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Rectangle Group Handicap

Doncaster · 24 October 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 2
  • Distance6f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners19
  • HandicapYes

Skhilling Spirit (GB) (14/1) won the Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster on 24 October 2008, beating Kaldoun Kingdom (IRE) by a neck under Neil Brown for trainer David Barron. 19 ran on Good going over 6f; the winning time was 1m 12.88s (slow by 3.28s). The 7/1 favourite, Artimino (GB), finished 12th, beaten 8¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 19 — The market

Winner Skhilling Spirit (GB)
SP: 14/1KTB Rating 99A J: Neil Brown T: David Barron
Won by a neckFav: Artimino (GB) 7/1 · 12th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 16 Skhilling Spirit (GB) 5g Neil Brown(3) David Barron 8-7 9199A 1:12.88 16,190 14/1
2nd 2 Kaldoun Kingdom (IRE) 3c nk Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 8-8 9099A 1:12.93 4,817.50 14/1
3rd 18 Shifting Star (IRE) 3g 2 Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn 9-2 9899A 1:13.25 2,407.50 8/1
4th 13 Dhaular Dhar (IRE) 6h ½ Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie 9-5 100100A 1:13.34 1,202.50 14/1
5th 21 Orpsie Boy (IRE) 5g 2¼ Luke Morris(3) Nick Littmoden 8-10 9483A 1:13.71 — 12/1
6th 10 Cape (GB) 5m ½ Darryll Holland Paul Howling 8-8 8979A 1:13.80 — 16/1
7th 12 Carcinetto (IRE) 6m nk J F Egan David Evans 8-5 8675A 1:13.84 — 25/1
8th 11 Zomerlust (GB) 6g ½ Jamie Kyne(7) John Quinn 7-12 8566A 1:13.92 — 20/1
9th 20 Great Charm (IRE) 3g nse Hayley Turner Michael Bell 8-5 8772A 1:13.97 — 8/1
10th 22 Ishetoo (GB) 4g 1 Ian Mongan A Dickman 9-2 9779A 1:14.13 — 14/1
11th 9 Ponty Rossa (IRE) 4f hd David Allan Tim Easterby 8-9 9072A 1:14.16 — 16/1
12th 8 Artimino (GB) 4g ¾ Louis-Philippe Beuzelin(5) James Fanshawe 9-0 10075A 1:14.25 — 7/1 fav
13th 3 Bond City (IRE) 6g 1¼ P J McDonald Geoff Oldroyd 9-3 9873A 1:14.46 — 25/1
14th 5 Bel Cantor (GB) p 5h nk Andrea Atzeni(7) Bill Ratcliffe 8-2 9056A 1:14.55 — 16/1
15th 6 Fathom Five (IRE) 4g ½ Tom Eaves Bryan Smart 9-1 9667A 1:14.63 — 12/1
16th 15 Prior Warning (GB) t 4c shd Paul Eddery Debbie Mountain 8-10 9162A 1:14.65 — 40/1
17th 19 Brassini (GB) 3g 1¼ Alan Munro Rod Millman 8-8 9056A 1:14.84 — 10/1
18th 1 Celtic Sultan (IRE) 4c 1¼ Micky Fenton Tom Tate 9-1 9658A 1:15.05 — 20/1
19th 4 Capricorn Run (USA) p 5g 8 Steve Drowne Alan McCabe 9-3 9852C 1:16.38 — 33/1

Winning time 1m 12.88s (slow by 3.28s)

Non-runners Against The Grain (unsuitable ground), Dabbers Ridge (double declaration), Rising Shadow (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 (19 of 19 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 Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster in 2008?
Skhilling Spirit (GB) won the Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster on 24 October 2008, ridden by Neil Brown and trained by David Barron.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster?
1st Skhilling Spirit (GB) (14/1), 2nd Kaldoun Kingdom (IRE) (14/1), 3rd Shifting Star (IRE) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster?
Skhilling Spirit (GB) returned a starting price of 14/1.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster?
19 horses ran in the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster. Non-runners: Against The Grain (unsuitable ground), Dabbers Ridge (double declaration), Rising Shadow (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Rectangle Group Handicap at Doncaster?
The winning time was 1m 12.88s (slow by 3.28s).

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