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Spring Beginners' Chase

Fakenham · 27 May 2012
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance2m 110y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners5

Sublime Talent (IRE) (3/1) won the Spring Beginners' Chase at Fakenham on 27 May 2012, beating Cloonavery (IRE) by 48 lengths under Adam Wedge for trainer Evan Williams. 5 ran on Good To Firm going over 2m 110y; the winning time was 4m 9.55s (slow by 11.55s). The 8/11 favourite, Escort'men (FR), fell.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 5 — The market

SP: 3/1KTB Rating 121C J: Adam Wedge T: Evan Williams
Won by 48 lengthsFav: Escort'men (FR) 8/11 · fell
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Sublime Talent (IRE) t 6g Adam Wedge(3) Evan Williams 10-11 —121C 4:09.55 3,994.20 3/1
2nd Cloonavery (IRE) b 10g 48 Harry Skelton Derek Frankland 11-0 6479C 4:19.15 1,240.20 100/1
3rd Alfloramoor (GB) 10g 21 Adam Pogson Charles Pogson 11-0 8079C 4:23.35 667.80 16/1
UR Mike Towey (IRE) 7g — Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen 11-0 —— — — 9/2
F Escort'men (FR) 6g — Daryl Jacob Paul Nicholls 11-0 141— — — 8/11 fav

Winning time 4m 9.55s (slow by 11.55s)

Non-runners Jock Wilkinson (self certificate)

Notes First fence in the back straight omitted on both circuits.

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 5 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 Spring Beginners' Chase at Fakenham in 2012?
Sublime Talent (IRE) won the Spring Beginners' Chase at Fakenham on 27 May 2012, ridden by Adam Wedge and trained by Evan Williams.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Spring Beginners' Chase at Fakenham?
1st Sublime Talent (IRE) (3/1), 2nd Cloonavery (IRE) (100/1), 3rd Alfloramoor (GB) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Spring Beginners' Chase at Fakenham?
Sublime Talent (IRE) returned a starting price of 3/1.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Spring Beginners' Chase at Fakenham?
5 horses ran in the 2012 Spring Beginners' Chase at Fakenham. Non-runners: Jock Wilkinson (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2012 Spring Beginners' Chase at Fakenham?
The winning time was 4m 9.55s (slow by 11.55s).