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Middleham Trainers Association Apprentice Handicap

Ripon · 15 May 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance5f
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners6
  • HandicapYes

Pearl Noir (GB) (13/2) won the Middleham Trainers Association Apprentice Handicap at Ripon on 15 May 2016, beating Flicka's Boy (GB) by half a length under Natalie Hambling for trainer Scott Dixon. 6 ran on Good To Firm going over 5f; the winning time was 59.59s (slow by 2.39s). The 9/4 favourite, Noodles Blue Boy (GB), finished 5th, beaten 2½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 6 — The market

Winner Pearl Noir (GB)
SP: 13/2KTB Rating 78B J: Natalie Hambling T: Scott Dixon
Won by half a lengthFav: Noodles Blue Boy (GB) 9/4 · 5th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 5 Pearl Noir (GB) b 6g Natalie Hambling(5) Scott Dixon 8-8 6578B 59.59 3,557.95 13/2
2nd 2 Flicka's Boy (GB) 4g ½ Adam McNamara(5) Tony Coyle 9-2 7383B 59.67 1,058.75 11/4
3rd 4 Hit The Lights (IRE) v 6g 1 Danielle Mooney(5) David Nicholls 8-12 6975B 59.84 529.10 11/2
4th 1 Rainbow Orse (GB) p 4g nk Aaron Jones(3) Robert Cowell 9-1 7077B 59.88 264.55 4/1
5th 3 Noodles Blue Boy (GB) 10g ¾ Robert Dodsworth(7) Ollie Pears 8-13 7271B 1:00.01 — 9/4 fav
6th 6 Pabusar (GB) 8g 8 Lauren Steade(7) Micky Hammond 8-0 5622B 1:01.34 — 16/1

Winning time 59.59s (slow by 2.39s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 of 6 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 Middleham Trainers Association Apprentice Handicap at Ripon in 2016?
Pearl Noir (GB) won the Middleham Trainers Association Apprentice Handicap at Ripon on 15 May 2016, ridden by Natalie Hambling and trained by Scott Dixon.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Middleham Trainers Association Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
1st Pearl Noir (GB) (13/2), 2nd Flicka's Boy (GB) (11/4), 3rd Hit The Lights (IRE) (11/2).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Middleham Trainers Association Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
Pearl Noir (GB) returned a starting price of 13/2.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Middleham Trainers Association Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
6 horses ran in the 2016 Middleham Trainers Association Apprentice Handicap at Ripon.
What was the winning time of the 2016 Middleham Trainers Association Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
The winning time was 59.59s (slow by 2.39s).

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