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Ashtead Handicap

Epsom Downs · 9 September 2009
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance1m 4f 10y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7
  • HandicapYes

Funday (GB) (4/1) won the Ashtead Handicap at Epsom Downs on 9 September 2009, beating Brilliana (GB) by half a length under Fergus Sweeney for trainer Gary Moore. 7 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m 4f 10y; the winning time was 2m 39.15s (slow by 3.95s). The 5/2 favourite, Upton Seas (GB), finished 5th, beaten 7¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market

Winner Funday (GB)
SP: 4/1KTB Rating 84A J: Fergus Sweeney T: Gary Moore
Won by half a lengthFav: Upton Seas (GB) 5/2 · 5th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 6 Funday (GB) 3f Fergus Sweeney Gary Moore 8-12 7984A 2:39.15 6,476 4/1
2nd 2 Brilliana (GB) 3f ½ Ted Durcan David Lanigan 8-13 8084A 2:39.23 1,927 7/1
3rd 3 Lively Fling (USA) v 3g ½ Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 9-2 8385A 2:39.32 963 15/2
4th 8 Halfway House (GB) 3g 1¾ Hayley Turner Michael Bell 8-12 7977A 2:39.61 481 8/1
5th 1 Upton Seas (GB) 3f 5 Paul Hanagan Michael Easterby 8-7 6861A 2:40.44 — 5/2 fav
6th 5 Straits of Hormuz (USA) 3f 13 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 9-0 8152C 2:42.61 — 10/1
7th 7 Zaaqya (GB) 3f 11 Richard Hills John Dunlop 9-4 8556C 2:44.44 — 9/2

Winning time 2m 39.15s (slow by 3.95s)

Non-runners Alicante (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 (7 of 7 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 Ashtead Handicap at Epsom Downs in 2009?
Funday (GB) won the Ashtead Handicap at Epsom Downs on 9 September 2009, ridden by Fergus Sweeney and trained by Gary Moore.
What was the finishing order of the 2009 Ashtead Handicap at Epsom Downs?
1st Funday (GB) (4/1), 2nd Brilliana (GB) (7/1), 3rd Lively Fling (USA) (15/2).
What price was the winner of the 2009 Ashtead Handicap at Epsom Downs?
Funday (GB) returned a starting price of 4/1.
How many horses ran in the 2009 Ashtead Handicap at Epsom Downs?
7 horses ran in the 2009 Ashtead Handicap at Epsom Downs. Non-runners: Alicante (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2009 Ashtead Handicap at Epsom Downs?
The winning time was 2m 39.15s (slow by 3.95s).

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