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Handicap

Bath · 3 May 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 3f 144y
  • GoingHeavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners17
  • HandicapYes

Sovietta (IRE) (25/1) won the Handicap at Bath on 3 May 2005, beating Ulshaw (GB) by 1¾ lengths under Dane O'Neill for trainer Tony Newcombe. 17 ran on Heavy going over 1m 3f 144y; the winning time was 2m 49.07s (slow by 23.17s). The 4/1 favourite, Strider (GB), finished 16th, beaten 74 lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 17 — The market

Winner Sovietta (IRE)
SP: 25/1KTB Rating 72C J: Dane O'Neill T: Tony Newcombe
Won by 1¾ lengthsFav: Strider (GB) 4/1 · 16th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 5 Sovietta (IRE) 4f Dane O'Neill Tony Newcombe 8-12 5672C 2:49.07 3,388 25/1
2nd 14 Ulshaw (GB) 8g 1¾ Chris Catlin Milton Bradley 8-2 4658C 2:49.42 968 9/1
3rd 19 Lazzaz (GB) 7g ¾ Ryan Moore Peter Hiatt 8-10 5465C 2:49.57 484 14/1
4th 2 Be Wise Girl (GB) 4f 1¼ Shane Kelly Tony Carroll 8-9 5361C 2:49.82 — 8/1
5th 17 Great View (IRE) v 6g 1¾ Steve Drowne Anabel K Murphy 8-12 5660C 2:50.17 — 6/1
6th 12 Dovedale (GB) 5m 1¼ Vince Slattery Mary Hambro 9-2 6061C 2:50.42 — 25/1
7th 16 Cirrious (GB) 4f 2 Fergus Sweeney Bryn Palling 8-8 5248C 2:50.82 — 25/1
8th 9 Surface To Air (GB) 4g 3½ Robert Havlin Nerys Dutfield 8-6 5039C 2:51.52 — 20/1
9th 13 Louve Heureuse (IRE) 4f 5 Liam Keniry N I M Rossiter 8-6 5032C 2:52.52 — 66/1
10th 8 Court Emperor (GB) 5g 15 Matthew Henry Richard Price 8-3 4729C 2:55.52 — 50/1
11th 1 Super Dominion (GB) p 8g 30 Alan Munro Reg Hollinshead 8-5 4931C 3:01.52 — 25/1
12th 15 Protecting Heights (IRE) b 4g nk T Quinn John Dunlop 9-2 6042C 3:01.57 — 25/1
13th 4 Chambray (IRE) 4f 5 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding 8-10 5436C 3:02.57 — 18/1
14th 3 Murzim (GB) 6g ¾ Ian Mongan John Gallagher 8-10 5436C 3:02.72 — 100/1
15th 10 Montosari (GB) 6g ¾ Eddie Ahern Philip Mitchell 8-10 5436C 3:02.87 — 5/1
16th 18 Strider (GB) t 4g 5 Jamie Spencer David Evans 9-1 5941C 3:03.87 — 4/1 fav
17th 7 Day One (GB) 4c 1½ Richard Hughes Richard Price 8-12 5638C 3:04.17 — 14/1

Winning time 2m 49.07s (slow by 23.17s)

Non-runners Mr Whizz (unsuitable ground), Not Amused (unsuitable 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 (17 of 17 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 at Bath in 2005?
Sovietta (IRE) won the Handicap at Bath on 3 May 2005, ridden by Dane O'Neill and trained by Tony Newcombe.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Handicap at Bath?
1st Sovietta (IRE) (25/1), 2nd Ulshaw (GB) (9/1), 3rd Lazzaz (GB) (14/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Handicap at Bath?
Sovietta (IRE) returned a starting price of 25/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Handicap at Bath?
17 horses ran in the 2005 Handicap at Bath. Non-runners: Mr Whizz (unsuitable ground), Not Amused (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 2m 49.07s (slow by 23.17s).

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