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Ripon Rowels Handicap

Ripon · 31 August 2009
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 2
  • Distance1m
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners16
  • HandicapYes

Wannabe King (GB) (6/1J) won the Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon on 31 August 2009, beating Billy Dane (IRE) by 2¾ lengths under Darryll Holland for trainer David Lanigan. 16 ran on Good going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 38.64s (slow by 1.64s).

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

Winner Wannabe King (GB)
SP: 6/1 jt-favKTB Rating 108A J: Darryll Holland T: David Lanigan
Won by 2¾ lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 14 Wannabe King (GB) p 3c Darryll Holland David Lanigan 9-3 93108A 1:38.64 12,462 6/1 jt-fav
2nd 3 Billy Dane (IRE) p 5g 2¾ Jamie Kyne(5) Barry Murtagh 8-11 8693A 1:39.10 3,732 7/1
3rd 8 Osteopathic Remedy (IRE) 5g 1¾ David Nolan Michael Dods 9-1 8592A 1:39.39 1,866 12/1
4th 2 Moynahan (USA) 4g ¾ Eddie Ahern Paul Cole 9-12 96101A 1:39.52 934 6/1 jt-fav
5th 12 Exit Smiling (GB) 7g nse Paul Pickard(5) Paul Midgley 8-7 8282A 1:39.52 466 25/1
6th 6 Flawed Genius (GB) t 4g 2¾ Sam Hitchcott Kevin Ryan 9-1 8582A 1:39.97 234 16/1
7th 1 Pride of Kings (GB) 3c ½ Greg Fairley Mark Johnston 8-8 8473A 1:40.06 — 13/2
8th 4 Flipando (IRE) 8g 1 Neil Brown(3) David Barron 9-7 9483A 1:40.22 — 14/1
9th 9 Benandonner (USA) 6g 2 Barry McHugh(5) Richard Fahey 9-6 9576A 1:40.56 — 16/1
10th 18 One Way Or Another (AUS) 6g nk Pat Cosgrave Jeremy Gask 9-6 9075A 1:40.60 — 18/1
11th 5 Medici Pearl (GB) 5m 2¾ David Allan Tim Easterby 9-4 8865A 1:41.06 — 12/1
12th 7 Jewelled Dagger (IRE) 5g 1¼ Patrick Donaghy(5) Ian Semple 8-4 7950C 1:41.27 — 40/1
13th 15 Rattan (USA) 4c ½ William Buick Rae Guest 9-6 9066C 1:41.35 — 16/1
14th 17 Opus Maximus (IRE) 4g 1¾ Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston 9-2 8662C 1:41.64 — 12/1
15th 16 City of The Kings (IRE) 4g 1 Silvestre De Sousa Geoffrey Harker 9-10 9470C 1:41.81 — 25/1
16th 11 Royal Power (IRE) 6g 6 Andrew Mullen David Nicholls 9-7 9167C 1:42.81 — 33/1

Winning time 1m 38.64s (slow by 1.64s)

Non-runners Mister Dee Bee (vet's certificate), Salden Licht (unsuitable ground), Vainglory (unsuitable ground)

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 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon in 2009?
Wannabe King (GB) won the Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon on 31 August 2009, ridden by Darryll Holland and trained by David Lanigan.
What was the finishing order of the 2009 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
1st Wannabe King (GB) (6/1J), 2nd Billy Dane (IRE) (7/1), 3rd Osteopathic Remedy (IRE) (12/1).
What price was the winner of the 2009 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
Wannabe King (GB) returned a starting price of 6/1J.
How many horses ran in the 2009 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
16 horses ran in the 2009 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon. Non-runners: Mister Dee Bee (vet's certificate), Salden Licht (unsuitable ground), Vainglory (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2009 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
The winning time was 1m 38.64s (slow by 1.64s).

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