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Tid & Sid Williams Handicap

Folkestone · 5 May 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance1m 1f 149y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13
  • HandicapYes

Magic Sting (GB) (6/1) won the Tid & Sid Williams Handicap at Folkestone on 5 May 2005, beating Bobby Charles (GB) by a head under Hayley Turner for trainer Michael Bell. 13 ran on Soft going over 1m 1f 149y; the winning time was 2m 10.79s (slow by 7.79s). The 3/1 favourite, Bobby Charles (GB), finished 2nd, beaten a head.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 13 — The market

Winner Magic Sting (GB)
SP: 6/1KTB Rating 74C J: Hayley Turner T: Michael Bell
Won by a headFav: Bobby Charles (GB) 3/1 · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 9 Magic Sting (GB) 4g Hayley Turner(3) Michael Bell 9-11 7974C 2:10.79 7,014.80 6/1
2nd 5 Bobby Charles (GB) 4g hd Darryll Holland Dr Jon Scargill 9-13 7575C 2:10.83 2,158.40 3/1 fav
3rd 13 Blue Torpedo (USA) 3g 1¾ Johnny Murtagh Amanda Perrett 9-2 7959C 2:11.19 1,079.20 7/2
4th 10 Tricky Venture (GB) 5g ½ Brian Reilly(3) Linda Jewell 9-4 7260C 2:11.29 539.60 25/1
5th 11 Street Life (IRE) 7g ¾ Dane O'Neill Willie Musson 9-10 7263C 2:11.44 — 7/1
6th 3 Yashin (IRE) 4g 1 Kerrin McEvoy P A Blockley 9-2 6452C 2:11.64 — 8/1
7th 6 Alqaayid (GB) 4g hd Luke Fletcher Peter Hiatt 8-13 6149C 2:11.73 — 66/1
8th 7 Parnassian (GB) 5g 1 Richard Thomas(3) Jonathan Geake 9-6 7453C 2:11.89 — 8/1
9th 2 Desert Island Disc (GB) 8m 1 Richard Smith John Bridger 9-0 6544C 2:12.09 — 20/1
10th 4 Bestam (GB) e/s 6g 2 Chris Catlin Giles Bravery 9-12 7450C 2:12.49 — 66/1
11th 1 Lord of Adventure (IRE) 3c 3 Simon Whitworth Jamie Poulton 8-7 7022C 2:13.09 — 25/1
12th 12 Nietzsche (IRE) 4c 1 Oscar Urbina Ron Hodges 9-13 7539C 2:13.29 — 25/1
13th 14 Marble Arch (GB) 9g 6 Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison 9-10 7228C 2:14.49 — 16/1

Winning time 2m 10.79s (slow by 7.79s)

Non-runners Lygeton Lad (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 (13 of 13 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 Tid & Sid Williams Handicap at Folkestone in 2005?
Magic Sting (GB) won the Tid & Sid Williams Handicap at Folkestone on 5 May 2005, ridden by Hayley Turner and trained by Michael Bell.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Tid & Sid Williams Handicap at Folkestone?
1st Magic Sting (GB) (6/1), 2nd Bobby Charles (GB) (3/1F), 3rd Blue Torpedo (USA) (7/2).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Tid & Sid Williams Handicap at Folkestone?
Magic Sting (GB) returned a starting price of 6/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Tid & Sid Williams Handicap at Folkestone?
13 horses ran in the 2005 Tid & Sid Williams Handicap at Folkestone. Non-runners: Lygeton Lad (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Tid & Sid Williams Handicap at Folkestone?
The winning time was 2m 10.79s (slow by 7.79s).

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