18 Dec 2025 14:00 Exeter
Winner: £17,000 (Penalty: £8,978); Distance: 3m 54y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Racing Blogger, 'Christmas Cup' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Isaac Des Obeaux (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
3/5P33-3 / 8 |
Jump (34) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls G Mason, Sir A… |
11/4 | |
| visibility reduced due to low cloud, soon raced in second, narrowly led before 7th, pushed along 3 out, asserted from 2 out, stayed on and unchallenged run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 5 L |
Operation Manna (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
11104/P- / 9 |
Jump (376) | Stan Sheppard | T Lacey Lady Cobham |
7/1 | |
| in touch with leaders, mistake 14th, chased leading pair from 3 out, stayed on to second at the last, stayed on but no chance with winner towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 13 L |
Sheldon (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
7/73F5-4 / 9 |
Jump (27) | Sean Houlihan | J W Mullins Mrs Deborah Potter |
12/1 | |
| led, narrowly headed before 7th, close up, pressed leader but jumped right 3 out, not fluent 2 out, lost second with tired jump last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 7½ L |
Gyenyame (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) |
1322-32 / 7 |
Flat (1262), Jump (41) |
Brendan Powell | J Tizzard Anne Broom And… |
9/4 | |
| pushed along start, mid-division, not fluent 2nd, mistake 11th, outpaced from 3 out, not impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
2 |
| - |
Coolvalla (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
111P15/ / 9 |
Jump (964) | Freddie Gordon | C Gordon The Les & Jan Gilbert… |
11/1 | |
| held up in rear, struggling from 3 out, pulled up after 2 out | ||||||||||
4 |
| - |
Rosscahill (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 6) |
1/114-P / 6 |
Jump (51) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies El Rincon |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
| - |
Vision De Maine (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
12P34-3 / 7 |
Jump (27) | Jack Tudor | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall |
5/2 | |
| held up towards rear, struggling after 14th, tailing off when pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||