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Wakefield Beginners' Chase

Catterick · 12 January 2012
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance3m 1f 110y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Best Legend (IRE) (11/1) won the Wakefield Beginners' Chase at Catterick on 12 January 2012, beating River D'or (FR) by a head under Peter Buchanan for trainer S R B Crawford. 7 ran on Good To Soft going over 3m 1f 110y; the winning time was 6m 39.90s (slow by 23.90s). The 11/4 favourite, Honest John (GB), was pulled up.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market

Winner Best Legend (IRE)
SP: 11/1KTB Rating 124B J: Peter Buchanan T: S R B Crawford
Won by a headFav: Honest John (GB) 11/4 · pulled up
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Best Legend (IRE) 10g Peter Buchanan S R B Crawford 11-0 —124B 6:39.90 2,534.22 11/1
2nd River D'or (FR) 7g hd Dougie Costello Sophie Leech 11-0 110124B 6:39.94 744.12 3/1
3rd Chateau d'Eau (FR) 9g 26 Campbell Gillies S R B Crawford 11-0 11595B 6:45.73 372.06 20/1
4th Dove Hill (IRE) 9g 12 Miss Catherine Walton(7) Sheena Walton 10-7 12383C 6:48.40 186.03 3/1
PU Dechiper (IRE) 10g — Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson 11-0 82— — — 100/1
PU Honest John (GB) 8g — Wilson Renwick Steve Gollings 11-0 122— — — 11/4 fav
PU Alexander Road (IRE) 7m — Jason Maguire Donald McCain 10-7 —— — — 4/1

Winning time 6m 39.90s (slow by 23.90s)

Non-runners Get Ready To Go (self certificate)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (4 of 7 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 Wakefield Beginners' Chase at Catterick in 2012?
Best Legend (IRE) won the Wakefield Beginners' Chase at Catterick on 12 January 2012, ridden by Peter Buchanan and trained by S R B Crawford.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Wakefield Beginners' Chase at Catterick?
1st Best Legend (IRE) (11/1), 2nd River D'or (FR) (3/1), 3rd Chateau d'Eau (FR) (20/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Wakefield Beginners' Chase at Catterick?
Best Legend (IRE) returned a starting price of 11/1.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Wakefield Beginners' Chase at Catterick?
7 horses ran in the 2012 Wakefield Beginners' Chase at Catterick. Non-runners: Get Ready To Go (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2012 Wakefield Beginners' Chase at Catterick?
The winning time was 6m 39.90s (slow by 23.90s).

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