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Kovara Klassic Handicap

Epsom Downs · 14 September 2017
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 2f 17y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7
  • HandicapYes

Dream Machine (IRE) (5/4F) won the Kovara Klassic Handicap at Epsom Downs on 14 September 2017, beating Music Lesson (GB) by a length under Silvestre De Sousa for trainer Michael Bell. 7 ran on Good going over 1m 2f 17y; the winning time was 2m 11.25s (slow by 5.45s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market

Winner Dream Machine (IRE)
SP: 5/4 favKTB Rating 81AKTB Speed 89A J: Silvestre De Sousa T: Michael Bell
Won by a length
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 7 Dream Machine (IRE) 3g Silvestre De Sousa Michael Bell 9-7 7581A89A 2:11.25 4,528.30 5/4 fav
2nd 3 Music Lesson (GB) 3f 1 Robert Winston Hughie Morrison 9-4 7275A88A 2:11.42 1,347.50 8/1
3rd 2 Snookered (IRE) 3g 1¼ David Nolan Richard Fahey 9-0 6869A86A 2:11.62 673.40 8/1
4th 1 Hawridge Glory (IRE) 3g hd Kieran Shoemark Rod Millman 9-3 7171A86A 2:11.70 336.70 9/2
5th 5 Quothquan (FR) 3g nk Hector Crouch(3) Michael Madgwick 9-2 7369A86A 2:11.71 — 16/1
6th 4 Swaffham Bulbeck (IRE) 3g 1¾ Adam Beschizza Ed Vaughan 9-0 6863A84A 2:12.00 — 5/1
7th 6 Outofthequestion (GB) 3g 1 Fergus Sweeney Alan King 8-9 6356A82A 2:12.17 — 14/1

Winning time 2m 11.25s (slow by 5.45s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 2m 9.94s. This race ran 1.31s (1.0% slower); the day's other races here ran 0.5% slower (N 6). Net of the day: 0.5% slower. 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 (7 of 7 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 (7 of 7 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 Kovara Klassic Handicap at Epsom Downs in 2017?
Dream Machine (IRE) won the Kovara Klassic Handicap at Epsom Downs on 14 September 2017, ridden by Silvestre De Sousa and trained by Michael Bell.
What was the finishing order of the 2017 Kovara Klassic Handicap at Epsom Downs?
1st Dream Machine (IRE) (5/4F), 2nd Music Lesson (GB) (8/1), 3rd Snookered (IRE) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2017 Kovara Klassic Handicap at Epsom Downs?
Dream Machine (IRE) returned a starting price of 5/4F.
How many horses ran in the 2017 Kovara Klassic Handicap at Epsom Downs?
7 horses ran in the 2017 Kovara Klassic Handicap at Epsom Downs.
What was the winning time of the 2017 Kovara Klassic Handicap at Epsom Downs?
The winning time was 2m 11.25s (slow by 5.45s).

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