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Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap

Epsom Downs · 3 August 2017
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 2f 17y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners6
  • HandicapYes

Miss Inga Sock (IRE) (11/4) won the Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs on 3 August 2017, beating Gold Merlion (IRE) by a nose under Georgia Cox for trainer Eve Johnson Houghton. 6 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m 2f 17y; the winning time was 2m 14.76s (slow by 8.96s). The 5/2 favourite, The Gay Cavalier (GB), finished 4th, beaten 4¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 6 — The market

Winner Miss Inga Sock (IRE)
SP: 11/4KTB Rating 77BKTB Speed 87B J: Georgia Cox T: Eve Johnson Houghton
Won by a noseFav: The Gay Cavalier (GB) 5/2 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 4 Miss Inga Sock (IRE) 5m Georgia Cox(3) Eve Johnson Houghton 9-3 6677B87B 2:14.76 3,881.40 11/4
2nd 2 Gold Merlion (IRE) 4f nse Richard Oliver(3) Mark Johnston 9-2 5976B87B 2:14.77 1,155 5/1
3rd 1 Roy Rocket (FR) 7g 3 Nicola Currie(7) John Berry 9-2 6969B82B 2:15.31 577.20 6/1
4th 7 The Gay Cavalier (GB) t 6g 1¼ Jack Osborn(7) John Ryan 9-1 6865B81B 2:15.53 288.60 5/2 fav
5th 5 Gannicus (GB) t 6g 1¼ Jenny Powell(3) Brendan Powell 9-3 6664B79B 2:15.76 — 8/1
6th 6 Lacan (IRE) 6g 12 Callum Shepherd Brett Johnson 9-12 7252C62C 2:17.94 — 7/1

Winning time 2m 14.76s (slow by 8.96s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 2m 9.94s. This race ran 4.82s (3.7% slower); the day's other races here ran 2.9% slower (N 5). Net of the day: 0.8% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Pernickety (unsuitable ground), Seven Clans (unsuitable ground), Spiritual Star (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 (6 of 6 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 (6 of 6 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 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs in 2017?
Miss Inga Sock (IRE) won the Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs on 3 August 2017, ridden by Georgia Cox and trained by Eve Johnson Houghton.
What was the finishing order of the 2017 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
1st Miss Inga Sock (IRE) (11/4), 2nd Gold Merlion (IRE) (5/1), 3rd Roy Rocket (FR) (6/1).
What price was the winner of the 2017 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
Miss Inga Sock (IRE) returned a starting price of 11/4.
How many horses ran in the 2017 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
6 horses ran in the 2017 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs. Non-runners: Pernickety (unsuitable ground), Seven Clans (unsuitable ground), Spiritual Star (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2017 Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap at Epsom Downs?
The winning time was 2m 14.76s (slow by 8.96s).

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