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BGC Handicap

Epsom Downs · 1 July 2010
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance7f
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Space Station (GB) (4/1) won the BGC Handicap at Epsom Downs on 1 July 2010, beating Belle des Airs (IRE) by 2½ lengths under Shane Kelly for trainer Simon Dow. 12 ran on Good To Firm going over 7f; the winning time was 1m 21.74s (slow by 0.64s). The 3/1 favourite, Glen Shiel (USA), finished 8th, beaten 6 lengths.

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Winner Space Station (GB)
SP: 4/1KTB Rating 90A J: Shane Kelly T: Simon Dow
Won by 2½ lengthsFav: Glen Shiel (USA) 3/1 · 8th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 12 Space Station (GB) b 4g Shane Kelly Simon Dow 9-4 7590A 1:21.74 5,180.80 4/1
2nd 10 Belle des Airs (IRE) 4f 2½ Jack Mitchell Ralph Beckett 10-0 8593A 1:22.16 1,541.60 16/1
3rd 4 Dubai Set (GB) b 3g ½ Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Snr 9-4 8381A 1:22.24 770.40 13/2
4th 1 Twilight Star (IRE) 6g nk Dane O'Neill Roger Teal 8-13 7076A 1:22.28 384.80 25/1
5th 8 My Kingdom (IRE) t 4g nse George Baker Hughie Morrison 9-13 8490A 1:22.29 — 11/2
6th 9 Buxton (GB) t 6g ½ Liam Keniry Roger Ingram 9-0 7175A 1:22.36 — 20/1
7th 5 Leadenhall Lass (IRE) 4f 1 Jemma Marshall(5) Pat Phelan 8-8 7066A 1:22.53 — 16/1
8th 2 Glen Shiel (USA) 3g 1¼ Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston 9-2 8170A 1:22.74 — 3/1 fav
9th 3 Shibhan (GB) p 3f ½ Chris Catlin Clive Brittain 8-8 7361A 1:22.82 — 40/1
10th 6 Salient (GB) 6g 1 Pat Cosgrave Michael Attwater 9-7 7871A 1:22.99 — 20/1
11th 11 My Learned Friend (IRE) 6g 1¾ Frank Hayes(7) Andrew Balding 8-13 7758A 1:23.28 — 25/1
12th 7 Fivefold (USA) 3c 7 Alan Munro John Akehurst 8-12 7739C 1:24.45 — 7/1

Winning time 1m 21.74s (slow by 0.64s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 12 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 BGC Handicap at Epsom Downs in 2010?
Space Station (GB) won the BGC Handicap at Epsom Downs on 1 July 2010, ridden by Shane Kelly and trained by Simon Dow.
What was the finishing order of the 2010 BGC Handicap at Epsom Downs?
1st Space Station (GB) (4/1), 2nd Belle des Airs (IRE) (16/1), 3rd Dubai Set (GB) (13/2).
What price was the winner of the 2010 BGC Handicap at Epsom Downs?
Space Station (GB) returned a starting price of 4/1.
How many horses ran in the 2010 BGC Handicap at Epsom Downs?
12 horses ran in the 2010 BGC Handicap at Epsom Downs.
What was the winning time of the 2010 BGC Handicap at Epsom Downs?
The winning time was 1m 21.74s (slow by 0.64s).

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