Horse Alert

16 Jan 2026 15:35 Windsor

Winner: £110,000 (Penalty: £57,233); Distance: 2m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).

Fitzdares Sovereign Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	11	-	Hot Fuss (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 11)	144-624 / 5	Flat (69), Jump (13)	David Bass	Tom Dascombe Keith, David &…	10/1
		midfield, headway to dispute lead 3 out, soon ridden and sustained duel with runner-up, kept on approaching last, soon led outright, went clear near finish
2^nd	1	2¾ L	Wilful (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	4P12-31 / 7	Jump (27)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill Mrs Fitri Hay	85/40
		disputed lead, headed 2nd, good jump to dispute lead 3 out, soon ridden and sustained duel with winner, not fluent 2 out, kept on approaching last, soon headed, outpaced by near finish
3^rd	2	3¼ L	Live Conti (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	112-0 / 5	Jump (27)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Masonhogarthfergusonthelatejhales	12/1
		held up in rear, ridden and headway 2 out, disputed fourth approaching last, kept on and went third final stride
4^th	14	NS	The Hardest Geezer (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 8)	515-224 / 7	Jump (28)	Sean Houlihan	P Hobbs & J White Gals And Geezers	12/1
		wore hood to post, midfield, ridden and headway to chase leaders 2 out, soon drifted right, no extra and lost third final stride
5^th	9	½ L	Milldam (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 13)	1/410-96 / 8	Jump (27)	G Sheehan	Jamie Snowden Neil Goulden, Kevin…	20/1
		midfield, ridden before 3 out, kept on 2 out, faded run-in
6^th	5	2¼ L	Spectacularsunrise (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	44-3112 / 6	Jump (20)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N & W Twiston-Davies Geoffrey Bruce…	10/1
		held up in rear, ridden and some headway 2 out where not fluent, kept on same pace
7^th	15	8 L	Stoner's Choice (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 7)	0-05605 / 11	Jump (17)	Fern O'Brien	F O'Brien Mrs Carolyn Kendrick	100/1
		held up in rear, driven before 3 out, minor headway run-in
8^th	13	2¾ L	Melon (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10)	1614-3 / 5	Flat (475), Jump (35)	Michael Kenneally	O Greenall & J Guerriero Rockerfellers	9/1
		close up in touch, driven 3 out, soon lost position, faded before last
9^th	16	3 L	Poet Laureate (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7)	43-3161 / 6	Jump (31)	Freddie Gordon	C Gordon Ms Jane Southall	15/2
		midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out, soon ridden and briefly chased leaders, faded 2 out
10^th	4	3 L	Go Dante (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	P071-61 / 10	Jump (41)	S Bowen	O Murphy Mrs Barbara Hester	22/1
		wore hood to post, always in rear, not fluent 4th, ridden and outpaced before 3 out
11^th	12	1¾ L	Saligo Bay (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 11)	313111 / 8	Flat (125), Jump (27)	Craig Nichol	S England Lpd Demolition…	25/1
		prominent, disputed lead before 3 out where mistake and headed, soon ridden and weakened
12^th	8	1¾ L	No Ordinary Joe (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	0-90P09 / 10	Jump (27)	Benjamin Macey	Faye Bramley The Cheeky Pups	28/1
		midfield, driven before 3 out, faded before last
13^th	3	7½ L	Knickerbockerglory (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	P/1354-2 / 10	Jump (41)	Harry Atkins	D Skelton S T Racing - Knickerbocker	6/1
		disputed lead, joined before 3 out where not fluent and headed, soon faded
PU	10	-	Great Fleet (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	19-3261 / 6	Jump (40)	Tristan Durrell	D Skelton Craig & Laura Buckingham	20/1
		midfield, ridden and weakened before 3 out, soon pulled up
	7	-	Listentoyourheart (IRE) (filly, brown, 11 0)	440-431 / 7	Jump (15)	Miss Heidi Palin	D Skelton S T Racing - The…	0/0
		NonRunner
	6	-	Bubble Dubi (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	33331/1 / 9	Jump (69)	Charlie Hammond	S Edmunds The Garratt Family	0/0
		Withdrawn