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Croydon Handicap

Epsom Downs · 9 September 2009
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance7f
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7
  • HandicapYes

Belle des Airs (IRE) (11/2) won the Croydon Handicap at Epsom Downs on 9 September 2009, beating Hi Shinko (GB) by 1¼ lengths under Jack Mitchell for trainer Ralph Beckett. 7 ran on Good To Firm going over 7f; the winning time was 1m 24.30s (slow by 3.20s). The 7/4 favourite, Hi Shinko (GB), finished 2nd, beaten 1¼ lengths.

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

Winner Belle des Airs (IRE)
SP: 11/2KTB Rating 95A J: Jack Mitchell T: Ralph Beckett
Won by 1¼ lengthsFav: Hi Shinko (GB) 7/4 · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 9 Belle des Airs (IRE) 3f Jack Mitchell(3) Ralph Beckett 8-12 8295A 1:24.30 6,476 11/2
2nd 4 Hi Shinko (GB) 3g 1¼ Tom McLaughlin Rod Millman 8-11 7291A 1:24.51 1,927 7/4 fav
3rd 1 Fajita (GB) p 3c 3 Jemma Marshall(5) Gary Moore 8-3 7574A 1:25.01 963 12/1
4th 8 Conry (IRE) 3g nk Toby Atkinson(7) Patrick Morris 8-4 7874A 1:25.05 481 13/2
5th 2 Daddy's Gift (IRE) 3f 4 Jimmy Fortune Richard Hannon Snr 9-0 8172A 1:25.72 — 12/1
6th 7 The Winged Assasin (USA) 3c 4½ Simon Whitworth John Akehurst 8-6 7350A 1:26.47 — 14/1
7th 6 Desert Falls (GB) 3g ½ J-P Guillambert Richard Whitaker 8-11 7854A 1:26.55 — 7/2

Winning time 1m 24.30s (slow by 3.20s)

Non-runners Dance And Dance (suspended from running), Ermine And Velvet (self 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 Croydon Handicap at Epsom Downs in 2009?
Belle des Airs (IRE) won the Croydon Handicap at Epsom Downs on 9 September 2009, ridden by Jack Mitchell and trained by Ralph Beckett.
What was the finishing order of the 2009 Croydon Handicap at Epsom Downs?
1st Belle des Airs (IRE) (11/2), 2nd Hi Shinko (GB) (7/4F), 3rd Fajita (GB) (12/1).
What price was the winner of the 2009 Croydon Handicap at Epsom Downs?
Belle des Airs (IRE) returned a starting price of 11/2.
How many horses ran in the 2009 Croydon Handicap at Epsom Downs?
7 horses ran in the 2009 Croydon Handicap at Epsom Downs. Non-runners: Dance And Dance (suspended from running), Ermine And Velvet (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2009 Croydon Handicap at Epsom Downs?
The winning time was 1m 24.30s (slow by 3.20s).

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