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Formscan  - Last year's winner PROTEKTORAT showed the fire still burns strongly when producing a terrific effort under a big weight for third at Cheltenham in November. Over a trip that may have been considered too far beforehand, he kept on gamely and the conditions of this race suit him ideally. Ben Pauling retains plenty of faith in Handstands, who ran well for a long way in the Betfair Chase, although giving 8lb to the selection will be a tough ask. Matata proved he is finally tractable enough up in trip when impressing at Cheltenham on New Year's Day and a repeat of that performance would put him right in contention.

1
P-24
Handstands (IRE) 7,br g 11-10

Getaway (GER)-Wattle Bridge(King's Theatre)

WS1(57) (Mr T P Radford)
Rated 154

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Handstands (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Resplendent Grey (IRE)2
2nd Nov 2025 Carlisle(2m 3f 210yds, Chase, Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places; Hurdle: Soft-Good to Soft in places) Resplendent Grey (IRE) 1st (9/2 11-8 Rated 147) Sean Bowen .75L in front of Handstands (IRE) 2nd (4/5Fav 11-10 Rated 157) Ben Jones (4 ran)
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6th Dec 2024 Sandown(3m 37yds, Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places (C), Heavy places (H))) Handstands (IRE) 1st (5/2 11-4 Rated 139) Ben Jones 3.50L in front of Resplendent Grey (IRE) 2nd (11/8Fav 11-4 Rated 143) Sean Bowen (5 ran)
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2
7331
Head to Head

In the last 3 years Matata (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Protektorat (FR)1
4th Apr 2025 Aintree(2m 3f 200yds, Chase, Good) Protektorat (FR) 2nd (7/1 11-10 Rated 166) Harry Skelton 43.00L in front of Matata (IRE) 3rd (16/1 11-10 Rated 161) J J Slevin (4 ran)
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Jungle Boogie (IRE)1
1st Jan 2026 Cheltenham(2m 4f 127yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Matata (IRE) 1st (6/1 11-12 Rated 154) Sam Twiston-Davies 30.75L in front of Jungle Boogie (IRE) 7th (22/1 12-0 Rated 156) Charlie Deutsch (9 ran)
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3
1-10
Resplendent Grey (IRE) 8,gr g 11-6

Walk In The Park (IRE)-Caltra Princess(Traditionally)

cp3(50) (Mrs R J Skan)
Rated 152

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Resplendent Grey (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Handstands (IRE)2
2nd Nov 2025 Carlisle(2m 3f 210yds, Chase, Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places; Hurdle: Soft-Good to Soft in places) Resplendent Grey (IRE) 1st (9/2 11-8 Rated 147) Sean Bowen .75L in front of Handstands (IRE) 2nd (4/5Fav 11-10 Rated 157) Ben Jones (4 ran)
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6th Dec 2024 Sandown(3m 37yds, Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places (C), Heavy places (H))) Handstands (IRE) 1st (5/2 11-4 Rated 139) Ben Jones 3.50L in front of Resplendent Grey (IRE) 2nd (11/8Fav 11-4 Rated 143) Sean Bowen (5 ran)
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4
5-13
Eldorado Allen (FR) 12,gr g 11-2

Khalkevi (IRE)-Hesmeralda(Royal Charter)

ts+cp9(37) (J P Romans & Terry Warner)
Rated 146

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Eldorado Allen (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Protektorat (FR)1
17th Mar 2023 Cheltenham(3m 2f 70yds, Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Protektorat (FR) 5th (25/1 11-10 Rated 170) Harry Skelton 22.00L in front of Eldorado Allen (FR) 7th (100/1 11-10 Rated 161) Brendan Powell (13 ran)
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5
P-7P
Jungle Boogie (IRE) 12,b g 11-2

Gold Well (GB)-A Better Excuse(Moscow Society)

(1) d1 (Mr Malcolm C Denmark)
Rated 152

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Jungle Boogie (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Protektorat (FR)1
13th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(2m 4f 127yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Protektorat (FR) 4th (5/1 11-10 Rated 166) Harry Skelton Jungle Boogie (IRE) pulled up (16/1 11-10 Rated 156) D E Mullins (9 ran)
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Matata (IRE)1
1st Jan 2026 Cheltenham(2m 4f 127yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Matata (IRE) 1st (6/1 11-12 Rated 154) Sam Twiston-Davies 30.75L in front of Jungle Boogie (IRE) 7th (22/1 12-0 Rated 156) Charlie Deutsch (9 ran)
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6
42-3
Head to Head

In the last 3 years Protektorat (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Eldorado Allen (FR)1
17th Mar 2023 Cheltenham(3m 2f 70yds, Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Protektorat (FR) 5th (25/1 11-10 Rated 170) Harry Skelton 22.00L in front of Eldorado Allen (FR) 7th (100/1 11-10 Rated 161) Brendan Powell (13 ran)
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Jungle Boogie (IRE)1
13th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(2m 4f 127yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Protektorat (FR) 4th (5/1 11-10 Rated 166) Harry Skelton Jungle Boogie (IRE) pulled up (16/1 11-10 Rated 156) D E Mullins (9 ran)
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Matata (IRE)1
4th Apr 2025 Aintree(2m 3f 200yds, Chase, Good) Protektorat (FR) 2nd (7/1 11-10 Rated 166) Harry Skelton 43.00L in front of Matata (IRE) 3rd (16/1 11-10 Rated 161) J J Slevin (4 ran)
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First Time - Wind Surgery Handstands» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 8/11 Protektorat, 4/1 Handstands, Matata, 10/1 Resplendent Grey, 25/1 Jungle Boogie, 33/1 Eldorado Allen.

Previous Years
2025 Protektorat 10 11-10 Harry Skelton 10/3 (D Skelton)

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
B Pauling/Ben Jones
10
25
40

Olly Murphy/Sean Bowen
8
41
19

D Skelton/Harry Skelton
8
35
22

Miss Venetia Williams/Charlie Deutsch
4
17
23

Joe Tizzard/Brendan Powell
3
24
12

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
D Skelton
17
101
16

B Pauling
12
41
29

Olly Murphy
10
65
15

Miss Venetia Williams
5
29
17

Joe Tizzard
5
39
12

Nigel Twiston-Davies
3
39
7

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Sean Bowen
18
77
23

Ben Jones
13
40
32

Harry Skelton
9
37
24

J J Slevin
4
25
16

Charlie Deutsch
4
30
13

Brendan Powell
3
36
8

For Jockeys in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Windsor

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
D Skelton
7
33
21

Nigel Twiston-Davies
4
15
27

Olly Murphy
2
17
12

B Pauling
1
11
9

Miss Venetia Williams
0
7
0

Joe Tizzard
0
6
0

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Windsor

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Harry Skelton
6
23
26

Ben Jones
3
13
23

Sean Bowen
2
17
12

J J Slevin
1
2
50

Brendan Powell
0
9
0

Charlie Deutsch
0
7
0

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Windsor

Horse
Wins
Runs
Matata (IRE)
1
1
Protektorat (FR)
1
1