart (14/1), Milldam (20/1), Great Fleet (20/1), Go Dante (22/1), Saligo Bay (25/1), No Ordinary Joe (28/1), Stoner's Choice (100/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 57233.0 GBP |
| P2 | 26312.0 GBP |
| P3 | 13156.0 GBP |
| P4 | 6578.0 GBP |
| P5 | 3289.0 GBP |
| P6 | 1639.0 GBP |