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Collection Handicap

Bath · 5 July 2017
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance5f 160y
  • GoingFirm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8
  • HandicapYes

Handytalk (IRE) (4/1) won the Collection Handicap at Bath on 5 July 2017, beating Case Key (GB) by 1¼ lengths under Adam Kirby for trainer Rod Millman. 8 ran on Firm going over 5f 160y; the winning time was 1m 9.04s (slow by 0.84s). The 3/1 favourite, September Issue (GB), finished 4th, beaten 4¾ lengths.

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

Winner Handytalk (IRE)
SP: 4/1KTB Rating 105AKTB Speed 102A J: Adam Kirby T: Rod Millman
Won by 1¼ lengthsFav: September Issue (GB) 3/1 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 2 Handytalk (IRE) 4g Adam Kirby Rod Millman 9-11 77105A102A 1:09.04 6,469 4/1
2nd 1 Case Key (GB) p 4g 1¼ Ray Dawson(7) Michael Appleby 8-13 7287A99A 1:09.25 1,925 10/1
3rd 7 Sfumato (GB) 3g 2 Trevor Whelan Roger Charlton 9-7 7986A94A 1:09.58 962 4/1
4th 3 September Issue (GB) p 4g 1½ Robert Winston Gay Kelleway 9-11 7783A90A 1:09.83 481 3/1 fav
5th 6 Secret Potion (GB) 3g 2½ Sam Hitchcott Ronald Harris 8-9 6756A85A 1:10.25 — 40/1
6th 5 Royal Mezyan (IRE) 6g ¾ Stevie Donohoe Henry Spiller 10-1 8173A83A 1:10.37 — 13/2
7th 8 Silverrica (IRE) 7m 1½ Georgia Cox(5) Malcolm Saunders 9-3 7454A79A 1:10.62 — 7/1
8th 4 Dyllan (IRE) 4g 4 Jim Crowley Ruth Carr 9-8 7441A70A 1:11.29 — 7/1

Winning time 1m 9.04s (slow by 0.84s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 1m 10.75s. This race ran 1.71s (2.4% faster); the day's other races here ran 1.7% faster (N 6). Net of the day: 0.7% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

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). 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 (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.

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

Quick answers

Who won the Collection Handicap at Bath in 2017?
Handytalk (IRE) won the Collection Handicap at Bath on 5 July 2017, ridden by Adam Kirby and trained by Rod Millman.
What was the finishing order of the 2017 Collection Handicap at Bath?
1st Handytalk (IRE) (4/1), 2nd Case Key (GB) (10/1), 3rd Sfumato (GB) (4/1).
What price was the winner of the 2017 Collection Handicap at Bath?
Handytalk (IRE) returned a starting price of 4/1.
How many horses ran in the 2017 Collection Handicap at Bath?
8 horses ran in the 2017 Collection Handicap at Bath.
What was the winning time of the 2017 Collection Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 1m 9.04s (slow by 0.84s).

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