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Towcester Interactive Handicap Hurdle

Towcester · 31 May 2016
  • TypeHurdle
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance2m 4f 217y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7
  • HandicapYes

Ever So Much (IRE) (5/2) won the Towcester Interactive Handicap Hurdle at Towcester on 31 May 2016, beating Mr Caffrey (GB) by 1½ lengths under Richie McLernon for trainer Ben Haslam. 7 ran on Good going over 2m 4f 217y; the winning time was 5m 17.90s (slow by 22.90s). The 15/8 favourite, Double Accord (GB), finished 3rd, beaten 6½ lengths.

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

Winner Ever So Much (IRE)
SP: 5/2KTB Rating 119B J: Richie McLernon T: Ben Haslam
Won by 1½ lengthsFav: Double Accord (GB) 15/8 · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Ever So Much (IRE) p 7g Richie McLernon Ben Haslam 11-12 104119B 5:17.90 3,249 5/2
2nd Mr Caffrey (GB) p 4g 1½ Rhys Flint John Flint 11-8 105113B 5:18.20 954 12/1
3rd Double Accord (GB) t 6m 5 David Noonan(3) Anthony Honeyball 11-9 104109B 5:19.20 477 15/8 fav
4th Menace (GB) p 5g 1¼ William Featherstone(7) Noel Williams 10-10 9594B 5:19.45 238.50 12/1
5th Virgil Earp (GB) p 9g 8 Tom O'Brien Ian Williams 11-8 10097B 5:21.05 — 11/2
6th Running Wolf (IRE) t 5g 40 Gavin Sheehan Alex Hales 11-6 9879C 5:29.05 — 6/1
PU Withy Mills (GB) tp 11m — James Best Kevin Bishop 10-13 91— — — 20/1

Winning time 5m 17.90s (slow by 22.90s)

Non-runners Franciscan (unsuitable ground), Mr Mafia (unsuitable ground), Sonneofpresenting (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 (6 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 Towcester Interactive Handicap Hurdle at Towcester in 2016?
Ever So Much (IRE) won the Towcester Interactive Handicap Hurdle at Towcester on 31 May 2016, ridden by Richie McLernon and trained by Ben Haslam.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Towcester Interactive Handicap Hurdle at Towcester?
1st Ever So Much (IRE) (5/2), 2nd Mr Caffrey (GB) (12/1), 3rd Double Accord (GB) (15/8F).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Towcester Interactive Handicap Hurdle at Towcester?
Ever So Much (IRE) returned a starting price of 5/2.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Towcester Interactive Handicap Hurdle at Towcester?
7 horses ran in the 2016 Towcester Interactive Handicap Hurdle at Towcester. Non-runners: Franciscan (unsuitable ground), Mr Mafia (unsuitable ground), Sonneofpresenting (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2016 Towcester Interactive Handicap Hurdle at Towcester?
The winning time was 5m 17.90s (slow by 22.90s).

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