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Fossgate Handicap

Ripon · 20 June 2012
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 4f 10y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Bright Applause (GB) (9/2) won the Fossgate Handicap at Ripon on 20 June 2012, beating Fossgate (GB) by half a length under Barry McHugh for trainer Tracy Waggott. 12 ran on Good going over 1m 4f 10y; the winning time was 2m 35.36s (slow by 3.36s). The 7/2 favourite, Chatterer (IRE), finished 7th, beaten 6¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Bright Applause (GB)
SP: 9/2KTB Rating 85A J: Barry McHugh T: Tracy Waggott
Won by half a lengthFav: Chatterer (IRE) 7/2 · 7th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 2 Bright Applause (GB) 4g Barry McHugh Tracy Waggott 8-10 6485A 2:35.36 2,911.05 9/2
2nd 1 Fossgate (GB) 11g ½ Graham Lee James Bethell 8-12 6686A 2:35.44 866.25 6/1
3rd 9 Skyfire (GB) 5g 4 Michael Stainton Nick Kent 8-10 6475A 2:36.11 432.90 20/1
4th 3 Mazij (GB) 4f shd Adam Beschizza(3) Peter Hiatt 8-13 7078A 2:36.13 216.45 40/1
5th 12 Come Here Yew (IRE) 4g ½ Neil Farley(5) Declan Carroll 8-11 7074A 2:36.19 — 17/2
6th 6 Tobrata (GB) 6g nk Duran Fentiman Mel Brittain 8-6 6068A 2:36.28 — 40/1
7th 13 Chatterer (IRE) 4f 1¼ Tadhg O'Shea Marcus Tregoning 9-7 7581A 2:36.49 — 7/2 fav
8th 11 Hail Bold Chief (USA) 5g 1½ P J McDonald Alan Swinbank 8-9 6365A 2:36.74 — 6/1
9th 5 King's Counsel (IRE) v 6g nse Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 9-0 6870A 2:36.74 — 8/1
10th 8 Bavarian Nordic (USA) v 7g 9 Paul Quinn Richard Whitaker 8-2 5643C 2:38.24 — 12/1
11th 4 Folk Tune (IRE) 9g 3½ Tom Eaves John Quinn 8-8 6249C 2:38.82 — 33/1
12th 10 Sally Friday (IRE) t 4f 33 James Sullivan Edwin Tuer 8-6 6047C 2:44.32 — 25/1

Winning time 2m 35.36s (slow by 3.36s)

Non-runners Euston Square (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 (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 Fossgate Handicap at Ripon in 2012?
Bright Applause (GB) won the Fossgate Handicap at Ripon on 20 June 2012, ridden by Barry McHugh and trained by Tracy Waggott.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Fossgate Handicap at Ripon?
1st Bright Applause (GB) (9/2), 2nd Fossgate (GB) (6/1), 3rd Skyfire (GB) (20/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Fossgate Handicap at Ripon?
Bright Applause (GB) returned a starting price of 9/2.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Fossgate Handicap at Ripon?
12 horses ran in the 2012 Fossgate Handicap at Ripon. Non-runners: Euston Square (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2012 Fossgate Handicap at Ripon?
The winning time was 2m 35.36s (slow by 3.36s).

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