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Clean Vu Apprentice Handicap

Wolverhampton (AW) · 11 August 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 1f 103y
  • GoingStandard
  • SurfaceAW
  • Runners13
  • HandicapYes

Desert Hawk (GB) (10/1) won the Clean Vu Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) on 11 August 2008, beating Stark Contrast (USA) by 1¼ lengths under Matthew Lawson for trainer Mark Brisbourne. 13 ran on Standard going over 1m 1f 103y; the winning time was 2m 4.80s (slow by 8.10s). The 10/3 favourite, Thornaby Green (GB), finished 11th, beaten 26½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 13 — The market

Winner Desert Hawk (GB)
SP: 10/1KTB Rating 76A J: Matthew Lawson T: Mark Brisbourne
Won by 1¼ lengthsFav: Thornaby Green (GB) 10/3 · 11th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 5 Desert Hawk (GB) b 7g Matthew Lawson(5) Mark Brisbourne 8-1 4676A 2:04.80 2,388.40 10/1
2nd 9 Stark Contrast (USA) 4g 1¼ Sean Palmer(7) Mark Usher 8-12 5984A 2:05.01 705.25 16/1
3rd 7 Summer Lodge (GB) 5g 2 Mr J P Featherstone(5) Alan McCabe 8-13 5879A 2:05.34 352.80 8/1
4th 6 Josr's Magic (IRE) 4g 2 Debra England(3) Hugh Collingridge 9-1 5875A 2:05.67 — 17/2
5th 8 Hatch A Plan (IRE) 7g shd P Nolan(3) Mouse Hamilton-Fairley 8-11 5471A 2:05.69 — 8/1
6th 13 Weet Yer Tern (IRE) 6g 9 Krish Gundowry(3) Mark Brisbourne 8-4 4737A 2:07.17 — 20/1
7th 11 Great Man (FR) 7g 1½ Ashley Morgan Kevin M Prendergast 9-2 5646C 2:07.42 — 8/1
8th 4 Don Pasquale (GB) 6g 7 Miss Sonia Eaton John Stimpson 8-11 5141C 2:08.59 — 7/1
9th 10 Princely Ted (IRE) v 7g ¾ Toby Atkinson(5) William Clay 8-1 4631C 2:08.72 — 33/1
10th 12 Karramalu (IRE) 7m 2¾ Barry McHugh Mark Loughnane 9-4 5848C 2:09.18 — 16/1
11th 1 Thornaby Green (GB) 7g shd Rosie Jessop David Barron 9-1 5545C 2:09.23 — 10/3 fav
12th 2 Mighty Mover (IRE) 6g 3¾ Andrea Atzeni(3) Bryn Palling 8-13 5643C 2:09.84 — 7/2
13th 3 Alekhine (IRE) 7g ½ Alex Edwards(7) James Unett 8-9 5639C 2:09.93 — 25/1

Winning time 2m 4.80s (slow by 8.10s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (13 of 13 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 Clean Vu Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) in 2008?
Desert Hawk (GB) won the Clean Vu Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) on 11 August 2008, ridden by Matthew Lawson and trained by Mark Brisbourne.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Clean Vu Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
1st Desert Hawk (GB) (10/1), 2nd Stark Contrast (USA) (16/1), 3rd Summer Lodge (GB) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Clean Vu Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
Desert Hawk (GB) returned a starting price of 10/1.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Clean Vu Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
13 horses ran in the 2008 Clean Vu Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Clean Vu Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
The winning time was 2m 4.80s (slow by 8.10s).

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