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Rectangle Group Handicap

Doncaster · 6 June 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance1m 2f 60y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9
  • HandicapYes

Magic Echo (GB) (16/1) won the Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster on 6 June 2008, beating Eglevski (IRE) by 5 lengths under Phillip Makin for trainer Michael Dods. 9 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m 2f 60y; the winning time was 2m 13.47s (slow by 6.77s). The 15/8 favourite, Peruvian Prince (USA), finished 4th, beaten 7¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 9 — The market

Winner Magic Echo (GB)
SP: 16/1KTB Rating 96A J: Phillip Makin T: Michael Dods
Won by 5 lengthsFav: Peruvian Prince (USA) 15/8 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 1 Magic Echo (GB) 4f Phillip Makin Michael Dods 9-2 8096A 2:13.47 6,476 16/1
2nd 7 Eglevski (IRE) 4g 5 Dane O'Neill John Dunlop 9-7 8590A 2:14.38 1,927 7/2
3rd 6 Shogun Prince (IRE) 5g 1½ Seb Sanders William Jarvis 8-13 7778A 2:14.65 963 9/2
4th 4 Peruvian Prince (USA) 6g 1¼ Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 9-3 8180A 2:14.88 481 15/8 fav
5th 9 Ahlawy (IRE) 5g 1¾ Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby 8-8 7267A 2:15.20 — 25/1
6th 2 Celticello (IRE) 6g shd Richard Evans(7) David Evans 8-4 6963A 2:15.22 — 11/2
7th 8 Snowed Under (GB) 7g 10 Pat Cosgrave James Bethell 8-13 7759C 2:17.02 — 16/1
8th 5 Golden Dagger (IRE) 4f 15 Daragh O'Donohoe Kevin Ryan 8-12 7658C 2:19.74 — 33/1
9th 3 Kindlelight Blue (IRE) 4g 6 Micky Fenton Nick Littmoden 8-11 7557C 2:20.83 — 20/1

Winning time 2m 13.47s (slow by 6.77s)

Non-runners Persian Peril (self certificate)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (9 of 9 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 Group Handicap at Doncaster in 2008?
Magic Echo (GB) won the Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster on 6 June 2008, ridden by Phillip Makin and trained by Michael Dods.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster?
1st Magic Echo (GB) (16/1), 2nd Eglevski (IRE) (7/2), 3rd Shogun Prince (IRE) (9/2).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster?
Magic Echo (GB) returned a starting price of 16/1.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster?
9 horses ran in the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster. Non-runners: Persian Peril (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster?
The winning time was 2m 13.47s (slow by 6.77s).

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