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Rectangle Handicap

Thirsk · 3 July 2007
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Top Dirham (GB) (6/1) won the Rectangle Handicap at Thirsk on 3 July 2007, beating Apache Point (IRE) by a head under Dale Gibson for trainer Michael Easterby. 12 ran on Soft going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 45.91s (slow by 9.01s). The 5/1 favourite, Machinate (USA), finished 10th, beaten 11¼ lengths.

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Winner Top Dirham (GB)
SP: 6/1KTB Rating 78C J: Dale Gibson T: Michael Easterby
Won by a headFav: Machinate (USA) 5/1 · 10th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 8 Top Dirham (GB) 9g Dale Gibson Michael Easterby 9-4 5378C 1:45.91 2,047.50 6/1
2nd 13 Apache Point (IRE) 10g hd Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler 9-2 5175C 1:45.95 604.50 10/1
3rd 4 Emperor's Well (GB) b 8g nk Nicky Lawes(7) Michael Easterby 8-9 5167C 1:46.01 302.40 7/1
4th 12 Zhitomir (GB) 9g shd Tom Eaves Michael Dods 9-3 5275C 1:46.01 — 8/1
5th 1 Volaticus (IRE) 6g shd Silvestre De Sousa Alan Brown 9-6 5577C 1:46.06 — 13/2
6th 14 Coalite (IRE) p 4g 1¾ Daragh O'Donohoe Alan Brown 9-3 5269C 1:46.41 — 20/1
7th 10 Methusaleh (IRE) 4g 2 Dean McKeown Derek Shaw 9-3 5263C 1:46.81 — 12/1
8th 11 Nevinstown (IRE) 7g nk Tony Hamilton Chris Grant 9-3 5262C 1:46.86 — 12/1
9th 16 Guadaloup (GB) 5m 3½ Dean Mernagh Mel Brittain 9-4 4753C 1:47.56 — 9/1
10th 9 Machinate (USA) 5g 3 Jamie Spencer Mark Brisbourne 9-4 5344C 1:48.16 — 5/1 fav
11th 3 Red Contact (USA) p 6g 30 Michael Stainton(5) A Dickman 9-0 5429C 1:56.56 — 20/1
12th 7 Pianoforte (USA) 5g 1¾ Kevin Darley Eric Alston 9-6 5535C 1:56.91 — 10/1

Winning time 1m 45.91s (slow by 9.01s)

Non-runners Bond Diamond (unsuitable ground), Borodinsky (travel problems), Contemplation (unsuitable ground), Dazzler Mac (unsuitable ground), Roman History (unsuitable ground), Ya Late Maite (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 (12 of 12 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 Rectangle Handicap at Thirsk in 2007?
Top Dirham (GB) won the Rectangle Handicap at Thirsk on 3 July 2007, ridden by Dale Gibson and trained by Michael Easterby.
What was the finishing order of the 2007 Rectangle Handicap at Thirsk?
1st Top Dirham (GB) (6/1), 2nd Apache Point (IRE) (10/1), 3rd Emperor's Well (GB) (7/1).
What price was the winner of the 2007 Rectangle Handicap at Thirsk?
Top Dirham (GB) returned a starting price of 6/1.
How many horses ran in the 2007 Rectangle Handicap at Thirsk?
12 horses ran in the 2007 Rectangle Handicap at Thirsk. Non-runners: Bond Diamond (unsuitable ground), Borodinsky (travel problems), Contemplation (unsuitable ground), Dazzler Mac (unsuitable ground), Roman History (unsuitable ground), Ya Late Maite (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2007 Rectangle Handicap at Thirsk?
The winning time was 1m 45.91s (slow by 9.01s).

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