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Hook Beginners Chase

Wexford · 5 December 2012
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 3f
  • GoingSoft To Heavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Thouva (FR) (13/8F) won the Hook Beginners Chase at Wexford on 5 December 2012, beating King Of The Refs (IRE) by 5 lengths under Davy Russell for trainer Noel Meade. 7 ran on Soft To Heavy going over 2m 3f; the winning time was 4m 55.00s (slow by 27.00s). The winner was the favourite.

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

Winner Thouva (FR)
SP: 13/8 favKTB Rating 132B J: Davy Russell T: Noel Meade
Won by 5 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Thouva (FR) 5g Davy Russell Noel Meade 11-12 —132B 4:55.00 5,520 13/8 fav
2nd King Of The Refs (IRE) 7g 5 Barry Geraghty A J Martin 11-12 116126B 4:56.00 1,280 2/1
3rd Dante Anna (IRE) tb 7m 26 Mr C L Murphy(7) R O'Connor 10-12 —84C 5:01.20 560 33/1
4th Clonbeale Vacation (IRE) 7m 2¼ Mr J R Lalor(7) R H Lalor 10-12 —84C 5:01.65 320 10/1
5th Western Man (IRE) p 5g hd D J Casey Ronald O'Leary 11-12 —98C 5:01.74 — 7/1
F Lord Rudi (IRE) 8g — Tommy Treacy R K Watson 11-12 —— — — 33/1
PU Westhaven (IRE) t 4g — Paul Carberry Noel Meade 11-1 —— — — 11/2

Winning time 4m 55.00s (slow by 27.00s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 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 Hook Beginners Chase at Wexford in 2012?
Thouva (FR) won the Hook Beginners Chase at Wexford on 5 December 2012, ridden by Davy Russell and trained by Noel Meade.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Hook Beginners Chase at Wexford?
1st Thouva (FR) (13/8F), 2nd King Of The Refs (IRE) (2/1), 3rd Dante Anna (IRE) (33/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Hook Beginners Chase at Wexford?
Thouva (FR) returned a starting price of 13/8F.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Hook Beginners Chase at Wexford?
7 horses ran in the 2012 Hook Beginners Chase at Wexford.
What was the winning time of the 2012 Hook Beginners Chase at Wexford?
The winning time was 4m 55.00s (slow by 27.00s).

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