28 Dec 2025 13:12 Leicester
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,357); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO to 8YO; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
- |
Casa Loupi (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) |
3/11P6-9 / 9 |
Flat (960), Jump (35) |
Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore Mrs Giles Pritchard-gordon |
10/11 | ||
| made most, led but pestered and narrowly headed on several occasions, asserted before 2 out, went further clear after last, pushed out (gelding ran without declared tongue strap as it was unable to be fitted) | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
8½ L |
Bigz Belief (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) |
P382-20 / 8 |
Flat (461), Jump (31) |
Fern O'Brien | F O'Brien Mr R De La Haye |
10/3 | ||
| close up, disputed led after 2nd, briefly led on several occasions, pushed along when outpaced in third before 2 out, rallied after last, stayed on and regained second towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
NK |
Borna Gem (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 7) |
UP1/62- / 6 |
Jump (476) | Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell | N & W Twiston-Davies Willy Twiston-Davies |
5/1 | ||
| prominent, not fluent 2nd, prominent, closed on leaders 3 out, a length down when not fluent 2 out, outpaced by winner before last, weakened and lost second towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
24 L |
Carpe Diem (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
78P2-13 / 8 |
Jump (216) | Brendan Powell | D G Bridgwater Mr P Corbett |
11/2 | ||
| held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, ridden and struggling after 3 out, tailed off before 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
33 L |
Upthereforthinking (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
047465- / 6 |
Jump (405) | S Grantham | J Coulson The Carter Family |
25/1 | ||
| held up in rear, outpaced from 3 out, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
2 |
- |
Gavin (GB) (colt, brown, 11 5) |
243779 / 8 |
Flat (513), Jump (1) |
James Bowen | M Bowen Mr H Jones |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
7 |
- |
Dance In The Park (GB) (mare, bay, 10 7) |
3/6PP-P4 / 8 |
Jump (12) | S Bowen | M Bowen Mr Mickey Bowen |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
