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Smith & Williamson Beginners' Chase

Folkestone · 13 December 2005
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance3m 1f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13

Lord Olympia (IRE) (9/4) won the Smith & Williamson Beginners' Chase at Folkestone on 13 December 2005, beating Vesuve (FR) by 8 lengths under Sam Thomas for trainer Venetia Williams. 13 ran on Good going over 3m 1f; the winning time was 6m 21.60s (slow by 19.60s). The 15/8 favourite, Vesuve (FR), finished 2nd, beaten 8 lengths.

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

Winner Lord Olympia (IRE)
SP: 9/4KTB Rating 118C J: Sam Thomas T: Venetia Williams
Won by 8 lengthsFav: Vesuve (FR) 15/8 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Lord Olympia (IRE) 6g Sam Thomas Venetia Williams 11-0 —118C 6:21.60 4,333 9/4
2nd Vesuve (FR) b 6g 8 Benoit Gicquel G Macaire 11-0 —109C 6:23.20 1,272.06 15/8 fav
3rd Lin d'Estruval (FR) b 6g 2 Jimmy McCarthy Charlie Morlock 11-0 104106C 6:23.60 636.03 50/1
4th Backpacker (IRE) 8g hd Charlie Studd(7) Brendan Powell 10-7 —99C 6:23.69 317.68 66/1
5th Roman Court (IRE) 7g 3½ Andrew Thornton R H Alner 11-0 91102C 6:24.35 — 8/1
6th Murphy's Quest (GB) 9g 21 Leighton Aspell Lady Herries 11-0 11984C 6:28.55 — 6/1
7th Murphy's Magic (IRE) 7g 5 Robert Thornton Lawney Hill 11-0 —84C 6:29.55 — 33/1
8th Sett Aside (GB) 7g 17 Benjamin Hitchcott Linda Jewell 11-0 —84C 6:32.95 — 100/1
9th Redhouse Chevalier (GB) 6g ½ J F Levins(5) Brendan Powell 10-9 —79C 6:33.05 — 66/1
10th Ask Again (GB) 6g 20 Jodie Mogford David Bridgwater 11-0 —84C 6:37.05 — 80/1
UR Concert Pianist (GB) 10g — B J Crowley Peter Winkworth 11-0 108— — — 14/1
PU Kellys Fable (GB) 5g — Richard Young(3) Seamus Mullins 10-11 80— — — 66/1
PU Good Sort (IRE) 5g — Timmy Murphy Brendan Powell 11-0 —— — — 20/1

Winning time 6m 21.60s (slow by 19.60s)

Non-runners The Muratti (transport problems)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (10 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 Smith & Williamson Beginners' Chase at Folkestone in 2005?
Lord Olympia (IRE) won the Smith & Williamson Beginners' Chase at Folkestone on 13 December 2005, ridden by Sam Thomas and trained by Venetia Williams.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Smith & Williamson Beginners' Chase at Folkestone?
1st Lord Olympia (IRE) (9/4), 2nd Vesuve (FR) (15/8F), 3rd Lin d'Estruval (FR) (50/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Smith & Williamson Beginners' Chase at Folkestone?
Lord Olympia (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/4.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Smith & Williamson Beginners' Chase at Folkestone?
13 horses ran in the 2005 Smith & Williamson Beginners' Chase at Folkestone. Non-runners: The Muratti (transport problems).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Smith & Williamson Beginners' Chase at Folkestone?
The winning time was 6m 21.60s (slow by 19.60s).

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