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Courage Best Apprentice Handicap

Bath · 16 September 2018
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 3f 137y
  • GoingFirm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7
  • HandicapYes

Gemini (GB) (3/1) won the Courage Best Apprentice Handicap at Bath on 16 September 2018, beating Doctor Jazz (IRE) by 4½ lengths under Jason Watson for trainer Charles Hills. 7 ran on Firm going over 1m 3f 137y; the winning time was 2m 28.48s (slow by 1.98s). The 7/4 favourite, Doctor Jazz (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 4½ lengths.

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

Winner Gemini (GB)
SP: 3/1KTB Rating 81AKTB Speed 99A J: Jason Watson T: Charles Hills
Won by 4½ lengthsFav: Doctor Jazz (IRE) 7/4 · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 1 Gemini (GB) 3f Jason Watson Charles Hills 9-1 6481A99A 2:28.48 3,752.02 3/1
2nd 2 Doctor Jazz (IRE) 3c 4½ Rossa Ryan Richard Hannon 9-7 7077A94A 2:29.23 1,116.50 7/4 fav
3rd 4 Altaira (GB) b 7g 2¼ Poppy Bridgwater(3) Tony Carroll 8-6 4757A92A 2:29.60 557.96 3/1
4th 3 Jaquar (GB) tb 3g 14 Adam McNamara Roger Charlton 9-2 6548C76C 2:31.94 400 7/1
5th 5 Miniature Daffodil (IRE) p 3g 5 Jane Elliott Grace Harris 8-2 4934C71C 2:32.77 400 33/1
6th 6 Lady Natasha (IRE) 5m ¾ Seamus Cronin(3) James Grassick 8-6 4538C70C 2:32.90 400 50/1
7th 7 Highlife Flyer (GB) 3g 58 Nicola Currie Mick Channon 9-7 7053C6C 2:42.56 400 8/1

Winning time 2m 28.48s (slow by 1.98s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 2m 30.79s. This race ran 2.31s (1.5% faster); the day's other races here ran 1.0% faster (N 6). Net of the day: 0.5% 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 (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.

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Quick answers

Who won the Courage Best Apprentice Handicap at Bath in 2018?
Gemini (GB) won the Courage Best Apprentice Handicap at Bath on 16 September 2018, ridden by Jason Watson and trained by Charles Hills.
What was the finishing order of the 2018 Courage Best Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
1st Gemini (GB) (3/1), 2nd Doctor Jazz (IRE) (7/4F), 3rd Altaira (GB) (3/1).
What price was the winner of the 2018 Courage Best Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
Gemini (GB) returned a starting price of 3/1.
How many horses ran in the 2018 Courage Best Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
7 horses ran in the 2018 Courage Best Apprentice Handicap at Bath.
What was the winning time of the 2018 Courage Best Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 2m 28.48s (slow by 1.98s).

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