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Rectangle Group Handicap

Haydock · 23 September 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 3f 200y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners16
  • HandicapYes

Kindling (GB) (6/1J) won the Rectangle Group Handicap at Haydock on 23 September 2005, beating Smart John (GB) by 1½ lengths under Kevin Darley for trainer Mark Johnston. 16 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m 3f 200y; the winning time was 2m 36.00s (slow by 6.80s).

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

Winner Kindling (GB)
SP: 6/1 jt-favKTB Rating 84C J: Kevin Darley T: Mark Johnston
Won by 1½ lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 3 Kindling (GB) 3f Kevin Darley Mark Johnston 8-13 7084C 2:36.00 3,714.10 6/1 jt-fav
2nd 10 Smart John (GB) 5g 1½ Seb Sanders Ian Williams 9-5 6887C 2:36.27 1,142.80 6/1 jt-fav
3rd 8 Pella (GB) 4f 3 Fergus Sweeney Michael Blanshard 8-13 6274C 2:36.82 571.40 16/1
4th 13 Bethanys Boy (IRE) 4g ½ Tom Eaves Brian Ellison 8-9 5869C 2:36.91 285.70 8/1
5th 17 Silver Prophet (IRE) 6g 3 Hayley Turner Martin Bosley 9-0 6367C 2:37.45 — 20/1
6th 4 Ego Trip (GB) b 4g 1¼ Paul Mulrennan(3) Michael Easterby 8-10 6260C 2:37.68 — 20/1
7th 14 Penalty Kick (IRE) 3c 1¾ Franny Norton N A Callaghan 8-11 6858C 2:38.00 — 7/1
8th 15 Royal Melbourne (IRE) 5g nk Paul Hanagan Julie Camacho 8-12 6158C 2:38.05 — 12/1
9th 2 Great View (IRE) p 6g 2½ Eddie Ahern Anabel K Murphy 8-13 6253C 2:38.50 — 8/1
10th 7 Dickie Deadeye (GB) 8g 10 Richard Thomas(3) Jonathan Geake 9-4 7056C 2:40.32 — 12/1
11th 1 Oddsmaker (IRE) 4g ¾ Dean McKeown Maurice Barnes 9-3 6655C 2:40.45 — 25/1
12th 11 Bojangles (IRE) 6g 2½ David Nolan(3) Roy Brotherton 8-8 6146C 2:40.91 — 14/1
13th 12 Etching (USA) 5m 13 Ben Swarbrick(3) Mark Brisbourne 8-6 5844C 2:43.27 — 25/1
14th 16 Terlan (GER) 7g 1¼ Tony Hamilton P Monteith 8-11 6049C 2:43.50 — 66/1
15th 6 Bubbling Fun (GB) 4f 4 Slade O'Hara(7) Trevor Wall 8-9 6547C 2:44.23 — 66/1
16th 5 Fair Spin (GB) 5g hd Joe Fanning Micky Hammond 8-9 5847C 2:44.31 — 25/1

Winning time 2m 36.00s (slow by 6.80s)

Non-runners Silvaline (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 (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 Rectangle Group Handicap at Haydock in 2005?
Kindling (GB) won the Rectangle Group Handicap at Haydock on 23 September 2005, ridden by Kevin Darley and trained by Mark Johnston.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Rectangle Group Handicap at Haydock?
1st Kindling (GB) (6/1J), 2nd Smart John (GB) (6/1J), 3rd Pella (GB) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Rectangle Group Handicap at Haydock?
Kindling (GB) returned a starting price of 6/1J.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Rectangle Group Handicap at Haydock?
16 horses ran in the 2005 Rectangle Group Handicap at Haydock. Non-runners: Silvaline (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Rectangle Group Handicap at Haydock?
The winning time was 2m 36.00s (slow by 6.80s).

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