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Letheby & Christopher Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle

Chepstow · 20 January 2006
  • TypeHurdle
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance2m110y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners14
  • HandicapYes

Bally Bolshoi (IRE) (7/2) won the Letheby & Christopher Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow on 20 January 2006, beating Methodical (GB) by 9 lengths under Richard Johnson for trainer Mrs S D Williams. 14 ran on Soft going over 2m110y; the winning time was 4m 29.20s (slow by 43.20s).

Winner Bally Bolshoi (IRE)
SP: 7/2 J: Richard Johnson T: Mrs S D Williams
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Bally Bolshoi (IRE) 6m Richard Johnson Mrs S D Williams 11-3 85137C 4:29.20 2,602.40 7/2
2nd Methodical (GB) 4f 9 J F Levins(5) Brendan Powell 9-13 83105C 4:31.45 764 9/4F
3rd Royal Niece (IRE) 7m 6 Ryan Cummings(10) D J Wintle 10-5 83102C 4:32.95 382 9/2
4th Joli Classical (IRE) 4f 1½ Noel Fehily Ron Hodges 10-6 85101C 4:33.32 190.80 13/2
5th Kildee Lass (GB) 7m 2½ Chris Honour(5) Jimmy Frost 11-7 94112C 4:33.95 — 10/1
6th Tinvane Rose (IRE) 7m 5 Chris Davies(7) John O'Shea 10-6 8190C 4:35.20 — 40/1
7th Femme D'avril (FR) 4f 2½ Miss Lucy Bridges(7) Miss Lucy Bridges 9-7 7573C 4:35.82 — 20/1
8th Lady Maranzi (GB) 7m ¾ Benjamin Hitchcott Debra Hamer 10-12 8091C 4:36.01 — 33/1
9th Shalati Princess (GB) 5m 5 Mr Rhys Hughes(7) Dai Burchell 10-3 7878C 4:37.26 — 28/1
10th Alchimiste (FR) 5m 9 Mr R Langley(7) Mrs E Langley 10-8 8383C 4:39.51 — 100/1
PU La Muette (IRE) b 6m — Richard Spate(7) Michael Appleby 9-10 71— — — 33/1
PU Probus Lady (GB) 9m — Robert Stephens(3) Chris Down 9-11 64— — — 66/1
UR Court Empress (GB) 9m — Carl Llewellyn Peter Purdy 10-7 75— — — 40/1
PU Soleil D'Hiver (GB) 5m — John Kington(7) C J Drewe 10-0 75— — — 25/1

Winning time 4m 29.20s (slow by 43.20s)

Notes First flight in home straight omitted.

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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 14 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the Letheby & Christopher Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow in 2006?
Bally Bolshoi (IRE) won the Letheby & Christopher Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow on 20 January 2006, ridden by Richard Johnson and trained by Mrs S D Williams.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 Letheby & Christopher Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow?
1st Bally Bolshoi (IRE) (7/2), 2nd Methodical (GB) (9/4F), 3rd Royal Niece (IRE) (9/2).
What price was the winner of the 2006 Letheby & Christopher Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow?
Bally Bolshoi (IRE) returned a starting price of 7/2.
How many horses ran in the 2006 Letheby & Christopher Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow?
14 horses ran in the 2006 Letheby & Christopher Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow.
What was the winning time of the 2006 Letheby & Christopher Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle at Chepstow?
The winning time was 4m 29.20s (slow by 43.20s).

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