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Harrogate Handicap

Ripon · 19 June 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance1m 4f 10y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners4
  • HandicapYes

Jabal Tariq (GB) (EvensF) won the Harrogate Handicap at Ripon on 19 June 2008, beating Smarterthanuthink (USA) by 4½ lengths under Neil Callan for trainer B W Hills. 4 ran on Soft going over 1m 4f 10y; the winning time was 2m 40.89s (slow by 8.89s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 4 — The market

SP: Evens favKTB Rating 89B J: Neil Callan T: B W Hills
Won by 4½ lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Jabal Tariq (GB) 3c Neil Callan B W Hills 9-7 8189B 2:40.89 4,857 Evens fav
2nd 2 Smarterthanuthink (USA) p 3g 4½ Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 8-10 7068B 2:41.79 1,445.25 6/4
3rd 3 St Johns Wood (GB) b 3g 14 Graham Gibbons Michael Easterby 8-8 6843C 2:44.59 722.25 16/1
4th 1 Pondapie (IRE) 3g 30 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker 8-10 7045C 2:51.19 360.75 13/2

Winning time 2m 40.89s (slow by 8.89s)

Non-runners Leamington (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 (4 of 4 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

Quick answers

Who won the Harrogate Handicap at Ripon in 2008?
Jabal Tariq (GB) won the Harrogate Handicap at Ripon on 19 June 2008, ridden by Neil Callan and trained by B W Hills.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Harrogate Handicap at Ripon?
1st Jabal Tariq (GB) (EvensF), 2nd Smarterthanuthink (USA) (6/4), 3rd St Johns Wood (GB) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Harrogate Handicap at Ripon?
Jabal Tariq (GB) returned a starting price of EvensF.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Harrogate Handicap at Ripon?
4 horses ran in the 2008 Harrogate Handicap at Ripon. Non-runners: Leamington (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Harrogate Handicap at Ripon?
The winning time was 2m 40.89s (slow by 8.89s).