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Smithwicks Flat Race

Sligo · 22 August 2017
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance2m 2f
  • GoingSoft To Heavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners5

Chess Grand Master (GB) (9/10F) won the Smithwicks Flat Race at Sligo on 22 August 2017, beating Thereisnodoubt (IRE) by 1¾ lengths under Mr T Hamilton for trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien. 5 ran on Soft To Heavy going over 2m 2f; the winning time was 4m 57.80s (slow by 52.80s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 5 — The market

Winner Chess Grand Master (GB)
SP: 9/10 favKTB Rating 76B J: Mr T Hamilton T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Won by 1¾ lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Chess Grand Master (GB) p 4g Mr T Hamilton(5) Joseph Patrick O'Brien 11-2 76B— 4:57.80 6,468 9/10 fav
2nd Thereisnodoubt (IRE) 4g 1¾ Mr J C Barry(5) Augustine Leahy 11-2 74B— 4:58.15 2,005.50 16/1
3rd Roseriver Has (FR) 4g 8 Mr P Magee(7) Noel Meade 11-0 63B— 4:59.75 955.50 3/1
4th Dream Baie (FR) t 4g 9 Mr P W Mullins Joseph Patrick O'Brien 11-7 64C— 5:01.55 430.50 3/1
5th Sioux Per Pushkin (IRE) 4g 99 Liam Quinlan(7) E Sheehy 11-0 57C— 5:07.55 168 33/1

Winning time 4m 57.80s (slow by 52.80s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 4m 22.21s. This race ran 35.59s (13.6% slower); too few races on the card for a day allowance (N 0). As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Boris Grishenko (unsuitable ground), Days Without End (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 (5 of 5 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 (0 of 5 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 Smithwicks Flat Race at Sligo in 2017?
Chess Grand Master (GB) won the Smithwicks Flat Race at Sligo on 22 August 2017, ridden by Mr T Hamilton and trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.
What was the finishing order of the 2017 Smithwicks Flat Race at Sligo?
1st Chess Grand Master (GB) (9/10F), 2nd Thereisnodoubt (IRE) (16/1), 3rd Roseriver Has (FR) (3/1).
What price was the winner of the 2017 Smithwicks Flat Race at Sligo?
Chess Grand Master (GB) returned a starting price of 9/10F.
How many horses ran in the 2017 Smithwicks Flat Race at Sligo?
5 horses ran in the 2017 Smithwicks Flat Race at Sligo. Non-runners: Boris Grishenko (unsuitable ground), Days Without End (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2017 Smithwicks Flat Race at Sligo?
The winning time was 4m 57.80s (slow by 52.80s).

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