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Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap

Epsom Downs · 11 July 2013
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 2f 18y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7
  • HandicapYes

Xinbama (IRE) (4/1) won the Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs on 11 July 2013, beating Ever Fortune (USA) by 1½ lengths under Shelley Birkett for trainer J W Hills. 7 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m 2f 18y; the winning time was 2m 9.30s (slow by 3.70s). The 2/1 favourite, Ever Fortune (USA), finished 2nd, beaten 1½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market

Winner Xinbama (IRE)
SP: 4/1KTB Rating 89A J: Shelley Birkett T: J W Hills
Won by 1½ lengthsFav: Ever Fortune (USA) 2/1 · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 2 Xinbama (IRE) t 4c Shelley Birkett(5) J W Hills 9-6 7289A 2:09.30 3,234.50 4/1
2nd 6 Ever Fortune (USA) 4g 1½ Thomas Brown Rae Guest 9-12 7391A 2:09.55 962.50 2/1 fav
3rd 3 Megalala (IRE) 12g 4 Michael J M Murphy(3) John Bridger 8-9 5965A 2:10.22 481 5/1
4th 4 Norfolk Sky (GB) 4f 1½ Aaron Chave(7) Laura Mongan 9-0 6867A 2:10.47 240.50 3/1
5th 7 Standing Strong (IRE) p 5g 2½ Ross Atkinson Zoe Davison 9-1 6262A 2:10.88 — 14/1
6th 5 Ermyntrude (GB) 6m ¾ Sophie Ralston(7) Pat Phelan 8-1 5547A 2:11.01 — 25/1
7th 1 Bert The Alert (GB) 5g 3¾ Ned Curtis(5) Gary Moore 9-5 7156A 2:11.63 — 14/1

Winning time 2m 9.30s (slow by 3.70s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (7 of 7 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 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs in 2013?
Xinbama (IRE) won the Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs on 11 July 2013, ridden by Shelley Birkett and trained by J W Hills.
What was the finishing order of the 2013 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
1st Xinbama (IRE) (4/1), 2nd Ever Fortune (USA) (2/1F), 3rd Megalala (IRE) (5/1).
What price was the winner of the 2013 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
Xinbama (IRE) returned a starting price of 4/1.
How many horses ran in the 2013 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
7 horses ran in the 2013 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs.
What was the winning time of the 2013 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
The winning time was 2m 9.30s (slow by 3.70s).

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