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KPMG Apprentice Handicap

Newcastle · 9 August 2006
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 2f 32y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Moonlight Fantasy (IRE) (8/1) won the KPMG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle on 9 August 2006, beating Knight Valliant (GB) by three-quarters of a length under Danielle McCreery for trainer Nigel Tinkler. 11 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m 2f 32y; the winning time was 2m 12.60s (slow by 5.60s). The 2/1 favourite, Im Ova Ere Dad (IRE), finished 7th, beaten 6¼ lengths.

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Winner Moonlight Fantasy (IRE)
SP: 8/1KTB Rating 62C J: Danielle McCreery T: Nigel Tinkler
Won by three-quarters of a lengthFav: Im Ova Ere Dad (IRE) 2/1 · 7th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Moonlight Fantasy (IRE) 3g Danielle McCreery(5) Nigel Tinkler 8-7 4762C 2:12.60 2,357.63 8/1
2nd 2 Knight Valliant (GB) 3g ¾ Neil Brown(3) Howard Johnson 9-3 5571C 2:12.72 701.43 20/1
3rd 8 Dubai Around (IRE) 3g ½ Leanne Kershaw Micky Hammond 9-4 5370C 2:12.81 350.53 8/1
4th 7 English City (IRE) 3c 1¼ Daniel Robinson(7) Bryan Smart 8-13 5563C 2:13.02 175.08 9/2
5th 11 Carrietau (GB) 3g 3 Russ Kennemore James Given 8-11 4654C 2:13.52 — 16/1
6th 3 Twilight Avenger (IRE) 3g ½ Charlotte Kerton(3) Mark Brisbourne 8-10 4852C 2:13.60 — 25/1
7th 9 Im Ova Ere Dad (IRE) 3g nk Tom Messenger Don Cantillon 9-11 5466C 2:13.64 — 2/1 fav
8th 10 Peas 'n Beans (IRE) 3g hd Luke Morris(5) Michael Bell 9-4 5859C 2:13.72 — 5/1
9th 1 Apache Nation (IRE) 3g ½ P J McDonald Michael Dods 9-10 5963C 2:13.77 — 15/2
10th 5 Distant Vision (IRE) t 3f 20 Nicky Lawes(5) Alan Berry 8-0 4021C 2:17.10 — 40/1
11th 6 Fairytale of York (IRE) 3f 30 Kelly Harrison Declan Carroll 8-5 3726C 2:22.77 — 66/1

Winning time 2m 12.60s (slow by 5.60s)

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 KPMG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle in 2006?
Moonlight Fantasy (IRE) won the KPMG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle on 9 August 2006, ridden by Danielle McCreery and trained by Nigel Tinkler.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 KPMG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle?
1st Moonlight Fantasy (IRE) (8/1), 2nd Knight Valliant (GB) (20/1), 3rd Dubai Around (IRE) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2006 KPMG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle?
Moonlight Fantasy (IRE) returned a starting price of 8/1.
How many horses ran in the 2006 KPMG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle?
11 horses ran in the 2006 KPMG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle.
What was the winning time of the 2006 KPMG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle?
The winning time was 2m 12.60s (slow by 5.60s).

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