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Nikon Handicap

Epsom Downs · 6 July 2006
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance6f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9
  • HandicapYes

Steel Blue (GB) (6/1) won the Nikon Handicap at Epsom Downs on 6 July 2006, beating Idle Power (IRE) by three-quarters of a length under Hayley Turner for trainer Richard Whitaker. 9 ran on Good going over 6f; the winning time was 1m 8.77s (slow by 0.97s). The 11/4 favourite, Beaver Patrol (IRE), finished 4th, beaten 3¼ lengths.

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Winner Steel Blue (GB)
SP: 6/1KTB Rating 69C J: Hayley Turner T: Richard Whitaker
Won by three-quarters of a lengthFav: Beaver Patrol (IRE) 11/4 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 6 Steel Blue (GB) 6g Hayley Turner Richard Whitaker 8-10 7669C 1:08.77 8,096.25 6/1
2nd 8 Idle Power (IRE) 8g ¾ Amir Quinn(3) Jim Boyle 9-7 9078C 1:08.89 2,408.75 11/2
3rd 4 Fantasy Believer (GB) 8g 1½ Darryll Holland John Quinn 9-2 8267C 1:09.14 1,203.75 11/2
4th 1 Beaver Patrol (IRE) 4g 1 Shane Kelly R F Johnson Houghton 9-13 9374C 1:09.31 601.25 11/4 fav
5th 7 Purus (IRE) 4g shd Joe Fanning Philip Mitchell 9-3 8364C 1:09.33 — 12/1
6th 2 Fast Heart (GB) t 5g 1¾ Liam Keniry David Nicholls 9-3 8358C 1:09.60 — 8/1
7th 3 Pic Up Sticks (GB) 7g ¾ Ryan Moore Brendan Powell 9-3 8355C 1:09.73 — 10/1
8th 5 Jayanjay (GB) 7g ½ Nelson De Souza(3) Miss B Sanders 9-4 8754C 1:09.81 — 12/1
9th 9 Bird Over (GB) 4f 14 Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett 9-4 8421C 1:12.14 — 12/1

Winning time 1m 8.77s (slow by 0.97s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (9 of 9 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 Nikon Handicap at Epsom Downs in 2006?
Steel Blue (GB) won the Nikon Handicap at Epsom Downs on 6 July 2006, ridden by Hayley Turner and trained by Richard Whitaker.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 Nikon Handicap at Epsom Downs?
1st Steel Blue (GB) (6/1), 2nd Idle Power (IRE) (11/2), 3rd Fantasy Believer (GB) (11/2).
What price was the winner of the 2006 Nikon Handicap at Epsom Downs?
Steel Blue (GB) returned a starting price of 6/1.
How many horses ran in the 2006 Nikon Handicap at Epsom Downs?
9 horses ran in the 2006 Nikon Handicap at Epsom Downs.
What was the winning time of the 2006 Nikon Handicap at Epsom Downs?
The winning time was 1m 8.77s (slow by 0.97s).

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