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Handicap Chase

Towcester · 3 February 2005
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance3m 110y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Kausse de Thaix (FR) (11/4J) won the Handicap Chase at Towcester on 3 February 2005, beating Ebony Light (IRE) by 2 lengths under Owyn Nelmes for trainer Oliver Sherwood. 10 ran on Soft going over 3m 110y; the winning time was 6m 46.60s (slow by 53.60s).

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 10 — The market

Winner Kausse de Thaix (FR)
SP: 11/4 jt-favKTB Rating 100C J: Owyn Nelmes T: Oliver Sherwood
Won by 2 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Kausse de Thaix (FR) 7g Owyn Nelmes(5) Oliver Sherwood 9-4 90100C 6:46.60 5,447 11/4 jt-fav
2nd Ebony Light (IRE) p 9g 2 A P McCoy D McCain 11-8 112130C 6:47.10 1,676 5/1
3rd Roberty Bob (IRE) 10g 21 Richard Johnson Henry Daly 11-12 116111C 6:52.35 838 8/1
4th Stand Easy (IRE) 12g 8 Mark Nicolls(7) John Cornwall 9-7 9370C 6:54.35 419 40/1
5th Paxford Jack (GB) 9g 5 Ollie McPhail Milton Harris 11-9 113100C 6:55.60 — 22/1
6th El Hombre Del Rio (IRE) b 8g 30 Andrew Thornton R H Alner 11-8 11299C 7:03.10 — 12/1
7th Levallois (IRE) 9g 21 Philip Hide Peter Winkworth 11-9 113100C 7:08.35 — 10/1
8th Headliner (IRE) 6g Timmy Murphy M C Pipe 10-11 101— — — 11/4 jt-fav
9th Dalus Park (IRE) p 10g Noel Fehily Chris Bealby 10-10 100— — — 12/1
10th Ballybrophy (IRE) 10g Seamus Durack Gary Brown 10-7 97— — — 25/1

Winning time 6m 46.60s (slow by 53.60s)

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 10 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 Towcester in 2005?
Kausse de Thaix (FR) won the Handicap Chase at Towcester on 3 February 2005, ridden by Owyn Nelmes and trained by Oliver Sherwood.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Towcester?
1st Kausse de Thaix (FR) (11/4J), 2nd Ebony Light (IRE) (5/1), 3rd Roberty Bob (IRE) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Towcester?
Kausse de Thaix (FR) returned a starting price of 11/4J.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Chase at Towcester?
10 horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Chase at Towcester.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Towcester?
The winning time was 6m 46.60s (slow by 53.60s).

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