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Beginners' Chase

Doncaster · 5 March 2005
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance2m 3f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Fool On The Hill (GB) (7/4F) won the Beginners' Chase at Doncaster on 5 March 2005, beating Cumbrian Knight (IRE) by 15 lengths under Paddy Brennan for trainer Philip Hobbs. 7 ran on Good going over 2m 3f; the winning time was 4m 58.00s (slow by 22.00s). The winner was the favourite.

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Winner Fool On The Hill (GB)
SP: 7/4 favKTB Rating 104C J: Paddy Brennan T: Philip Hobbs
Won by 15 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Fool On The Hill (GB) 8g Paddy Brennan Philip Hobbs 11-0 122104C 4:58.00 5,187 7/4 fav
2nd Cumbrian Knight (IRE) 7g 15 Andrew Thornton Malcolm Jefferson 11-0 —87C 5:01.00 1,596 6/1
3rd High Rank (GB) t 6g 5 Noel Fehily John Mackie 11-0 —81C 5:02.00 798 5/2
4th Spring Gamble (IRE) 6g 1 Barry Keniry George Moore 11-0 —80C 5:02.20 399 5/1
PU Eight (IRE) 9g — Luke Fletcher James Eustace 11-0 82— — — 33/1
PU Joshua's Bay (GB) 7g — Jason Maguire J R Jenkins 11-0 —— — — 8/1
PU Kingfisher Sunset (GB) 9g — Gino Carenza(3) Sue Smith 10-8 90— — — 20/1

Winning time 4m 58.00s (slow by 22.00s)

Non-runners Tribal Dispute (vet's certificate)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (4 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 Beginners' Chase at Doncaster in 2005?
Fool On The Hill (GB) won the Beginners' Chase at Doncaster on 5 March 2005, ridden by Paddy Brennan and trained by Philip Hobbs.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Doncaster?
1st Fool On The Hill (GB) (7/4F), 2nd Cumbrian Knight (IRE) (6/1), 3rd High Rank (GB) (5/2).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Doncaster?
Fool On The Hill (GB) returned a starting price of 7/4F.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Doncaster?
7 horses ran in the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Doncaster. Non-runners: Tribal Dispute (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Doncaster?
The winning time was 4m 58.00s (slow by 22.00s).

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