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Alexander Events Apprentice Handicap

Chester · 21 August 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance7f 122y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15
  • HandicapYes

Zennerman (IRE) (5/2F) won the Alexander Events Apprentice Handicap at Chester on 21 August 2008, beating Tanforan (GB) by 3½ lengths under Frederik Tylicki for trainer Alan Swinbank. 15 ran on Soft going over 7f 122y; the winning time was 1m 38.76s (slow by 7.26s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 15 — The market

Winner Zennerman (IRE)
SP: 5/2 favKTB Rating 87A J: Frederik Tylicki T: Alan Swinbank
Won by 3½ lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Zennerman (IRE) b 5g Frederik Tylicki(5) Alan Swinbank 8-12 5787A 1:38.76 2,729.60 5/2 fav
2nd 8 Tanforan (GB) 6g 3½ Billy Cray(5) Brian Baugh 9-1 6080A 1:39.46 806 8/1
3rd 12 Leptis Magna (GB) 4g shd Marc Halford David Elsworth 9-7 6186A 1:39.48 403.20 8/1
4th 9 Unlimited (GB) 6g 3½ Miss Sonia Eaton(5) Tony Carroll 9-6 6574A 1:40.16 — 16/1
5th 13 Sands of Barra (IRE) 5g ½ Kelly Harrison(3) Ian McInnes 9-4 6171A 1:40.26 — 16/1
6th 1 Eternal Legacy (IRE) 6m 2¼ Michael Stainton Eric Alston 9-3 5763A 1:40.71 — 9/1
7th 6 Gilded Youth (GB) 4g 1¾ Stacy Renwick(5) G F Bridgwater 9-6 6561A 1:41.06 — 40/1
8th 3 Tri Chara (IRE) v 4g 1¼ Campbell Gillies(5) Reg Hollinshead 9-3 6254A 1:41.31 — 16/1
9th 10 Kirstys Lad (GB) 6g shd Ross Atkinson(5) Michael Mullineaux 9-0 5950A 1:41.38 — 33/1
10th 2 Danzig Fox (GB) 3c 1 Garry Whillans(5) Michael Mullineaux 8-13 6446A 1:41.56 — 9/1
11th 15 Obe Royal (GB) b 4g 1½ Richard Evans(3) David Evans 9-8 6552C 1:41.86 — 16/1
12th 11 Alseraaj (USA) t 3f 2½ David Nolan Ian Williams 8-13 6243C 1:42.36 — 50/1
13th 7 Machinate (USA) 6g 1¾ Dean Heslop(5) Mark Brisbourne 9-6 6550C 1:42.71 — 22/1
14th 5 Feeling Fresh (IRE) 3c 7 William Buick Paul Green 9-5 6549C 1:44.11 — 8/1
F 14 Cheery Cat (USA) 4g — Neil Brown D W Barker 9-4 58— — — 16/1

Winning time 1m 38.76s (slow by 7.26s)

Notes After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (14 of 15 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 Alexander Events Apprentice Handicap at Chester in 2008?
Zennerman (IRE) won the Alexander Events Apprentice Handicap at Chester on 21 August 2008, ridden by Frederik Tylicki and trained by Alan Swinbank.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Alexander Events Apprentice Handicap at Chester?
1st Zennerman (IRE) (5/2F), 2nd Tanforan (GB) (8/1), 3rd Leptis Magna (GB) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Alexander Events Apprentice Handicap at Chester?
Zennerman (IRE) returned a starting price of 5/2F.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Alexander Events Apprentice Handicap at Chester?
15 horses ran in the 2008 Alexander Events Apprentice Handicap at Chester.
What was the winning time of the 2008 Alexander Events Apprentice Handicap at Chester?
The winning time was 1m 38.76s (slow by 7.26s).

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