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Novices' Chase

Exeter · 13 February 2005
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance2m 3f 110y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Sleep Bal (FR) (2/1F) won the Novices' Chase at Exeter on 13 February 2005, beating Limerick Boy (GER) by 18 lengths under Mick Fitzgerald for trainer Nicky Henderson. 7 ran on Soft going over 2m 3f 110y; the winning time was 5m 12.00s (slow by 42.00s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market

Won by 18 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Sleep Bal (FR) 6g Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson 11-2 —131C 5:12.00 8,619 2/1 fav
2nd Limerick Boy (GER) 7g 18 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams 11-8 —117C 5:16.50 2,652 11/4
3rd Laskari (FR) 6g 17 Andrew Thornton Mrs L C Taylor 11-8 117103C 5:20.75 1,326 8/1
4th Visibility (FR) v 6g 7 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe 11-12 —107C 5:22.50 663 8/1
5th Running Hot (GB) 7g 17 Paddy Brennan Nigel Hawke 10-11 —92C 5:26.75 — 50/1
F Holland Park (IRE) 8g — Andrew Tinkler Mrs S D Williams 11-2 —— — — 10/3
PU The Real Boss (IRE) 7g — B J Crowley Jonathan Geake 11-2 —— — — 50/1

Winning time 5m 12.00s (slow by 42.00s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 of 7 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 Novices' Chase at Exeter in 2005?
Sleep Bal (FR) won the Novices' Chase at Exeter on 13 February 2005, ridden by Mick Fitzgerald and trained by Nicky Henderson.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Novices' Chase at Exeter?
1st Sleep Bal (FR) (2/1F), 2nd Limerick Boy (GER) (11/4), 3rd Laskari (FR) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Novices' Chase at Exeter?
Sleep Bal (FR) returned a starting price of 2/1F.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Novices' Chase at Exeter?
7 horses ran in the 2005 Novices' Chase at Exeter.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Novices' Chase at Exeter?
The winning time was 5m 12.00s (slow by 42.00s).