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Assembly Techniques Handicap

Tramore · 18 August 2018
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance2m
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Like An Open Book (IRE) (10/1) won the Assembly Techniques Handicap at Tramore on 18 August 2018, beating You Can't Catch Me (IRE) by 1¾ lengths under Wayne Lordan for trainer John M Burke. 11 ran on Good going over 2m; the winning time was 3m 44.20s (slow by 9.20s). The 5/2 favourite, Tornado Watch (IRE), finished 10th, beaten 8 lengths.

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

Winner Like An Open Book (IRE)
SP: 10/1KTB Rating 74AKTB Speed 105A J: Wayne Lordan T: John M Burke
Won by 1¾ lengthsFav: Tornado Watch (IRE) 5/2 · 10th
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Like An Open Book (IRE) 8m Wayne Lordan John M Burke 8-13 6874A105A 3:44.20 12,320 10/1
2nd You Can't Catch Me (IRE) t 9g 1¾ Killian Leonard(3) Kieran Purcell 9-6 7879A104A 3:44.49 3,820 25/1
3rd Awayinthewest (IRE) 6m 2¼ Rachael Blackmore P A Fahy 9-5 7474A102A 3:44.87 1,820 5/1
4th Boom Or Bush (IRE) 4g ½ Chris Hayes H Rogers 9-0 6968A102A 3:44.95 820 16/1
5th St Lawrence Gap (IRE) p 6g ¾ Ross Coakley(3) Eoin Doyle 10-0 8681A101A 3:45.07 320 6/1
6th Minnie Dahill (IRE) 4f shd Sean Davis(7) T M Walsh 8-5 6758A101A 3:45.09 — 12/1
7th Deor (IRE) v 7g hd W J Lee John E Kiely 9-6 7573A101A 3:45.15 — 10/1
8th Shadagann (IRE) 8g 1 Ben Coen(7) M Halford 8-7 6958A101A 3:45.28 — 20/1
9th Water Sprite (IRE) t 7m 1¼ Mark Enright Gordon Elliott 9-7 7671A100A 3:45.49 — 10/1
10th Tornado Watch (IRE) 9g shd Danny Mullins Emmet Mullins 10-4 8181A99A 3:45.55 — 5/2 fav
11th Small Bit Of Love (IRE) t 4f 2 Colin Keane W P Mullins 9-3 7263A98A 3:45.87 — 9/2

Winning time 3m 44.20s (slow by 9.20s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 3m 51.34s. This race ran 7.15s (3.1% faster); the day's other races here ran 2.0% faster (N 6). Net of the day: 1.1% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Notes Flag start

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 Assembly Techniques Handicap at Tramore in 2018?
Like An Open Book (IRE) won the Assembly Techniques Handicap at Tramore on 18 August 2018, ridden by Wayne Lordan and trained by John M Burke.
What was the finishing order of the 2018 Assembly Techniques Handicap at Tramore?
1st Like An Open Book (IRE) (10/1), 2nd You Can't Catch Me (IRE) (25/1), 3rd Awayinthewest (IRE) (5/1).
What price was the winner of the 2018 Assembly Techniques Handicap at Tramore?
Like An Open Book (IRE) returned a starting price of 10/1.
How many horses ran in the 2018 Assembly Techniques Handicap at Tramore?
11 horses ran in the 2018 Assembly Techniques Handicap at Tramore.
What was the winning time of the 2018 Assembly Techniques Handicap at Tramore?
The winning time was 3m 44.20s (slow by 9.20s).

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