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John Benstead Handicap

Epsom Downs · 22 June 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance7f
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13
  • HandicapYes

Acomb (GB) (11/4F) won the John Benstead Handicap at Epsom Downs on 22 June 2005, beating Katiypour (IRE) by 2 lengths under Saleem Golam for trainer Noel Wilson. 13 ran on Good To Firm going over 7f; the winning time was 1m 22.18s (slow by 1.08s). The winner was the favourite.

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

Winner Acomb (GB)
SP: 11/4 favKTB Rating 77C J: Saleem Golam T: Noel Wilson
Won by 2 lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 5 Acomb (GB) 5g Saleem Golam(7) Noel Wilson 8-9 7577C 1:22.18 6,831.50 11/4 fav
2nd 12 Katiypour (IRE) 8g 2 Seb Sanders Miss B Sanders 9-4 7780C 1:22.51 2,102 6/1
3rd 3 Idle Power (IRE) p 7g ½ Frankie Dettori Jim Boyle 9-11 8485C 1:22.60 1,051 14/1
4th 6 Flint River (GB) 7g 1½ Travis Block(7) Hughie Morrison 9-0 8070C 1:22.85 525.50 12/1
5th 9 Buy On The Red (GB) 4c ½ Ryan Moore William Muir 9-12 8580C 1:22.93 — 16/1
6th 13 Border Music (GB) b 4g hd Eddie Ahern Andrew Balding 9-3 7671C 1:23.01 — 15/2
7th 7 Seneschal (GB) 4g hd Vince Slattery Charlie Mann 9-11 8478C 1:23.05 — 33/1
8th 1 Desert Dreamer (IRE) 4g 2½ Ian Mongan Patrick Chamings 9-7 8066C 1:23.43 — 9/1
9th 8 Auvergne (GB) 3c 2½ Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 8-4 7242C 1:23.85 — 16/1
10th 4 Quantum Leap (GB) v 8g 1½ Jimmy Quinn Simon Dow 8-11 7044C 1:24.10 — 25/1
11th 11 Majorca (GB) 4g shd Steve Drowne Roger Ingram 8-11 7044C 1:24.11 — 16/1
12th 14 Serre Chevalier (IRE) 4g 2 Richard Hills Walter Swinburn 9-9 8250C 1:24.43 — 9/2
13th 2 Master Robbie (GB) 6g 1 Ted Durcan Mick Channon 9-5 7843C 1:24.60 — 16/1

Winning time 1m 22.18s (slow by 1.08s)

Non-runners All Quiet (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 John Benstead Handicap at Epsom Downs in 2005?
Acomb (GB) won the John Benstead Handicap at Epsom Downs on 22 June 2005, ridden by Saleem Golam and trained by Noel Wilson.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 John Benstead Handicap at Epsom Downs?
1st Acomb (GB) (11/4F), 2nd Katiypour (IRE) (6/1), 3rd Idle Power (IRE) (14/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 John Benstead Handicap at Epsom Downs?
Acomb (GB) returned a starting price of 11/4F.
How many horses ran in the 2005 John Benstead Handicap at Epsom Downs?
13 horses ran in the 2005 John Benstead Handicap at Epsom Downs. Non-runners: All Quiet (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2005 John Benstead Handicap at Epsom Downs?
The winning time was 1m 22.18s (slow by 1.08s).

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