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JC Apollo Handicap

Bath · 9 October 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 3f 144y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13
  • HandicapYes

Blue Bajan (IRE) (10/1) won the JC Apollo Handicap at Bath on 9 October 2005, beating Heathyards Pride (GB) by a neck under Chris Catlin for trainer Andy Turnell. 13 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m 3f 144y; the winning time was 2m 31.24s (slow by 5.34s). The 7/2 favourite, Velvet Waters (GB), finished 5th, beaten 2¼ lengths.

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Winner Blue Bajan (IRE)
SP: 10/1KTB Rating 77C J: Chris Catlin T: Andy Turnell
Won by a neckFav: Velvet Waters (GB) 7/2 · 5th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 3 Blue Bajan (IRE) 3g Chris Catlin Andy Turnell 8-8 7077C 2:31.24 4,346.55 10/1
2nd 11 Heathyards Pride (GB) 5g nk Graham Gibbons Reg Hollinshead 8-6 6175C 2:31.29 1,337.40 7/1
3rd 2 War Owl (USA) 8g nk David Nolan(3) Ian Williams 8-9 6777C 2:31.32 668.70 18/1
4th 6 Desert Island Disc (GB) 8m 1 Slade O'Hara(7) Dr Jeremy Naylor 8-6 6872C 2:31.49 334.35 12/1
5th 14 Velvet Waters (GB) 4f ¾ Steve Carson R F Johnson Houghton 8-12 6776C 2:31.62 — 7/2 fav
6th 7 San Deng (GB) 3g nk Nelson De Souza(3) William Muir 7-12 6361C 2:31.70 — 10/1
7th 1 Newnham (IRE) 4g ¾ Nicky Mackay Luca Cumani 9-5 7480C 2:31.82 — 9/2
8th 15 Our Teddy (IRE) 5g ¾ Kevin Ghunowa(7) P A Blockley 8-12 7472C 2:31.95 — 25/1
9th 12 Busaco (GB) 3g ½ Eddie Ahern John Dunlop 8-4 6662C 2:32.03 — 9/1
10th 8 Northside Lodge (IRE) p 7g hd T Quinn Walter Swinburn 9-0 6972C 2:32.06 — 15/2
11th 10 Scottish Play (IRE) t 3g 3 Alan Munro Gerard Butler 8-2 6654C 2:32.53 — 12/1
12th 13 Siena Star (IRE) 7g 1¼ Micky Fenton Peter Bowen 9-5 7468C 2:32.74 — 33/1
13th 9 Doctored (GB) tb 4g 1½ Steve Drowne David Evans 8-10 6555C 2:32.99 — 25/1

Winning time 2m 31.24s (slow by 5.34s)

Non-runners Gramada (vet's certificate), Rosecliff (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 (13 of 13 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 JC Apollo Handicap at Bath in 2005?
Blue Bajan (IRE) won the JC Apollo Handicap at Bath on 9 October 2005, ridden by Chris Catlin and trained by Andy Turnell.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 JC Apollo Handicap at Bath?
1st Blue Bajan (IRE) (10/1), 2nd Heathyards Pride (GB) (7/1), 3rd War Owl (USA) (18/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 JC Apollo Handicap at Bath?
Blue Bajan (IRE) returned a starting price of 10/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 JC Apollo Handicap at Bath?
13 horses ran in the 2005 JC Apollo Handicap at Bath. Non-runners: Gramada (vet's certificate), Rosecliff (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2005 JC Apollo Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 2m 31.24s (slow by 5.34s).

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