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totesuper7 Buttonhook Handicap

Hamilton · 21 September 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance1m 5f 9y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8
  • HandicapYes

Always Bold (IRE) (4/1) won the totesuper7 Buttonhook Handicap at Hamilton on 21 September 2008, beating Acropolis (IRE) by half a length under Joe Fanning for trainer Mark Johnston. 8 ran on Soft going over 1m 5f 9y; the winning time was 2m 59.78s (slow by 13.18s). The 11/8 favourite, Merchant of Dubai (GB), finished 4th, beaten 5¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 8 — The market

Winner Always Bold (IRE)
SP: 4/1KTB Rating 78A J: Joe Fanning T: Mark Johnston
Won by half a lengthFav: Merchant of Dubai (GB) 11/8 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 6 Always Bold (IRE) 3c Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 8-11 8678A 2:59.78 10,592.70 4/1
2nd 5 Acropolis (IRE) v 7g ½ Frederik Tylicki(5) Linda Perratt 9-9 9489A 2:59.88 3,172.20 9/1
3rd 7 Hurlingham (GB) 4g 1½ Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby 8-12 7876A 3:00.18 1,586.10 11/2
4th 2 Merchant of Dubai (GB) 3c 3¾ Royston Ffrench Alan Swinbank 8-3 7261A 3:00.93 793.90 11/8 fav
5th 8 Lochiel (GB) 4g 2½ P J McDonald Sue Bradburne 8-11 7765A 3:01.43 396.10 7/1
6th 1 Mirjan (IRE) b 12g 3¾ Paul Hanagan L Lungo 9-9 8972A 3:02.18 198.90 16/1
7th 4 Zeitgeist (IRE) b 7g 1½ Tom Eaves Linda Perratt 9-10 9071A 3:02.48 — 33/1
8th 3 Channel Crossing (GB) 6g ¾ Dean Heslop(7) S Wynne 8-2 6847A 3:02.63 — 16/1

Winning time 2m 59.78s (slow by 13.18s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (8 of 8 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 totesuper7 Buttonhook Handicap at Hamilton in 2008?
Always Bold (IRE) won the totesuper7 Buttonhook Handicap at Hamilton on 21 September 2008, ridden by Joe Fanning and trained by Mark Johnston.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 totesuper7 Buttonhook Handicap at Hamilton?
1st Always Bold (IRE) (4/1), 2nd Acropolis (IRE) (9/1), 3rd Hurlingham (GB) (11/2).
What price was the winner of the 2008 totesuper7 Buttonhook Handicap at Hamilton?
Always Bold (IRE) returned a starting price of 4/1.
How many horses ran in the 2008 totesuper7 Buttonhook Handicap at Hamilton?
8 horses ran in the 2008 totesuper7 Buttonhook Handicap at Hamilton.
What was the winning time of the 2008 totesuper7 Buttonhook Handicap at Hamilton?
The winning time was 2m 59.78s (slow by 13.18s).

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