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Galway Apprentice Handicap

Galway · 5 September 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 4f 70y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9
  • HandicapYes

Melanna (IRE) (9/2) won the Galway Apprentice Handicap at Galway on 5 September 2016, beating Elm Grove (IRE) by 2 lengths under Robbie Downey for trainer James M Barrett. 9 ran on Soft going over 1m 4f 70y; the winning time was 2m 47.94s (slow by 9.14s).

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 9 — The market

Winner Melanna (IRE)
SP: 9/2KTB Rating 95A J: Robbie Downey T: James M Barrett
Won by 2 lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 12 Melanna (IRE) 5m Robbie Downey James M Barrett 9-11 7295A 2:47.94 6,150 9/2
2nd 7 Elm Grove (IRE) 4f 2 Colman Comerford(7) W McCreery 9-1 6980A 2:48.34 1,900 7/2 jt-fav
3rd 5 The Fox Tully (IRE) b 11g ¾ E T Daly(7) Gerard Keane 8-9 6373A 2:48.49 900 10/1
4th 6 Hidden Universe (IRE) 10g ½ Jamie Cattigan(7) D K Weld 9-7 7583A 2:48.59 400 20/1
5th 10 Ondamoura (IRE) tb 4g 5 Donnacha O'Brien T Hogan 8-13 6064A 2:49.59 150 6/1
6th 9 Tap Focus (IRE) t 4f 1¾ Danny Redmond(2) J S Bolger 9-0 6361A 2:49.94 — 14/1
7th 11 Lilly The Lioness (IRE) h 9m 7 Gary Halpin Garrett James Power 9-2 6352C 2:51.34 — 7/2 jt-fav
8th 1 Jazz Ranger (IRE) p 4g 12 Ross Coakley M O Cullinane 9-0 6150C 2:53.74 — 33/1
9th 4 Empresario (IRE) t 7g 22 Killian Leonard(2) Matthew J Smith 9-4 6754C 2:58.14 — 5/1

Winning time 2m 47.94s (slow by 9.14s)

Non-runners Crossingoz (unsuitable ground), Mademoiselle Penny (unsuitable ground), Political Policy (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 (9 of 9 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 Galway Apprentice Handicap at Galway in 2016?
Melanna (IRE) won the Galway Apprentice Handicap at Galway on 5 September 2016, ridden by Robbie Downey and trained by James M Barrett.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Galway Apprentice Handicap at Galway?
1st Melanna (IRE) (9/2), 2nd Elm Grove (IRE) (7/2J), 3rd The Fox Tully (IRE) (10/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Galway Apprentice Handicap at Galway?
Melanna (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/2.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Galway Apprentice Handicap at Galway?
9 horses ran in the 2016 Galway Apprentice Handicap at Galway. Non-runners: Crossingoz (unsuitable ground), Mademoiselle Penny (unsuitable ground), Political Policy (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2016 Galway Apprentice Handicap at Galway?
The winning time was 2m 47.94s (slow by 9.14s).

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