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Mid Summer Beginners Chase

Downpatrick · 15 June 2014
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 5f 110y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9

Mighty Whitey (IRE) (6/1) won the Mid Summer Beginners Chase at Downpatrick on 15 June 2014, beating Darwins Theory (IRE) by half a length under Michael Darcy for trainer Noel C Kelly. 9 ran on Good To Firm going over 2m 5f 110y; the winning time was 5m 28.50s (slow by 14.50s). The 6/4 favourite, Thomond (IRE), finished 6th, beaten 13½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 9 — The market

Winner Mighty Whitey (IRE)
SP: 6/1KTB Rating 116A J: Michael Darcy T: Noel C Kelly
Won by half a lengthFav: Thomond (IRE) 6/4 · 6th
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Mighty Whitey (IRE) e/st 8g Michael Darcy Noel C Kelly 11-12 —116A 5:28.50 6,210 6/1
2nd Darwins Theory (IRE) t 6g ½ Ger Fox(7) John Queally 11-5 —109A 5:28.60 1,440 20/1
3rd Ultra Light (FR) tp 6m 7½ A E Lynch Robert Alan Hennessy 11-5 100100A 5:30.10 630 11/2
4th Mia's Anthem (IRE) 6g ½ John Cullen Noel C Kelly 11-12 90107A 5:30.20 360 20/1
5th Ever So Much (IRE) 5g nse D J Casey C F Swan 11-6 —101A 5:30.21 — 16/1
6th Thomond (IRE) t 6g 5 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 11-12 114101A 5:31.20 — 6/4 fav
7th Native Court (IRE) tb 8g 1 Derek Fox(5) Mark Michael McNiff 11-7 —95A 5:31.40 — 33/1
8th Where'd Ya Hide It (IRE) 8g 1½ Finian O'Toole(7) J R Finn 11-5 9191A 5:31.70 — 20/1
9th Totally Couture (IRE) p 6g 6 Davy Condon Gordon Elliott 11-12 —92A 5:32.90 — 3/1

Winning time 5m 28.50s (slow by 14.50s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (9 of 9 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 Mid Summer Beginners Chase at Downpatrick in 2014?
Mighty Whitey (IRE) won the Mid Summer Beginners Chase at Downpatrick on 15 June 2014, ridden by Michael Darcy and trained by Noel C Kelly.
What was the finishing order of the 2014 Mid Summer Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
1st Mighty Whitey (IRE) (6/1), 2nd Darwins Theory (IRE) (20/1), 3rd Ultra Light (FR) (11/2).
What price was the winner of the 2014 Mid Summer Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
Mighty Whitey (IRE) returned a starting price of 6/1.
How many horses ran in the 2014 Mid Summer Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
9 horses ran in the 2014 Mid Summer Beginners Chase at Downpatrick.
What was the winning time of the 2014 Mid Summer Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 5m 28.50s (slow by 14.50s).

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