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Beginners' Chase

Worcester · 8 May 2005
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance2m 7f 110y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Hold On Harry (GB) (14/1) won the Beginners' Chase at Worcester on 8 May 2005, beating Jivaty (FR) by 2½ lengths under Robert Stephens for trainer Miss C J Williams. 7 ran on Good To Firm going over 2m 7f 110y; the winning time was 6m 3.30s (slow by 23.30s). The 11/8 favourite, Rigmarole (GB), unseated its rider.

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Winner Hold On Harry (GB)
SP: 14/1KTB Rating 93C J: Robert Stephens T: Miss C J Williams
Won by 2½ lengthsFav: Rigmarole (GB) 11/8 · unseated rider
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Hold On Harry (GB) 9g Robert Stephens(5) Miss C J Williams 10-6 —93C 6:03.30 4,182.75 14/1
2nd Jivaty (FR) 8g 2½ Andrew Tinkler Mouse Hamilton-Fairley 11-2 103100C 6:03.80 1,287 8/1
3rd Toon Trooper (IRE) 8g 13 Warren Marston Richard Lee 11-2 —86C 6:06.40 643.50 12/1
4th Saucynorwich (IRE) 7g 23 Paddy Brennan Jonathan Portman 11-2 —69C 6:11.00 321.75 25/1
5th Uncle Ada (IRE) 10g 30 Tommy Phelan(5) D J Minty 10-6 —59C 6:17.00 — 100/1
6th Castlemore (IRE) 7g ¾ Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 11-2 —69C 6:17.15 — 13/8
UR Rigmarole (GB) t 7g — A P McCoy Paul Nicholls 11-2 —— — — 11/8 fav

Winning time 6m 3.30s (slow by 23.30s)

Non-runners Alexander Musical (no suitable jockey)

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 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 Worcester in 2005?
Hold On Harry (GB) won the Beginners' Chase at Worcester on 8 May 2005, ridden by Robert Stephens and trained by Miss C J Williams.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Worcester?
1st Hold On Harry (GB) (14/1), 2nd Jivaty (FR) (8/1), 3rd Toon Trooper (IRE) (12/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Worcester?
Hold On Harry (GB) returned a starting price of 14/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Worcester?
7 horses ran in the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Worcester. Non-runners: Alexander Musical (no suitable jockey).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Worcester?
The winning time was 6m 3.30s (slow by 23.30s).

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