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Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap

Salisbury · 19 August 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Will The Till (GB) (10/1) won the Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury on 19 August 2005, beating The Gaikwar (IRE) by a head under Frankie McDonald for trainer Milton Bradley. 11 ran on Good going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 45.01s (slow by 5.11s). The 7/2 favourite, Wychbury (USA), finished 6th, beaten 10½ lengths.

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Winner Will The Till (GB)
SP: 10/1KTB Rating 70C J: Frankie McDonald T: Milton Bradley
Won by a headFav: Wychbury (USA) 7/2 · 6th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 6 Will The Till (GB) 3g Frankie McDonald Milton Bradley 8-3 5570C 1:45.01 3,655.60 10/1
2nd 10 The Gaikwar (IRE) b 6g hd Mark Savage(3) Ronald Harris 9-2 6582C 1:45.04 1,124.80 5/1
3rd 12 Aggravation (GB) t 3g 5 Ashley Hamblett(7) David Elsworth 7-11 5648C 1:45.89 562.40 5/1
4th 8 Edge Fund (GB) 3g 4 James Millman(10) Rod Millman 8-5 6744C 1:46.55 281.20 15/2
5th 4 Border Edge (GB) v 7g 1 Colin Haddon John Bridger 9-0 6050C 1:46.72 — 8/1
6th 13 Wychbury (USA) 4g nk Greg Fairley(5) Heather Dalton 9-3 6853C 1:46.76 — 7/2 fav
7th 1 Awarding (GB) t 5g 2 Slade O'Hara(5) Dr Jeremy Naylor 7-13 5229C 1:47.09 — 20/1
8th 5 Cautiously (USA) 4f shd Richard Kingscote(3) Michael Blanshard 8-13 6243C 1:47.11 — 40/1
9th 11 English Rocket (IRE) 4g hd James Doyle(5) Dominic Ffrench Davis 8-9 6038C 1:47.17 — 16/1
10th 7 Didoe (GB) 6m 9 Travis Block(3) Peter Hiatt 8-1 5623C 1:48.64 — 12/1
11th 2 Golden Spectrum (IRE) 6g 11 Robbie Mills(7) Ronald Harris 8-4 5726C 1:50.47 — 14/1

Winning time 1m 45.01s (slow by 5.11s)

Non-runners Deeper In Debt (unsuitable ground), Juste Pour L'Amour (unsuitable ground), Mystic 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 (11 of 11 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 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury in 2005?
Will The Till (GB) won the Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury on 19 August 2005, ridden by Frankie McDonald and trained by Milton Bradley.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
1st Will The Till (GB) (10/1), 2nd The Gaikwar (IRE) (5/1), 3rd Aggravation (GB) (5/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
Will The Till (GB) returned a starting price of 10/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
11 horses ran in the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury. Non-runners: Deeper In Debt (unsuitable ground), Juste Pour L'Amour (unsuitable ground), Mystic Lad (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
The winning time was 1m 45.01s (slow by 5.11s).

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