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Ripon Rowels Handicap

Ripon · 29 August 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 2
  • Distance1m
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners18
  • HandicapYes

Granston (IRE) (15/2) won the Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon on 29 August 2005, beating Langford (GB) by half a length under Graham Gibbons for trainer James Bethell. 18 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 36.62s (fast by 0.48s). The 11/2 favourite, Hartshead (GB), finished 4th, beaten 2½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 18 — The market

Winner Granston (IRE)
SP: 15/2KTB Rating 90C J: Graham Gibbons T: James Bethell
Won by half a lengthFav: Hartshead (GB) 11/2 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 1 Granston (IRE) 4g Graham Gibbons James Bethell 8-11 8290C 1:36.62 12,379.52 15/2
2nd 3 Langford (GB) 5g ½ Saleem Golam(5) Mark H Tompkins 9-4 9496C 1:36.70 4,695.68 15/2
3rd 4 San Antonio (GB) b 5g 1 Tom Eaves Pam Sly 9-1 8690C 1:36.87 2,347.84 16/1
4th 7 Hartshead (GB) 6g 1 Fergal Lynch Alan Swinbank 9-1 8687C 1:37.04 1,067.20 11/2 fav
5th 6 Stoic Leader (IRE) 5g nk Luke Fletcher Roger Fisher 9-1 8686C 1:37.08 533.60 18/1
6th 11 Flipando (IRE) 4g 1¼ Phillip Makin David Barron 9-5 9086C 1:37.29 320.16 11/1
7th 18 Literatim (GB) 5g 1½ Ashley Hamblett(7) Luca Cumani 8-9 8772C 1:37.54 — 11/1
8th 8 Tough Love (GB) 6g 1½ Royston Ffrench Tim Easterby 8-7 7865C 1:37.62 — 16/1
9th 15 Sky Crusader (GB) 3c hd J-P Guillambert Roger Ingram 9-1 9273C 1:37.70 — 8/1
10th 14 Irony (IRE) p 6g 1¾ Adrian Nicholls Andrew Balding 9-4 8970C 1:37.95 — 50/1
11th 10 Cardinal Venture (IRE) 7g 2½ Neil Callan Kevin Ryan 8-12 8357C 1:38.37 — 20/1
12th 2 Leo's Lucky Star (USA) 3g nk Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 8-13 9057C 1:38.41 — 20/1
13th 9 Capable Guest (IRE) 3c 1½ Ted Durcan Mick Channon 9-5 9659C 1:38.66 — 20/1
14th 12 Little Jimbob (GB) 4g 1¼ Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 8-12 8348C 1:38.87 — 20/1
15th 5 Mine Behind (GB) 5g nk Andrew Elliott(7) John Best 8-10 8845C 1:38.91 — 14/1
16th 16 Vicious Warrior (GB) 6g ½ Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker 8-10 8144C 1:39.00 — 28/1
17th 17 Etijahaat (IRE) 3c 10 Paul Mulrennan(3) Chris Fairhurst 8-6 8640C 1:40.66 — 50/1
18th 13 Cheerleader (GB) 3f 2½ Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 8-12 8946C 1:41.08 — 12/1

Winning time 1m 36.62s (fast by 0.48s)

Notes Course record.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (18 of 18 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 Rowels Handicap at Ripon in 2005?
Granston (IRE) won the Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon on 29 August 2005, ridden by Graham Gibbons and trained by James Bethell.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
1st Granston (IRE) (15/2), 2nd Langford (GB) (15/2), 3rd San Antonio (GB) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
Granston (IRE) returned a starting price of 15/2.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
18 horses ran in the 2005 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
The winning time was 1m 36.62s (fast by 0.48s).

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