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Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap

Wolverhampton (AW) · 7 November 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance5f 216y
  • GoingStandard
  • SurfaceAW
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Gainshare (GB) (20/1) won the Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) on 7 November 2008, beating Dazzling Bay (GB) by a neck under Dean Heslop for trainer Ruth Carr. 12 ran on Standard going over 5f 216y; the winning time was 1m 16.00s (slow by 3.20s). The 3/1 favourite, Siren Sound (GB), finished 6th, beaten 3¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Gainshare (GB)
SP: 20/1KTB Rating 74A J: Dean Heslop T: Ruth Carr
Won by a neckFav: Siren Sound (GB) 3/1 · 6th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 3 Gainshare (GB) 3g Dean Heslop(5) Ruth Carr 8-1 5974A 1:16.00 3,885.60 20/1
2nd 7 Dazzling Bay (GB) b 8g nk Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby 9-5 7291A 1:16.05 1,156.20 6/1
3rd 12 Lord Deevert (GB) 3g 2 Jack Dean(3) Bill Turner 8-11 6775A 1:16.38 577.80 12/1
4th 4 Shes Minnie (GB) 5m ½ Kirsty Milczarek John O'Shea 9-5 7281A 1:16.46 288.60 16/1
5th 2 Chjimes (IRE) 4g shd Luke Morris Conor Dore 9-5 7280A 1:16.52 — 8/1
6th 5 Siren Sound (GB) 3f ¾ Travis Block Hughie Morrison 9-4 7176A 1:16.62 — 3/1 fav
7th 1 Thunder Bay (GB) p 3g 1¾ Frederik Tylicki(3) Richard Fahey 8-13 6965A 1:16.92 — 11/2
8th 10 Gwilym (GER) 5h 1½ David Probert Derek Haydn Jones 8-13 6659A 1:17.17 — 7/2
9th 9 Trinculo (IRE) b 11g 6 Matthew Davies(5) Ronald Harris 8-7 6531A 1:18.17 — 16/1
10th 8 Caustic Wit (IRE) 10g ¾ Jake Payne(7) Malcolm Saunders 7-12 5819A 1:18.29 — 33/1
11th 11 Mr Loire (GB) b 4g 1½ Andrea Atzeni(5) Ken Wingrove 8-0 5016C 1:18.54 — 33/1
12th 6 Gifted Gamble (GB) 6g 11 Andrew Heffernan(7) Peter Grayson 8-12 7228C 1:20.38 — 40/1

Winning time 1m 16.00s (slow by 3.20s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 12 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 Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) in 2008?
Gainshare (GB) won the Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) on 7 November 2008, ridden by Dean Heslop and trained by Ruth Carr.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
1st Gainshare (GB) (20/1), 2nd Dazzling Bay (GB) (6/1), 3rd Lord Deevert (GB) (12/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
Gainshare (GB) returned a starting price of 20/1.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
12 horses ran in the 2008 Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 16.00s (slow by 3.20s).

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