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Kells Beginners Chase

Navan · 24 September 2011
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 4f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners6

Blazing Beacon (IRE) (9/10F) won the Kells Beginners Chase at Navan on 24 September 2011, beating Magnum Force (IRE) by 30 lengths under E J O'Connell for trainer F F McGuinness. 6 ran on Good going over 2m 4f; the winning time was 5m 10.30s (slow by 4.30s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 6 — The market

Winner Blazing Beacon (IRE)
SP: 9/10 favKTB Rating 126C J: E J O'Connell T: F F McGuinness
Won by 30 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTB Time Prize SP
1st Blazing Beacon (IRE) 9g E J O'Connell(3) F F McGuinness 11-9 126C 5:10.30 8,280 9/10 fav
2nd Magnum Force (IRE) 7g 30 Davy Condon C A McBratney 11-12 95C 5:16.30 1,920 12/1
3rd Market Garden (IRE) 7g 22 Robbie Colgan Garry Caldwell 11-12 95C 5:20.30 840 33/1
SU Derinlaur (IRE) t 9g — D G Hogan C F Swan 11-12 — — — 9/2
PU Sylvan Approach (IRE) 7g — Ben Dalton(7) Conor O'Dwyer 11-5 — — — 10/3
F First Impressions (IRE) 5g — Tim Carroll(7) Michael Mulvany 11-2 — — — 11/2

Winning time 5m 10.30s (slow by 4.30s)

Non-runners Irish Poli (unsuitable round), Jim Bowie (unsuitable ground), Lavally Legend (lame), Minor Power (unsuitable ground), Rivage D'Or (unsuitable ground)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (3 of 6 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 2011?
Blazing Beacon (IRE) won the Kells Beginners Chase at Navan on 24 September 2011, ridden by E J O'Connell and trained by F F McGuinness.
What was the finishing order of the 2011 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
1st Blazing Beacon (IRE) (9/10F), 2nd Magnum Force (IRE) (12/1), 3rd Market Garden (IRE) (33/1).
What price was the winner of the 2011 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
Blazing Beacon (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/10F.
How many horses ran in the 2011 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
6 horses ran in the 2011 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan. Non-runners: Irish Poli (unsuitable round), Jim Bowie (unsuitable ground), Lavally Legend (lame), Minor Power (unsuitable ground), Rivage D'Or (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2011 Kells Beginners Chase at Navan?
The winning time was 5m 10.30s (slow by 4.30s).

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