Fitzdares Fleur De Lys Chase (GBB Race)

1st

Protektorat (FR) ^t

No. 6

11yo, 11-2, OR 165

J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton

11 11-2 165

Harry Skelton

Dan Skelton

5:44.39 £85,850

Keen through early stages - fencing cleanly out front - opened a big gap from 8th - gap narrowed by 4 out - overtaken before 3 out - regained front 2 out - battled on after the last to score

2nd

Resplendent Grey (IRE) ^p

No. 3

8yo, 11-6, OR 152

J: Sean Bowen · T: Olly Murphy

8 11-6 152

Sean Bowen

Olly Murphy

3¾ £39,468

Settled in third early - shared second briefly before 7th - slipped back to third - clipped a fence at the 10th - driven on approaching 4 out - finished strongly to claim second late

3rd

Handstands (IRE)

No. 1

7yo, 11-10, OR 154

J: Ben Jones · T: Ben Pauling

7 11-10 154

Ben Jones

Ben Pauling

2½ £19,734

Up with the front rank - sharing second place from the 7th - moved into second prior to the following fence - pressed and nudged approaching 4 out - struck the front before 3 out - veered right and surrendered the advantage 2 out - emptied on the run-in and dropped to third

4th

Eldorado Allen (FR) ^tp

No. 4

12yo, 11-2, OR 146

J: Brendan Powell · T: Joe Tizzard

12 11-2 146

Brendan Powell

Joe Tizzard

10 £9,867

Settled towards the back early - briefly up into fourth by the 3rd before slipping to the back around the 8th - lost touch with the leading pack before 4 out and unable to find more into 2 out - finished 4th well beaten

5th

Matata (IRE)

No. 2

8yo, 11-6, OR 160

J: J J Slevin · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

8 11-6 160

J J Slevin

Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

4¾ £4,934

Settled towards the back early - slipped to last by the 3rd - improved into fourth before the 8th - stumbled at the 10th - pressed for effort approaching 3 out - driven along without the stick soon after - faded from there to finish fifth