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Newby Apprentice Handicap

Ripon · 20 April 2006
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance5f
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners18
  • HandicapYes

Our Little Secret (IRE) (33/1) won the Newby Apprentice Handicap at Ripon on 20 April 2006, beating Dorn Dancer (IRE) by 2½ lengths under Kevin Ghunowa for trainer Alan Berry. 18 ran on Soft going over 5f; the winning time was 1m 1.22s (slow by 4.02s). The 9/4 favourite, Mynd (GB), finished 3rd, beaten 4 lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 18 — The market

Winner Our Little Secret (IRE)
SP: 33/1KTB Rating 80C J: Kevin Ghunowa T: Alan Berry
Won by 2½ lengthsFav: Mynd (GB) 9/4 · 3rd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 14 Our Little Secret (IRE) 4f Kevin Ghunowa Alan Berry 8-4 5580C 1:01.22 3,238.50 33/1
2nd 10 Dorn Dancer (IRE) 4f 2½ Tolley Dean D W Barker 8-12 6477C 1:01.72 963.50 10/1
3rd 8 Mynd (GB) 6g 1½ Patrick Donaghy(5) Richard Whitaker 8-0 5758C 1:02.02 481.50 9/4 fav
4th 3 Desertina (IRE) 4f 1 Laura Reynolds(5) Richard Whitaker 7-13 4653C 1:02.22 240.50 80/1
5th 1 George The Best (IRE) 5g 1½ Thomas O'Brien Micky Hammond 8-4 4851C 1:02.52 — 14/1
6th 15 Angelofthenorth (GB) b 4f ½ John Cavanagh(8) James Bethell 8-3 6348C 1:02.62 — 10/1
7th 6 Gone'n'dunnett (IRE) v 7g nk Kirsty Milczarek(3) Christine Dunnett 8-13 6857C 1:02.67 — 9/1
8th 12 Harrington Bates (GB) 5g 1¼ Luke Morris(5) Richard Whitaker 7-13 4837C 1:02.92 — 66/1
9th 18 Blackheath (IRE) 10g nk Victoria Behan(6) David Nicholls 8-12 7049C 1:02.97 — 14/1
10th 13 Marshallspark (IRE) p 7g nk Nicky Lawes(8) Richard Fahey 8-0 6035C 1:03.07 — 33/1
11th 5 Unlimited (GB) 4g ½ R F Keogh Ann Duffield 8-13 6546C 1:03.17 — 5/1
12th 7 Rancho Cucamonga (IRE) 4f nk Dean Heslop(10) David Barron 8-3 6534C 1:03.22 — 25/1
13th 19 Percy Douglas (GB) tb 6h ½ Stacy Renwick Ann Stokell 8-4 5433C 1:03.32 — 20/1
14th 16 Majik (GB) v 7g hd Sophie Doyle(5) P A Blockley 7-13 4827C 1:03.41 — 16/1
15th 17 Diamond Katie (IRE) 4f ½ Robbie Mills(3) Nigel Tinkler 9-1 7041C 1:03.47 — 25/1
16th 20 Legal Set (IRE) t 10g shd Mark Coumbe(5) Ann Stokell 7-13 4525C 1:03.49 — 50/1
17th 9 Bennanabaa (GB) tp 7g 8 Jemma Marshall(3) Simon Burrough 8-1 4010C 1:05.07 — 100/1
18th 2 Trick Cyclist (GB) 5g 16 Mrs Adele Mulrennan(8) Michael Easterby 8-8 6817C 1:08.27 — 25/1

Winning time 1m 1.22s (slow by 4.02s)

Non-runners Catch The Cat (unsuitable ground), Grasslandik (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 (18 of 18 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 Newby Apprentice Handicap at Ripon in 2006?
Our Little Secret (IRE) won the Newby Apprentice Handicap at Ripon on 20 April 2006, ridden by Kevin Ghunowa and trained by Alan Berry.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 Newby Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
1st Our Little Secret (IRE) (33/1), 2nd Dorn Dancer (IRE) (10/1), 3rd Mynd (GB) (9/4F).
What price was the winner of the 2006 Newby Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
Our Little Secret (IRE) returned a starting price of 33/1.
How many horses ran in the 2006 Newby Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
18 horses ran in the 2006 Newby Apprentice Handicap at Ripon. Non-runners: Catch The Cat (unsuitable ground), Grasslandik (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2006 Newby Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
The winning time was 1m 1.22s (slow by 4.02s).

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