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Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65)

Limerick · 21 April 2009
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 3f
  • GoingYielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners16
  • HandicapYes

Tipper Road (IRE) (6/1) won the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65) at Limerick on 21 April 2009, beating Torina (IRE) by 3½ lengths under Karen Kenny for trainer Mervyn Torrens. 16 ran on Yielding going over 1m 3f; the winning time was 2m 35.00s (slow by 11.60s). The 7/2 favourite, Desert Sands (IRE), finished 4th, beaten 7¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 16 — The market

Winner Tipper Road (IRE)
SP: 6/1KTB Rating 81A J: Karen Kenny T: Mervyn Torrens
Won by 3½ lengthsFav: Desert Sands (IRE) 7/2 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 5 Tipper Road (IRE) t 8g Karen Kenny(2) Mervyn Torrens 8-13 5281A 2:35.00 5,873.50 6/1
2nd 15 Torina (IRE) 4f 3½ John Fahy M J Grassick 9-0 5174A 2:35.70 1,368.50 10/1
3rd 12 Just Like Ivy (CAN) 4f 3½ Conor Hoban(7) Paul Magnier 8-11 5563A 2:36.40 603.50 20/1
4th 3 Desert Sands (IRE) 4c ¾ Conor O'Farrell John Joseph Murphy 9-10 6174A 2:36.55 348.50 7/2 fav
5th 1 Kayfour (IRE) 4f ¾ Conor Harrison(2) M J Grassick 9-6 5969A 2:36.70 — 16/1
6th 6 Not To Know (GB) 5g 2 James Sullivan T G McCourt 9-4 5562A 2:37.10 — 16/1
7th 2 Gudnis Gracious Me (IRE) b 4f 1½ Sam James(2) J F O'Shea 8-8 4749A 2:37.40 — 10/1
8th 10 Accompanist (GB) b 6g 1 D C Byrne(4) T G McCourt 9-7 6259A 2:37.60 — 7/1
9th 14 Crazy About You (IRE) 4f nk Derek McCormack(4) Mrs John Harrington 9-10 6562A 2:37.65 — 10/1
10th 16 Havetoavit (USA) 8g 4½ Gary Carroll(2) W P Mullins 9-7 6055C 2:38.55 — 13/2
11th 7 Stella Matutina (IRE) 6m ½ Kieran O'Neill Paul Magnier 8-8 4742C 2:38.65 — 14/1
12th 4 Tau Tona (USA) 4c ½ B J Cooper(7) W McCreery 8-12 5646C 2:38.75 — 25/1
13th 11 Eight Up (IRE) 6g 4 Mark Enright(7) Michael David Murphy 9-2 6050C 2:39.55 — 10/1
14th 8 Hopeful Choice (IRE) b 5m 5 Julie Burke(2) John J Walsh 8-8 4742C 2:40.55 — 14/1
15th 13 Sultana (GER) 7m 2 Ben Dalton(7) Lee Smyth 8-3 4737C 2:40.95 — 50/1
16th 9 North Lodge (GER) 9g 30 Leigh Roche(4) J F O'Shea 9-5 6053C 2:46.95 — 14/1

Winning time 2m 35.00s (slow by 11.60s)

Non-runners Bluebyyou (reserve), Dukedom (reserve), Fast Hanna (reserve)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (16 of 16 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 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65) at Limerick in 2009?
Tipper Road (IRE) won the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65) at Limerick on 21 April 2009, ridden by Karen Kenny and trained by Mervyn Torrens.
What was the finishing order of the 2009 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Limerick?
1st Tipper Road (IRE) (6/1), 2nd Torina (IRE) (10/1), 3rd Just Like Ivy (CAN) (20/1).
What price was the winner of the 2009 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Limerick?
Tipper Road (IRE) returned a starting price of 6/1.
How many horses ran in the 2009 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Limerick?
16 horses ran in the 2009 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Limerick. Non-runners: Bluebyyou (reserve), Dukedom (reserve), Fast Hanna (reserve).
What was the winning time of the 2009 Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Limerick?
The winning time was 2m 35.00s (slow by 11.60s).

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