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Apprentice Handicap (40-70)

Downpatrick · 27 September 2006
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 5f
  • GoingYielding To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15
  • HandicapYes

Orpen Princess (IRE) (10/1) won the Apprentice Handicap (40-70) at Downpatrick on 27 September 2006, beating Hearthstead Dream (GB) by a neck under Robbie Egan for trainer Joseph Crowley. 15 ran on Yielding To Soft going over 1m 5f; the winning time was 3m 11.90s (slow by 17.90s). The 5/2 favourite, Hearthstead Dream (GB), finished 2nd, beaten a neck.

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Winner Orpen Princess (IRE)
SP: 10/1KTB Rating 65C J: Robbie Egan T: Joseph Crowley
Won by a neckFav: Hearthstead Dream (GB) 5/2 · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 11 Orpen Princess (IRE) p 3f Robbie Egan(4) Joseph Crowley 8-11 6465C 3:11.90 7,601 10/1
2nd 13 Hearthstead Dream (GB) b 5g nk Shane Gorey D K Weld 9-10 6477C 3:11.96 1,771 5/2 fav
3rd 6 She's Supersonic (IRE) 6m 1¾ Derek McCormack(7) G M Lyons 9-4 6569C 3:12.30 781 13/2
4th 3 Sue Princesse (IRE) p 3f 6 Ben Curtis(7) Ruaidhri Joseph Tierney 8-8 6450C 3:13.50 451 7/1
5th 14 Astalanda (FR) 4f 3½ Chris Timmons(4) Garvan Donnelly 9-4 6254C 3:14.20 — 6/1
6th 9 Snowfox (IRE) 4f 4 M F Sutton(7) Joseph Crowley 9-0 6145C 3:15.00 — 10/1
7th 5 Liscune (IRE) b 4f 3½ Alain Cawley(4) M J Grassick 9-5 6350C 3:15.70 — 8/1
8th 4 Twilight Breeze (IRE) p 7m 2½ Amy Kathleen Parsons(4) Ruaidhri Joseph Tierney 9-8 6653C 3:16.20 — 10/1
9th 2 Bienvenue (GB) t 5m 4 C D Allen(7) J F O'Shea 9-1 6246C 3:17.00 — 20/1
10th 12 Anxious Moments (IRE) b 11g 8 E M Butterly(2) Thomas O'Neill 9-12 6857C 3:18.60 — 20/1
11th 8 La Commara (IRE) 4f 13 Stephen Gray(4) Mark Loughnane 9-4 6249C 3:21.20 — 12/1
12th 7 Marikhar (IRE) 4g 5 I G Grant(7) Seamus Fahey 9-7 6852C 3:22.20 — 12/1
13th 15 Oporto (UAE) 3f 8 Sean Levey(4) D M Fogarty 8-12 6543C 3:23.80 — 14/1
14th 10 Face The Sun (GB) 3f 12 Keith Maher(4) Patrick J Flynn 8-10 6341C 3:26.20 — 9/1
PU 1 Melody Star (IRE) t 3f — W J Cafferty(4) Niall Moran 8-12 65— — — 10/1

Winning time 3m 11.90s (slow by 17.90s)

Non-runners Blueberry Tart, Keeper's Lodge, Little Larry

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (14 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 Apprentice Handicap (40-70) at Downpatrick in 2006?
Orpen Princess (IRE) won the Apprentice Handicap (40-70) at Downpatrick on 27 September 2006, ridden by Robbie Egan and trained by Joseph Crowley.
What was the finishing order of the 2006 Apprentice Handicap at Downpatrick?
1st Orpen Princess (IRE) (10/1), 2nd Hearthstead Dream (GB) (5/2F), 3rd She's Supersonic (IRE) (13/2).
What price was the winner of the 2006 Apprentice Handicap at Downpatrick?
Orpen Princess (IRE) returned a starting price of 10/1.
How many horses ran in the 2006 Apprentice Handicap at Downpatrick?
15 horses ran in the 2006 Apprentice Handicap at Downpatrick. Non-runners: Blueberry Tart, Keeper's Lodge, Little Larry.
What was the winning time of the 2006 Apprentice Handicap at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 3m 11.90s (slow by 17.90s).

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