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Apprentice Handicap

Pontefract · 29 March 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 4f 8y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Tight Squeeze (GB) (7/1) won the Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract on 29 March 2005, beating Alpine Special (IRE) by a length under Tolley Dean for trainer Peter Hiatt. 10 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m 4f 8y; the winning time was 2m 49.61s (slow by 14.71s). The 7/2 favourite, Archie Babe (IRE), finished 8th, beaten 17¾ lengths.

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

Winner Tight Squeeze (GB)
SP: 7/1KTB Rating 96C J: Tolley Dean T: Peter Hiatt
Won by a lengthFav: Archie Babe (IRE) 7/2 · 8th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 8 Tight Squeeze (GB) 8m Tolley Dean(5) Peter Hiatt 8-8 7596C 2:49.61 4,061.85 7/1
2nd 6 Alpine Special (IRE) 4g 1 Gary Bartley(7) P C Haslam 7-11 7082C 2:49.79 1,249.80 4/1
3rd 10 Kylkenny (GB) t 10g 9 Travis Block(3) Hughie Morrison 8-2 6567C 2:51.43 624.90 4/1
4th 2 Garnett (IRE) p 4g 5 Jamie Jones Don Cantillon 9-2 7570C 2:52.34 312.45 9/2
5th 5 Neckar Valley (IRE) 6g 1¾ Dawn Watson(3) Richard Whitaker 8-9 7263C 2:52.66 — 16/1
6th 9 Fourth Dimension (IRE) 6g ½ P J Benson(5) David Nicholls 8-8 7562C 2:52.75 — 10/1
7th 1 Sunridge Fairy (IRE) 6m ½ Dean Heslop(7) Lee James 7-4 6144C 2:52.84 — 100/1
8th 4 Archie Babe (IRE) 9g shd Nicky Lawes(7) John Quinn 7-4 6144C 2:52.86 — 7/2 fav
9th 7 Noble Pasao (IRE) 8g nk R F Keogh(3) Andy Turnell 8-12 7566C 2:52.93 — 28/1
10th 3 Futoo (IRE) 4g 19 Thomas O'Brien George Moore 8-8 6762C 2:56.38 — 18/1

Winning time 2m 49.61s (slow by 14.71s)

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 Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract in 2005?
Tight Squeeze (GB) won the Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract on 29 March 2005, ridden by Tolley Dean and trained by Peter Hiatt.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract?
1st Tight Squeeze (GB) (7/1), 2nd Alpine Special (IRE) (4/1), 3rd Kylkenny (GB) (4/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract?
Tight Squeeze (GB) returned a starting price of 7/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract?
10 horses ran in the 2005 Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract?
The winning time was 2m 49.61s (slow by 14.71s).

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