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Eldon Square Always There Beginners' Chase

Hexham · 11 October 2008
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance2m 110y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Striking Article (IRE) (8/11F) won the Eldon Square Always There Beginners' Chase at Hexham on 11 October 2008, beating The Shy Man (IRE) by 28 lengths under Denis O'Regan for trainer Howard Johnson. 7 ran on Soft going over 2m 110y; the winning time was 4m 18.80s (slow by 25.80s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market

Winner Striking Article (IRE)
SP: 8/11 favKTB Rating 138B J: Denis O'Regan T: Howard Johnson
Won by 28 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Striking Article (IRE) 6g Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson 11-3 130138B 4:18.80 — 8/11 fav
2nd The Shy Man (IRE) 5g 28 Barry Keniry George Moore 11-3 11396B 4:25.80 2,602 7/2
3rd Jamie's Boy (IRE) tp 9g 1 Richie McGrath Valentine Donoghue 10-12 9289B 4:26.05 764 20/1
4th Carrietau (GB) 5g 15 Brian Harding Barry Murtagh 11-3 11093C 4:29.80 382 15/2
5th Wise Choice (GB) 5g 8 Jimmy McCarthy Lucy Normile 11-3 9993C 4:31.80 190.80 12/1
PU Pendle Forest (IRE) t 8m — Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson 10-10 —— — — 100/1
F Nevsky Bridge (GB) 6m — Brian Hughes Martin Todhunter 10-10 84— — — 16/1

Winning time 4m 18.80s (slow by 25.80s)

Notes 1st fence in back straight omitted. Following a BHA inquiry Striking Article, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified; breach of rule 188 - horse not eligible to run due to undergoing a palmar neurectomy on 8th April 2008. The Shy Man awarded race.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 of 7 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 Eldon Square Always There Beginners' Chase at Hexham in 2008?
Striking Article (IRE) won the Eldon Square Always There Beginners' Chase at Hexham on 11 October 2008, ridden by Denis O'Regan and trained by Howard Johnson.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Eldon Square Always There Beginners' Chase at Hexham?
1st Striking Article (IRE) (8/11F), 2nd The Shy Man (IRE) (7/2), 3rd Jamie's Boy (IRE) (20/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Eldon Square Always There Beginners' Chase at Hexham?
Striking Article (IRE) returned a starting price of 8/11F.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Eldon Square Always There Beginners' Chase at Hexham?
7 horses ran in the 2008 Eldon Square Always There Beginners' Chase at Hexham.
What was the winning time of the 2008 Eldon Square Always There Beginners' Chase at Hexham?
The winning time was 4m 18.80s (slow by 25.80s).

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