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Sam Brown Apprentice Handicap

Ripon · 15 June 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance6f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9
  • HandicapYes

Royal Connoisseur (IRE) (3/1) won the Sam Brown Apprentice Handicap at Ripon on 15 June 2016, beating Whispering Soul (IRE) by half a length under Hayley Irvine for trainer Richard Fahey. 9 ran on Good going over 6f; the winning time was 1m 14.84s (slow by 4.94s). The 11/4 favourite, Teetotal (IRE), refused.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 9 — The market

Winner Royal Connoisseur (IRE)
SP: 3/1KTB Rating 87A J: Hayley Irvine T: Richard Fahey
Won by half a lengthFav: Teetotal (IRE) 11/4 · refused
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 2 Royal Connoisseur (IRE) 5g Hayley Irvine Richard Fahey 10-0 6587A 1:14.84 3,234.50 3/1
2nd 7 Whispering Soul (IRE) b 3f ½ Liam Lewis-Salter Ann Duffield 8-6 5164A 1:14.92 962.50 15/2
3rd 3 Secret City (IRE) 10g 2 Tommy O'Connor Rebecca Bastiman 9-9 6073A 1:15.26 481 18/1
4th 9 Whispering Wolf (GB) 3f shd Joshua Bryan Suzzanne France 8-7 5257A 1:15.27 240.50 7/1
5th 5 Hashtag Frenzy (GB) p 3g shd Kimberley Van der Vegt Rebecca Menzies 8-1 4550A 1:15.31 — 33/1
6th 8 Canny Style (GB) b 3f 2¼ Lewis Edmunds Kevin Ryan 8-13 5854A 1:15.67 — 5/1
7th 4 Prairie Impulse (GB) 3f 6 William Cox Ann Duffield 9-4 6336A 1:16.67 — 14/1
8th 11 Pabusar (GB) tp 8g 1¾ Lauren Steade Micky Hammond 9-2 5328A 1:16.97 — 12/1
REF 10 Teetotal (IRE) 6g — David Egan Nigel Tinkler 9-5 56— — — 11/4 fav

Winning time 1m 14.84s (slow by 4.94s)

Non-runners Letbygonesbeicons (unsuitable ground), Longroom (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 (8 of 9 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 Sam Brown Apprentice Handicap at Ripon in 2016?
Royal Connoisseur (IRE) won the Sam Brown Apprentice Handicap at Ripon on 15 June 2016, ridden by Hayley Irvine and trained by Richard Fahey.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Sam Brown Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
1st Royal Connoisseur (IRE) (3/1), 2nd Whispering Soul (IRE) (15/2), 3rd Secret City (IRE) (18/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Sam Brown Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
Royal Connoisseur (IRE) returned a starting price of 3/1.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Sam Brown Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
9 horses ran in the 2016 Sam Brown Apprentice Handicap at Ripon. Non-runners: Letbygonesbeicons (unsuitable ground), Longroom (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2016 Sam Brown Apprentice Handicap at Ripon?
The winning time was 1m 14.84s (slow by 4.94s).

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