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Bristol Observer Handicap

Bath · 20 May 2011
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 5y
  • GoingFirm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Henrys Air (GB) (66/1) won the Bristol Observer Handicap at Bath on 20 May 2011, beating Mister Ben Vereen (GB) by a neck under Robbie Fitzpatrick for trainer David Bridgwater. 11 ran on Firm going over 1m 5y; the winning time was 1m 42.14s (slow by 3.34s).

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market · every 50/1-or-longer winner of 2011 — Longest shots

Winner Henrys Air (GB)
SP: 66/1KTB Rating 66A J: Robbie Fitzpatrick T: David Bridgwater
Won by a neck
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 7 Henrys Air (GB) 3g Robbie Fitzpatrick David Bridgwater 8-13 5266A 1:42.14 1,813.28 66/1
2nd 3 Mister Ben Vereen (GB) 3g nk Cathy Gannon Eve Johnson Houghton 9-7 6074A 1:42.19 539.56 12/1
3rd 8 Arctic Reach (GB) p 3g 1¼ Frankie McDonald Brendan Powell 8-8 4757A 1:42.39 269.64 11/1
4th 6 Fire Crystal (GB) 3f 1¾ Matthew Davies(3) Mick Channon 9-1 5759A 1:42.68 134.68 11/4 jt-fav
5th 9 Bedibyes (GB) 3f 1 Ian Burns(7) Richard Mitchell 8-10 5651A 1:42.85 — 10/1
6th 2 Cadmium Loch (GB) 3g 1½ Russ Kennemore Reg Hollinshead 9-6 5356A 1:43.10 — 11/2
7th 4 Miss Firefox (GB) 3f 1 Sam Hitchcott Nicky Vaughan 9-4 5751A 1:43.27 — 11/4 jt-fav
8th 1 No Refraction (IRE) 3f 1¼ David Probert Mark Usher 8-7 4536A 1:43.47 — 11/1
9th 13 Maxiyow (IRE) 3f 1¾ Neil Chalmers Bryn Palling 8-7 4531A 1:43.77 — 66/1
10th 10 Twilight Express (IRE) 3f 1½ Liam Keniry Emma Lavelle 8-7 4527A 1:44.02 — 12/1
11th 11 Kilk (GB) 3f 7 Fergus Sweeney Tony Newcombe 9-2 5524C 1:45.18 — 18/1

Winning time 1m 42.14s (slow by 3.34s)

Non-runners Camberley Two (self certificate), Cathcart Castle (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 (11 of 11 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 Bristol Observer Handicap at Bath in 2011?
Henrys Air (GB) won the Bristol Observer Handicap at Bath on 20 May 2011, ridden by Robbie Fitzpatrick and trained by David Bridgwater.
What was the finishing order of the 2011 Bristol Observer Handicap at Bath?
1st Henrys Air (GB) (66/1), 2nd Mister Ben Vereen (GB) (12/1), 3rd Arctic Reach (GB) (11/1).
What price was the winner of the 2011 Bristol Observer Handicap at Bath?
Henrys Air (GB) returned a starting price of 66/1.
How many horses ran in the 2011 Bristol Observer Handicap at Bath?
11 horses ran in the 2011 Bristol Observer Handicap at Bath. Non-runners: Camberley Two (self certificate), Cathcart Castle (vet's certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2011 Bristol Observer Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 1m 42.14s (slow by 3.34s).

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