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Glenview Stud Beginners Chase

Limerick · 11 November 2012
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 3f 120y
  • GoingHeavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11

Far Away So Close (IRE) (5/4F) won the Glenview Stud Beginners Chase at Limerick on 11 November 2012, beating Spot Fine (GB) by 3¾ lengths under Mr M N Doran for trainer Paul Nolan. 11 ran on Heavy going over 2m 3f 120y; the winning time was 5m 38.40s (slow by 1m 4.40s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market

Winner Far Away So Close (IRE)
SP: 5/4 favKTB Rating 126A J: Mr M N Doran T: Paul Nolan
Won by 3¾ lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Far Away So Close (IRE) b 7g Mr M N Doran(5) Paul Nolan 11-2 130126A 5:38.40 8,625 5/4 fav
2nd Spot Fine (GB) 6g 3¾ Paul Townend M F Morris 11-7 —127A 5:39.34 2,000 5/2
3rd Dingaling (IRE) 6g 3¾ Mark Walsh Michael Hourigan 11-7 —123A 5:40.27 875 7/1
4th Cherrys Son (IRE) 6g 5 Martin Ferris John Neilan 11-7 —117A 5:41.52 500 20/1
5th Abarta (IRE) t 6g 7½ John Cullen V T O'Brien 11-7 —109A 5:43.40 — 50/1
6th Bruach Na Mara (IRE) 9g 3¾ Brian O'Connell W Harney 11-7 —105A 5:44.34 — 50/1
7th Killtilane Rose (IRE) 7m nk Eddie Power W Harney 11-0 —97A 5:44.40 — 16/1
8th Mrs Henderson (GB) 7m 6 Mr R W Barron(7) F Costello 10-7 —84A 5:45.90 — 50/1
9th Daring Article (IRE) 6g 22 Phillip Enright Robert Tyner 11-7 —98C 5:51.40 — 7/1
10th Lord Gale (IRE) 6g 26 Patrick Mangan John Neilan 11-7 —98C 5:57.90 — 10/1
11th In The Well (IRE) t 6g 7½ Niall P Madden Mrs Audra Busteed 11-7 —98C 5:59.77 — 25/1

Winning time 5m 38.40s (slow by 1m 4.40s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (11 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 Glenview Stud Beginners Chase at Limerick in 2012?
Far Away So Close (IRE) won the Glenview Stud Beginners Chase at Limerick on 11 November 2012, ridden by Mr M N Doran and trained by Paul Nolan.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Glenview Stud Beginners Chase at Limerick?
1st Far Away So Close (IRE) (5/4F), 2nd Spot Fine (GB) (5/2), 3rd Dingaling (IRE) (7/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Glenview Stud Beginners Chase at Limerick?
Far Away So Close (IRE) returned a starting price of 5/4F.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Glenview Stud Beginners Chase at Limerick?
11 horses ran in the 2012 Glenview Stud Beginners Chase at Limerick.
What was the winning time of the 2012 Glenview Stud Beginners Chase at Limerick?
The winning time was 5m 38.40s (slow by 1m 4.40s).

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