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Rectangle Handicap

Hamilton · 25 April 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance5f 4y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8
  • HandicapYes

Blades Boy (GB) (11/2) won the Rectangle Handicap at Hamilton on 25 April 2005, beating Mytton's Bell (IRE) by a length under John Carroll for trainer Kevin Ryan. 8 ran on Good To Soft going over 5f 4y; the winning time was 1m 1.27s (slow by 3.07s). The 5/2 favourite, Howards Princess (GB), finished 3rd, beaten 2¼ lengths.

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

Winner Blades Boy (GB)
SP: 11/2KTB Rating 78C J: John Carroll T: Kevin Ryan
Won by a lengthFav: Howards Princess (GB) 5/2 · 3rd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 9 Blades Boy (GB) 3g John Carroll Kevin Ryan 9-0 6178C 1:01.27 2,968 11/2
2nd 2 Mytton's Bell (IRE) p 3f 1 David Allan Alan Bailey 8-13 6073C 1:01.45 848 7/2
3rd 1 Howards Princess (GB) 3f 1¼ Robert Winston Ian Semple 9-4 6572C 1:01.68 424 5/2 fav
4th 3 Compton Classic (GB) 3g hd Kevin Darley Jim Goldie 8-7 5460C 1:01.76 — 9/1
5th 5 Ashes (IRE) 3f shd Paul Hanagan K R Burke 9-0 6167C 1:01.74 — 7/2
6th 8 Shatin Leader (GB) 3f ¾ Royston Ffrench Linda Perratt 8-4 5154C 1:01.86 — 20/1
7th 6 Street Ballad (IRE) b 3f 1½ Ben Swarbrick(5) George Moore 7-11 5440C 1:02.13 — 20/1
8th 4 Nee Lemon Left (GB) 3f 1¾ Paddy Mathers(5) Alan Berry 7-8 5129C 1:02.45 — 25/1

Winning time 1m 1.27s (slow by 3.07s)

Non-runners Pennautier (transport problems)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (8 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 Rectangle Handicap at Hamilton in 2005?
Blades Boy (GB) won the Rectangle Handicap at Hamilton on 25 April 2005, ridden by John Carroll and trained by Kevin Ryan.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Rectangle Handicap at Hamilton?
1st Blades Boy (GB) (11/2), 2nd Mytton's Bell (IRE) (7/2), 3rd Howards Princess (GB) (5/2F).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Rectangle Handicap at Hamilton?
Blades Boy (GB) returned a starting price of 11/2.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Rectangle Handicap at Hamilton?
8 horses ran in the 2005 Rectangle Handicap at Hamilton. Non-runners: Pennautier (transport problems).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Rectangle Handicap at Hamilton?
The winning time was 1m 1.27s (slow by 3.07s).

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