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Folkestone Beginners' Chase

Folkestone · 21 January 2008
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance2m
  • GoingHeavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners4

Noland (GB) (8/13F) won the Folkestone Beginners' Chase at Folkestone on 21 January 2008, beating Polinamix (FR) by 9 lengths under R Walsh for trainer Paul Nicholls. 4 ran on Heavy going over 2m; the winning time was 4m 10.90s (slow by 19.90s). The winner was the favourite.

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Winner Noland (GB)
SP: 8/13 favKTB Rating 136B J: R Walsh T: Paul Nicholls
Won by 9 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Noland (GB) 7g R Walsh Paul Nicholls 11-0 165136B 4:10.90 3,253 8/13 fav
2nd Polinamix (FR) v 5g 9 Tom Scudamore David Pipe 10-11 117120B 4:13.15 955 11/1
3rd Rustarix (FR) 7g 7 Robert Thornton Alan King 11-0 127112B 4:14.90 477.50 7/2
4th Manhattan Boy (GER) 6g 30 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 11-0 12391C 4:23.15 238.50 6/1

Winning time 4m 10.90s (slow by 19.90s)

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 4 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 Folkestone Beginners' Chase at Folkestone in 2008?
Noland (GB) won the Folkestone Beginners' Chase at Folkestone on 21 January 2008, ridden by R Walsh and trained by Paul Nicholls.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Folkestone Beginners' Chase at Folkestone?
1st Noland (GB) (8/13F), 2nd Polinamix (FR) (11/1), 3rd Rustarix (FR) (7/2).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Folkestone Beginners' Chase at Folkestone?
Noland (GB) returned a starting price of 8/13F.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Folkestone Beginners' Chase at Folkestone?
4 horses ran in the 2008 Folkestone Beginners' Chase at Folkestone.
What was the winning time of the 2008 Folkestone Beginners' Chase at Folkestone?
The winning time was 4m 10.90s (slow by 19.90s).

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