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Caffreys Handicap

Newcastle · 8 August 2012
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance7f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13
  • HandicapYes

Discression (GB) (4/1) won the Caffreys Handicap at Newcastle on 8 August 2012, beating Main Beach (GB) by 2 lengths under Graham Lee for trainer Kevin Ryan. 13 ran on Good going over 7f; the winning time was 1m 26.34s (slow by 1.34s).

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 13 — The market

Winner Discression (GB)
SP: 4/1KTB Rating 98A J: Graham Lee T: Kevin Ryan
Won by 2 lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 10 Discression (GB) 3c Graham Lee Kevin Ryan 9-6 7498A 1:26.34 2,264.15 4/1
2nd 9 Main Beach (GB) p 5g 2 Micky Fenton Paul Midgley 9-8 7094A 1:26.67 673.75 9/2
3rd 5 Stilettoesinthemud (IRE) h 4f 1¼ James Sullivan James Given 8-7 5575A 1:26.88 336.70 66/1
4th 12 No Quarter (IRE) 5g nk Franny Norton Tracy Waggott 8-11 5979A 1:26.92 168.35 11/1
5th 3 Eastward Ho (GB) 4g shd Tony Hamilton Jason Ward 9-8 7089A 1:26.98 — 7/2 jt-fav
6th 7 Who's Shirl (GB) 6m nk Duran Fentiman Chris Fairhurst 9-10 7290A 1:27.01 — 25/1
7th 8 Whispered Times (USA) p 5g ¾ Paddy Aspell Tracy Waggott 9-2 6480A 1:27.13 — 22/1
8th 11 Amoure Medici (GB) 3g 4 Silvestre De Sousa Ann Duffield 9-2 7068A 1:27.80 — 7/2 jt-fav
9th 14 Music Festival (USA) 5g 9 Shane B Kelly(5) Jim Goldie 8-10 6343C 1:29.30 — 20/1
10th 4 Mcmonagle (USA) 4g 5 Jimmy Quinn Alan Brown 9-6 6853C 1:30.13 — 40/1
11th 6 Henry Morgan (GB) p 5g 10 Tom Eaves Bryan Smart 9-0 6247C 1:31.80 — 20/1
12th 2 Oil Strike (GB) 5g 4 D M Simmonson(7) Michael Easterby 9-3 7250C 1:32.47 — 20/1
13th 1 Nadeen (IRE) v 5g 8 Andrew Mullen Michael Smith 9-4 6651C 1:33.80 — 50/1

Winning time 1m 26.34s (slow by 1.34s)

Non-runners Last Destination (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 (13 of 13 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 Caffreys Handicap at Newcastle in 2012?
Discression (GB) won the Caffreys Handicap at Newcastle on 8 August 2012, ridden by Graham Lee and trained by Kevin Ryan.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Caffreys Handicap at Newcastle?
1st Discression (GB) (4/1), 2nd Main Beach (GB) (9/2), 3rd Stilettoesinthemud (IRE) (66/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Caffreys Handicap at Newcastle?
Discression (GB) returned a starting price of 4/1.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Caffreys Handicap at Newcastle?
13 horses ran in the 2012 Caffreys Handicap at Newcastle. Non-runners: Last Destination (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2012 Caffreys Handicap at Newcastle?
The winning time was 1m 26.34s (slow by 1.34s).

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