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betfair.com Apprentice Handicap Final

Pontefract · 21 September 2006
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 2f 6y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Air Biscuit (IRE) (9/4F) won the betfair.com Apprentice Handicap Final at Pontefract on 21 September 2006, beating Royal Master (GB) by 1¾ lengths under Jonjo Milczarek for trainer Chris Wall. 11 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m 2f 6y; the winning time was 2m 14.24s (slow by 5.84s). The winner was the favourite.

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

Winner Air Biscuit (IRE)
SP: 9/4 favKTB Rating 79C J: Jonjo Milczarek T: Chris Wall
Won by 1¾ lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 9 Air Biscuit (IRE) t 3f Jonjo Milczarek(5) Chris Wall 9-8 6579C 2:14.24 3,238.50 9/4 fav
2nd 10 Royal Master (GB) 4g 1¾ Ashley Hamblett P C Haslam 9-3 5570C 2:14.53 963.50 14/1
3rd 13 Ruby Legend (GB) p 8g 1½ James Reveley Keith Reveley 9-9 5572C 2:14.78 481.50 8/1
4th 6 Captivate (GB) p 3f 1 Michael Metcalfe(5) Alan McCabe 8-0 4047C 2:14.95 240.50 50/1
5th 11 Lenoir (GER) v 3g 2 Thomas O'Brien V Smith 9-4 6261C 2:15.28 — 7/1
6th 5 Fairy Monarch (IRE) b 7g 2 Danielle McCreery Paul Midgley 8-11 4949C 2:15.62 — 9/2
7th 15 Galloping Gertie (GB) 4f shd Mr J P Featherstone(5) J Hetherton 8-6 3044C 2:15.63 — 100/1
8th 17 Viable (GB) 4g ½ Joseph Walsh(5) Pam Sly 9-6 6357C 2:15.70 — 8/1
9th 16 Kirkhammerton (IRE) v 4g nk Adam Carter(7) Alan McCabe 8-4 4240C 2:15.78 — 22/1
10th 14 Parisian Playboy (GB) t 6g 4 Charlotte Kerton Alan Brown 8-11 4138C 2:16.45 — 66/1
11th 7 River Logic (IRE) 3g 30 Tolley Dean Alan Brown 9-2 6039C 2:21.78 — 6/1

Winning time 2m 14.24s (slow by 5.84s)

Non-runners Archie Babe (unsuitable ground), Bank On Benny (unsuitable ground), Donna's DoubleI (unsuitable ground), Kylkenny (unsuitable ground), Riverhill (vet's certificate), Summer Force (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 (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.

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

Quick answers

Who won the betfair.com Apprentice Handicap Final at Pontefract in 2006?
Air Biscuit (IRE) won the betfair.com Apprentice Handicap Final at Pontefract on 21 September 2006, ridden by Jonjo Milczarek and trained by Chris Wall.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 betfair.com Apprentice Handicap Final at Pontefract?
1st Air Biscuit (IRE) (9/4F), 2nd Royal Master (GB) (14/1), 3rd Ruby Legend (GB) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2006 betfair.com Apprentice Handicap Final at Pontefract?
Air Biscuit (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/4F.
How many horses ran in the 2006 betfair.com Apprentice Handicap Final at Pontefract?
11 horses ran in the 2006 betfair.com Apprentice Handicap Final at Pontefract. Non-runners: Archie Babe (unsuitable ground), Bank On Benny (unsuitable ground), Donna's DoubleI (unsuitable ground), Kylkenny (unsuitable ground), Riverhill (vet's certificate), Summer Force (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2006 betfair.com Apprentice Handicap Final at Pontefract?
The winning time was 2m 14.24s (slow by 5.84s).

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