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Handicap Chase

Perth · 21 April 2005
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 2
  • Distance3m
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9
  • HandicapYes

Kock De La Vesvre (FR) (11/2) won the Handicap Chase at Perth on 21 April 2005, beating It Takes Time (IRE) by three-quarters of a length under Sam Thomas for trainer Venetia Williams. 9 ran on Soft going over 3m; the winning time was 6m 18.80s (slow by 33.80s). The 4/1 favourite, Le Duc (FR), finished 3rd, beaten 27¾ lengths.

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Winner Kock De La Vesvre (FR)
SP: 11/2KTB Rating 123C J: Sam Thomas T: Venetia Williams
Won by three-quarters of a lengthFav: Le Duc (FR) 4/1 · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Kock De La Vesvre (FR) 7g Sam Thomas Venetia Williams 10-4 130123C 6:18.80 18,297.84 11/2
2nd It Takes Time (IRE) 11g ¾ Timmy Murphy M C Pipe 11-12 152144C 6:18.99 6,940.56 7/1
3rd Le Duc (FR) 6g 27 R Walsh Paul Nicholls 10-10 13697C 6:25.74 3,470.28 4/1 fav
4th Wise Man (IRE) 10g 9 Peter Buchanan(3) N W Alexander 9-8 12679C 6:27.99 1,577.40 25/1
5th Scots Grey (GB) 10g 26 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson 10-5 13190C 6:34.49 788.70 10/1
6th Polar Red (GB) t 8g 24 Tom Malone(5) M C Pipe 9-12 13483C 6:40.49 473.22 10/1
PU Hunters Tweed (GB) p 9g — Graham Lee P Beaumont 10-1 127— — — 8/1
PU Zaffamore (IRE) 9g — Carl Llewellyn Henrietta C Knight 10-0 126— — — 8/1
PU Malek (IRE) 9g — Richie McGrath Keith Reveley 10-4 130— — — 9/2

Winning time 6m 18.80s (slow by 33.80s)

Non-runners Tribal Venture (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 (6 of 9 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 Perth in 2005?
Kock De La Vesvre (FR) won the Handicap Chase at Perth on 21 April 2005, ridden by Sam Thomas and trained by Venetia Williams.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Perth?
1st Kock De La Vesvre (FR) (11/2), 2nd It Takes Time (IRE) (7/1), 3rd Le Duc (FR) (4/1F).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Perth?
Kock De La Vesvre (FR) returned a starting price of 11/2.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Chase at Perth?
9 horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Chase at Perth. Non-runners: Tribal Venture (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Handicap Chase at Perth?
The winning time was 6m 18.80s (slow by 33.80s).

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