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Rectangle Group Handicap

Hamilton · 18 June 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance6f 5y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7
  • HandicapYes

No Grouse (GB) (20/1) won the Rectangle Group Handicap at Hamilton on 18 June 2008, beating Forzarzi (IRE) by a neck under David Allan for trainer Eric Alston. 7 ran on Good To Firm going over 6f 5y; the winning time was 1m 10.87s (slow by 1.27s). The 2/1 favourite, Botham (USA), finished 3rd, beaten 3½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market

Winner No Grouse (GB)
SP: 20/1KTB Rating 74A J: David Allan T: Eric Alston
Won by a neckFav: Botham (USA) 2/1 · 3rd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 7 No Grouse (GB) 8g David Allan Eric Alston 8-12 5374A 1:10.87 3,238 20/1
2nd 5 Forzarzi (IRE) 4c nk Gary Bartley(5) Tony McWilliams 8-7 5368A 1:10.92 963.50 40/1
3rd 6 Botham (USA) 4g 3¼ Fergal Lynch Jim Goldie 9-0 4963A 1:11.45 481.50 2/1 fav
4th 1 Coleorton Dancer (GB) 6g ½ Robert Winston Kevin Ryan 9-13 6874A 1:11.54 240.50 11/2
5th 2 Yorkshire Blue (GB) 9g 3½ Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie 9-10 6558A 1:12.12 — 5/2
6th 3 Opal Noir (GB) 4g nk Daragh O'Donohoe Linda Perratt 9-13 6860A 1:12.16 — 7/2
7th 8 Brut (GB) p 6g 4½ Tony Hamilton D W Barker 10-0 6944A 1:12.91 — 12/1

Winning time 1m 10.87s (slow by 1.27s)

Non-runners Milton Of Campsie (vet's 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 (7 of 7 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 Hamilton in 2008?
No Grouse (GB) won the Rectangle Group Handicap at Hamilton on 18 June 2008, ridden by David Allan and trained by Eric Alston.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Hamilton?
1st No Grouse (GB) (20/1), 2nd Forzarzi (IRE) (40/1), 3rd Botham (USA) (2/1F).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Hamilton?
No Grouse (GB) returned a starting price of 20/1.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Hamilton?
7 horses ran in the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Hamilton. Non-runners: Milton Of Campsie (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Hamilton?
The winning time was 1m 10.87s (slow by 1.27s).

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