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Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (45-70)

Downpatrick · 9 May 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 4f 110y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Amarjit (IRE) (10/1) won the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (45-70) at Downpatrick on 9 May 2008, beating Rainbow Dash (IRE) by 2½ lengths under James Sullivan for trainer S J Mahon. 10 ran on Good going over 1m 4f 110y; the winning time was 2m 48.40s (slow by 1.40s). The 6/4 favourite, Hearthstead Dream (GB), finished 6th, beaten 7½ lengths.

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Winner Amarjit (IRE)
SP: 10/1KTB Rating 77A J: James Sullivan T: S J Mahon
Won by 2½ lengthsFav: Hearthstead Dream (GB) 6/4 · 6th
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Amarjit (IRE) 7g James Sullivan(2) S J Mahon 9-5 6277A 2:48.40 7,601 10/1
2nd Rainbow Dash (IRE) b 9g 2½ John Fahy(2) T G McCourt 9-3 6070A 2:48.82 1,771 6/1
3rd Lugato (GER) 6g hd Conor Harrison(4) J J Lambe 8-9 5461A 2:48.89 781 5/1
4th Alamgiyr (IRE) 5g 2½ Conor O'Farrell(2) Ms Joanna Morgan 9-2 5963A 2:49.28 451 7/1
5th Akinola (IRE) t 7g 2 Gary Phillips(7) Seamus Fahey 8-13 6155A 2:49.61 — 7/1
6th Hearthstead Dream (GB) tp 7g nk Emmet McNamara(2) Gordon Elliott 9-12 6968A 2:49.65 — 6/4 fav
6th Born High (IRE) 4g dht Julie Burke(4) Michael Hourigan 8-3 4845A 2:49.65 — 25/1
8th Invincible Star (IRE) 4f 3½ Karen Kenny(2) Peter Casey 8-13 5647A 2:50.23 — 10/1
9th Pekan One (GB) t 6g 2½ Shane Foley(2) John G Carr 8-8 5136A 2:50.65 — 20/1
10th Adjudication (IRE) 6g 7 C D Allen(2) P Hughes 8-7 5032C 2:51.82 — 10/1

Winning time 2m 48.40s (slow by 1.40s)

Non-runners Backcraft

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (10 of 10 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 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (45-70) at Downpatrick in 2008?
Amarjit (IRE) won the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (45-70) at Downpatrick on 9 May 2008, ridden by James Sullivan and trained by S J Mahon.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Downpatrick?
1st Amarjit (IRE) (10/1), 2nd Rainbow Dash (IRE) (6/1), 3rd Lugato (GER) (5/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Downpatrick?
Amarjit (IRE) returned a starting price of 10/1.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Downpatrick?
10 horses ran in the 2008 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Downpatrick. Non-runners: Backcraft.
What was the winning time of the 2008 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 2m 48.40s (slow by 1.40s).

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