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Control Developments Handicap (Summer Sprint Series Final)

Bath · 11 September 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance5f 161y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners16
  • HandicapYes

Storm Melody (GB) (14/1) won the Control Developments Handicap (Summer Sprint Series Final) at Bath on 11 September 2016, beating Showmethewayavrilo (GB) by 1¼ lengths under Graham Lee for trainer Jonjo O'Neill. 16 ran on Good To Soft going over 5f 161y; the winning time was 1m 10.37s (slow by 2.17s). The 9/2 favourite, Babyfact (GB), finished 9th, beaten 9½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 16 — The market

Winner Storm Melody (GB)
SP: 14/1KTB Rating 106A J: Graham Lee T: Jonjo O'Neill
Won by 1¼ lengthsFav: Babyfact (GB) 9/2 · 9th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 5 Storm Melody (GB) 3g Graham Lee Jonjo O'Neill 9-4 69106A 1:10.37 12,938 14/1
2nd 14 Showmethewayavrilo (GB) 3g 1¼ Georgia Cox(5) Malcolm Saunders 8-13 6995A 1:10.60 3,850 8/1
3rd 9 Dusty Blue (GB) t 4f ¾ Eoin Walsh(3) Tony Carroll 9-0 6693A 1:10.73 1,924 7/1
4th 6 Go Amber Go (GB) t 4f 1¾ George Wood(5) Rod Millman 8-4 5875A 1:11.05 962 20/1
5th 10 Essaka (IRE) 4g 1 Paddy Pilley(5) Tony Carroll 8-6 6072A 1:11.23 — 16/1
6th 13 Showbizzy (GB) v 3f 1 Shane Kelly Richard Fahey 9-3 6879A 1:11.42 — 12/1
7th 8 Vincentti (IRE) 6g 1 Mitch Godwin(5) Ronald Harris 9-11 7382A 1:11.60 — 5/1
8th 16 Cherry Kool (GB) 3f nk Aaron Jones(3) Stuart Williams 9-4 7274A 1:11.64 — 16/1
9th 12 Babyfact (GB) 5m 2½ Jimmy Fortune Malcolm Saunders 9-8 7167A 1:12.10 — 9/2 fav
10th 11 Dreams Of Glory (GB) 8g 1 Fergus Sweeney Ron Hodges 9-5 6859A 1:12.28 — 33/1
11th 17 Virile (IRE) tb 5g ¾ Robert Winston Sylvester Kirk 8-12 6149A 1:12.42 — 14/1
12th 15 Captain Devious (GB) ht 5g nk Jimmy Quinn Grace Harris 8-0 4536A 1:12.46 — 66/1
13th 3 Racquet (GB) b 3c 4½ Hollie Doyle(5) Richard Hannon 9-5 7539C 1:13.28 — 10/1
14th 1 Captain Ryan (GB) 5g ¾ Silvestre De Sousa Geoffrey Deacon 8-10 5930C 1:13.42 — 9/1
15th 7 Topsoil (GB) 3g 5 Kieran O'Neill Ronald Harris 8-0 5120C 1:14.32 — 25/1
16th 4 Catalinas Diamond (IRE) ht 8m 3 Steve Drowne Pat Murphy 8-7 5627C 1:14.87 — 20/1

Winning time 1m 10.37s (slow by 2.17s)

Non-runners Molly Jones (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 (16 of 16 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 Control Developments Handicap (Summer Sprint Series Final) at Bath in 2016?
Storm Melody (GB) won the Control Developments Handicap (Summer Sprint Series Final) at Bath on 11 September 2016, ridden by Graham Lee and trained by Jonjo O'Neill.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Control Developments Handicap at Bath?
1st Storm Melody (GB) (14/1), 2nd Showmethewayavrilo (GB) (8/1), 3rd Dusty Blue (GB) (7/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Control Developments Handicap at Bath?
Storm Melody (GB) returned a starting price of 14/1.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Control Developments Handicap at Bath?
16 horses ran in the 2016 Control Developments Handicap at Bath. Non-runners: Molly Jones (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2016 Control Developments Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 1m 10.37s (slow by 2.17s).

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