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

Cheltenham

16:00

Date 2025-11-16

Distance 2m87y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-5yo

Prize £14,860

Winning Time 4m 1.42s (slow by 15.42s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Saint Clovis (FR) Harry Cobden · Thomas Cooper	12/1	Won
2nd	Sinchi Roca (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Syd Hosie	13/2	4.75
3rd	Bud Fox (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	11/8F	1.5
4th	A Likeable Rogue (IRE) Brian Hughes · John Dawson	80/1	.75
5th	The Mad Poet (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	14/1	1
6th	Chicker (GB) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	5/2	2.5
7th	Onlyforfrankie (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Alastair Ralph	20/1	0.2
8th	Wonder Flying (FR) Brendan Powell · Henrietta C Knight	18/1	5
9th	Makingplansfor (GB) James Bowen · David Evans	50/1	3.5
10th	Lion City (IRE) Ben Ffrench Davis · Clare Ellam	200/1	17
11th	Eclat De Marvel (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	9/1	7.5
12th	Hawk's Rock (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · John Joseph Hanlon	28/1	1.75
13th	Kampari (FR) Mr John Reddington · Thomas Gallagher	250/1	16

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Bud Fox Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	156	—	1-1	-	133	98	201d	—	—	-8	28.8	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Won big-field bumper at the Punchestown festival and that form reads well; leading claims
3	Chicker Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	156	—	11	-	126	107	22d	—	—	+1	23.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Made it 2-2 when defying penalty over C&D three weeks ago and has to be in calculations
14	Sinchi Roca Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Syd Hosie	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Syd Hosie	156	—	112-	-	125	100	209d	—	—	+11	19.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won at Taunton on debut and a close, clear second at Chepstow; might not be far away
4	Eclat De Marvel Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	156	—	2-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	7.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Point runner-up; sold for £100,000; tough task on bumper debut but could give good account
12	Saint Clovis Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Thomas Cooper	J:Harry Cobden T:Thomas Cooper	156	h	32	-	123	81	52d	—	—	+2	9.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Placed in big fields in Ireland on his two starts and holds each-way claims once more
15	The Mad Poet Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	2-	-	98	85	243d	—	—	-1	7.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Hard to fancy on debut evidence but from top yard and could take a big step forward
11	Onlyforfrankie Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	156	—	5441	-	132	96	48d	—	—	+7	11.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Impressive at Roscommon in September and respected on this stable debut
16	Wonder Flying Chestnut J:Brendan Powell T:Henrietta C Knight	J:Brendan Powell T:Henrietta C Knight	156	—	5	-	114	96	22d	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Tough introduction over C&D last month but promise in fifth; not ruled out each-way
6	Hawk's Rock Grey J:Paddy Hanlon T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon T:John Joseph Hanlon	156	—	52	-	127	98	108d	—	—	+2	6.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Runner-up at the Galway festival and every chance he'll be in the mix on his stable debut
10	Makingplansfor Bay J:James Bowen T:David Evans	J:James Bowen T:David Evans	156	—	2	-	111	68	18d	—	—	+3	5.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
40-1 runner-up on recent debut at Newton Abbot but others have achieved considerably more
1	A Likeable Rogue Bay J:Brian Hughes T:John Dawson	J:Brian Hughes T:John Dawson	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
5,000euros 3yo; thrown in at the deep end on this debut and he's probably best watched
8	Lion City Chestnut J:Ben Ffrench Davis T:Clare Ellam	J:Ben Ffrench Davis T:Clare Ellam	156	b	4/31-	-	100	42	419d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Narrowly won Sedgefield bumper in September 2024 but absent since and improvement needed
7	Kampari Bay J:Mr John Reddington T:Thomas Gallagher	J:Mr John Reddington T:Thomas Gallagher	156	—	9-6	-	87	62	32d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Down the field at 100-1 then 50-1 on his two starts; he would be a shock winner
NR	Freddie Steady Go Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Susan Corbett	J:NON-RUNNER T:Susan Corbett	156	—	1-33	-	115	35	36d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Won on debut in April and third on both starts since; vulnerable today
NR	Lucky Diamond Bay J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	156	—	53	-	104	51	32d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Third at Worcester last month but stable has more obvious claims with Chicker
NR	Saint Jeannais Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	156	—	1	-	128	-	25d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Easy win on last month's debut at Worcester; remains to be seen where his limitations lie

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bud Fox	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4
Chicker	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Sinchi Roca	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Eclat De Marvel	10/1	9/1	10/1	11/1	9/1
Saint Clovis	10/1	10/1	10/1	12/1	10/1
The Mad Poet	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Onlyforfrankie	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Wonder Flying	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	20/1
Hawk's Rock	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Makingplansfor	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
A Likeable Rogue	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Lion City	150/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1
Kampari	200/1	200/1	200/1	125/1	200/1
Freddie Steady Go	-	-	-	-	-
Lucky Diamond	-	-	-	-	-
Saint Jeannais	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Bud Fox

28.8

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 11.8

5/4

2nd

Chicker

23.7

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Sinchi Roca

19.2

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Onlyforfrankie

11.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Saint Jeannais

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Saint Clovis

9.2

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Eclat De Marvel

7.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

The Mad Poet

7.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Freddie Steady Go

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Hawk's Rock

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Makingplansfor

5.8

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Lucky Diamond

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Wonder Flying

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

A Likeable Rogue

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Lion City

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Kampari

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bud Fox	—	133	98
Chicker	—	126	107
Sinchi Roca	—	125	100
Eclat De Marvel	—	—	—
Saint Clovis	—	123	81
The Mad Poet	—	98	85
Onlyforfrankie	—	132	96
Wonder Flying	—	114	96
Hawk's Rock	—	127	98
Makingplansfor	—	111	68
A Likeable Rogue	—	—	—
Lion City	—	100	42
Kampari	—	87	62
Freddie Steady Go	—	115	35
Lucky Diamond	—	104	51
Saint Jeannais	—	128	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Makingplansfor	18d ago	Fit
Chicker	22d ago	Fit
Wonder Flying	22d ago	Fit
Saint Jeannais	25d ago	Fit
Kampari	32d ago	Fit
Lucky Diamond	32d ago	Fit
Freddie Steady Go	36d ago	Fit
Onlyforfrankie	48d ago	Fresh
Saint Clovis	52d ago	Fresh
Hawk's Rock	108d ago	Long break
Bud Fox	201d ago	Long break
Sinchi Roca	209d ago	Long break
The Mad Poet	243d ago	Long break
Lion City	419d ago	Long break
Eclat De Marvel	—	—
A Likeable Rogue	—	—