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Savills Apprentice Handicap (Str)

Ascot · 8 July 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance1m
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13
  • HandicapYes

Bluegrass Blues (IRE) (33/1) won the Savills Apprentice Handicap (Str) at Ascot on 8 July 2016, beating Mr Quicksilver (GB) by a neck under Hector Crouch for trainer Heather Main. 13 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 42.94s (slow by 4.04s). The 5/1 favourite, Alcatraz (IRE), finished 6th, beaten 6½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 13 — The market

Winner Bluegrass Blues (IRE)
SP: 33/1KTB Rating 99A J: Hector Crouch T: Heather Main
Won by a neckFav: Alcatraz (IRE) 5/1 · 6th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 8 Bluegrass Blues (IRE) 6g Hector Crouch(3) Heather Main 9-4 8099A 1:42.94 6,469 33/1
2nd 14 Mr Quicksilver (GB) ht 4g nk Thomas Brown Ed Walker 9-2 7597A 1:42.99 1,925 22/1
3rd 4 Chiswick Bey (IRE) 8g 1¼ Tim Clark Richard Fahey 8-9 6886A 1:43.19 962 20/1
4th 5 Muntadab (IRE) 4g 3½ Cameron Noble(7) David Loughnane 9-3 8383A 1:43.77 481 6/1
5th 12 Van Huysen (IRE) h 4g ¾ Josephine Gordon Dominic Ffrench Davis 8-11 7075A 1:43.90 — 13/2
6th 10 Alcatraz (IRE) tp 4g ¾ Tom Marquand George Baker 9-9 8285A 1:44.02 — 5/1 fav
7th 9 Mezzotint (IRE) 7g ½ Paddy Bradley(5) Lee Carter 8-13 7773A 1:44.11 — 16/1
8th 15 Berkeley Vale (GB) v 5g dht Kevin Lundie(5) Roger Teal 8-13 7773A 1:44.31 — 12/1
8th 2 Goring (GER) 4g 1¼ Kieran Shoemark Eve Johnson Houghton 9-10 8381A 1:44.31 — 16/1
10th 7 Ttainted Love (GB) p 4f 1 Samuel Clarke(7) Chris Wall 8-12 7866A 1:44.48 — 7/1
11th 3 Cricklewood Green (USA) 5g 5 Alistair Rawlinson Sylvester Kirk 9-1 7454A 1:45.31 — 12/1
12th 13 Extremity (IRE) 5g 4½ Marc Monaghan Hugo Palmer 9-12 8562C 1:46.06 — 8/1
13th 1 Isis Blue (GB) p 6g 24 Danny Brock Rod Millman 8-8 6744C 1:50.06 — 20/1

Winning time 1m 42.94s (slow by 4.04s)

Non-runners Hail Clodius (self certificate), Lawyer (withdrawn; tack problems)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (13 of 13 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 Savills Apprentice Handicap (Str) at Ascot in 2016?
Bluegrass Blues (IRE) won the Savills Apprentice Handicap (Str) at Ascot on 8 July 2016, ridden by Hector Crouch and trained by Heather Main.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Savills Apprentice Handicap at Ascot?
1st Bluegrass Blues (IRE) (33/1), 2nd Mr Quicksilver (GB) (22/1), 3rd Chiswick Bey (IRE) (20/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Savills Apprentice Handicap at Ascot?
Bluegrass Blues (IRE) returned a starting price of 33/1.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Savills Apprentice Handicap at Ascot?
13 horses ran in the 2016 Savills Apprentice Handicap at Ascot. Non-runners: Hail Clodius (self certificate), Lawyer (withdrawn; tack problems).
What was the winning time of the 2016 Savills Apprentice Handicap at Ascot?
The winning time was 1m 42.94s (slow by 4.04s).

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