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Brandon Trust Handicap

Bath · 6 July 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 5f 22y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Blue Top (GB) (7/1) won the Brandon Trust Handicap at Bath on 6 July 2016, beating Ballyfarsoon (IRE) by 4 lengths under Noel Garbutt for trainer Dai Burchell. 12 ran on Good going over 1m 5f 22y; the winning time was 2m 54.85s (slow by 8.75s). The 7/2 favourite, Ballyfarsoon (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 4 lengths.

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

Winner Blue Top (GB)
SP: 7/1KTB Rating 67A J: Noel Garbutt T: Dai Burchell
Won by 4 lengthsFav: Ballyfarsoon (IRE) 7/2 · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 3 Blue Top (GB) v 7g Noel Garbutt(5) Dai Burchell 8-6 5067A 2:54.85 2,587.60 7/1
2nd 2 Ballyfarsoon (IRE) v 5g 4 Adam Kirby Ian Williams 9-1 5470A 2:55.52 770 7/2 fav
3rd 1 Urban Space (GB) t 10g 1¾ Tim Clark(3) John Flint 9-4 6070A 2:55.81 384.80 9/2
4th 8 Surprise Us (GB) p 9g 3¼ R P Walsh(7) Mark Gillard 8-0 4548A 2:56.35 192.40 25/1
5th 9 Captain George (IRE) p 5g nk Steve Drowne Michael Blake 9-5 5866A 2:56.39 — 6/1
6th 6 Moon Trip (GB) 7g 2¼ Josephine Gordon(3) Geoffrey Deacon 8-8 5052A 2:56.77 — 14/1
7th 11 Bishop Wulstan (IRE) v 5g shd Joshua Bryan(7) Peter Bowen 9-0 6057A 2:56.82 — 6/1
8th 4 Magnus Romeo (GB) t 5g 1½ Timmy Murphy Johnny Farrelly 9-5 5860A 2:57.06 — 50/1
9th 13 Hallingham (GB) b 6g 3½ Fergus Sweeney Chris Gordon 9-6 5959C 2:57.64 — 16/1
10th 10 Catharina (GB) 4f 1¾ Robert Winston Dean Ivory 9-3 5656C 2:57.93 — 7/1
11th 12 Sakhra (GB) 5g 2¾ William Carson Mark Brisbourne 8-7 4546C 2:58.39 — 33/1
12th 14 Lineman (GB) v 6g nk George Downing(3) Sarah Hollinshead 9-3 5956C 2:58.43 — 10/1

Winning time 2m 54.85s (slow by 8.75s)

Non-runners Salient (unsuitable ground), Welsh Rebel (unsuitable ground)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 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 Brandon Trust Handicap at Bath in 2016?
Blue Top (GB) won the Brandon Trust Handicap at Bath on 6 July 2016, ridden by Noel Garbutt and trained by Dai Burchell.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Brandon Trust Handicap at Bath?
1st Blue Top (GB) (7/1), 2nd Ballyfarsoon (IRE) (7/2F), 3rd Urban Space (GB) (9/2).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Brandon Trust Handicap at Bath?
Blue Top (GB) returned a starting price of 7/1.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Brandon Trust Handicap at Bath?
12 horses ran in the 2016 Brandon Trust Handicap at Bath. Non-runners: Salient (unsuitable ground), Welsh Rebel (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2016 Brandon Trust Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 2m 54.85s (slow by 8.75s).

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