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Crownhotel-bawtry.com Apprentice Handicap

Doncaster · 17 June 2012
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 6f 132y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Handles For Forks (IRE) (9/1) won the Crownhotel-bawtry.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster on 17 June 2012, beating Favorite Girl (GER) by three-quarters of a length under Charles Bishop for trainer Mick Channon. 11 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m 6f 132y; the winning time was 3m 12.81s (slow by 7.61s). The 11/4 favourite, Lady Bluesky (GB), finished 4th, beaten 5¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market

Winner Handles For Forks (IRE)
SP: 9/1KTB Rating 83A J: Charles Bishop T: Mick Channon
Won by three-quarters of a lengthFav: Lady Bluesky (GB) 11/4 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 11 Handles For Forks (IRE) 4f Charles Bishop(3) Mick Channon 9-5 6883A 3:12.81 2,911.05 9/1
2nd 14 Favorite Girl (GER) 4f ¾ Jack Duern(5) Michael Appleby 9-3 6880A 3:12.95 866.25 9/2
3rd 3 The Oil Magnate (GB) 7g 2¾ Shane B Kelly(3) Michael Dods 9-5 6878A 3:13.45 432.90 6/1
4th 12 Lady Bluesky (GB) 9m 1¾ Garry Whillans(3) Alistair Whillans 8-13 6269A 3:13.76 216.45 11/4 fav
5th 10 Tallulah Mai (GB) 5m nk Adam Beschizza Matthew Salaman 8-8 5464A 3:13.81 — 7/1
6th 8 Carnac (IRE) p 6g 3½ Nora Looby(5) Alan McCabe 8-8 5959A 3:14.45 — 25/1
7th 4 Sinnamara (IRE) p 4f nse Adam Carter(3) John Wainwright 9-2 6567A 3:14.46 — 25/1
8th 13 Kingaroo (IRE) 6g 4½ Ryan Powell Garry Woodward 8-5 5149A 3:15.26 — 12/1
9th 7 Goal (IRE) 4g 1¾ Nathan Alison(3) Charles Smith 9-4 6760C 3:15.58 — 50/1
10th 1 Zefooha (FR) p 8m 7 Gemma Tutty(7) Tim Walford 9-3 7059C 3:16.86 — 16/1
11th 6 Maybeme (GB) 6m 9 Terence Fury(7) Neville Bycroft 8-7 5449C 3:18.49 — 8/1

Winning time 3m 12.81s (slow by 7.61s)

Non-runners Baileys Agincourt (self certificate), Jamarjo (unsuitable ground), Strikemaster (no suitable jockey)

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 Crownhotel-bawtry.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster in 2012?
Handles For Forks (IRE) won the Crownhotel-bawtry.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster on 17 June 2012, ridden by Charles Bishop and trained by Mick Channon.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Crownhotel-bawtry.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
1st Handles For Forks (IRE) (9/1), 2nd Favorite Girl (GER) (9/2), 3rd The Oil Magnate (GB) (6/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Crownhotel-bawtry.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
Handles For Forks (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/1.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Crownhotel-bawtry.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
11 horses ran in the 2012 Crownhotel-bawtry.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster. Non-runners: Baileys Agincourt (self certificate), Jamarjo (unsuitable ground), Strikemaster (no suitable jockey).
What was the winning time of the 2012 Crownhotel-bawtry.com Apprentice Handicap at Doncaster?
The winning time was 3m 12.81s (slow by 7.61s).

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