Cheltenham Races

Cheltenham

16:00

Three Counties Christmas Open National Hunt Flat Race () (GBB Race)

Cheltenham Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: NH Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf

Win: £15.20 Place: £3.10 £2.20 £1.30 Exacta: £106.60 Trifecta: £339.30

Non-Runners: Freddie Steady Go (unsuitable ground), Lucky Diamond (unsuitable ground), Saint Jeannais (unsuitable ground)

Previous Runs	Pos	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Formline
2m½f 2m	1st	#12Saint Clovis (FR) Took keen hold - made all - clear after 5f - reduced lead 8f out - ridden and went clear again inside final furlong - won going away(op 10/1)	4 G	Good	Harry Cobden	Thomas Cooper	156 lbs	12/1	Won	-
2m½f 2m	2nd	#14Sinchi Roca (IRE) Towards rear - headway over 7f out - outpaced over 2f out - rallied and went second inside final 110yds(op 10/1)	5 G	Good	Charlie Deutsch	Syd Hosie	156 lbs	13/2	4.75	1m7½f 1m7f
2m½f	3rd	#2Bud Fox (IRE) Travelled strongly - midfield - headway over 6f out - went second over 1f out - weakening when lost second inside final 110yds(op 5/4 tchd 6/4)	4 G	Good	Keith Donoghue	Gavin Cromwell	156 lbs	11/8F	1.5	2m
-	4th	#1A Likeable Rogue Midfield - headway under 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 66/1)	4 G	Elite	Brian Hughes	John Dawson	156 lbs	80/1	.75	2m
2m	5th	#15The Mad Poet (IRE) Took keen hold - towards rear - headway over 4f out - weakened final furlong(op 10/1)	4 G	Poor	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton	156 lbs	14/1	1	-
2m 2m½f	6th	#3Chicker (GB) In touch with leaders - headway over 6f out - pressed leader 4f out - weakened under 2f out(op 11/4 tchd 9/4)	4 G	Elite	Jonathan Burke	Fergal O'Brien	156 lbs	5/2	2.5	-
2m 1m7½f	7th	#11Onlyforfrankie (IRE) Took keen hold - midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 22/1 tchd 16/1)	5 G	Good	Ciaran Gethings	Alastair Ralph	156 lbs	20/1	0.2	2m 2m½f
2m½f	8th	#16Wonder Flying Midfield - weakened 2f out(op 22/1)	4 G	Poor	Brendan Powell	Henrietta C Knight	156 lbs	18/1	5	2m1f
2m1f	9th	#10Makingplansfor In rear - some headway 3f out - weakened 1f out(op 40/1)	4 G	Poor	James Bowen	David Evans	156 lbs	50/1	3.5	2m
2m 2m 2m1f	10th	#8Lion City (IRE) Took keen hold - prominent - weakened over 3f out(op 150/1)	4 G	AVG	Ben Ffrench Davis	Clare Ellam	156 lbs	200/1	17	1m4f
-	11th	#4Eclat De Marvel In touch with leaders - headway over 6f out - weakened under 3f out(tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1)	5 G	Poor	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	156 lbs	9/1	7.5	-
2m4f 2m2f	12th	#6Hawk's Rock (IRE) In touch with leaders - weakened 3f out(op 25/1)	5 G	Poor	Paddy Hanlon	John Joseph Hanlon	156 lbs	28/1	1.75	-
2m 2m	13th	#7Kampari (FR) Took keen hold - always behind - tailed off(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)	4 G	Poor	Mr John Reddington	Thomas Gallagher	156 lbs	250/1	16	1m7½f