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Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap

Epsom Downs · 28 July 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 2f 18y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8
  • HandicapYes

Choral Festival (GB) (5/2F) won the Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs on 28 July 2016, dead-heating with Ingleby Spring (IRE) under Danny Brock for trainer John Bridger. 8 ran on Good going over 1m 2f 18y; the winning time was 2m 12.12s (slow by 6.52s). Choral Festival (GB) was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 8 — The market

Winner Choral Festival (GB)
SP: 5/2 favKTB Rating 89A J: Danny Brock T: John Bridger
Dead heat with Ingleby Spring (IRE)
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 1 Choral Festival (GB) 10m Danny Brock John Bridger 9-9 6789A 2:12.12 2,098.50 5/2 fav
1st 8 Ingleby Spring (IRE) 4f Natalie Hambling(7) Richard Fahey 8-9 6075A 2:12.12 2,098.50 9/2
3rd 4 Tommys Geal (GB) 4f 4 Daniel Muscutt Michael Madgwick 9-6 6477A 2:12.79 481 5/1
4th 6 Gaelic Silver (FR) p 10g ½ Hector Crouch(3) Gary Moore 9-9 7079A 2:12.87 240.50 8/1
5th 3 Highlife Dancer (GB) v 8g ¾ Paddy Pilley(3) Mick Channon 8-8 5562A 2:13.00 — 11/2
6th 9 Goodwood Moonlight (GB) p 4g 9 Callum Shepherd(3) Ian Williams 8-7 5441A 2:14.50 — 8/1
7th 2 Spiritual Star (IRE) 7g 5 Harry Burns(7) Lee Carter 9-4 6950C 2:15.33 — 14/1
8th 7 Ledbury (IRE) 4g 31 Paddy Bradley(5) Lee Carter 8-13 6245C 2:20.50 — 12/1

Winning time 2m 12.12s (slow by 6.52s)

Non-runners Rightway (unsuitable ground)

Notes After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

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 8 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 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs in 2016?
Choral Festival (GB) won the Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs on 28 July 2016, ridden by Danny Brock and trained by John Bridger.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
1st Choral Festival (GB) (5/2F), 2nd Ingleby Spring (IRE) (9/2), 3rd Tommys Geal (GB) (5/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
Choral Festival (GB) returned a starting price of 5/2F.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
8 horses ran in the 2016 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs. Non-runners: Rightway (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2016 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
The winning time was 2m 12.12s (slow by 6.52s).

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