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Sligo Apprentice Maiden

Sligo · 8 August 2012
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 4f
  • GoingSoft To Heavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10

Double Double (FR) (3/1) won the Sligo Apprentice Maiden at Sligo on 8 August 2012, beating Black Benny (IRE) by a neck under Emmet McNamara for trainer Charles O'Brien. 10 ran on Soft To Heavy going over 1m 4f; the winning time was 3m 7.62s (slow by 27.12s). The 5/2 favourite, Black Benny (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten a quarter of a length.

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Winner Double Double (FR)
SP: 3/1KTB Rating 86A J: Emmet McNamara T: Charles O'Brien
Won by a neckFav: Black Benny (IRE) 5/2 · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 6 Double Double (FR) 6g Emmet McNamara Charles O'Brien 9-7 —86A 3:07.62 4,830 3/1
2nd 2 Black Benny (IRE) t 7g nk Danny Mullins J P Broderick 9-7 —85A 3:07.68 1,120 5/2 fav
3rd 4 An Spailpin Fanach (USA) 5h 2¼ Ronan Whelan J S Bolger 9-7 —80A 3:08.12 490 3/1
4th 9 First Impressions (IRE) p 6g 4½ Conor Hoban Michael Mulvany 9-7 —70A 3:09.02 280 7/2
5th 1 Bitsanbobs (IRE) 4g 5½ Sam James A Oliver 9-7 —58A 3:10.12 — 6/1
6th 3 Cerca Trova (IRE) 6m 15 Colin Keane(4) Paul Stafford 8-12 —43C 3:13.12 — 50/1
7th 8 Speed Dial (GB) 7g 15 David Parkes(4) P Hughes 9-3 —48C 3:16.12 — 33/1
8th 11 Latawa (IRE) 5m 16 Megan Carberry(7) James Bernard McCabe 8-9 —40C 3:19.32 — 66/1
9th 7 Moonlight Fencer (IRE) 6g 36 Mark Enright(2) M McDonagh 9-5 —50C 3:26.52 — 33/1
10th 10 Firestrike (GB) 4f 89 Leigh Roche James Bernard McCabe 9-2 4447C 3:44.32 — 66/1

Winning time 3m 7.62s (slow by 27.12s)

Non-runners Noble Call (stone bruise)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (10 of 10 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 Sligo Apprentice Maiden at Sligo in 2012?
Double Double (FR) won the Sligo Apprentice Maiden at Sligo on 8 August 2012, ridden by Emmet McNamara and trained by Charles O'Brien.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Sligo Apprentice Maiden at Sligo?
1st Double Double (FR) (3/1), 2nd Black Benny (IRE) (5/2F), 3rd An Spailpin Fanach (USA) (3/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Sligo Apprentice Maiden at Sligo?
Double Double (FR) returned a starting price of 3/1.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Sligo Apprentice Maiden at Sligo?
10 horses ran in the 2012 Sligo Apprentice Maiden at Sligo. Non-runners: Noble Call (stone bruise).
What was the winning time of the 2012 Sligo Apprentice Maiden at Sligo?
The winning time was 3m 7.62s (slow by 27.12s).

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