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Gg.com Tipzone Beginners' Chase

Towcester · 29 January 2009
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance2m 6f
  • GoingHeavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9

Mister Potter (GB) (9/2) won the Gg.com Tipzone Beginners' Chase at Towcester on 29 January 2009, beating Sandhurst (IRE) by 1¼ lengths under Jimmy McCarthy for trainer Richard Lee. 9 ran on Heavy going over 2m 6f; the winning time was 6m 2.10s (slow by 46.10s). The 11/8 favourite, Mark The Book (IRE), finished 4th, beaten 35¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 9 — The market

Winner Mister Potter (GB)
SP: 9/2KTB Rating 128A J: Jimmy McCarthy T: Richard Lee
Won by 1¼ lengthsFav: Mark The Book (IRE) 11/8 · 4th
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Mister Potter (GB) b 9g Jimmy McCarthy Richard Lee 11-0 120128A 6:02.10 3,903 9/2
2nd Sandhurst (IRE) 9g 1¼ Mark Grant Edgar Byrne 11-0 125127A 6:02.41 1,146 5/2
3rd Badger (GB) 9g 26 Adam Pogson(3) Charles Pogson 10-11 9495A 6:08.91 573 40/1
4th Mark The Book (IRE) 8g 8 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs 11-0 12995C 6:10.91 286.20 11/8 fav
5th Sir Peter (IRE) 7g 1½ Andrew Tinkler Henry Daly 11-0 10395C 6:11.29 — 8/1
6th Durante (IRE) 11g nk Jason Maguire Jim Old 11-0 11495C 6:11.35 — 25/1
7th Wheres Johnny (GB) 8g 4½ Mattie Batchelor Jamie Poulton 11-0 11095C 6:12.48 — 14/1
8th Stockton Flyer (GB) 8g 7 Mr M Wall(7) Martin Keighley 10-7 8688C 6:14.23 — 66/1
PU Irish Power (IRE) 8g — Charlie Poste(3) John Upson 10-11 —— — — 200/1

Winning time 6m 2.10s (slow by 46.10s)

Notes The fence at the bottom of the hill and the 3rd fence in the back straight omitted.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (8 of 9 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 Gg.com Tipzone Beginners' Chase at Towcester in 2009?
Mister Potter (GB) won the Gg.com Tipzone Beginners' Chase at Towcester on 29 January 2009, ridden by Jimmy McCarthy and trained by Richard Lee.
What was the finishing order of the 2009 Gg.com Tipzone Beginners' Chase at Towcester?
1st Mister Potter (GB) (9/2), 2nd Sandhurst (IRE) (5/2), 3rd Badger (GB) (40/1).
What price was the winner of the 2009 Gg.com Tipzone Beginners' Chase at Towcester?
Mister Potter (GB) returned a starting price of 9/2.
How many horses ran in the 2009 Gg.com Tipzone Beginners' Chase at Towcester?
9 horses ran in the 2009 Gg.com Tipzone Beginners' Chase at Towcester.
What was the winning time of the 2009 Gg.com Tipzone Beginners' Chase at Towcester?
The winning time was 6m 2.10s (slow by 46.10s).

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