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Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap

Salisbury · 1 September 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance5f
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) (6/1) won the Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury on 1 September 2005, beating Dance To The Blues (IRE) by a head under Jamie Jones for trainer Andrew Balding. 11 ran on Good To Firm going over 5f; the winning time was 1m 1.44s (slow by 2.34s). The 7/4 favourite, Extremely Rare (IRE), finished 7th, beaten 4¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market

Winner Holbeck Ghyll (IRE)
SP: 6/1KTB Rating 61C J: Jamie Jones T: Andrew Balding
Won by a headFav: Extremely Rare (IRE) 7/4 · 7th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 1 Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) 3g Jamie Jones(5) Andrew Balding 8-5 6361C 1:01.44 4,889.30 6/1
2nd 4 Dance To The Blues (IRE) p 4f hd Adam Kirby Ben De Haan 8-4 5659C 1:01.47 1,504.40 8/1
3rd 9 Elvina (GB) 4f ½ Colin Haddon Tony Newcombe 8-4 5457C 1:01.56 752.20 9/1
4th 2 Blessed Place (GB) 5g 1½ Ashley Hamblett(5) Dominic Ffrench Davis 7-13 5645C 1:01.81 376.10 12/1
5th 8 Seven No Trumps (GB) 8g 1 Greg Fairley(5) Milton Bradley 8-13 7055C 1:01.98 — 8/1
6th 10 Mirasol Princess (GB) 4f ¾ Laura Reynolds(5) Dean Ivory 8-10 6748C 1:02.11 — 20/1
7th 11 Extremely Rare (IRE) 4f nk Saleem Golam Malcolm Saunders 9-4 7055C 1:02.15 — 7/4 fav
8th 5 Withering Lady (IRE) p 3f ½ Amy Baker(5) Nerys Dutfield 8-0 5835C 1:02.23 — 25/1
9th 3 Double M (GB) v 8g 1¼ Donna Aspell(5) Lydia Richards 7-13 5628C 1:02.44 — 25/1
10th 7 Old Harry (GB) 5g hd James Doyle(5) Eric Wheeler 7-13 5627C 1:02.52 — 80/1
11th 6 Heidi's Dash (IRE) 3f 1¼ Richard Kingscote(3) Roger Charlton 8-9 6531C 1:02.69 — 12/1

Winning time 1m 1.44s (slow by 2.34s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (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?
Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) won the Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury on 1 September 2005, ridden by Jamie Jones and trained by Andrew Balding.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
1st Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) (6/1), 2nd Dance To The Blues (IRE) (8/1), 3rd Elvina (GB) (9/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
Holbeck Ghyll (IRE) returned a starting price of 6/1.
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.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
The winning time was 1m 1.44s (slow by 2.34s).

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