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Port Beginners Chase

Downpatrick · 14 October 2016
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 2f 110y
  • GoingYielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10

Better Back Bob (IRE) (33/1) won the Port Beginners Chase at Downpatrick on 14 October 2016, beating Gone Platinum (IRE) by 2½ lengths under Robbie Colgan for trainer Neil McKnight. 10 ran on Yielding going over 2m 2f 110y; the winning time was 4m 52.40s (slow by 17.90s). The 2/1 favourite, Gone Platinum (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 2½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 10 — The market

Winner Better Back Bob (IRE)
SP: 33/1KTB Rating 122AKTB Speed 50A J: Robbie Colgan T: Neil McKnight
Won by 2½ lengthsFav: Gone Platinum (IRE) 2/1 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Better Back Bob (IRE) 10g Robbie Colgan Neil McKnight 11-12 —122A50A 4:52.40 6,765 33/1
2nd Gone Platinum (IRE) 7g 2½ David Mullins Henry De Bromhead 11-12 —119A48A 4:53.02 2,090 2/1 fav
3rd Mullinavat (IRE) 7g 1 Sean Flanagan David M O'Brien 11-12 98118A47A 4:53.27 990 33/1
4th Stay With It (IRE) 9g 6½ Rachael Blackmore(5) Andrew McNamara 11-7 —106A41A 4:54.90 440 5/1
5th Persian Wind (IRE) t 6g 5½ L P Dempsey J P Dempsey 11-12 —105A36A 4:56.27 165 10/1
6th Oighear Dubh (IRE) 5g ½ Denis O'Regan A J Martin 11-12 —104A36A 4:56.40 — 8/1
7th Finding Touch (IRE) p 4g 1 Mark Walsh C Roche 11-3 —94A35A 4:56.65 — 4/1
8th Mr Mulliner (IRE) t 7g 10 Derek Fox Mark Michael McNiff 11-12 —92A26A 4:59.15 — 9/1
9th Antiphony (IRE) h 5g 4¼ Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott 11-12 10588C22C 5:00.21 — 8/1
10th Invincible Don (IRE) 8g 6 Jonathan Burke J Morrison 11-12 10288C16C 5:01.71 — 25/1

Winning time 4m 52.40s (slow by 17.90s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 4m 32.90s. This race ran 19.50s (7.1% slower); the day's other races here ran 1.8% slower (N 6). Net of the day: 5.3% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (10 of 10 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (10 of 10 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 Port Beginners Chase at Downpatrick in 2016?
Better Back Bob (IRE) won the Port Beginners Chase at Downpatrick on 14 October 2016, ridden by Robbie Colgan and trained by Neil McKnight.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Port Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
1st Better Back Bob (IRE) (33/1), 2nd Gone Platinum (IRE) (2/1F), 3rd Mullinavat (IRE) (33/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Port Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
Better Back Bob (IRE) returned a starting price of 33/1.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Port Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
10 horses ran in the 2016 Port Beginners Chase at Downpatrick.
What was the winning time of the 2016 Port Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 4m 52.40s (slow by 17.90s).

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