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Racinguk.com Apprentice Handicap

Sandown · 2 August 2017
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Born To Please (GB) (8/1) won the Racinguk.com Apprentice Handicap at Sandown on 2 August 2017, beating Dragon Dream (IRE) by a length under Nicola Currie for trainer Mark Usher. 11 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 49.47s (slow by 8.37s). The 11/4 favourite, Luxford (GB), finished 7th, beaten 12¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market

Winner Born To Please (GB)
SP: 8/1KTB Rating 71AKTB Speed 106B J: Nicola Currie T: Mark Usher
Won by a lengthFav: Luxford (GB) 11/4 · 7th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 9 Born To Please (GB) 3f Nicola Currie(7) Mark Usher 8-0 4871A106B 1:49.47 3,881.40 8/1
2nd 2 Dragon Dream (IRE) 3f 1 Rhiain Ingram(5) Roger Ingram 9-1 6183A104B 1:49.65 1,155 8/1
3rd 7 Junoesque (GB) p 3f 1¼ Paddy Pilley(3) John Gallagher 9-0 5878A102B 1:49.88 577.20 16/1
4th 10 Sandy Shores (GB) b 3f 1 Jordan Uys(5) Brian Meehan 9-4 6479A100B 1:50.06 288.60 11/2
5th 3 Ashazuri (GB) h 3f 2½ Pierre-Louis Jamin(7) Jonathan Portman 9-5 6772A96B 1:50.52 — 6/1
6th 12 Lesanti (GB) 3g 3¼ Callum Shepherd Ed de Giles 8-11 5255A90B 1:51.11 — 7/1
7th 6 Luxford (GB) 3f 3¼ Levi Williams(7) John Best 8-8 5642A84B 1:51.70 — 11/4 fav
8th 11 Noble Ballad (GB) 3g 1 Patrick O'Donnell(3) Ralph Beckett 9-2 6047A83B 1:51.88 — 8/1
9th 5 Desert Song (GB) 3g nk Paddy Bradley(3) Pat Phelan 8-13 5743A82B 1:51.92 — 25/1
10th 1 Armagnac (IRE) 3g 1¼ Tristan Price(7) Michael Bell 9-5 6745A80B 1:52.15 — 8/1
11th 4 Shamonix (IRE) 3f 12 Mitch Godwin(3) Mark Usher 8-4 4530C59C 1:54.33 — 33/1

Winning time 1m 49.47s (slow by 8.37s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 1m 43.30s. This race ran 6.17s (6.0% slower); the day's other races here ran 7.1% slower (N 5). Net of the day: 1.2% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Damo (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 (11 of 11 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 (11 of 11 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 Racinguk.com Apprentice Handicap at Sandown in 2017?
Born To Please (GB) won the Racinguk.com Apprentice Handicap at Sandown on 2 August 2017, ridden by Nicola Currie and trained by Mark Usher.
What was the finishing order of the 2017 Racinguk.com Apprentice Handicap at Sandown?
1st Born To Please (GB) (8/1), 2nd Dragon Dream (IRE) (8/1), 3rd Junoesque (GB) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2017 Racinguk.com Apprentice Handicap at Sandown?
Born To Please (GB) returned a starting price of 8/1.
How many horses ran in the 2017 Racinguk.com Apprentice Handicap at Sandown?
11 horses ran in the 2017 Racinguk.com Apprentice Handicap at Sandown. Non-runners: Damo (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2017 Racinguk.com Apprentice Handicap at Sandown?
The winning time was 1m 49.47s (slow by 8.37s).

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