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Kells Beginners Chase

Navan · 26 September 2009
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 4f
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners18

Sarteano (FR) (4/1) won the Kells Beginners Chase at Navan on 26 September 2009, beating Total Victory (IRE) by 3 lengths under Roger Loughran for trainer D T Hughes. 18 ran on Good To Firm going over 2m 4f; the winning time was 5m 2.20s (fast by 3.80s). The 3/1 favourite, Dream Champion (GB), finished 3rd, beaten 8 lengths.

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Winner Sarteano (FR)
SP: 4/1KTB Rating 130A J: Roger Loughran T: D T Hughes
Won by 3 lengthsFav: Dream Champion (GB) 3/1 · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Sarteano (FR) 6g Roger Loughran D T Hughes 11-12 —130A 5:02.20 8,983 4/1
2nd Total Victory (IRE) 6g 3 Davy Russell C A Murphy 11-12 115127A 5:02.80 2,093 10/3
3rd Dream Champion (GB) t 6g 5 R Walsh A J Martin 11-12 113121A 5:03.80 923 3/1 fav
4th Definate Spectacle (IRE) 9g 3 Barry Geraghty Noel Meade 11-12 —118A 5:04.40 533 7/1
5th Best Of Bocelli (IRE) t 6g 4 Andrew J McNamara M P Sunderland 11-12 —113A 5:05.20 — 33/1
6th Supercede (IRE) b 7g 9 Martin Ferris(3) Joseph G Murphy 11-9 95100A 5:07.00 — 33/1
7th Mr Bones (IRE) 7g 7 G Cotter J G Coogan 11-12 —96C 5:08.40 — 14/1
8th Harro The Hero (IRE) 6g 29 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington 11-12 —96C 5:14.20 — 10/1
9th Simply Game (IRE) 7g 4½ Mark Walsh Desmond McDonogh 11-12 7896C 5:15.10 — 50/1
10th Our Western Boy (GB) 5g 13 John Cullen J J Lennon 11-9 —93C 5:17.70 — 40/1
11th Insan Flyer (IRE) 9g 12 Robbie Colgan Victor Wilson 11-12 10296C 5:20.10 — 8/1
12th Future All Star (IRE) 6g ¾ Sean Flanagan C A Murphy 11-12 —96C 5:20.25 — 16/1
13th Takeyourpoint (IRE) 6g 1 Emmet Mullins(3) John Joseph Hanlon 11-9 —93C 5:20.45 — 33/1
14th Information (IRE) t 7g ¾ A E Lynch James Francis Brennan 11-12 9696C 5:20.60 — 25/1
15th Seacon Boy (IRE) 7g 18 Andrew Leigh A Oliver 11-12 —96C 5:24.20 — 50/1
16th Major Decision (IRE) 7g 1½ D J Casey Michael Cullen 11-12 9796C 5:24.50 — 20/1
F Ceasen Desist (IRE) p 6g — Alain Cawley S Donohoe 11-12 —— — — 10/1
SU Alderfield (IRE) 5g — Robert Jones(7) S Braddish 11-2 —— — — 50/1

Winning time 5m 2.20s (fast by 3.80s)

Non-runners Golden Sedge (reserve), Inoneearoutdother (reserve), Mac (reserve)

Notes After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (16 of 18 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 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan in 2009?
Sarteano (FR) won the Kells Beginners Chase at Navan on 26 September 2009, ridden by Roger Loughran and trained by D T Hughes.
What was the finishing order of the 2009 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
1st Sarteano (FR) (4/1), 2nd Total Victory (IRE) (10/3), 3rd Dream Champion (GB) (3/1F).
What price was the winner of the 2009 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
Sarteano (FR) returned a starting price of 4/1.
How many horses ran in the 2009 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
18 horses ran in the 2009 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan. Non-runners: Golden Sedge (reserve), Inoneearoutdother (reserve), Mac (reserve).
What was the winning time of the 2009 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
The winning time was 5m 2.20s (fast by 3.80s).

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