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Beginners' Chase

Lingfield · 29 October 2005
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance2m 4f 110y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13

Copsale Lad (GB) (10/3) won the Beginners' Chase at Lingfield on 29 October 2005, beating Back Nine (IRE) by 13 lengths under Marcus Foley for trainer Nicky Henderson. 13 ran on Good going over 2m 4f 110y; the winning time was 5m 4.00s (fast by 1.00s). The 11/4 favourite, Bob Bob Bobbin (GB), finished 5th, beaten 31½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 13 — The market

Winner Copsale Lad (GB)
SP: 10/3KTB Rating 132C J: Marcus Foley T: Nicky Henderson
Won by 13 lengthsFav: Bob Bob Bobbin (GB) 11/4 · 5th
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Copsale Lad (GB) 8g Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson 11-7 127132C 5:04.00 4,290 10/3
2nd Back Nine (IRE) 8g 13 Andrew Thornton R H Alner 11-7 —117C 5:06.60 1,320 9/1
3rd Zabenz (NZ) 8g 3½ Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 11-7 —113C 5:07.30 660 13/2
4th Alderburn (GB) 6g 3 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly 11-7 —110C 5:07.90 330 10/1
5th Bob Bob Bobbin (GB) 6g 12 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard 11-7 —98C 5:10.30 — 11/4 fav
6th Monte Vista (IRE) 8g 13 Timmy Murphy Jonjo O'Neill 11-7 —98C 5:12.90 — 6/1
7th Unusual Suspect (GB) 6g 30 Jamie Moore Gary Moore 11-7 —98C 5:18.90 — 50/1
8th Serious Man (IRE) 7g 9 Colin Bolger(3) Prue Townsley 11-1 —92C 5:20.70 — 100/1
9th Wayward Melody (GB) 5m ½ Philip Hide Gary Moore 11-0 —91C 5:20.80 — 66/1
F Salt Cellar (IRE) 6g — Tom Doyle Paul Webber 11-7 —— — — 66/1
PU Quid Pro Quo (FR) 6g — Christian Williams Paul Nicholls 11-7 —— — — 12/1
PU Rosses Point (IRE) 6g — Paul Moloney Evan Williams 11-7 —— — — 100/1
UR Irish Raptor (IRE) 6g — Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies 11-7 —— — — 20/1

Winning time 5m 4.00s (fast by 1.00s)

Non-runners Olney Lad (unsuitable ground)

Notes Course record.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (9 of 13 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 Lingfield in 2005?
Copsale Lad (GB) won the Beginners' Chase at Lingfield on 29 October 2005, ridden by Marcus Foley and trained by Nicky Henderson.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Lingfield?
1st Copsale Lad (GB) (10/3), 2nd Back Nine (IRE) (9/1), 3rd Zabenz (NZ) (13/2).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Lingfield?
Copsale Lad (GB) returned a starting price of 10/3.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Lingfield?
13 horses ran in the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Lingfield. Non-runners: Olney Lad (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Beginners' Chase at Lingfield?
The winning time was 5m 4.00s (fast by 1.00s).

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