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Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap

Wolverhampton (AW) · 5 December 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 1f 103y
  • GoingStandard
  • SurfaceAW
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Bailieborough (IRE) (18/1) won the Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) on 5 December 2008, beating Prince Golan (IRE) by half a length under Lance Betts for trainer Brian Ellison. 12 ran on Standard going over 1m 1f 103y; the winning time was 2m 2.21s (slow by 5.51s). The 2/1 favourite, Sir Liam (USA), finished 5th, beaten 5¼ lengths.

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

Winner Bailieborough (IRE)
SP: 18/1KTB Rating 80A J: Lance Betts T: Brian Ellison
Won by half a lengthFav: Sir Liam (USA) 2/1 · 5th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 13 Bailieborough (IRE) 9g Lance Betts Brian Ellison 8-9 5280A 2:02.21 2,729.60 18/1
2nd 2 Prince Golan (IRE) p 4g ½ Alex Edwards(5) James Unett 8-13 6183A 2:02.29 806 14/1
3rd 10 Mooted (UAE) 3g 1 Barry McHugh Julie Camacho 9-5 6486A 2:02.46 403.20 28/1
4th 12 Salerosa (IRE) 3f 3 Samuel Drury(5) Ann Duffield 8-13 5771A 2:02.96 — 10/1
5th 6 Sir Liam (USA) 4g ¾ Ross Atkinson Tom Dascombe 8-10 5366A 2:03.08 — 2/1 fav
6th 7 Stark Contrast (USA) 4g ½ Sean Palmer(7) Mark Usher 9-0 6468A 2:03.17 — 12/1
7th 9 Casablanca Minx (IRE) b 5m 4 Kylie Manser Gay Kelleway 8-9 5251A 2:03.83 — 14/1
8th 8 The Bodhran Beat (IRE) 4g 8 Declan Cannon P J Rothwell 8-7 4533C 2:05.17 — 80/1
9th 3 Whodunit (UAE) 4g shd Ashley Morgan Peter Hiatt 8-7 4833C 2:05.18 — 7/1
10th 11 Jimmy Dean (GB) t 3g 1 Dean Heslop Mark Wellings 8-5 4531C 2:05.33 — 66/1
11th 1 Climate (IRE) p 9g 5 Andrea Atzeni David Evans 9-4 5544C 2:06.17 — 3/1
12th 5 Clifton Four (USA) 3f 16 Anthony Betts(5) P J Rothwell 8-13 6339C 2:08.83 — 25/1

Winning time 2m 2.21s (slow by 5.51s)

Non-runners Fantasy Crusader (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 (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?
Bailieborough (IRE) won the Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) on 5 December 2008, ridden by Lance Betts and trained by Brian Ellison.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
1st Bailieborough (IRE) (18/1), 2nd Prince Golan (IRE) (14/1), 3rd Mooted (UAE) (28/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
Bailieborough (IRE) returned a starting price of 18/1.
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). Non-runners: Fantasy Crusader (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
The winning time was 2m 2.21s (slow by 5.51s).

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