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USG Apprentice Handicap

Newcastle · 6 August 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 2f 32y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9
  • HandicapYes

Jemima's Art (GB) (14/1) won the USG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle on 6 August 2008, beating Cheers For Thea (IRE) by 8 lengths under Lance Betts for trainer Michael Easterby. 9 ran on Soft going over 1m 2f 32y; the winning time was 2m 16.86s (slow by 9.86s). The 7/2 favourite, Defies Logic (GB), finished 5th, beaten 12¼ lengths.

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

Winner Jemima's Art (GB)
SP: 14/1KTB Rating 77A J: Lance Betts T: Michael Easterby
Won by 8 lengthsFav: Defies Logic (GB) 7/2 · 5th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Jemima's Art (GB) b 3f Lance Betts(3) Michael Easterby 8-3 4577A 2:16.86 2,590.40 14/1
2nd 1 Cheers For Thea (IRE) 3f 8 Barry McHugh(3) Tim Easterby 9-3 5973A 2:18.46 770.80 10/1
3rd 8 Zaplamation (IRE) 3c 2¼ Jamie Kyne(5) D W Barker 8-1 4552A 2:18.91 385.20 6/1
4th 5 Manuka Bee (GB) 3g 1½ Campbell Gillies Howard Johnson 9-5 5867A 2:19.21 192.40 11/2
5th 9 Defies Logic (GB) 3g ½ Rosie Jessop(3) James Given 8-11 5357A 2:19.31 — 7/2 fav
6th 7 Kargan (IRE) 3g 2¾ Patrick Donaghy Robert Johnson 9-10 6364A 2:19.86 — 9/2
7th 2 Top Man Dan (IRE) 3g ½ Paul Pickard(5) Declan Carroll 8-13 5753C 2:19.96 — 15/2
8th 3 Snake Catcher (GB) 3g 1¼ Dean Heslop(3) Michael Easterby 8-3 4543C 2:20.21 — 50/1
9th 6 Ace of Spies (IRE) 3g nk Craig Pettigrew(7) Mark Johnston 8-6 5246C 2:20.26 — 11/2

Winning time 2m 16.86s (slow by 9.86s)

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 USG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle in 2008?
Jemima's Art (GB) won the USG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle on 6 August 2008, ridden by Lance Betts and trained by Michael Easterby.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 USG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle?
1st Jemima's Art (GB) (14/1), 2nd Cheers For Thea (IRE) (10/1), 3rd Zaplamation (IRE) (6/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 USG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle?
Jemima's Art (GB) returned a starting price of 14/1.
How many horses ran in the 2008 USG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle?
9 horses ran in the 2008 USG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle.
What was the winning time of the 2008 USG Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle?
The winning time was 2m 16.86s (slow by 9.86s).

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