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Epsom Downs Apprentice Handicap

Epsom Downs · 3 August 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 2f 18y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners16
  • HandicapYes

Golden Dynasty (GB) (9/1) won the Epsom Downs Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs on 3 August 2005, beating Double Spectre (IRE) by half a length under Travis Block for trainer Richard Hannon Snr. 16 ran on Good going over 1m 2f 18y; the winning time was 2m 13.43s (slow by 7.63s). The 7/2 favourite, He's A Star (GB), finished 15th, beaten 8½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 16 — The market

Winner Golden Dynasty (GB)
SP: 9/1KTB Rating 58C J: Travis Block T: Richard Hannon Snr
Won by half a lengthFav: He's A Star (GB) 7/2 · 15th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 16 Golden Dynasty (GB) 3c Travis Block(5) Richard Hannon Snr 8-9 5858C 2:13.43 3,509.35 9/1
2nd 9 Double Spectre (IRE) 3g ½ Eddie Creighton Jean-Rene Auvray 9-7 6569C 2:13.51 1,079.80 16/1
3rd 11 Play Up Pompey (GB) 3g hd Colin Haddon(3) John Bridger 8-6 5354C 2:13.56 539.90 11/1
4th 4 Thebestisyettocome (GB) 3g 1¾ Dean Corby T G Mills 8-6 5050C 2:13.85 269.95 12/1
5th 13 San Deng (GB) 3g hd Liam Keniry William Muir 9-3 6160C 2:13.92 — 6/1
6th 12 Barnbrook Empire (IRE) 3f hd Amir Quinn Ronald Harris 8-11 5554C 2:13.92 — 14/1
7th 14 Royal Miss (GB) 3f ¾ Mark Savage(3) Ralph Beckett 8-13 6054C 2:14.01 — 33/1
8th 6 Intended (GB) t 3f shd Jamie Jones(5) Andrew Balding 9-0 6355C 2:14.07 — 11/1
9th 8 Fasylitator (IRE) 3c 1 Laura Reynolds(7) Dean Ivory 8-13 6452C 2:14.22 — 10/1
10th 7 Wandering Act (IRE) 3g 2 Tolley Dean(7) Tony Carroll 7-9 4629C 2:14.56 — 20/1
11th 10 Pretty Woman (IRE) 3f shd Frankie McDonald Stuart Williams 8-3 4737C 2:14.57 — 12/1
12th 2 Imperial Treasure (FR) 3f hd Thomas O'Brien(5) J J Sheehan 8-0 4933C 2:14.63 — 50/1
13th 15 Sea Map (GB) 3g nk James Doyle(7) Sylvester Kirk 7-13 5032C 2:14.64 — 14/1
14th 1 Montjeu Baby (IRE) b 3f ¾ Miss Ashleigh Horton(7) Sylvester Kirk 7-9 4626C 2:14.76 — 25/1
15th 3 He's A Star (GB) 3g ½ Stevie Donohoe(5) Gay Kelleway 8-9 5839C 2:14.85 — 7/2 fav
16th 5 Secret Cavern (USA) 3g 1¾ Richard Kingscote(5) Jamie Osborne 9-1 6441C 2:15.14 — 20/1

Winning time 2m 13.43s (slow by 7.63s)

Notes After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (16 of 16 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 Epsom Downs Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs in 2005?
Golden Dynasty (GB) won the Epsom Downs Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs on 3 August 2005, ridden by Travis Block and trained by Richard Hannon Snr.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Epsom Downs Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
1st Golden Dynasty (GB) (9/1), 2nd Double Spectre (IRE) (16/1), 3rd Play Up Pompey (GB) (11/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Epsom Downs Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
Golden Dynasty (GB) returned a starting price of 9/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Epsom Downs Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
16 horses ran in the 2005 Epsom Downs Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Epsom Downs Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
The winning time was 2m 13.43s (slow by 7.63s).

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