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Handicap Chase

Chepstow · 21 January 2005
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance3m
  • GoingHeavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8
  • HandicapYes

El Hombre Del Rio (IRE) (8/1) won the Handicap Chase at Chepstow on 21 January 2005, beating Coursing Run (IRE) by 4 lengths under Andrew Thornton for trainer R H Alner. 8 ran on Heavy going over 3m; the winning time was 6m 32.00s (slow by 43.00s). The 10/3 favourite, Broadbrook Lass (GB), finished 6th, beaten 74½ lengths.

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Winner El Hombre Del Rio (IRE)
SP: 8/1KTB Rating 113C J: Andrew Thornton T: R H Alner
Won by 4 lengthsFav: Broadbrook Lass (GB) 10/3 · 6th
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st El Hombre Del Rio (IRE) v 8g Andrew Thornton R H Alner 10-9 108113C 6:32.00 5,460 8/1
2nd Coursing Run (IRE) 9g 4 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly 11-5 118119C 6:33.00 1,680 13/2
3rd Legatus (IRE) v 8g 3½ Jamie Moore M C Pipe 10-2 10198C 6:33.88 840 9/2
4th Koquelicot (FR) 7g 17 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 11-10 123101C 6:38.12 420 6/1
5th Jim Jam Joey (IRE) b 12g 20 Colin Bolger(3) Suzy Smith 9-10 10166C 6:43.12 — 4/1
6th Broadbrook Lass (GB) t 11m 30 Paddy Brennan Heather Dalton 10-8 10778C 6:50.62 — 10/3 fav
7th Garolsa (FR) tp 11g 9 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard 10-10 10980C 6:52.88 — 16/1
PU Montreal (FR) 8g — Timmy Murphy M C Pipe 11-12 125— — — 14/1

Winning time 6m 32.00s (slow by 43.00s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (7 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 Handicap Chase at Chepstow in 2005?
El Hombre Del Rio (IRE) won the Handicap Chase at Chepstow on 21 January 2005, ridden by Andrew Thornton and trained by R H Alner.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Chepstow?
1st El Hombre Del Rio (IRE) (8/1), 2nd Coursing Run (IRE) (13/2), 3rd Legatus (IRE) (9/2).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Chepstow?
El Hombre Del Rio (IRE) returned a starting price of 8/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Chase at Chepstow?
8 horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Chase at Chepstow.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Chepstow?
The winning time was 6m 32.00s (slow by 43.00s).

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