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Avon Handicap

Bath · 14 August 2012
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 3f 144y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Chapter Nine (IRE) (11/4F) won the Avon Handicap at Bath on 14 August 2012, beating Lisselan Pleasure (USA) by 3½ lengths under Liam Keniry for trainer Seamus Mullins. 10 ran on Good going over 1m 3f 144y; the winning time was 2m 33.62s (slow by 7.72s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 10 — The market

Winner Chapter Nine (IRE)
SP: 11/4 favKTB Rating 82A J: Liam Keniry T: Seamus Mullins
Won by 3½ lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Chapter Nine (IRE) 6g Liam Keniry Seamus Mullins 9-1 4582A 2:33.62 1,704.25 11/4 fav
2nd 3 Lisselan Pleasure (USA) t 5m 3½ Robert Williams(7) Bernard Llewellyn 9-2 5375A 2:34.20 503.25 3/1
3rd 5 Arch Event (GB) 7m 5 Daniel Muscutt(7) Bernard Llewellyn 8-8 4556A 2:35.04 251.75 16/1
4th 9 Duneen Dream (USA) 7g 1 Darryll Holland Nikki Evans 9-1 4560A 2:35.20 — 14/1
5th 2 Shakespeare Dancer (GB) 3f 9 Kelly Harrison James Evans 8-4 4537C 2:36.70 — 33/1
6th 8 Awesome Rock (IRE) 3g 1 Darren Egan(5) Louise Best 7-13 4532C 2:36.87 — 9/2
7th 1 Armiger (GB) 3g 2¼ Ryan Powell(3) William Muir 8-2 4635C 2:37.25 — 22/1
8th 10 True Prince (USA) p 3c 11 Sean Levey Amanda Perrett 8-7 4840C 2:39.08 — 12/1
9th 11 Indian Blossom (GB) 3f 15 John Fahy Harry Dunlop 8-11 5244C 2:41.58 — 7/1
10th 7 Femme Royale (GB) 4f 15 Adam Kirby Richard Price 9-3 4750C 2:44.08 — 9/1

Winning time 2m 33.62s (slow by 7.72s)

Non-runners Polydamos (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 (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 Avon Handicap at Bath in 2012?
Chapter Nine (IRE) won the Avon Handicap at Bath on 14 August 2012, ridden by Liam Keniry and trained by Seamus Mullins.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Avon Handicap at Bath?
1st Chapter Nine (IRE) (11/4F), 2nd Lisselan Pleasure (USA) (3/1), 3rd Arch Event (GB) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Avon Handicap at Bath?
Chapter Nine (IRE) returned a starting price of 11/4F.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Avon Handicap at Bath?
10 horses ran in the 2012 Avon Handicap at Bath. Non-runners: Polydamos (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2012 Avon Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 2m 33.62s (slow by 7.72s).

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