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NH Flat Race

Towcester · 3 February 2005
  • TypeNH Flat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance2m
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12

Sunset Light (IRE) (7/4F) won the NH Flat Race at Towcester on 3 February 2005, beating Montecorvino (GER) by 4 lengths under Mick Fitzgerald for trainer Colin Tinkler. 12 ran on Soft going over 2m; the winning time was 4m 20.40s (slow by 46.40s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Sunset Light (IRE)
SP: 7/4 favKTB Rating 134C J: Mick Fitzgerald T: Colin Tinkler
Won by 4 lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTB Time Prize SP
1st Sunset Light (IRE) 7g Mick Fitzgerald Colin Tinkler 11-4 134C 4:20.40 1,932 7/4 fav
2nd Montecorvino (GER) 4g 4 Ollie McPhail Milton Harris 10-8 118C 4:21.40 552 11/2
3rd Sommelier (GB) 5g 3½ Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 11-4 122C 4:22.27 276 16/1
4th Barton Legend (GB) 5g 3 Noel Fehily D P Keane 11-4 118C 4:23.02 — 33/1
5th Kildonnan (GB) 6g nk Wayne Hutchinson Jim Old 11-4 117C 4:23.09 — 11/2
6th Ceoperk (IRE) 6m 2 Warren Marston D J Wintle 11-4 114C 4:23.59 — 6/1
7th Simple Glory (IRE) 6m 10 John Pritchard(7) Robin Dickin 9-11 78C 4:26.09 — 50/1
8th Just A Splash (IRE) 5g 3 Timmy Murphy Nick Gifford 11-4 95C 4:26.84 — 16/1
9th Perfect Match (IRE) 7g 13 Tom Doyle Noel Chance 11-4 89C 4:30.09 — 14/1
10th Bonny Grove (GB) 5g 14 Vince Slattery James Evans 11-4 89C 4:33.59 — 100/1
11th Charlie Edwards (IRE) 7g 16 A P McCoy J I A Charlton 11-4 89C 4:37.59 — 15/2
PU Jack Doran (GB) 5g — Dave Crosse(3) J R Jenkins 10-12 — — — 100/1

Winning time 4m 20.40s (slow by 46.40s)

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 12 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 NH Flat Race at Towcester in 2005?
Sunset Light (IRE) won the NH Flat Race at Towcester on 3 February 2005, ridden by Mick Fitzgerald and trained by Colin Tinkler.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 NH Flat Race at Towcester?
1st Sunset Light (IRE) (7/4F), 2nd Montecorvino (GER) (11/2), 3rd Sommelier (GB) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 NH Flat Race at Towcester?
Sunset Light (IRE) returned a starting price of 7/4F.
How many horses ran in the 2005 NH Flat Race at Towcester?
12 horses ran in the 2005 NH Flat Race at Towcester.
What was the winning time of the 2005 NH Flat Race at Towcester?
The winning time was 4m 20.40s (slow by 46.40s).

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