Horse profile
Protektorat (FR)
by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Protektion (FR) (Protektor)
36 runs · 13 courses · from Sep 2018
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
9 wins · 6 courses
Last run 9 Apr 2026 · 2nd of 5
Last raced off OR 165
KTB Profile
Protektorat is 9 wins from 36 runs in our archive including three Grade 1 wins. His biggest success came in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham in Mar 2024. He has won three times over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft or soft going and twice over 3m on soft. Last raced off OR 165 he finished second of five at Aintree in Apr 2026 in the Racing Welfare Bowl Chase.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
- 9–36Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 21 (58.3%)Placed
- +8.36£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.09Fair A/E n=36 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 170Highest OR
- 79dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating165↓ 5lb off peak
165
128–170
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 125A | 108 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 135C | 101 | 2 runs · 135 / 112 |
| Good | 4 | 116B | 99 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 92C | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 124A | 108 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 125A | 99 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 135C | 101.5 | 2 runs · 135 / 127.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 120A | 93 | — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 35 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 8 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Led 5 (63%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Saint Des Saints (FR)
Progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 5,345 runs since Jan 2008 (643 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 35 | 5 | 14.3% | −0.8 | — |
| Good | 689 | 98 | 14.2% | −0.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 650 | 92 | 14.2% | −0.9 | 4 from 10 |
| Soft | 2,443 | 348 | 14.2% | −0.9 | 5 from 18 |
| Heavy | 1,506 | 258 | 17.1% | +2 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | −2.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | −5.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,001 | 169 | 16.9% | +1.8 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,781 | 404 | 14.5% | −0.6 | 3 from 15 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,236 | 191 | 15.5% | +0.4 | 3 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 284 | 37 | 13% | −2.1 | 2 from 10 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Protektion (FR) (Protektor)
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Montregard (FR) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Montregard (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montregard (FR) | 16 | 6 | 2m3f–3m | Class 1 |
| Protektrice (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Protege Nous (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Divine Protektion (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Protektrisse (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 18 | 5 | 28% | +11.33 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 4 | 40% | +5.03 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 27 | 5 | 19% | +6.58 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.53 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 15 | 2 | 13% | −3.30 |
| Aintree | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.50 |
| Kelso | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.92 |
| Windsor | 2 | 2 | 100% | +4.33 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 3 | 20% | +6.20 |
| Over 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 3 | 43% | +0.41 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 34 | 8 | 24% | +5.36 |
| Bridget Andrews | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 23 | 7 | 30% | +16.91 |
| Hood | 9 | 2 | 22% | −4.55 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.08 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.50 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.50 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.55 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 28 | 9 | 32% | +16.36 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Apr 26+40d | Aintree | Racing Welfare Bowl Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Went straight to front - driven and lost advantage before 3 out - handed second when rival departed 2 out - driven out and stayed on same gait for second | 2/5 | 16 | 11-10 | 165 | 89C | 144C | Harry Skelton | 5/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+41d | Kelso | bet365 Premier Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Front from the off - drifted right at the 11th and once more 3 out - serious error 2 out then soon lost the advantage and angled right - fought back to hit the front before the last - drew away on the run-in to win | 1/4 | 11-2 | 165 | 135C | 148C | Harry Skelton | 1/12F | |
| 18 Jan 26+63d | Windsor | Fitzdares Fleur De Lys Chase (GBB Race) 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 | 1/5 | 11-2 | 165 | 120C | 145B | Harry Skelton | EvensF | |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Nov 25+226d | Cheltenham | Oddschecker Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Set the early gallop - shared command from 7th before drifting right at the 16th - lost command 3 out - shifted course after 2 out and pushed along into the home turn - held on at one gait to the finish - beaten into 3rd | 3/10 | hd | 12-0 | 165 | — | 159A | Harry Skelton | 3/1F |
| 04 Apr 25+22d | Aintree | My Pension Expert Melling Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Held front spot early then took command again briefly - lost the advantage at the 8th - regained second spot from the 12th - unable to trouble the leader from two out but stayed on well to narrow the gap late | 2/4 | 3¼ | 11-10 | 166 | 100C | 153C | Harry Skelton | 7/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+53d | Cheltenham | Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Fought for control early - sat handy in the pack - pushed for effort approaching three out then lost touch before the following fence - unable to find more from the final obstacle home | 4/9 | 2¼ | 11-10 | 166 | 92A | 140A | Harry Skelton | 5/1 |
| 19 Jan 25+42d | Windsor | Fitzdares Fleur De Lys Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace from the off - fencing fluently throughout - asked for effort and edged ahead approaching three out - soon in total control - eased along to the line unchallenged | 1/6 | 11-10 | 165 | — | 164B | Harry Skelton | 10/3 | |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 24+22d | Huntingdon | TrustATrader Peterborough Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - nudged into 3rd approaching home turn before dropping away - kept plugging late to grab 2nd close home | 2/5 | 6 | 11-10 | 166 | 123C | 147B | Harry Skelton | 6/4F |
| 16 Nov 24+218d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held a midfield position early - clipped the rail after the third fence - improved into range by the 12th - went after the front group by four out - driven on after three out but lost momentum and dropped away before two out | 6/15 | 4 | 12-0 | 167 | 98B | 147A | Harry Skelton | 9/1 |
| 12 Apr 24+29d | Aintree | My Pension Expert Melling Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 167 | 108A | 146B | Harry Skelton | 9/2 |
| 14 Mar 24+33d | Cheltenham | Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (GBB Race) | 1/11 | 11-10 | 165 | 109A | 153A | Harry Skelton | 17/2 | |
| 10 Feb 24+20d | Newbury | Betfair Denman Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 3/5 | ½ | 11-8 | 165 | 92C | 146B | Harry Skelton | 10/3 |
| 21 Jan 24+36d | Lingfield | Fitzdares Fleur De Lys Chase (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 2¼ | 11-10 | 165 | 100A | 153B | Harry Skelton | 2/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 23+21d | Cheltenham | Favourite From The Sun Now Daily Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 3/8 | 1¾ | 12-0 | 165 | 99A | 159A | Harry Skelton | 16/1 |
| 25 Nov 23+253d | Haydock | Betfair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Lancashire Chase) (GBB Race) | 4/4 | 13 | 11-10 | 166 | 79C | 118B | Harry Skelton | 5/2 |
| 17 Mar 23+48d | Cheltenham | Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 5/13 | ½ | 11-10 | 170 | 104B | 138A | Harry Skelton | 25/1 |
| 28 Jan 23+70d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Cotswold Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 4/6 | 2¾ | 11-10 | 170 | 99A | 138B | Harry Skelton | 5/4F |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Nov 22+226d | Haydock | Betfair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Lancashire Chase) (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 11-10 | 164 | 110C | 151B | Harry Skelton | 15/2 | |
| 07 Apr 22+20d | Aintree | Betway Bowl Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 4/9 | 17 | 11-7 | 164 | 91A | 127A | Harry Skelton | 5/2F |
| 18 Mar 22+104d | Cheltenham | Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 3/11 | 2½ | 11-10 | 164 | 114A | 141A | Harry Skelton | 10/1 |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Dec 21+21d | Aintree | Unibet Many Clouds Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 11-3 | 158 | 125A | 160C | Bridget Andrews | 4/1 | |
| 13 Nov 21+219d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 2/19 | ¾ | 11-12 | 154 | 116B | 147A | Harry Skelton | 11/2F |
| 08 Apr 21+48d | Aintree | SSS Super Alloys Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 11-4 | 150 | 90A | 145B | Harry Skelton | 17/2 | |
| 19 Feb 21+41d | Kelso | Cheltenham Gold At timeform.com Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 2/3 | 41 | 11-8 | 152 | 82C | 119C | Harry Skelton | 1/2F |
| 09 Jan 21+57d | Wincanton | Paddy Power Dipper Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 2/3 | 4¾ | 11-3 | 154 | 106C | 132C | Harry Skelton | 1/2F |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Nov 20+22d | Cheltenham | Sss Super Alloys Supports Racing Welfare Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 11-7 | 149 | 119C | 148C | Harry Skelton | 6/5F | |
| 22 Oct 20+225d | Carlisle | Introducing Racing TV Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 11-2 | 143 | 120A | 152B | Harry Skelton | 5/4F | |
| 11 Mar 20+46d | Cheltenham | Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 10/25 | 1½ | 11-2 | 144 | 103B | 130A | Harry Skelton | 12/1 |
| 25 Jan 20+24d | Cheltenham | Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) | 3/8 | 2¼ | 11-10 | 139 | 122A | 139B | Harry Skelton | 13/2 |
| 01 Jan 20+25d | Cheltenham | Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Listed) | 2/6 | dht | 11-0 | 132 | 124A | 134B | Harry Skelton | 15/2 |
| 2019 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 19+27d | Sandown | Jumeirah Hotels And Resorts December Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 2/13 | 1¾ | 10-7 | 128 | 78B | 146A | Harry Skelton | 6/1 |
| 10 Nov 19+260d | Sandown | Bet And Watch At Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle | 2/11 | hd | 11-0 | 132 | — | 133A | Harry Skelton | 6/4F |
| 23 Feb 19+28d | Kempton | 888Sport Take 'Em On Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) | 7/12 | 8 | 10-12 | 136 | 93A | 108A | Harry Skelton | 9/1 |
| 26 Jan 19+42d | Cheltenham | Jcb Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (grade 2) (registered As The Finesse) | 5/9 | 4 | 11-0 | — | 96A | 118A | Harry Skelton | 12/1 |
| 2018 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 18+93d | Cheltenham | JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) | UR/7 | — | 10-12 | — | — | — | Harry Skelton | 5/2F |
| 13 Sep 18 | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Finot (Hurdle) () (3yo Colts & Geldings unraced hurdles & chases) (Turf) | 2/11 | 4 | 10-6 | — | — | — | Thomas Henderson | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Protektorat won?
- Protektorat (FR) won 9 of 36 archived starts between 2018 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 21 times in total (58.3% of starts).
- Who trains Protektorat?
- Protektorat (FR) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 April 2026.
- Who is Protektorat's sire?
- Protektorat (FR) is by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Protektion (FR), whose sire is Protektor.
- What going does Protektorat prefer?
- Protektorat (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Protektorat's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 165, from the run on 9 April 2026. The highest on record is 170.
- What is Protektorat's sire's record?
- Saint Des Saints (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 5,345 runs since Jan 2008 (643 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Protektorat's siblings?
- Out of Protektion (FR), Protektorat (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Montregard (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Montregard (FR)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m. As at Oct 2026.