Novices' Chase
- 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
| Pos | Horse | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | OR | KTB | 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 | 117 | 103C | 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 |
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).