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Handicap Hurdle

Perth · 21 April 2005
  • TypeHurdle
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance2m 4f 110y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8
  • HandicapYes

Commercial Flyer (IRE) (EvensF) won the Handicap Hurdle at Perth on 21 April 2005, beating Crystal Gift (GB) by 2½ lengths under Timmy Murphy for trainer M C Pipe. 8 ran on Soft going over 2m 4f 110y; the winning time was 5m 17.70s (slow by 37.70s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 8 — The market

Winner Commercial Flyer (IRE)
SP: Evens fav J: Timmy Murphy T: M C Pipe
Won by 2½ lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Commercial Flyer (IRE) t 6g Timmy Murphy M C Pipe 11-3 120— 5:17.70 7,182.50 Evens fav
2nd Crystal Gift (GB) 13g 2½ Ewan Whillans(7) Alistair Whillans 9-7 110— 5:18.32 2,210 33/1
3rd Speed Kris (FR) p 6g nk Mark Bradburne Sue Bradburne 10-4 107— 5:18.39 1,105 20/1
4th Blue Americo (IRE) 7g 8 R Walsh Paul Nicholls 11-3 120— 5:20.39 552.50 16/1
5th Whispered Secret (GER) 6g ¾ Tom Malone(5) M C Pipe 10-6 119— 5:20.57 — 16/1
6th I Got Rhythm (GB) 7m 29 Richie McGrath Keith Reveley 10-0 103— 5:27.82 — 33/1
F Westmeath Flyer (GB) 10g — Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards 11-12 129— — — 13/2
UR Iron Man (FR) 4g — Graham Lee Howard Johnson 11-2 125— — — 3/1

Winning time 5m 17.70s (slow by 37.70s)

Non-runners Hattington (unsuitable ground), Its Crucial (vet's certificate), Talarive (vet's certificate)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (0 of 8 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 Perth in 2005?
Commercial Flyer (IRE) won the Handicap Hurdle at Perth on 21 April 2005, ridden by Timmy Murphy and trained by M C Pipe.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Handicap Hurdle at Perth?
1st Commercial Flyer (IRE) (EvensF), 2nd Crystal Gift (GB) (33/1), 3rd Speed Kris (FR) (20/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Handicap Hurdle at Perth?
Commercial Flyer (IRE) returned a starting price of EvensF.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Hurdle at Perth?
8 horses ran in the 2005 Handicap Hurdle at Perth. Non-runners: Hattington (unsuitable ground), Its Crucial (vet's certificate), Talarive (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Handicap Hurdle at Perth?
The winning time was 5m 17.70s (slow by 37.70s).

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