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John Smith's Extra Smooth Beginners' Chase

Perth · 22 August 2006
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance2m
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8

Arresting (GB) (11/10F) won the John Smith's Extra Smooth Beginners' Chase at Perth on 22 August 2006, beating Mister Magnum (IRE) by 5 lengths under Timmy Murphy for trainer Gordon Elliott. 8 ran on Good going over 2m; the winning time was 3m 57.80s (slow by 3.80s). The winner was the favourite.

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Winner Arresting (GB)
SP: 11/10 favKTB Rating 95C J: Timmy Murphy T: Gordon Elliott
Won by 5 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Arresting (GB) 6g Timmy Murphy Gordon Elliott 11-8 —95C 3:57.80 4,554.20 11/10 fav
2nd Mister Magnum (IRE) 8g 5 David Da Silva(7) P Monteith 11-1 9080C 3:58.80 1,337 11/1
3rd Yankee Holiday (IRE) 6g 7 Mark Bradburne Sue Bradburne 11-8 7477C 4:00.20 668.50 20/1
4th Gunson Hight (GB) t 9g 9 Gary Berridge(3) William Amos 11-5 6060C 4:02.00 333.90 50/1
UR Ameras (IRE) 8m — Mr C Storey(3) Sandy Forster 10-12 73— — — 16/1
UR Royal Glen (IRE) 8m — Richie McGrath Stuart Coltherd 11-1 —— — — 11/2
PU Petrula (GB) p 7g — Graham Lee Kevin Ryan 11-8 —— — — 7/2
F Mezereon (GB) 6m — Brian Harding Brian Storey 11-1 —— — — 12/1

Winning time 3m 57.80s (slow by 3.80s)

Non-runners Copplestone I (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 (4 of 8 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 John Smith's Extra Smooth Beginners' Chase at Perth in 2006?
Arresting (GB) won the John Smith's Extra Smooth Beginners' Chase at Perth on 22 August 2006, ridden by Timmy Murphy and trained by Gordon Elliott.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 John Smith's Extra Smooth Beginners' Chase at Perth?
1st Arresting (GB) (11/10F), 2nd Mister Magnum (IRE) (11/1), 3rd Yankee Holiday (IRE) (20/1).
What price was the winner of the 2006 John Smith's Extra Smooth Beginners' Chase at Perth?
Arresting (GB) returned a starting price of 11/10F.
How many horses ran in the 2006 John Smith's Extra Smooth Beginners' Chase at Perth?
8 horses ran in the 2006 John Smith's Extra Smooth Beginners' Chase at Perth. Non-runners: Copplestone I (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2006 John Smith's Extra Smooth Beginners' Chase at Perth?
The winning time was 3m 57.80s (slow by 3.80s).

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