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Sapper Conditions Stakes

Ripon · 30 August 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance5f
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8

Playful (GB) (10/3) won the Sapper Conditions Stakes at Ripon on 30 August 2005, beating Golden Acer (IRE) by 1¾ lengths under Seb Sanders for trainer Ralph Beckett. 8 ran on Good To Firm going over 5f; the winning time was 58.55s (slow by 1.15s). The 11/8 favourite, Golden Acer (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 1¾ lengths.

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Winner Playful (GB)
SP: 10/3KTB Rating 72C J: Seb Sanders T: Ralph Beckett
Won by 1¾ lengthsFav: Golden Acer (IRE) 11/8 · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 9 Playful (GB) 2f Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett 8-9 9172C 58.55 6,724.52 10/3
2nd 1 Golden Acer (IRE) 2c 1¾ Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr 9-0 10069C 58.84 2,550.68 11/8 fav
3rd 8 Colorus (IRE) 2c 1¼ Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 9-0 —64C 59.05 1,275.34 3/1
4th 4 Triskaidekaphobia (GB) 2c 2½ Darren Williams K R Burke 8-12 9350C 59.47 579.70 8/1
5th 7 Rag Tag (IRE) t 2c 4 Liam Keniry Andrew Balding 9-0 9234C 1:00.13 289.85 16/1
6th 3 At The Bar (GB) 2c 3 Leanne Kershaw(7) Ann Stokell 8-3 5510C 1:00.63 173.91 200/1
7th 6 Signor Whippee (GB) 2g 3 Christopher Ely(7) Alan Berry 8-3 —-1C 1:01.13 — 200/1
8th 2 Joking John (GB) 2g ½ Dean McKeown Chris Fairhurst 8-7 —3C 1:01.22 — 66/1

Winning time 58.55s (slow by 1.15s)

Non-runners Laith (vet's certificate)

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 Sapper Conditions Stakes at Ripon in 2005?
Playful (GB) won the Sapper Conditions Stakes at Ripon on 30 August 2005, ridden by Seb Sanders and trained by Ralph Beckett.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Sapper Conditions Stakes at Ripon?
1st Playful (GB) (10/3), 2nd Golden Acer (IRE) (11/8F), 3rd Colorus (IRE) (3/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Sapper Conditions Stakes at Ripon?
Playful (GB) returned a starting price of 10/3.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Sapper Conditions Stakes at Ripon?
8 horses ran in the 2005 Sapper Conditions Stakes at Ripon. Non-runners: Laith (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Sapper Conditions Stakes at Ripon?
The winning time was 58.55s (slow by 1.15s).

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