13 Dec 2025 14:25 Cheltenham
Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £24,507); Distance: 2m 62y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
David's Well (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 3) |
518/11-1 / 6 |
Jump (21) | H Cobden | C Gordon The Morestead Select… |
6/4 | |
| made all, faced challenge and sustained duel with runner-up from 3 out, ridden run-in and stayed on resolutely, always just finding more | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| ½ L |
Jpr One (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
3405-33 / 8 |
Jump (21) | Brendan Powell | J Tizzard Mr J P Romans |
9/2 | |
| handy in second, sustained duel with winner from 3 out, pushed along 2 out, still every chance last, ridden run-in, kept on but always just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| 9½ L |
Triple Trade (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 3) |
44724-1 / 9 |
Jump (27) | Sam Twiston-Davies | J Tizzard Sjs Racing |
7/2 | |
| mid-division, went fourth at 9th, pushed along and chased front pair after 3 out, ridden and no impression 2 out | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 9 L |
Gunsight Ridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
1/FP14-4 / 10 |
Jump (29) | S Bowen | O Murphy Mrs Diana L Whateley |
7/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, mid-division in fourth, not fluent 3rd, lost position 9th, pushed along and struggling next, plugged on | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| ¾ L |
Sans Bruit (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
P411-66 / 7 |
Flat (1840), Jump (21) |
Jay Tidball | P F Nicholls Mr Andy Peake |
11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced and pushed along after 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 9½ L |
Joker De Mai (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 3) |
22/31F-P / 6 |
Jump (197) | R Patrick | C Boultbee-Brooks C & C Boultbee… |
18/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along 3 out, soon lost touch | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 12 L |
Dr T J Eckleburg (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
215-068 / 7 |
Flat (1528), Jump (27) |
Conor Ring | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies |
25/1 | |
| in rear, awkward 4th and detached thereafter | ||||||||||
4 |
| - |
Country Mile (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
1215-23 / 6 |
Jump (50) | Non Runner | D Skelton Mr Stephen Bough |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Excelero (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 3) |
9116-41 / 5 |
Jump (24) | Non Runner | Mrs J Williams Holt Macnabb Robinson… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||