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sunbets.co.uk Apprentice Handicap

Wolverhampton (AW) · 2 December 2016
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance7f 32y
  • GoingStandard
  • SurfaceAW
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Cliff (IRE) (7/2) won the sunbets.co.uk Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) on 2 December 2016, beating Indigo Princess (GB) by half a length under Josephine Gordon for trainer Nigel Tinkler. 10 ran on Standard going over 7f 32y; the winning time was 1m 28.62s (slow by 2.22s). The 5/2 favourite, Air Of York (IRE), finished 4th, beaten 2½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 10 — The market

Winner Cliff (IRE)
SP: 7/2KTB Rating 74AKTB Speed 86A J: Josephine Gordon T: Nigel Tinkler
Won by half a lengthFav: Air Of York (IRE) 5/2 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 9 Cliff (IRE) 6g Josephine Gordon Nigel Tinkler 9-3 6174A86A 1:28.62 2,587.60 7/2
2nd 4 Indigo Princess (GB) 3f ½ Alistair Rawlinson Michael Appleby 9-5 6374A85A 1:28.70 770 7/2
3rd 2 Miss Goldsmith (IRE) 3f 1½ Natalie Hambling(3) Richard Fahey 9-2 6367A82A 1:28.95 384.80 16/1
4th 7 Air Of York (IRE) 4g ½ Kieran Shoemark David Evans 9-7 6570A81A 1:29.04 192.40 5/2 fav
5th 3 Unnoticed (GB) t 4g ¾ Tim Clark Ollie Pears 9-6 6467A80A 1:29.16 — 11/1
6th 5 Niqnaaqpaadiwaaq (GB) 4g 1 Louis Steward Eric Alston 9-6 6464A78A 1:29.33 — 7/1
7th 8 Virile (IRE) b 5g ½ Mitch Godwin Sylvester Kirk 9-6 6462A77A 1:29.41 — 9/1
8th 6 Coillte Mach (GB) h 3g 2½ Josh Doyle David O'Meara 9-5 6354A72A 1:29.83 — 50/1
9th 12 Royal Normandy (GB) b 4g 2½ Noel Garbutt Roger Fell 9-0 5841A68A 1:30.25 — 33/1
10th 10 Anieres Boy (GB) ht 4g hd Kevin Stott Oliver Greenall 9-0 5841A67A 1:30.32 — 28/1

Winning time 1m 28.62s (slow by 2.22s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 1m 28.66s. This race ran 0.04s (level with the standard); the day's other races here ran 0.9% faster (N 7). Net of the day: 0.8% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners For Shia And Lula (vet's certificate), Mercury (travel problems)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (10 of 10 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (10 of 10 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 sunbets.co.uk Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) in 2016?
Cliff (IRE) won the sunbets.co.uk Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) on 2 December 2016, ridden by Josephine Gordon and trained by Nigel Tinkler.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 sunbets.co.uk Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
1st Cliff (IRE) (7/2), 2nd Indigo Princess (GB) (7/2), 3rd Miss Goldsmith (IRE) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2016 sunbets.co.uk Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
Cliff (IRE) returned a starting price of 7/2.
How many horses ran in the 2016 sunbets.co.uk Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
10 horses ran in the 2016 sunbets.co.uk Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW). Non-runners: For Shia And Lula (vet's certificate), Mercury (travel problems).
What was the winning time of the 2016 sunbets.co.uk Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 28.62s (slow by 2.22s).

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