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Cottingham Handicap

Beverley · 8 June 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 4f 16y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Rainbow Lad (IRE) (13/2) won the Cottingham Handicap at Beverley on 8 June 2016, beating Falcon's Fire (IRE) by 1½ lengths under Ben Curtis for trainer Michael Appleby. 12 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m 4f 16y; the winning time was 2m 37.69s (slow by 3.89s). The 11/4 favourite, Falcon's Fire (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 1½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Rainbow Lad (IRE)
SP: 13/2KTB Rating 70A J: Ben Curtis T: Michael Appleby
Won by 1½ lengthsFav: Falcon's Fire (IRE) 11/4 · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 5 Rainbow Lad (IRE) 3g Ben Curtis Michael Appleby 9-2 5370A 2:37.69 2,587.60 13/2
2nd 4 Falcon's Fire (IRE) 3g 1½ Phillip Makin Keith Dalgleish 9-3 5467A 2:37.94 770 11/4 fav
3rd 7 Chestnut Storm (IRE) 3f shd Paul Mulrennan Ed Dunlop 9-3 5467A 2:37.96 384.80 7/1
4th 2 Citadel (GB) v 3g 1½ Andrew Mullen John Wainwright 8-8 4555A 2:38.19 192.40 40/1
5th 6 Lady Turpin (IRE) 3f ¾ George Chaloner Richard Fahey 9-2 5361A 2:38.31 — 16/1
6th 10 Primobella (GB) 3f nk Dale Swift Ed McMahon 9-7 5865A 2:38.40 — 10/1
7th 3 Kerry Icon (GB) 3f 1 P J McDonald Iain Jardine 8-11 4853A 2:38.56 — 22/1
8th 8 High On Light (GB) h 3f 6 David Allan Tim Easterby 8-13 5041A 2:39.56 — 8/1
9th 12 Indulgent (GB) 3g 7 Barry McHugh Tony Coyle 9-6 5740C 2:40.73 — 15/2
10th 9 Ready Steady (USA) 3f 10 Graham Gibbons David Loughnane 8-13 5033C 2:42.40 — 66/1
11th 11 Jon H The Lawman (IRE) b 3g 1¼ Jimmy Quinn Ronald Thompson 8-8 4528C 2:42.61 — 20/1
UR 1 Goodknight Percy (IRE) p 3g — Joe Doyle(3) Kevin Ryan 9-3 57— — — 7/1

Winning time 2m 37.69s (slow by 3.89s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (11 of 12 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 Cottingham Handicap at Beverley in 2016?
Rainbow Lad (IRE) won the Cottingham Handicap at Beverley on 8 June 2016, ridden by Ben Curtis and trained by Michael Appleby.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Cottingham Handicap at Beverley?
1st Rainbow Lad (IRE) (13/2), 2nd Falcon's Fire (IRE) (11/4F), 3rd Chestnut Storm (IRE) (7/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Cottingham Handicap at Beverley?
Rainbow Lad (IRE) returned a starting price of 13/2.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Cottingham Handicap at Beverley?
12 horses ran in the 2016 Cottingham Handicap at Beverley.
What was the winning time of the 2016 Cottingham Handicap at Beverley?
The winning time was 2m 37.69s (slow by 3.89s).

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