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Handicap Chase

Hexham · 17 March 2005
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance4m
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8
  • HandicapYes

Gimme Shelter (IRE) (9/2) won the Handicap Chase at Hexham on 17 March 2005, beating Jacksonville (FR) by 30 lengths under Michael McAlister for trainer Stephen Marshall. 8 ran on Soft going over 4m; the winning time was 9m 24.40s (slow by 1m 2.40s). The 10/3 favourite, Go Nomadic (GB), was pulled up.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 8 — The market

Winner Gimme Shelter (IRE)
SP: 9/2KTB Rating 96C J: Michael McAlister T: Stephen Marshall
Won by 30 lengthsFav: Go Nomadic (GB) 10/3 · pulled up
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Gimme Shelter (IRE) 11m Michael McAlister(7) Stephen Marshall 9-11 7796C 9:24.40 4,049.50 9/2
2nd Jacksonville (FR) p 8g 30 Alan Dempsey Andrew Parker 11-2 8882C 9:31.90 1,157 14/1
3rd Red Perk (IRE) p 8g 30 Kenny Johnson Richard Guest 11-3 8983C 9:39.40 578.50 5/1
PU Thorntoun House (IRE) b 12g — Peter Buchanan(3) Tim Reed 9-8 72— — — 40/1
PU Go Nomadic (GB) t 11g — Larry McGrath(3) Peter Atkinson 10-1 79— — — 10/3 fav
PU Iron Express (GB) p 9g — Barry Keniry George Moore 11-10 96— — — 7/1
PU Red Alert Man (IRE) b 9g — Derek Laverty(7) Lisa Williamson 9-0 72— — — 13/2
F Leyland Comet (IRE) 7g — Paul Robson Ferdy Murphy 11-12 98— — — 7/2

Winning time 9m 24.40s (slow by 1m 2.40s)

Notes First fence in back straight omitted on each circuit.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (3 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 Hexham in 2005?
Gimme Shelter (IRE) won the Handicap Chase at Hexham on 17 March 2005, ridden by Michael McAlister and trained by Stephen Marshall.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Hexham?
1st Gimme Shelter (IRE) (9/2), 2nd Jacksonville (FR) (14/1), 3rd Red Perk (IRE) (5/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Hexham?
Gimme Shelter (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/2.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Chase at Hexham?
8 horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Chase at Hexham.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Hexham?
The winning time was 9m 24.40s (slow by 1m 2.40s).

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