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Pump Technology Apprentice Handicap

Newbury · 23 June 2009
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 3f 5y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Venir Rouge (GB) (7/2) won the Pump Technology Apprentice Handicap at Newbury on 23 June 2009, beating Mixing (GB) by 1½ lengths under Michael Metcalfe for trainer M Salaman. 10 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m 3f 5y; the winning time was 2m 21.14s (slow by 5.14s). The 10/3 favourite, Safari Journey (USA), finished 4th, beaten 4 lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 10 — The market

Winner Venir Rouge (GB)
SP: 7/2KTB Rating 85A J: Michael Metcalfe T: M Salaman
Won by 1½ lengthsFav: Safari Journey (USA) 10/3 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 2 Venir Rouge (GB) 5g Michael Metcalfe M Salaman 9-7 6785A 2:21.14 2,590.40 7/2
2nd 7 Mixing (GB) 7g 1½ Kieren Fox(5) Michael Attwater 8-0 4861A 2:21.39 770.80 10/1
3rd 1 Barbirolli (GB) 7g 1½ Jack Dean Mark Brisbourne 8-6 5264A 2:21.64 385.20 5/1
4th 5 Safari Journey (USA) 5h 1 Rhys Flint Philip Hobbs 9-10 7079A 2:21.81 192.40 10/3 fav
5th 8 Sinbad The Sailor (GB) v 4g nk Amy Scott(5) J W Hills 8-12 6367A 2:21.85 — 15/2
6th 6 Gamesters Lady (GB) p 6m 2½ William Carson Mark Brisbourne 8-9 5558A 2:22.26 — 16/1
7th 9 Khanjar (USA) p 9g hd Simon Pearce(3) Jeff Pearce 8-2 5051A 2:22.34 — 16/1
8th 4 Smooth As Silk (IRE) 4f 1¾ Richard Rowe(5) Charles Egerton 9-1 6660A 2:22.60 — 10/1
9th 3 King of Connacht (GB) p 6g 4 Martin Lane Mark Wellings 8-12 5848A 2:23.26 — 15/2
10th 10 Muffett's Dream (GB) 5m 6 Dean Heslop John Bridger 8-5 4536C 2:24.26 — 40/1

Winning time 2m 21.14s (slow by 5.14s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (10 of 10 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 Pump Technology Apprentice Handicap at Newbury in 2009?
Venir Rouge (GB) won the Pump Technology Apprentice Handicap at Newbury on 23 June 2009, ridden by Michael Metcalfe and trained by M Salaman.
What was the finishing order of the 2009 Pump Technology Apprentice Handicap at Newbury?
1st Venir Rouge (GB) (7/2), 2nd Mixing (GB) (10/1), 3rd Barbirolli (GB) (5/1).
What price was the winner of the 2009 Pump Technology Apprentice Handicap at Newbury?
Venir Rouge (GB) returned a starting price of 7/2.
How many horses ran in the 2009 Pump Technology Apprentice Handicap at Newbury?
10 horses ran in the 2009 Pump Technology Apprentice Handicap at Newbury.
What was the winning time of the 2009 Pump Technology Apprentice Handicap at Newbury?
The winning time was 2m 21.14s (slow by 5.14s).

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