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John Smith's Apprentice Handicap

Bath · 6 August 2009
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 3f 144y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners6
  • HandicapYes

Point of Light (GB) (4/5F) won the John Smith's Apprentice Handicap at Bath on 6 August 2009, beating Blue Nymph (GB) by 1½ lengths under Rosie Jessop for trainer Sir Mark Prescott Bt. 6 ran on Good going over 1m 3f 144y; the winning time was 2m 34.14s (slow by 8.24s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 6 — The market

Winner Point of Light (GB)
SP: 4/5 favKTB Rating 89B J: Rosie Jessop T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt
Won by 1½ lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Point of Light (GB) 3g Rosie Jessop Sir Mark Prescott Bt 9-8 6689B 2:34.14 2,590.40 4/5 fav
2nd 2 Blue Nymph (GB) 3f 1½ John Fahy Ralph Beckett 9-10 7487B 2:34.39 770.80 4/1
3rd 3 Sounds Of Jupiter (IRE) 3g 8 Laura Pike(3) David Simcock 8-12 6557B 2:35.72 385.20 4/1
4th 5 Lucy's Perfect (GB) 3f 17 David Kenny(3) Rod Millman 8-2 4635C 2:38.56 192.40 16/1
5th 6 Mrs Slocombe (IRE) 3f 2¼ Richard Rowe(3) Nikki Evans 8-7 6040C 2:38.93 — 33/1
6th 1 Tombov (FR) 3g 1¾ Toby Atkinson Alan King 9-10 7457C 2:39.22 — 16/1

Winning time 2m 34.14s (slow by 8.24s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 of 6 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 John Smith's Apprentice Handicap at Bath in 2009?
Point of Light (GB) won the John Smith's Apprentice Handicap at Bath on 6 August 2009, ridden by Rosie Jessop and trained by Sir Mark Prescott Bt.
What was the finishing order of the 2009 John Smith's Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
1st Point of Light (GB) (4/5F), 2nd Blue Nymph (GB) (4/1), 3rd Sounds Of Jupiter (IRE) (4/1).
What price was the winner of the 2009 John Smith's Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
Point of Light (GB) returned a starting price of 4/5F.
How many horses ran in the 2009 John Smith's Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
6 horses ran in the 2009 John Smith's Apprentice Handicap at Bath.
What was the winning time of the 2009 John Smith's Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 2m 34.14s (slow by 8.24s).

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