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Ballyhack Beginners Chase

Wexford · 6 August 2010
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 1f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15

Turf War (FR) (5/2) won the Ballyhack Beginners Chase at Wexford on 6 August 2010, beating Norther Bay (FR) by half a length under Davy Russell for trainer Michael Hourigan. 15 ran on Good going over 2m 1f; the winning time was 4m 9.10s (slow by 6.10s). The 2/1 favourite, Norther Bay (FR), finished 2nd, beaten half a length.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 15 — The market

Winner Turf War (FR)
SP: 5/2KTB Rating 123A J: Davy Russell T: Michael Hourigan
Won by half a lengthFav: Norther Bay (FR) 2/1 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Turf War (FR) t 6g Davy Russell Michael Hourigan 11-12 115123A 4:09.10 5,865 5/2
2nd Norther Bay (FR) 7g ½ Barry Geraghty Eoin Griffin 11-12 122123A 4:09.20 1,360 2/1 fav
3rd Bachelor Affair (GB) 8g 4½ Tommy Treacy Gerard Mullins 11-12 —118A 4:10.10 595 10/1
4th King Rama (USA) 9g 14 John Cullen J P Cahill 11-12 107102A 4:12.90 340 8/1
5th China Goes Green (IRE) 5g ¾ A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead 11-9 9998A 4:13.05 — 20/1
6th Green Du Ciel (FR) tb 5g 5½ Tom Doyle J H Culloty 11-9 —92A 4:14.15 — 10/1
7th We're Tickityboo (IRE) t 7g 8 Ken Whelan R A Curran 11-12 —90C 4:15.75 — 33/1
8th Emerson Breeze (IRE) t 8g 5½ B M Cash H Rogers 11-12 —90C 4:16.85 — 20/1
9th Flying Rocket (IRE) 8g 9 Mark Walsh Thomas O'Neill 11-12 —90C 4:18.65 — 33/1
10th Wolfgang Lad (GB) 7g ½ Michael Darcy R P Rath 11-12 —90C 4:18.75 — 50/1
F Ireland's Call (IRE) t 9g — Shane Jackson P J Rothwell 11-12 113— — — 8/1
F Havanavich (GB) 5g — Davy Condon A K Wyse 11-9 —— — — 25/1
F It's Lou's Turn (IRE) 8g — Mr J T Rath(7) Liz Doyle 11-12 —— — — 33/1
PU An Fear Glic (IRE) 7g — J R Barry Noel Henley 11-12 —— — — 40/1
UR Stanton Court (IRE) 5g — D J Casey Mrs Prunella Dobbs 11-9 —— — — 14/1

Winning time 4m 9.10s (slow by 6.10s)

Non-runners Knocknagow Leader (reserve), Lisglynn Jim (lame)

Notes Last fence 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 (10 of 15 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 Ballyhack Beginners Chase at Wexford in 2010?
Turf War (FR) won the Ballyhack Beginners Chase at Wexford on 6 August 2010, ridden by Davy Russell and trained by Michael Hourigan.
What was the finishing order of the 2010 Ballyhack Beginners Chase at Wexford?
1st Turf War (FR) (5/2), 2nd Norther Bay (FR) (2/1F), 3rd Bachelor Affair (GB) (10/1).
What price was the winner of the 2010 Ballyhack Beginners Chase at Wexford?
Turf War (FR) returned a starting price of 5/2.
How many horses ran in the 2010 Ballyhack Beginners Chase at Wexford?
15 horses ran in the 2010 Ballyhack Beginners Chase at Wexford. Non-runners: Knocknagow Leader (reserve), Lisglynn Jim (lame).
What was the winning time of the 2010 Ballyhack Beginners Chase at Wexford?
The winning time was 4m 9.10s (slow by 6.10s).

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