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Apprentice Derby Handicap

Epsom Downs · 1 October 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance1m 4f 10y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Kindling (GB) (11/4F) won the Apprentice Derby Handicap at Epsom Downs on 1 October 2005, beating Torrid Kentavr (USA) by 5 lengths under Greg Fairley for trainer Mark Johnston. 11 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m 4f 10y; the winning time was 2m 44.13s (slow by 8.93s). The winner was the favourite.

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

Winner Kindling (GB)
SP: 11/4 favKTB Rating 66C J: Greg Fairley T: Mark Johnston
Won by 5 lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 8 Kindling (GB) 3f Greg Fairley(5) Mark Johnston 8-1 7566C 2:44.13 6,760 11/4 fav
2nd 2 Torrid Kentavr (USA) 8g 5 Tom Eaves Brian Ellison 9-4 7572C 2:45.04 2,080 11/2
3rd 10 Blackmail (USA) b 7g ¾ Frankie McDonald Miss B Sanders 8-7 6459C 2:45.18 1,040 11/2
4th 1 Papeete (GER) 4f ¾ Eddie Creighton Miss B Sanders 8-11 6861C 2:45.31 520 6/1
5th 5 Merrymaker (GB) 5g nk Nelson De Souza Mark Brisbourne 9-2 7666C 2:45.36 — 7/1
6th 7 Scottish River (USA) 6g 1½ Hayley Turner Mark Usher 9-7 7867C 2:45.63 — 12/1
7th 9 Prime Powered (IRE) p 4g 1½ Jamie Jones(5) Gary Moore 7-13 6642C 2:45.90 — 16/1
8th 4 Santando (GB) 5g 1½ William Carson(7) Clive Brittain 7-10 6736C 2:46.18 — 20/1
9th 6 Mixing (GB) 3c 1¼ Rory Moore(3) William Jarvis 8-0 7037C 2:46.40 — 16/1
10th 3 Duelling Banjos (GB) 6g 1¾ Robert Miles John Akehurst 9-4 7551C 2:46.72 — 14/1
11th 12 Mostarsil (USA) p 7g 15 Jemma Marshall(7) Gary Moore 7-9 6626C 2:49.45 — 20/1

Winning time 2m 44.13s (slow by 8.93s)

Non-runners Mad Carew (unsuitable ground)

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 Apprentice Derby Handicap at Epsom Downs in 2005?
Kindling (GB) won the Apprentice Derby Handicap at Epsom Downs on 1 October 2005, ridden by Greg Fairley and trained by Mark Johnston.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Apprentice Derby Handicap at Epsom Downs?
1st Kindling (GB) (11/4F), 2nd Torrid Kentavr (USA) (11/2), 3rd Blackmail (USA) (11/2).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Apprentice Derby Handicap at Epsom Downs?
Kindling (GB) returned a starting price of 11/4F.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Apprentice Derby Handicap at Epsom Downs?
11 horses ran in the 2005 Apprentice Derby Handicap at Epsom Downs. Non-runners: Mad Carew (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2005 Apprentice Derby Handicap at Epsom Downs?
The winning time was 2m 44.13s (slow by 8.93s).

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