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Beginners' Chase

Ludlow · 20 January 2005
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance2m
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8

Dempsey (IRE) (4/1) won the Beginners' Chase at Ludlow on 20 January 2005, beating Indien Royal (FR) by 9 lengths under Andrew Tinkler for trainer Mark Pitman. 8 ran on Good To Soft going over 2m; the winning time was 4m 7.40s (slow by 17.40s). The 8/11 favourite, Indien Royal (FR), finished 2nd, beaten 9 lengths.

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Winner Dempsey (IRE)
SP: 4/1KTB Rating 136C J: Andrew Tinkler T: Mark Pitman
Won by 9 lengthsFav: Indien Royal (FR) 8/11 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Dempsey (IRE) 7g Andrew Tinkler Mark Pitman 11-1 —136C 4:07.40 4,439.50 4/1
2nd Indien Royal (FR) 6g 9 A P McCoy Paul Nicholls 11-1 120122C 4:09.40 1,366 8/11 fav
3rd Saafend Rocket (IRE) 7g 3 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly 11-1 107118C 4:10.07 683 15/2
4th Zibeline (IRE) b 8g 30 Graham Lee Brian Ellison 11-1 —91C 4:16.73 341.50 8/1
5th Let's Rock (GB) 7g 28 Mr R Hodges(7) Ann Price 10-1 —77C 4:22.96 — 125/1
PU Kilt (FR) 7g — Derek Laverty(7) Lisa Williamson 10-1 —— — — 250/1
F Cillamon (GB) 8m — Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop 10-8 —— — — 80/1
F Tin Symphony (GB) 7m — Jason Maguire John Ryall 10-8 101— — — 20/1

Winning time 4m 7.40s (slow by 17.40s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 of 8 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Beginners' Chase at Ludlow in 2005?
Dempsey (IRE) won the Beginners' Chase at Ludlow on 20 January 2005, ridden by Andrew Tinkler and trained by Mark Pitman.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Ludlow?
1st Dempsey (IRE) (4/1), 2nd Indien Royal (FR) (8/11F), 3rd Saafend Rocket (IRE) (15/2).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Ludlow?
Dempsey (IRE) returned a starting price of 4/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Ludlow?
8 horses ran in the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Ludlow.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Ludlow?
The winning time was 4m 7.40s (slow by 17.40s).

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