Result 14:00 · Exeter

Racing Blogger Christmas Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Class 3Handicap3mHeavy4yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 6m 58.95s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Isaac Des Obeaux (FR)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	—	3.75	4.00
2	Operation Manna (GB)	Stan Sheppard	T Lacey	5L	8.00	9.79
3	Sheldon (IRE)	Sean Houlihan	Seamus Mullins	18L	13.0	15.0
4	Gyenyame (GB)	Brendan Powell	Joe Tizzard	25½L	3.25	3.55
PU	Coolvalla (IRE)	Freddie Gordon	Chris Gordon	—	12.0	14.5
PU	Vision De Maine (FR)	Jack Tudor	D Pipe	—	3.50	4.20

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Isaac Des Obeaux (FR) p

7yo · 12-0 · OR 127

35P333 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Nov 25	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Soft	C1	3/5	12¾L	17.0
15 Mar 25	Uttoxeter	3m	Good To Soft	C2	3/8	18½L	23.0
04 Feb 25	Taunton	2m 7f	Soft	C3	3/9	13¼L	7.50

3 wins from 14 · placed 9

4 runs at around this trip without a win

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Coolvalla (IRE) p

9yo · 12-0 · OR 127

111P15 J Freddie Gordon T Chris Gordon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Apr 23	Sandown Park	3m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	5/16	15¼L	11.0
26 Mar 23	Exeter	3m 6f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/8	—	9.00
14 Mar 23	Cheltenham	3m 6f	Soft	C1	PU	—	51.0

6 wins from 13 · placed 6

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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Operation Manna (GB)

9yo · 11-12 · OR 125

11104P J Stan Sheppard T T Lacey —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Dec 24	Sandown Park	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	C2	PU	—	6.00
11 Apr 24	Taunton	3m	Soft	C3	4/7	4¼L	10.0
03 Feb 24	Sandown Park	2m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	10/14	33¼L	12.0

6 wins from 13 · placed 9

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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Gyenyame (GB) b

7yo · 11-4 · OR 117

132232 J Brendan Powell T Joe Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Nov 25	Exeter	3m	Good	C3	2/8	2½L	5.00
18 Oct 25	Newton Abbot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C2	3/4	29¾L	11.0
25 Mar 25	Taunton	2m 7f	Good	C4	2/4	2¾L	2.25

4 wins from 27 · placed 15

Course winner: 1 win from 3 here

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Sheldon (IRE)

9yo · 11-4 · OR 117

773F54 J Sean Houlihan T Seamus Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Nov 25	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	4/9	18L	26.0
19 Apr 25	Newton Abbot	2m 5f	Heavy	C3	5/11	47¾L	21.0
06 Mar 25	Wincanton	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C3	F	—	7.00

5 wins from 36 · placed 17

Course winner: 1 win from 4 here

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Vision De Maine (FR)

6yo · 10-9 · OR 108

12P343 J Jack Tudor T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Nov 25	Ascot	3m	Good	C4	3/9	7L	4.50
10 Feb 25	Plumpton	3m 4f 110y	Soft	C3	4/11	13¼L	4.33
27 Jan 25	Plumpton	3m 1f 110y	Soft	C4	3/6	3¼L	4.00

2 wins from 11 · placed 6

Won 2 of 4 at around this trip

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