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Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap

Salisbury · 28 September 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 1f 198y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Villarrica (USA) (10/1) won the Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury on 28 September 2005, beating Wee Dinns (IRE) by 1¼ lengths under Jamie Hamblett for trainer Sir Michael Stoute. 12 ran on Good going over 1m 1f 198y; the winning time was 2m 9.44s (slow by 3.64s). The 9/2 favourite, Northside Lodge (IRE), finished 3rd, beaten 3¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Villarrica (USA)
SP: 10/1KTB Rating 78C J: Jamie Hamblett T: Sir Michael Stoute
Won by 1¼ lengthsFav: Northside Lodge (IRE) 9/2 · 3rd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Villarrica (USA) 3f Jamie Hamblett(10) Sir Michael Stoute 8-3 7178C 2:09.44 3,697.20 10/1
2nd 3 Wee Dinns (IRE) 4f 1¼ James Doyle(5) Sylvester Kirk 9-3 7489C 2:09.65 1,137.60 11/1
3rd 10 Northside Lodge (IRE) p 7g 2 Mark Coumbe(8) Walter Swinburn 8-9 6977C 2:09.98 568.80 9/2 fav
4th 7 Jacaranda (IRE) p 5g 6 Natalia Gemelova Anabel K Murphy 8-13 6567C 2:10.98 284.40 10/1
5th 1 Black Falcon (IRE) 5g 2½ Richard Kingscote Ian Williams 9-7 7370C 2:11.40 — 5/1
6th 8 Mostarsil (USA) 7g 1¼ Jemma Marshall(8) Gary Moore 8-6 6652C 2:11.61 — 20/1
7th 9 Celtic Spa (IRE) 3f 1¼ Jamie Jones(3) Nerys Dutfield 8-11 7254C 2:11.81 — 6/1
8th 2 Freak Occurence (IRE) 4g 1 Thomas O'Brien(5) Emma Lavelle 9-1 7256C 2:11.98 — 7/1
9th 5 Vracca (GB) 3f 3½ Aurelio Medeiros M C Pipe 9-0 7255C 2:12.56 — 33/1
10th 6 Son of Greek Myth (USA) 4g 19 Mark Flynn Gary Moore 9-4 7059C 2:15.73 — 25/1
UR 12 Hatch A Plan (IRE) 4g — Stevie Donohoe Mouse Hamilton-Fairley 9-0 66— — — 8/1
UR 14 Chapter (IRE) 3c — Travis Block(3) Richard Hannon Snr 8-11 72— — — 12/1

Winning time 2m 9.44s (slow by 3.64s)

Non-runners Fabrian (vet's certificate), War Owl (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 (10 of 12 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?
Villarrica (USA) won the Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury on 28 September 2005, ridden by Jamie Hamblett and trained by Sir Michael Stoute.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
1st Villarrica (USA) (10/1), 2nd Wee Dinns (IRE) (11/1), 3rd Northside Lodge (IRE) (9/2F).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
Villarrica (USA) returned a starting price of 10/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
12 horses ran in the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury. Non-runners: Fabrian (vet's certificate), War Owl (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
The winning time was 2m 9.44s (slow by 3.64s).

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