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Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap

Salisbury · 13 August 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance6f 212y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Castano (GB) (9/2) won the Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury on 13 August 2008, beating Outer Hebrides (GB) by 3¼ lengths under Michael J Murphy for trainer Rod Millman. 11 ran on Soft going over 6f 212y; the winning time was 1m 32.41s (slow by 6.91s). The 4/1 favourite, Magroom (GB), finished 9th, beaten 36½ lengths.

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

Winner Castano (GB)
SP: 9/2KTB Rating 85A J: Michael J Murphy T: Rod Millman
Won by 3¼ lengthsFav: Magroom (GB) 4/1 · 9th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 1 Castano (GB) p 4g Michael J Murphy(5) Rod Millman 8-13 6085A 1:32.41 3,238 9/2
2nd 2 Outer Hebrides (GB) v 7g 3¼ Billy Cray Milton Bradley 8-10 5272A 1:33.06 963.50 5/1
3rd 9 Takitwo (GB) 5g 1¼ Toby Atkinson(5) Peter Cundell 8-7 5465A 1:33.31 481.50 8/1
4th 4 Flying Flute (GB) 3g 3¾ Amy Scott(5) Henry Candy 8-7 6054A 1:34.06 240.50 9/1
5th 5 Blue Java (GB) 7g 1¼ Ryan Clark(5) Hughie Morrison 9-7 6864A 1:34.31 — 9/2
6th 3 Out Of Nothing (GB) 5m 1¾ William Carson Kevin M Prendergast 9-4 6056A 1:34.66 — 15/2
7th 7 Ishibee (IRE) p 4f 1¼ Matthew Davies John Bridger 8-9 4543A 1:34.91 — 33/1
8th 6 Tuning Fork (GB) p 8g 16 Andrea Atzeni(5) Michael Attwater 8-4 4531C 1:38.11 — 20/1
9th 10 Magroom (GB) 4g 8 Jemma Marshall Ron Hodges 10-0 7055C 1:39.71 — 4/1 fav
10th 12 The Real Guru (GB) 3g ¾ Jamie Hamblett Tor Sturgis 9-0 6241C 1:39.86 — 40/1
11th 11 Pretty Selma (GB) t 4f 6 Ashley Morgan(3) Mark Gillard 8-6 4633C 1:41.06 — 50/1

Winning time 1m 32.41s (slow by 6.91s)

Non-runners Romany Nights (not qualified)

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 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury in 2008?
Castano (GB) won the Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury on 13 August 2008, ridden by Michael J Murphy and trained by Rod Millman.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
1st Castano (GB) (9/2), 2nd Outer Hebrides (GB) (5/1), 3rd Takitwo (GB) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
Castano (GB) returned a starting price of 9/2.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
11 horses ran in the 2008 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury. Non-runners: Romany Nights (not qualified).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap at Salisbury?
The winning time was 1m 32.41s (slow by 6.91s).

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