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Apprentice Handicap

Doncaster · 5 November 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance7f
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners22
  • HandicapYes

Cardinal Venture (IRE) (9/1) won the Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster on 5 November 2005, beating Thunderwing (IRE) by 11 lengths under Andrew Mullen for trainer Kevin Ryan. 22 ran on Soft going over 7f; the winning time was 1m 31.69s (slow by 8.59s).

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 22 — The market

Winner Cardinal Venture (IRE)
SP: 9/1KTB Rating 108C J: Andrew Mullen T: Kevin Ryan
Won by 11 lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 1 Cardinal Venture (IRE) 7g Andrew Mullen(3) Kevin Ryan 8-7 80108C 1:31.69 7,363.06 9/1
2nd 2 Thunderwing (IRE) 3c 11 Andrew Elliott(5) K R Burke 8-5 8373C 1:33.89 2,190.61 14/1
3rd 6 Balakiref (GB) 6g ¾ Phillip Makin Michael Dods 8-10 7776C 1:34.04 1,094.74 12/1
4th 19 Yakimov (USA) 6g 1¼ Eddie Creighton D J Wintle 8-11 7873C 1:34.29 546.80 33/1
5th 13 Imperial Echo (USA) 4g ¾ Slade O'Hara(5) David Barron 7-13 7659C 1:34.44 — 22/1
6th 20 Game Lad (GB) 3g 1¼ Duran Fentiman(3) Tim Easterby 9-3 9173C 1:34.69 — 13/2 jt-fav
7th 3 Steel Blue (GB) 5g 1¼ Michael Stainton(5) Richard Whitaker 8-5 8261C 1:34.94 — 16/1
8th 22 Chateau Nicol (GB) v 6g 2½ Liam Keniry Brendan Powell 8-13 8069C 1:35.44 — 20/1
9th 15 Certain Justice (USA) 7g 1¼ Ben Swarbrick Stef Higgins 8-5 7261C 1:35.69 — 20/1
10th 21 Paris Bell (GB) 3g ¾ David Nolan Tim Easterby 8-9 7765C 1:35.84 — 16/1
11th 4 Bailieborough (IRE) v 6g 2½ Greg Fairley(5) Robert Gray 8-6 8362C 1:36.34 — 25/1
12th 17 Hurricane Coast (GB) b 6g 1½ James Doyle(5) Kevin McAuliffe 7-11 7453C 1:36.64 — 25/1
13th 14 Commando Scott (IRE) 4g ½ Nelson De Souza Ian McInnes 9-1 8271C 1:36.74 — 8/1
14th 16 Breaking Shadow (IRE) 3g 3½ Patrick Donaghy(7) K R Burke 7-10 7852C 1:37.44 — 33/1
15th 5 Wigwam Willie (IRE) 3g shd Chris Timmons(7) Kevin Ryan 8-2 8458C 1:37.46 — 13/2 jt-fav
16th 18 Tidy (IRE) 5g 2 Ashley Hamblett(5) Micky Hammond 7-10 7352C 1:37.84 — 25/1
17th 11 Apex (GB) 4g ¾ Stephanie Hollinshead(5) Nigel Tinkler 8-2 7958C 1:37.99 — 50/1
18th 10 Riley Boys (IRE) 4g 4 Stevie Donohoe(3) James Given 8-5 7861C 1:38.79 — 50/1
19th 8 Fair Shake (IRE) v 5g 15 Frankie McDonald Karen McLintock 8-7 7463C 1:41.79 — 33/1
20th 9 Baron Rhodes (GB) 4f 11 Rory Moore(3) John Wainwright 8-1 7457C 1:43.99 — 50/1
21st 7 Queen's Lodge (IRE) 5m 1¼ Paul Mulrennan John Wainwright 9-3 8473C 1:44.24 — 25/1
22nd 12 Desert Opal (GB) 5g 2 Marc Halford(3) D W Chapman 8-2 7558C 1:44.64 — 25/1

Winning time 1m 31.69s (slow by 8.59s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (22 of 22 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 Handicap at Doncaster in 2005?
Cardinal Venture (IRE) won the Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster on 5 November 2005, ridden by Andrew Mullen and trained by Kevin Ryan.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
1st Cardinal Venture (IRE) (9/1), 2nd Thunderwing (IRE) (14/1), 3rd Balakiref (GB) (12/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
Cardinal Venture (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/1.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
22 horses ran in the 2005 Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
The winning time was 1m 31.69s (slow by 8.59s).

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