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Sporting Index Apprentice Handicap (Str)

Newbury · 21 July 2006
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance7f
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Linda's Colin (IRE) (9/1) won the Sporting Index Apprentice Handicap (Str) at Newbury on 21 July 2006, beating Villarosi (IRE) by 1¼ lengths under William Carson for trainer Ronald Harris. 11 ran on Good To Firm going over 7f; the winning time was 1m 25.27s (slow by 2.37s). The 4/1 favourite, Young Bertie (GB), finished 3rd, beaten 2 lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market

Winner Linda's Colin (IRE)
SP: 9/1KTB Rating 77C J: William Carson T: Ronald Harris
Won by 1¼ lengthsFav: Young Bertie (GB) 4/1 · 3rd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Linda's Colin (IRE) 4g William Carson(5) Ronald Harris 8-13 6277C 1:25.27 3,238.50 9/1
2nd 1 Villarosi (IRE) 4f 1¼ Kylie Manser John Best 9-10 6884C 1:25.48 963.50 40/1
3rd 6 Young Bertie (GB) p 3g ¾ N Bazeley(5) Hughie Morrison 8-4 6062C 1:25.60 481.50 4/1 fav
4th 8 Le Chiffre (IRE) p 4g ¾ Bradley Roper(5) Ronald Harris 9-8 6577C 1:25.73 240.50 6/1
5th 7 Taranaki (GB) 8g 1½ Jamie Hamblett Peter Cundell 9-1 5966C 1:25.81 — 6/1
6th 3 Kareeb (FR) 9g nk Alan Rutter(3) Willie Musson 9-1 6265C 1:25.85 — 13/2
7th 11 Dr Synn (GB) 5g shd Mark Coumbe(5) John Akehurst 9-3 6666C 1:25.91 — 9/2
8th 5 Pure Imagination (IRE) 5g nk P J Benson Milton Bradley 10-0 7277C 1:25.94 — 7/1
9th 10 Simpsons Ross (IRE) 3g 1½ K May R M Flower 8-9 6053C 1:26.19 — 25/1
10th 2 Megalala (IRE) 5g 3½ Joseph Walsh(5) John Bridger 8-4 4738C 1:26.77 — 66/1
11th 9 Border Edge (GB) v 8g 4 Robbie Mills John Bridger 9-2 6038C 1:27.44 — 16/1

Winning time 1m 25.27s (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 (11 of 11 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 Sporting Index Apprentice Handicap (Str) at Newbury in 2006?
Linda's Colin (IRE) won the Sporting Index Apprentice Handicap (Str) at Newbury on 21 July 2006, ridden by William Carson and trained by Ronald Harris.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 Sporting Index Apprentice Handicap at Newbury?
1st Linda's Colin (IRE) (9/1), 2nd Villarosi (IRE) (40/1), 3rd Young Bertie (GB) (4/1F).
What price was the winner of the 2006 Sporting Index Apprentice Handicap at Newbury?
Linda's Colin (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/1.
How many horses ran in the 2006 Sporting Index Apprentice Handicap at Newbury?
11 horses ran in the 2006 Sporting Index Apprentice Handicap at Newbury.
What was the winning time of the 2006 Sporting Index Apprentice Handicap at Newbury?
The winning time was 1m 25.27s (slow by 2.37s).

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