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Be Wiser Handicap

Bath · 20 August 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance5f 11y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Mambo Spirit (IRE) (8/1) won the Be Wiser Handicap at Bath on 20 August 2016, beating Catalinas Diamond (IRE) by 3 lengths under Eoin Walsh for trainer Tony Newcombe. 12 ran on Good going over 5f 11y; the winning time was 1m 3.07s (slow by 3.77s). The 11/8 favourite, Secretfact (GB), finished 8th, beaten 8¼ lengths.

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

Winner Mambo Spirit (IRE)
SP: 8/1KTB Rating 86A J: Eoin Walsh T: Tony Newcombe
Won by 3 lengthsFav: Secretfact (GB) 11/8 · 8th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 10 Mambo Spirit (IRE) 12g Eoin Walsh(3) Tony Newcombe 9-3 5486A 1:03.07 2,264.15 8/1
2nd 11 Catalinas Diamond (IRE) ht 8m 3 Steve Drowne Pat Murphy 9-8 5678A 1:03.57 673.75 9/1
3rd 8 Willow Spring (GB) 4f nk Noel Garbutt(3) Conrad Allen 9-1 5270A 1:03.61 336.70 6/1
4th 6 Tally's Song (GB) p 3f 2 Edward Greatrex(3) Grace Harris 8-7 4553A 1:03.95 168.35 25/1
5th 7 Captain Devious (GB) ht 5g hd Timmy Murphy Grace Harris 8-13 4758A 1:04.02 — 25/1
6th 9 Don't Tell Jo Jo (GB) 3g 1 Sam Hitchcott Bill Turner 8-10 4550A 1:04.15 — 50/1
7th 13 Magic Garden (IRE) t 3f 1¼ George Wood(7) Jonathan Portman 8-12 5547A 1:04.36 — 10/1
8th 1 Secretfact (GB) p 3g ½ Jimmy Quinn Malcolm Saunders 9-2 4648A 1:04.44 — 11/8 fav
9th 3 Portrush Storm (GB) 11m nse Adam Beschizza Ray Peacock 8-12 4544A 1:04.45 — 66/1
10th 12 Les Darcy (GB) 5g ¾ Shane Kelly Ken Cunningham-Brown 8-12 4541A 1:04.57 — 20/1
11th 5 Molly Jones (GB) 7m 8 Josephine Gordon(3) Matthew Salaman 9-1 5217C 1:05.90 — 12/1
12th 4 Blistering Dancer (IRE) p 6g 8 William Carson Tony Carroll 9-2 5018C 1:07.24 — 6/1

Winning time 1m 3.07s (slow by 3.77s)

Non-runners Burnt Cream (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 (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 Be Wiser Handicap at Bath in 2016?
Mambo Spirit (IRE) won the Be Wiser Handicap at Bath on 20 August 2016, ridden by Eoin Walsh and trained by Tony Newcombe.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Be Wiser Handicap at Bath?
1st Mambo Spirit (IRE) (8/1), 2nd Catalinas Diamond (IRE) (9/1), 3rd Willow Spring (GB) (6/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Be Wiser Handicap at Bath?
Mambo Spirit (IRE) returned a starting price of 8/1.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Be Wiser Handicap at Bath?
12 horses ran in the 2016 Be Wiser Handicap at Bath. Non-runners: Burnt Cream (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2016 Be Wiser Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 1m 3.07s (slow by 3.77s).

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