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betfred.com Apprentice Handicap

Doncaster · 5 November 2011
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance7f
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15
  • HandicapYes

Sam Nombulist (GB) (8/1) won the betfred.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster on 5 November 2011, beating Deliberation (IRE) by 2¾ lengths under Amy Ryan for trainer Richard Whitaker. 15 ran on Soft going over 7f; the winning time was 1m 29.15s (slow by 5.85s). The 9/2 favourite, Zafeen's Pearl (GB), finished 8th, beaten 12½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 15 — The market

Winner Sam Nombulist (GB)
SP: 8/1KTB Rating 110A J: Amy Ryan T: Richard Whitaker
Won by 2¾ lengthsFav: Zafeen's Pearl (GB) 9/2 · 8th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 17 Sam Nombulist (GB) v 3g Amy Ryan Richard Whitaker 9-3 74110A 1:29.15 2,911.05 8/1
2nd 14 Deliberation (IRE) 3g 2¾ Sam James(3) Kevin Ryan 8-13 7397A 1:29.70 866.25 16/1
3rd 10 Caldercruix (USA) v 4g 6 Raul Da Silva(5) James Evans 8-10 7176A 1:30.90 432.90 25/1
4th 5 Tewin Wood (GB) 4g 1¼ Natasha Eaton(5) Alan Bailey 8-13 7476A 1:31.15 216.45 9/1
5th 11 Focail Eile (GB) 6g 1½ Michael O'Connell John Ryan 9-5 7577A 1:31.45 — 8/1
6th 16 Junket (GB) 4f shd Justin Newman(5) Dr Jon Scargill 8-12 7370A 1:31.47 — 8/1
7th 9 Northern Fling (GB) 7g ¾ Jason Hart(5) Jim Goldie 8-12 7368A 1:31.60 — 16/1
8th 12 Zafeen's Pearl (GB) 4f hd Paul Booth(7) Dean Ivory 8-12 7567A 1:31.69 — 9/2 fav
9th 2 Jungle Bay (GB) p 4c 3½ Louis-Philippe Beuzelin Jane Chapple-Hyam 9-4 7466C 1:32.35 — 7/1
10th 6 Dancing Maite (GB) 6g ¾ David Kenny(5) Roy Bowring 8-9 7057C 1:32.50 — 14/1
11th 8 Sunrise Safari (IRE) v 8g 1 Lee Topliss Richard Fahey 9-4 7466C 1:32.70 — 16/1
12th 3 Signore Momento (IRE) tb 5g hd D C Byrne(5) Amy Weaver 8-10 7158C 1:32.79 — 25/1
13th 7 Rough Rock (IRE) 6g 2½ Kieran O'Neill Chris Dwyer 9-4 7466C 1:33.25 — 16/1
14th 15 Kerrys Requiem (IRE) p 5m 9 Sean Levey Tim Pitt 9-3 7365C 1:35.05 — 16/1
15th 1 Goal (IRE) 3g 4½ Ryan Clark Richard Guest 9-3 7465C 1:35.95 — 14/1

Winning time 1m 29.15s (slow by 5.85s)

Non-runners Cornus (unsuitable ground), Showboating (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 (15 of 15 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 betfred.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster in 2011?
Sam Nombulist (GB) won the betfred.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster on 5 November 2011, ridden by Amy Ryan and trained by Richard Whitaker.
What was the finishing order of the 2011 betfred.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
1st Sam Nombulist (GB) (8/1), 2nd Deliberation (IRE) (16/1), 3rd Caldercruix (USA) (25/1).
What price was the winner of the 2011 betfred.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
Sam Nombulist (GB) returned a starting price of 8/1.
How many horses ran in the 2011 betfred.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
15 horses ran in the 2011 betfred.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster. Non-runners: Cornus (unsuitable ground), Showboating (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2011 betfred.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
The winning time was 1m 29.15s (slow by 5.85s).

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