16 Nov 2025 16:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £14,860); Distance: 2m 87y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO to 5YO; Going: Soft.
Three Counties Christmas Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
12 |
| - |
Saint Clovis (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
32 / 4 |
Jump (52) | H Cobden | T Cooper A Brooks |
12/1 | |
| made all, shaken up 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, readily | ||||||||||
2nd |
14 |
| 4¾ L |
Sinchi Roca (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
112- / 5 |
Jump (209) | Charlie Deutsch | S Hosie Cahill & Van Der… |
13/2 | |
| held up in rear of midfield, shaken up and headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, went second inside final furlong, no match for winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 1½ L |
Bud Fox (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
11- / 4 |
Jump (201) | Keith Donoghue | G P Cromwell Mr Owen Daley |
11/8 | |
| held up in midfield, headway going best in behind leaders rounding home turn, went second over 2f out, ridden and raced awkwardly over 1f out, weakened and lost second inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| ¾ L |
A Likeable Rogue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
/ 4 |
B S Hughes | John Dawson Mr A Barker |
80/1 | ||
| midfield, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
15 |
| 1 L |
The Mad Poet (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
2- / 4 |
Jump (243) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Agardsley Investments… |
14/1 | |
| towards rear, made headway and in behind leaders over 3f out, pushed along rounding home turn, ridden on outer over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
3 |
| 2½ L |
Chicker (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
11 / 4 |
Jump (22) | J J Burke | F O'Brien Actionclad 2001… |
5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, shaken up over 3f out, ridden to challenge rounding home turn, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
7th |
11 |
| HD |
Onlyforfrankie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
5441 / 5 |
Jump (48) | C Gethings | A Ralph McLeish And Partners |
20/1 | |
| in touch with leaders, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced rounding home turn, kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
8th |
16 |
| 5 L |
Wonder Flying (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
5 / 4 |
Jump (22) | Brendan Powell | Miss H C Knight Wymer, Kehoe Partnership |
18/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
9th |
10 |
| 3½ L |
Makingplansfor (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
2 / 4 |
Jump (18) | James Bowen | P D Evans Nigel Holder, Peter… |
50/1 | |
| held up in rear, always behind | ||||||||||
10th |
8 |
| 17 L |
Lion City (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
4/31- / 5 |
Jump (419) | Ben Ffrench-Davis | C Ellam Mr Robert Clarke… |
200/1 | |
| keen, prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
11th |
4 |
| 7½ L |
Eclat De Marvel (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
2- / 5 |
Jump (239) | Ben Jones | B Pauling Demetri Properties… |
9/1 | |
| front rank, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
12th |
6 |
| 1¾ L |
Hawk's Rock (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 2) |
52 / 5 |
Jump (108) | P Hanlon | J J Hanlon Fish Out Of Water… |
28/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and faded over 3f out | ||||||||||
13th |
7 |
| 16 L |
Kampari (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
9-6 / 5 |
Jump (32) | Mr J Reddington | T Gallagher Mr J Reddington |
250/1 | |
| in rear, detached halfway, never on terms | ||||||||||
13 |
| - |
Saint Jeannais (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1 / 5 |
Jump (25) | Non Runner | N & W Twiston-Davies Paddy Brennan Racing… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Freddie Steady Go (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1-33 / 4 |
Jump (36) | Non Runner | S Corbett Castle View, A… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
9 |
| - |
Lucky Diamond (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
53 / 4 |
Jump (32) | Jack Hogan | F O'Brien Mr D Shorey |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||