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Homesave Beginners' Chase

Exeter · 21 October 2008
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance3m
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8

The Tother One (IRE) (8/11F) won the Homesave Beginners' Chase at Exeter on 21 October 2008, beating Gone To Lunch (IRE) by 1¼ lengths under R Walsh for trainer Paul Nicholls. 8 ran on Good To Soft going over 3m; the winning time was 6m 7.60s (slow by 23.60s). The winner was the favourite.

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Winner The Tother One (IRE)
SP: 8/11 favKTB Rating 138B J: R Walsh T: Paul Nicholls
Won by 1¼ lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st The Tother One (IRE) 7g R Walsh Paul Nicholls 11-4 —138B 6:07.60 7,806 8/11 fav
2nd Gone To Lunch (IRE) 8g 1¼ A P McCoy Jeremy Scott 11-4 148137B 6:07.88 2,292 10/3
3rd Khasab (IRE) 7g 17 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 11-4 —118B 6:11.66 1,146 9/1
4th Overclear (GB) 6g 3¼ Daryl Jacob Alison Thorpe 11-4 120114B 6:12.38 572.40 12/1
5th Spare Cash (IRE) 6g 3¼ Robert Thornton Alan King 11-4 126111B 6:13.10 — 7/1
6th Howdy Cloud (GB) 8g 30 Lucy Gardner(7) Sue Gardner 10-11 —98C 6:20.21 — 100/1
PU Fort Of Gold (IRE) 8g — Hadden Frost(3) Jimmy Frost 11-1 —— — — 50/1
PU Rock Captain (IRE) 6g — Danny Cook(7) Linda Blackford 10-11 —— — — 100/1

Winning time 6m 7.60s (slow by 23.60s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 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 Homesave Beginners' Chase at Exeter in 2008?
The Tother One (IRE) won the Homesave Beginners' Chase at Exeter on 21 October 2008, ridden by R Walsh and trained by Paul Nicholls.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Homesave Beginners' Chase at Exeter?
1st The Tother One (IRE) (8/11F), 2nd Gone To Lunch (IRE) (10/3), 3rd Khasab (IRE) (9/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Homesave Beginners' Chase at Exeter?
The Tother One (IRE) returned a starting price of 8/11F.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Homesave Beginners' Chase at Exeter?
8 horses ran in the 2008 Homesave Beginners' Chase at Exeter.
What was the winning time of the 2008 Homesave Beginners' Chase at Exeter?
The winning time was 6m 7.60s (slow by 23.60s).

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