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Seasons Greetings Beginners Chase

Downpatrick · 21 December 2011
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 5f 110y
  • GoingSoft To Heavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11

Al Dafa (USA) (11/2) won the Seasons Greetings Beginners Chase at Downpatrick on 21 December 2011, beating Representing (IRE) by half a length under Paul Carberry for trainer Gordon Elliott. 11 ran on Soft To Heavy going over 2m 5f 110y; the winning time was 6m 7.00s (slow by 53.00s). The 2/1 favourite, Lockdown (IRE), finished 6th, beaten 73¾ lengths.

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Winner Al Dafa (USA)
SP: 11/2KTB Rating 109A J: Paul Carberry T: Gordon Elliott
Won by half a lengthFav: Lockdown (IRE) 2/1 · 6th
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Al Dafa (USA) 4g Paul Carberry Gordon Elliott 11-0 —109A 6:07.00 5,520 11/2
2nd Representing (IRE) 6m ½ Andrew J McNamara Colin Bowe 11-5 103113A 6:07.10 1,280 9/2
3rd Souvenir Royal (FR) tp 8g 1¼ Michael Darcy Shane Ryder 11-12 —119A 6:07.35 560 4/1
4th Lash It On (IRE) 5g 40 Phillip Enright C Byrnes 11-12 —87C 6:13.35 320 28/1
5th Drumlister (IRE) 5g 4 B M Cash A L T Moore 11-12 —87C 6:14.15 — 33/1
6th Lockdown (IRE) 5g 28 Davy Russell C F Swan 11-12 —87C 6:19.75 — 2/1 fav
7th Man Turk Lady (IRE) 5m 8 Martin Ferris Michael E O'Callaghan 11-5 —80C 6:21.35 — 28/1
UR Bold Present (IRE) t 8g — Paddy Kennedy(5) Leonard Whitmore 11-7 —— — — 15/2
PU Fayebay (IRE) 7m — P W Flood Mrs Holly McGahan 11-5 —— — — 33/1
UR Mr Pernickety (IRE) b 6g — Eddie Power R P Burns 11-12 —— — — 7/1
PU Grougha Lady (IRE) 7m — Ian McCarthy(5) Damian Joseph English 11-0 —— — — 66/1

Winning time 6m 7.00s (slow by 53.00s)

Non-runners Fairwood Massini (vet's advice)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (7 of 11 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 Seasons Greetings Beginners Chase at Downpatrick in 2011?
Al Dafa (USA) won the Seasons Greetings Beginners Chase at Downpatrick on 21 December 2011, ridden by Paul Carberry and trained by Gordon Elliott.
What was the finishing order of the 2011 Seasons Greetings Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
1st Al Dafa (USA) (11/2), 2nd Representing (IRE) (9/2), 3rd Souvenir Royal (FR) (4/1).
What price was the winner of the 2011 Seasons Greetings Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
Al Dafa (USA) returned a starting price of 11/2.
How many horses ran in the 2011 Seasons Greetings Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
11 horses ran in the 2011 Seasons Greetings Beginners Chase at Downpatrick. Non-runners: Fairwood Massini (vet's advice).
What was the winning time of the 2011 Seasons Greetings Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 6m 7.00s (slow by 53.00s).

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