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Keepmoat Handicap

Doncaster · 13 September 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 2
  • Distance1m 4f
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners14
  • HandicapYes

Magicalmysterytour (IRE) (25/1) won the Keepmoat Handicap at Doncaster on 13 September 2008, beating Tastahil (IRE) by 2 lengths under Eddie Ahern for trainer Willie Musson. 14 ran on Soft going over 1m 4f; the winning time was 2m 34.96s (slow by 4.46s).

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 14 — The market

Winner Magicalmysterytour (IRE)
SP: 25/1KTB Rating 100A J: Eddie Ahern T: Willie Musson
Won by 2 lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 14 Magicalmysterytour (IRE) 5g Eddie Ahern Willie Musson 8-11 90100A 2:34.96 12,952 25/1
2nd 7 Tastahil (IRE) 4g 2 Richard Hills B W Hills 8-11 9095A 2:35.36 3,854 7/1
3rd 4 Walking Talking (GB) 4g 1½ Jimmy Quinn Sir Henry Cecil 8-11 9092A 2:35.66 1,926 9/1
4th 3 New Guinea (GB) 5g ½ Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 9-6 100100A 2:35.76 962 8/1
5th 12 Meshtri (IRE) 3g ½ David Probert(5) Michael Jarvis 7-11 8975A 2:35.86 — 6/1 jt-fav
6th 10 Dr Faustus (IRE) 3g 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 8-9 9878A 2:36.66 — 13/2
7th 6 Ladies Best (GB) 4c 1 Dane O'Neill Luca Cumani 9-4 9885A 2:36.86 — 14/1
8th 9 Lost Soldier Three (IRE) 7g nk Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls 8-11 9078A 2:36.91 — 50/1
9th 5 Greek Envoy (GB) 4g 2 Tony Culhane Tom Tate 9-1 9577A 2:37.31 — 20/1
10th 8 Players Please (USA) 4g 7 Greg Fairley Mark Johnston 8-11 9166C 2:38.71 — 16/1
11th 1 Come On Jonny (IRE) 6g 2¾ Martin Dwyer Ralph Beckett 8-11 8866C 2:39.26 — 14/1
12th 15 Group Captain (GB) 6g ½ Ashley Hamblett(5) Hugh Collingridge 9-6 10575C 2:39.36 — 25/1
13th 11 Moonquake (USA) 3c 28 Paul Hanagan John Gosden 8-3 9258C 2:44.96 — 6/1 jt-fav
14th 13 Milne Graden (GB) p 4c 14 Jamie Spencer Jeremy Noseda 9-2 9671C 2:47.76 — 10/1

Winning time 2m 34.96s (slow by 4.46s)

Non-runners Rosbay (vet's 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 (14 of 14 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 Keepmoat Handicap at Doncaster in 2008?
Magicalmysterytour (IRE) won the Keepmoat Handicap at Doncaster on 13 September 2008, ridden by Eddie Ahern and trained by Willie Musson.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Keepmoat Handicap at Doncaster?
1st Magicalmysterytour (IRE) (25/1), 2nd Tastahil (IRE) (7/1), 3rd Walking Talking (GB) (9/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Keepmoat Handicap at Doncaster?
Magicalmysterytour (IRE) returned a starting price of 25/1.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Keepmoat Handicap at Doncaster?
14 horses ran in the 2008 Keepmoat Handicap at Doncaster. Non-runners: Rosbay (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Keepmoat Handicap at Doncaster?
The winning time was 2m 34.96s (slow by 4.46s).

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