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Commitments Are Here In August Handicap

Redcar · 9 August 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 6f 19y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Trip The Light (GB) (15/8F) won the Commitments Are Here In August Handicap at Redcar on 9 August 2008, beating Bond Casino (GB) by 1¾ lengths under Tony Hamilton for trainer Richard Fahey. 11 ran on Good going over 1m 6f 19y; the winning time was 3m 8.56s (slow by 12.86s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market

Winner Trip The Light (GB)
SP: 15/8 favKTB Rating 77A J: Tony Hamilton T: Richard Fahey
Won by 1¾ lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 14 Trip The Light (GB) v 3g Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 9-4 6177A 3:08.56 2,266.60 15/8 fav
2nd 3 Bond Casino (GB) 4f 1¾ Silvestre De Sousa Geoff Oldroyd 9-1 4572A 3:08.85 674.45 16/1
3rd 11 Wulimaster (USA) 5g 11 Paul Mulrennan D W Barker 9-8 5262A 3:10.69 337.05 14/1
4th 12 Nevsky Bridge (GB) 6m nk Tom Eaves Martin Todhunter 9-1 4555A 3:10.73 168.35 20/1
5th 6 Leitmotif (USA) b 3g 1¾ Tadhg O'Shea John Dunlop 8-8 5145A 3:11.02 — 11/1
6th 4 Centenary (IRE) p 4g 3 Joe Fanning Don Cantillon 9-2 4653C 3:11.52 — 5/1
7th 7 Amjad (GB) 11g 10 Michael Naughton Miss Kate Milligan 9-1 4552C 3:13.19 — 50/1
8th 2 Jenny Soba (GB) v 5m 1¼ Mr J P Featherstone(7) Lucinda Featherstone 8-8 4545C 3:13.39 — 9/1
9th 10 Banquet (IRE) 3g 5 Duran Fentiman(3) Tim Walford 8-9 5546C 3:14.23 — 5/1
10th 15 Apsara (GB) 7m 4 Lee Enstone George Moore 9-1 4552C 3:14.89 — 8/1
11th 8 Hill Cloud (GB) 6g 30 Tom McLaughlin Mark Brisbourne 9-3 4754C 3:24.73 — 25/1

Winning time 3m 8.56s (slow by 12.86s)

Non-runners Boxhall (self certificate), Foxxy (self certificate), Joshua (unsuitable ground), Riodan (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 (11 of 11 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 Commitments Are Here In August Handicap at Redcar in 2008?
Trip The Light (GB) won the Commitments Are Here In August Handicap at Redcar on 9 August 2008, ridden by Tony Hamilton and trained by Richard Fahey.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Commitments Are Here In August Handicap at Redcar?
1st Trip The Light (GB) (15/8F), 2nd Bond Casino (GB) (16/1), 3rd Wulimaster (USA) (14/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Commitments Are Here In August Handicap at Redcar?
Trip The Light (GB) returned a starting price of 15/8F.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Commitments Are Here In August Handicap at Redcar?
11 horses ran in the 2008 Commitments Are Here In August Handicap at Redcar. Non-runners: Boxhall (self certificate), Foxxy (self certificate), Joshua (unsuitable ground), Riodan (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Commitments Are Here In August Handicap at Redcar?
The winning time was 3m 8.56s (slow by 12.86s).

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