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Gosforth Decorating Handicap

Newcastle · 28 August 2006
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 4f 93y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15
  • HandicapYes

Hill Billy Rock (IRE) (11/2) won the Gosforth Decorating Handicap at Newcastle on 28 August 2006, beating Sky High Guy (IRE) by 2½ lengths under Dean McKeown for trainer Alan Swinbank. 15 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m 4f 93y; the winning time was 2m 47.98s (slow by 10.48s). The 9/2 favourite, Plemont Bay (GB), finished 4th, beaten 5¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 15 — The market

Winner Hill Billy Rock (IRE)
SP: 11/2KTB Rating 78C J: Dean McKeown T: Alan Swinbank
Won by 2½ lengthsFav: Plemont Bay (GB) 9/2 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 15 Hill Billy Rock (IRE) 3g Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank 9-4 6278C 2:47.98 2,914.65 11/2
2nd 8 Sky High Guy (IRE) 3g 2½ Eddie Ahern Sylvester Kirk 9-7 6575C 2:48.43 867.15 8/1
3rd 6 Park Lane Princess (IRE) 3f 2½ Kirsty Milczarek(7) David Simcock 8-1 5250C 2:48.89 433.35 10/1
4th 13 Plemont Bay (GB) v 3g nk Luke Morris(7) Michael Bell 8-13 6461C 2:48.93 216.45 9/2 fav
5th 2 Trafalgar Day (GB) 3g 1¾ Andrew Mullen(3) Mark Brisbourne 8-13 6057C 2:49.25 — 12/1
6th 12 Minthare (IRE) p 3g ½ Tony Hamilton Chris Grant 9-4 6261C 2:49.34 — 14/1
7th 16 Dubai Around (IRE) 3g ¾ Greg Fairley(3) Micky Hammond 8-6 5348C 2:49.48 — 9/1
8th 1 Silver Mont (IRE) b 3g nk Tadhg O'Shea Ann Duffield 8-5 4946C 2:49.53 — 10/1
9th 5 Revolving World (IRE) b 3c 1¼ Daragh O'Donohoe Tim Fitzgerald 8-11 5549C 2:49.75 — 33/1
10th 11 Hunting Haze (GB) 3g 2 Phillip Makin Sally Hall 9-2 6050C 2:50.12 — 12/1
11th 10 Tranos (USA) v 3c 9 Nicky Mackay Luca Cumani 9-4 6244C 2:51.75 — 11/1
12th 17 Fenners (USA) t 3c shd Dale Gibson G P Kelly 9-2 6042C 2:51.82 — 33/1
13th 14 Noble Edge (GB) p 3g 3½ David Allan Robert Gray 8-9 5335C 2:52.43 — 25/1
14th 9 Celtic Empire (IRE) 3g 11 Micky Fenton Jedd O'Keeffe 8-8 5234C 2:54.43 — 20/1
15th 4 Little Britain (USA) 3g 12 Tom Eaves Howard Johnson 8-12 5638C 2:56.62 — 50/1

Winning time 2m 47.98s (slow by 10.48s)

Non-runners Mister Fizzbomb (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls), Shardia (unsuitable ground)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 (15 of 15 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 Gosforth Decorating Handicap at Newcastle in 2006?
Hill Billy Rock (IRE) won the Gosforth Decorating Handicap at Newcastle on 28 August 2006, ridden by Dean McKeown and trained by Alan Swinbank.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 Gosforth Decorating Handicap at Newcastle?
1st Hill Billy Rock (IRE) (11/2), 2nd Sky High Guy (IRE) (8/1), 3rd Park Lane Princess (IRE) (10/1).
What price was the winner of the 2006 Gosforth Decorating Handicap at Newcastle?
Hill Billy Rock (IRE) returned a starting price of 11/2.
How many horses ran in the 2006 Gosforth Decorating Handicap at Newcastle?
15 horses ran in the 2006 Gosforth Decorating Handicap at Newcastle. Non-runners: Mister Fizzbomb (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls), Shardia (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2006 Gosforth Decorating Handicap at Newcastle?
The winning time was 2m 47.98s (slow by 10.48s).

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