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Abacus Handicap

Ripon · 10 July 2006
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Pianoforte (USA) (20/1) won the Abacus Handicap at Ripon on 10 July 2006, beating Sedge (USA) by 1¾ lengths under Jimmy Quinn for trainer Eric Alston. 12 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 39.47s (slow by 2.37s). The 4/1 favourite, Kaymich Perfecto (GB), finished 9th, beaten 10½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Pianoforte (USA)
SP: 20/1KTB Rating 63C J: Jimmy Quinn T: Eric Alston
Won by 1¾ lengthsFav: Kaymich Perfecto (GB) 4/1 · 9th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 3 Pianoforte (USA) 4g Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston 9-0 5563C 1:39.47 3,886.20 20/1
2nd 2 Sedge (USA) p 6g 1¾ Rory Moore(5) Paul Midgley 8-9 5553C 1:39.76 1,156.20 7/1
3rd 12 Apsara (GB) 5m nk Paul Mulrennan George Moore 9-4 5961C 1:39.80 577.80 16/1
4th 5 Attacca (GB) 5g 2 David Allan John Weymes 9-0 5551C 1:40.14 288.60 16/1
5th 10 Kabis Amigos (GB) 4g ¾ Paul Fessey David Nicholls 9-0 5549C 1:40.26 — 9/1
6th 1 Grande Terre (IRE) p 5m nk Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 9-1 5649C 1:40.30 — 9/2
7th 9 Flaxby (GB) b 4g 2 Graham Gibbons James Bethell 8-9 5037C 1:40.64 — 11/1
8th 6 Ali D (GB) 8g 2 Neil Callan Garry Woodward 9-7 6243C 1:40.97 — 9/1
9th 4 Kaymich Perfecto (GB) 6g 1½ Michael Stainton(7) Richard Whitaker 9-13 6945C 1:41.22 — 4/1 fav
10th 11 Spanish Law (GB) b 4g 3 Phillip Makin Michael Dods 8-11 5220C 1:41.72 — 8/1
11th 7 Pauline's Prince (GB) 4c 2½ Royston Ffrench Reg Hollinshead 9-8 6326C 1:42.14 — 25/1
12th 8 Ocean Sunrise (IRE) 3f 19 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 9-1 6519C 1:45.30 — 33/1

Winning time 1m 39.47s (slow by 2.37s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 12 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 Abacus Handicap at Ripon in 2006?
Pianoforte (USA) won the Abacus Handicap at Ripon on 10 July 2006, ridden by Jimmy Quinn and trained by Eric Alston.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 Abacus Handicap at Ripon?
1st Pianoforte (USA) (20/1), 2nd Sedge (USA) (7/1), 3rd Apsara (GB) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2006 Abacus Handicap at Ripon?
Pianoforte (USA) returned a starting price of 20/1.
How many horses ran in the 2006 Abacus Handicap at Ripon?
12 horses ran in the 2006 Abacus Handicap at Ripon.
What was the winning time of the 2006 Abacus Handicap at Ripon?
The winning time was 1m 39.47s (slow by 2.37s).

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