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Celtic Steps Handicap

Killarney · 23 August 2017
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 50y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13
  • HandicapYes

Rosin Box (IRE) (14/1) won the Celtic Steps Handicap at Killarney on 23 August 2017, beating Cash In Mind (FR) by 1½ lengths under Shane Foley for trainer John Joseph Murphy. 13 ran on Soft going over 1m 50y; the winning time was 1m 46.36s (slow by 2.26s). The 2/1 favourite, Atlas (IRE), finished 4th, beaten 2½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 13 — The market

Winner Rosin Box (IRE)
SP: 14/1KTB Rating 88AKTB Speed 113C J: Shane Foley T: John Joseph Murphy
Won by 1½ lengthsFav: Atlas (IRE) 2/1 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 1 Rosin Box (IRE) 4f Shane Foley John Joseph Murphy 8-12 6988A113C 1:46.36 7,700 14/1
2nd 4 Cash In Mind (FR) 6g 1½ Colin Keane D Donovan 9-7 7893A111C 1:46.66 2,387.50 16/1
3rd 11 Avalanche (GB) 8g 1 Killian Leonard(5) T J O'Mara 8-12 7481A109C 1:46.86 1,137.50 8/1
4th 9 Atlas (IRE) b 4g shd Leigh Roche Denis Gerard Hogan 9-5 7088A109C 1:46.88 512.50 2/1 fav
5th 7 Aussie Valentine (IRE) tb 6g 1½ Donagh O'Connor(5) P D Deegan 9-12 8890A106C 1:47.16 200 8/1
6th 12 Sorelle Delle Rose (IRE) 3f nk Pat Smullen D K Weld 9-7 8484A105C 1:47.26 — 11/2
7th 5 Beau Satchel (GB) t 7g 2¼ Declan McDonogh Adrian McGuinness 8-13 7069A101C 1:47.71 — 8/1
8th 10 Northern Surprise (IRE) 6g 1½ W J Lee Timothy Doyle 9-0 7166A98C 1:48.01 — 16/1
9th 2 Fiscal Focus (IRE) 6g ¾ Kevin Manning J S Bolger 9-6 7769A96C 1:48.16 — 25/1
10th 8 Nevsky (IRE) 4g 3¾ Colm O'Donoghue Mrs John Harrington 8-13 7051A89C 1:48.91 — 33/1
11th 6 The Mcgregornator (IRE) tb 3g 3 Danny Sheehy(7) Adrian Paul Keatley 8-10 8041C84C 1:49.51 — 33/1
12th 3 Empress Lyla (IRE) 3f 1¾ Gary Carroll Ms Sheila Lavery 8-12 7543C80C 1:49.86 — 8/1
13th 13 Hurricane Twister (IRE) t 10g 3½ Rory Cleary V Clifford 8-4 5635C74C 1:50.56 — 66/1

Winning time 1m 46.36s (slow by 2.26s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 1m 45.73s. This race ran 0.63s (0.6% slower); the day's other races here ran 2.5% slower (N 6). Net of the day: 1.9% 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 (13 of 13 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 (13 of 13 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 Celtic Steps Handicap at Killarney in 2017?
Rosin Box (IRE) won the Celtic Steps Handicap at Killarney on 23 August 2017, ridden by Shane Foley and trained by John Joseph Murphy.
What was the finishing order of the 2017 Celtic Steps Handicap at Killarney?
1st Rosin Box (IRE) (14/1), 2nd Cash In Mind (FR) (16/1), 3rd Avalanche (GB) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2017 Celtic Steps Handicap at Killarney?
Rosin Box (IRE) returned a starting price of 14/1.
How many horses ran in the 2017 Celtic Steps Handicap at Killarney?
13 horses ran in the 2017 Celtic Steps Handicap at Killarney.
What was the winning time of the 2017 Celtic Steps Handicap at Killarney?
The winning time was 1m 46.36s (slow by 2.26s).

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