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32Red.com Handicap

Haydock · 3 September 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 2
  • Distance1m 6f
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8
  • HandicapYes

The Graduate (IRE) (7/2) won the 32Red.com Handicap at Haydock on 3 September 2016, beating Cosmeapolitan (GB) by 4½ lengths under Oisin Murphy for trainer Andrew Balding. 8 ran on Soft going over 1m 6f; the winning time was 3m 14.52s (slow by 22.52s). The 11/4 favourite, Marmajuke Bay (GB), finished 3rd, beaten 6¼ lengths.

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

Winner The Graduate (IRE)
SP: 7/2KTB Rating 88A J: Oisin Murphy T: Andrew Balding
Won by 4½ lengthsFav: Marmajuke Bay (GB) 11/4 · 3rd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 7 The Graduate (IRE) 3g Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 9-1 8488A 3:14.52 28,012.50 7/2
2nd 5 Cosmeapolitan (GB) 3g 4½ Dougie Costello Alan King 9-7 9087A 3:15.42 8,388 7/2
3rd 9 Marmajuke Bay (GB) p 3g 1¾ Steve Drowne Mark Usher 8-10 7973A 3:15.77 4,194 11/4 fav
4th 10 Togetherness (IRE) 3c hd Tony Hamilton Harry Dunlop 8-10 7973A 3:15.86 2,097 25/1
5th 4 Evening Hush (IRE) 3f 4½ Jamie Spencer Evan Williams 8-11 8067A 3:16.72 1,048.50 7/1
6th 8 Spinners Ball (IRE) 3c 1¼ Chris Hayes Sylvester Kirk 8-5 7459A 3:16.97 526.50 17/2
7th 2 October Storm (GB) 3g 40 Alexis Badel Mick Channon 8-7 7657C 3:24.97 — 10/1
8th 1 Space Mountain (GB) 3g 2 Franny Norton Mark Johnston 8-9 7859C 3:25.37 — 8/1

Winning time 3m 14.52s (slow by 22.52s)

Non-runners Carry Me Home (unsuitable ground), Our Yangtze (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 (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 32Red.com Handicap at Haydock in 2016?
The Graduate (IRE) won the 32Red.com Handicap at Haydock on 3 September 2016, ridden by Oisin Murphy and trained by Andrew Balding.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 32Red.com Handicap at Haydock?
1st The Graduate (IRE) (7/2), 2nd Cosmeapolitan (GB) (7/2), 3rd Marmajuke Bay (GB) (11/4F).
What price was the winner of the 2016 32Red.com Handicap at Haydock?
The Graduate (IRE) returned a starting price of 7/2.
How many horses ran in the 2016 32Red.com Handicap at Haydock?
8 horses ran in the 2016 32Red.com Handicap at Haydock. Non-runners: Carry Me Home (unsuitable ground), Our Yangtze (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2016 32Red.com Handicap at Haydock?
The winning time was 3m 14.52s (slow by 22.52s).

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