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Roadstud Installations Beginners Chase

Downpatrick · 18 May 2018
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 3f 55y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners14

Whatsinthecorner (IRE) (7/1) won the Roadstud Installations Beginners Chase at Downpatrick on 18 May 2018, beating Ri An Rian (IRE) by 1½ lengths under Rachael Blackmore for trainer John Joseph Hanlon. 14 ran on Good going over 2m 3f 55y; the winning time was 4m 53.40s (slow by 9.40s). The 3/1 favourite, Ri An Rian (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 1½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 14 — The market

Winner Whatsinthecorner (IRE)
SP: 7/1KTB Rating 128AKTB Speed 82B J: Rachael Blackmore T: John Joseph Hanlon
Won by 1½ lengthsFav: Ri An Rian (IRE) 3/1 · 2nd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Whatsinthecorner (IRE) 6g Rachael Blackmore John Joseph Hanlon 11-12 101128A82B 4:53.40 7,392 7/1
2nd Ri An Rian (IRE) 5g 1½ Sean Flanagan Liz Doyle 11-10 —125A81B 4:53.70 2,292 3/1 fav
3rd Gunfire Reef (IRE) 8g 23 Danny Mullins Ms Margaret Mullins 11-12 —101A65B 4:58.30 1,092 6/1
4th Theatre Run (IRE) t 7m 2 Adam Short(5) M A Cahill 11-0 —86A64B 4:58.70 492 14/1
5th Festival Opera (IRE) tp 10g 12 L P Dempsey J P Dempsey 11-12 9294C55C 5:01.10 192 11/2
6th Macca's Stowaway (IRE) b 5m 3 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 11-3 —85C53C 5:01.70 — 9/1
7th Taggle Og (IRE) t 6m 1 Patrick Corbett(3) David Harry Kelly 11-2 —84C52C 5:01.90 — 16/1
8th Burning Issues (IRE) b 11g 3¾ James O'Sullivan(7) P J Rothwell 11-5 9787C50C 5:02.65 — 20/1
9th Precious Gold (IRE) t 5g ½ A E Lynch D E Fitzgerald 11-10 —92C49C 5:02.75 — 20/1
10th Beginningtogetup (IRE) 6g 4¼ Jody McGarvey Edward P Harty 11-12 —94C46C 5:03.60 — 10/1
11th Kayf Thou (GB) 7g nk Mark Enright Gordon Elliott 11-12 —94C46C 5:03.65 — 20/1
PU Banking Crisis (IRE) 11m — Conor Maxwell T G McCourt 11-5 ——— — — 25/1
UR Lleyton (IRE) t 6g — Donal McInerney(5) J R Finn 11-7 ——— — — 16/1
PU Shes Flat Tothemat (IRE) 5m — Daniel Holden(7) Michael Winters 10-10 ——— — — 9/1

Winning time 4m 53.40s (slow by 9.40s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 4m 45.92s. This race ran 7.48s (2.6% slower); the day's other races here ran 0.5% slower (N 4). Net of the day: 2.1% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Rossmore's Pride (coughing)

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 14 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 (11 of 14 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

Quick answers

Who won the Roadstud Installations Beginners Chase at Downpatrick in 2018?
Whatsinthecorner (IRE) won the Roadstud Installations Beginners Chase at Downpatrick on 18 May 2018, ridden by Rachael Blackmore and trained by John Joseph Hanlon.
What was the finishing order of the 2018 Roadstud Installations Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
1st Whatsinthecorner (IRE) (7/1), 2nd Ri An Rian (IRE) (3/1F), 3rd Gunfire Reef (IRE) (6/1).
What price was the winner of the 2018 Roadstud Installations Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
Whatsinthecorner (IRE) returned a starting price of 7/1.
How many horses ran in the 2018 Roadstud Installations Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
14 horses ran in the 2018 Roadstud Installations Beginners Chase at Downpatrick. Non-runners: Rossmore's Pride (coughing).
What was the winning time of the 2018 Roadstud Installations Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 4m 53.40s (slow by 9.40s).

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