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Handicap Hurdle

Exeter · 8 March 2005
  • TypeHurdle
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance2m 3f
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Rydon Lane (IRE) (8/1) won the Handicap Hurdle at Exeter on 8 March 2005, beating Red Society (IRE) by 1½ lengths under Carl Llewellyn for trainer Mrs S D Williams. 10 ran on Good To Soft going over 2m 3f; the winning time was 4m 49.50s (slow by 32.50s). The 11/4 favourite, Bowleaze (IRE), finished 3rd, beaten 2¾ lengths.

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

Winner Rydon Lane (IRE)
SP: 8/1KTB Rating 86C J: Carl Llewellyn T: Mrs S D Williams
Won by 1½ lengthsFav: Bowleaze (IRE) 11/4 · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Rydon Lane (IRE) p 9g Carl Llewellyn Mrs S D Williams 10-8 9586C 4:49.50 5,070 8/1
2nd Red Society (IRE) b 7g 1½ Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 11-9 11099C 4:49.83 1,560 10/1
3rd Bowleaze (IRE) 6g 1¼ Andrew Thornton R H Alner 11-10 11199C 4:50.11 780 11/4 fav
4th Riders Revenge (IRE) 7g 5 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams 11-1 10284C 4:51.22 390 14/1
5th Field Roller (IRE) 5g 4 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe 11-12 11391C 4:52.11 — 6/1
6th Achilles Wings (USA) p 9g 2 Seamus Durack Karen George 11-9 11086C 4:52.56 — 66/1
7th Day Du Roy (FR) 7g hd Tom Siddall Lynn Siddall 11-9 11085C 4:52.66 — 9/1
8th Rift Valley (IRE) 10g 3½ Robert Stephens(5) Philip Hobbs 10-0 9758C 4:53.39 — 33/1
9th Message Recu (FR) b 9g nk Paddy Brennan Kevin Bishop 11-7 10879C 4:53.44 — 14/1
10th Once Seen (GB) 5g 3 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood 11-8 10977C 4:54.11 — 3/1

Winning time 4m 49.50s (slow by 32.50s)

Notes the 1st hurdle past the stands' was omitted due to bad 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 (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 Handicap Hurdle at Exeter in 2005?
Rydon Lane (IRE) won the Handicap Hurdle at Exeter on 8 March 2005, ridden by Carl Llewellyn and trained by Mrs S D Williams.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Handicap Hurdle at Exeter?
1st Rydon Lane (IRE) (8/1), 2nd Red Society (IRE) (10/1), 3rd Bowleaze (IRE) (11/4F).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Handicap Hurdle at Exeter?
Rydon Lane (IRE) returned a starting price of 8/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Hurdle at Exeter?
10 horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Hurdle at Exeter.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Handicap Hurdle at Exeter?
The winning time was 4m 49.50s (slow by 32.50s).

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