Cheltenham
15:00
Glenfarclas Crystal Cup Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Cheltenham Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 Distance: 3m5½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £17.80 Place: £3.90 £1.70 £4.50 Exacta: £71.60 Tricast: £440.26 Trifecta: £1035.60
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - prominent 4th - led 9th - ridden and went clear run-in - comfortably(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
9 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 160 lbs 16/1 Won
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2nd
Prominent - not fluent 9th - raced in second from 10th - kept on but no chance with winner run-in(tchd 2/1)
6 G AVG Emmet Mullins 145 lbs 7/4F 4.25
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3rd
Took keen hold - jumped left throughout - soon led - headed 9th - raced in third from 10th - hit 18th - mistake 22nd - no extra run-in(op 16/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1)
6 G AVG D Cottin 152 lbs 14/1 3.25
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4th
In touch with leaders - bad mistake 2 out - soon outpaced - no impression but went fourth run-in(op 14/1)
7 G AVG D Cottin 149 lbs 12/1 3.25
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5th
In rear - steady headway from 25th - weakened run-in(op 12/1 tchd 15/2)
8 G AVG Chris Gordon 148 lbs 8/1 6.5
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6th
In rear - short of room after 3rd - in touch with leaders 14th - weakened 2 out
9 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 142 lbs 33/1 2
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7th
In touch with leaders - went fourth 3 out - jumped right and weakened last (vet said gelding had lost his right-fore shoe)(tchd 10/1)
11 G AVG T Ellis 164 lbs 12/1 .5
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8th
In touch with leaders - jockey dropped rein briefly 10th - weakened after 3 out(op 33/1)
10 G AVG Mickey Bowen 152 lbs 40/1 4.75
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9th
In touch with leaders - dropped to rear 9th - hampered 13th - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 17/2)
7 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 159 lbs 14/1 29
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10th
In rear - slow jump 2nd - not fluent 6th - weakened 5 out - tailed off(op 40/1 tchd 16/1)
10 G AVG Syd Hosie 139 lbs 20/1 14
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11th
Towards rear - mistake 4th - not fluent 17th - bad mistake 22nd - soon struggling - tailed off(op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2)
10 G AVG Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 6/1 2
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12th
Towards rear - steady headway from 10th - in touch with leaders when mistake 18th - pecked on landing 20th - soon struggling - tailed off (vet said gelding had lost his right-fore shoe)(tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2)
8 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 168 lbs 8/1 26
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99th
Prominent - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders when brought down 13th(op 80/1)
13 G AVG R P O'Keeffe 147 lbs 125/1 -
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99th
Took keen hold - prominent - fell 13th(tchd 18/1)
10 G Good Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 16/1 -
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