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Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap

Ripon · 16 July 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance1m 4f 10y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8
  • HandicapYes

Most Definitely (IRE) (12/1) won the Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap at Ripon on 16 July 2005, beating Millville (GB) by 1¾ lengths under David Allan for trainer Tim Easterby. 8 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m 4f 10y; the winning time was 2m 33.34s (slow by 1.34s). The 13/8 favourite, Dubai Venture (GB), finished 8th, beaten 57 lengths.

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

Winner Most Definitely (IRE)
SP: 12/1KTB Rating 81C J: David Allan T: Tim Easterby
Won by 1¾ lengthsFav: Dubai Venture (GB) 13/8 · 8th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 1 Most Definitely (IRE) 5g David Allan Tim Easterby 9-9 8581C 2:33.34 11,113.37 12/1
2nd 3 Millville (GB) 5g 1¾ Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 9-13 8981C 2:33.63 4,215.42 10/3
3rd 5 Sualda (IRE) 6g nk Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 8-13 7567C 2:33.67 2,107.71 7/1
4th 8 Idealistic (IRE) 4f 1½ Ashley Hamblett(7) Luca Cumani 8-13 8263C 2:33.92 958.05 14/1
5th 6 Royal Cavalier (GB) 8g 3½ Fergal Lynch Reg Hollinshead 10-0 9070C 2:34.51 479.03 33/1
6th 4 Cripsey Brook (GB) 7g 2 Neil Pollard C W Thornton 9-2 7854C 2:34.84 287.42 12/1
7th 2 Namat (IRE) 4f 20 Seb Sanders William Jarvis 9-6 8244C 2:38.17 — 5/1
8th 7 Dubai Venture (GB) 3c 28 Robert Winston Sir Michael Stoute 8-12 8636C 2:42.84 — 13/8 fav

Winning time 2m 33.34s (slow by 1.34s)

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 Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap at Ripon in 2005?
Most Definitely (IRE) won the Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap at Ripon on 16 July 2005, ridden by David Allan and trained by Tim Easterby.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap at Ripon?
1st Most Definitely (IRE) (12/1), 2nd Millville (GB) (10/3), 3rd Sualda (IRE) (7/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap at Ripon?
Most Definitely (IRE) returned a starting price of 12/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap at Ripon?
8 horses ran in the 2005 Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap at Ripon.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap at Ripon?
The winning time was 2m 33.34s (slow by 1.34s).

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