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Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase

Navan · 23 September 2018
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 4f
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners6

Its All Guesswork (IRE) (4/5F) won the Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan on 23 September 2018, beating Rueben James (IRE) by 6½ lengths under Davy Russell for trainer Gordon Elliott. 6 ran on Good To Firm going over 2m 4f; the winning time was 5m 10.70s (slow by 4.70s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 6 — The market

Winner Its All Guesswork (IRE)
SP: 4/5 favKTB Rating 128BKTB Speed 48B J: Davy Russell T: Gordon Elliott
Won by 6½ lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Its All Guesswork (IRE) t 6g Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 11-12 —128B48B 5:10.70 8,932 4/5 fav
2nd Rueben James (IRE) 6g 6½ B J Cooper Colin Bowe 11-12 —121B44B 5:12.00 2,769.50 20/1
3rd Ah Littleluck (IRE) t 8g 1 Jonathan Moore Thomas Gibney 11-12 —119B43B 5:12.20 1,319.50 7/1
4th Babbling Stream (GB) t 7g 3¾ Hugh Morgan(7) Henry De Bromhead 11-5 123108B41B 5:12.95 594.50 2/1
5th Benefit North (IRE) t 7g 23 A E Lynch C A McBratney 11-12 —94C26C 5:17.55 232 20/1
6th Qui Bono (IRE) 7g 16 Denis O'Regan Brendan W Duke 11-12 —94C16C 5:20.75 — 22/1

Winning time 5m 10.70s (slow by 4.70s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 5m 23.88s. This race ran 13.18s (4.1% faster); the day's other races here ran 9.6% faster (N 5). Net of the day: 5.6% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Dis Donc (unsuitable ground), Prince Garyantle (unsuitable ground), Trainwreck (unsuitable ground), Well Tom (unsuitable ground)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 of 6 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 (6 of 6 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 Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan in 2018?
Its All Guesswork (IRE) won the Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan on 23 September 2018, ridden by Davy Russell and trained by Gordon Elliott.
What was the finishing order of the 2018 Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan?
1st Its All Guesswork (IRE) (4/5F), 2nd Rueben James (IRE) (20/1), 3rd Ah Littleluck (IRE) (7/1).
What price was the winner of the 2018 Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan?
Its All Guesswork (IRE) returned a starting price of 4/5F.
How many horses ran in the 2018 Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan?
6 horses ran in the 2018 Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan. Non-runners: Dis Donc (unsuitable ground), Prince Garyantle (unsuitable ground), Trainwreck (unsuitable ground), Well Tom (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2018 Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan?
The winning time was 5m 10.70s (slow by 4.70s).

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