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Technal Handicap

Chester · 21 August 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance5f 16y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9
  • HandicapYes

Grudge (GB) (5/2) won the Technal Handicap at Chester on 21 August 2008, beating Littledodayno (IRE) by 2 lengths under Franny Norton for trainer D W Barker. 9 ran on Soft going over 5f 16y; the winning time was 1m 5.34s (slow by 6.34s). The 2/1 favourite, Kings College Boy (GB), finished 3rd, beaten 3½ lengths.

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

Winner Grudge (GB)
SP: 5/2KTB Rating 82A J: Franny Norton T: D W Barker
Won by 2 lengthsFav: Kings College Boy (GB) 2/1 · 3rd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Grudge (GB) 3g Franny Norton D W Barker 9-5 6382A 1:05.34 2,729.60 5/2
2nd 6 Littledodayno (IRE) 5m 2 Seb Sanders Michael Wigham 9-3 5971A 1:05.74 806 12/1
3rd 1 Kings College Boy (GB) b 8g 1½ Frederik Tylicki(7) Richard Fahey 9-2 6563A 1:06.04 403.20 2/1 fav
4th 10 Stoneacre Pat (IRE) 3c ¾ Kirsty Milczarek Peter Grayson 8-11 5555A 1:06.19 — 14/1
5th 9 Lambrini Lace (IRE) 3f ½ Andrew Mullen(3) Lisa Williamson 8-11 5853A 1:06.29 — 33/1
6th 11 Dalarossie (GB) 3g ¾ Shane Kelly Eric Alston 9-7 6559A 1:06.44 — 16/1
7th 13 Guto (GB) 5g ½ Kelly Harrison(5) Bill Ratcliffe 8-9 5645A 1:06.54 — 15/2
8th 3 Yerevan (GB) t 4f ½ Ross Atkinson(7) Michael Mullineaux 8-11 6045A 1:06.64 — 11/2
9th 7 Kalligal (GB) 3f 5 Stevie Donohoe Roger Ingram 9-7 6532A 1:07.64 — 16/1

Winning time 1m 5.34s (slow by 6.34s)

Non-runners Blessed Place (unsuitable ground), Garstang (unsuitable ground), Lady Bahia (unsuitable ground), Windjammer (unsuitable ground)

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 Technal Handicap at Chester in 2008?
Grudge (GB) won the Technal Handicap at Chester on 21 August 2008, ridden by Franny Norton and trained by D W Barker.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Technal Handicap at Chester?
1st Grudge (GB) (5/2), 2nd Littledodayno (IRE) (12/1), 3rd Kings College Boy (GB) (2/1F).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Technal Handicap at Chester?
Grudge (GB) returned a starting price of 5/2.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Technal Handicap at Chester?
9 horses ran in the 2008 Technal Handicap at Chester. Non-runners: Blessed Place (unsuitable ground), Garstang (unsuitable ground), Lady Bahia (unsuitable ground), Windjammer (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Technal Handicap at Chester?
The winning time was 1m 5.34s (slow by 6.34s).

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