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ML Lynch Apprentice Handicap

Killarney · 24 August 2019
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 6f
  • GoingGood To Yielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9
  • HandicapYes

Marlborough Sounds (GB) (8/1) won the ML Lynch Apprentice Handicap at Killarney on 24 August 2019, beating Danehill Quest (IRE) by a short head under Aaron Mackay for trainer John Joseph Murphy. 9 ran on Good To Yielding going over 1m 6f; the winning time was 3m 11.23s (slow by 7.23s). The 9/4 favourite, Building Bridges (GB), finished 7th, beaten 8¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 9 — The market

Winner Marlborough Sounds (GB)
SP: 8/1KTB Rating 84AKTB Speed 88A J: Aaron Mackay T: John Joseph Murphy
Won by a short headFav: Building Bridges (GB) 9/4 · 7th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 9 Marlborough Sounds (GB) 4g Aaron Mackay(7) John Joseph Murphy 9-7 7584A88A 3:11.23 6,796.50 8/1
2nd 6 Danehill Quest (IRE) 4g shd Gavin Ryan(2) Ms Sheila Lavery 8-7 5670A88A 3:11.25 2,196.50 3/1
3rd 10 Jumellea (IRE) tb 3f 4¼ Shane Crosse Joseph Patrick O'Brien 9-5 7676A84A 3:12.00 1,046.50 5/1
4th 8 Mastermind (IRE) 5g ½ Nathan Crosse Charles O'Brien 8-6 5362A83A 3:12.09 471.50 7/1
5th 7 Sunnyhill Lad (IRE) 4g 2½ Mikey Sheehy(7) Denis Gerard Hogan 7-11 4849A81A 3:12.55 241.50 33/1
6th 2 Big Bad Loans (IRE) 4g ½ Alan Persse(4) Eamonn O'Connell 8-0 4551A80A 3:12.64 126.50 33/1
7th 3 Building Bridges (GB) 3c nk Tom Madden Mrs John Harrington 9-4 7569A80A 3:12.73 — 9/4 fav
8th 4 Indian Eye (GB) 4f ¾ Killian Leonard Jarlath P Fahey 8-4 4554A79A 3:12.87 — 20/1
9th 5 Give Battle (IRE) p 7g 1¼ Andrew Slattery C Byrnes 8-8 5556A78A 3:13.09 — 5/1

Winning time 3m 11.23s (slow by 7.23s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 3m 11.53s. This race ran 0.30s (0.2% faster); the day's other races here ran 0.8% faster (N 7). Net of the day: 0.7% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Athenry Boy (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 (9 of 9 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 (9 of 9 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 ML Lynch Apprentice Handicap at Killarney in 2019?
Marlborough Sounds (GB) won the ML Lynch Apprentice Handicap at Killarney on 24 August 2019, ridden by Aaron Mackay and trained by John Joseph Murphy.
What was the finishing order of the 2019 ML Lynch Apprentice Handicap at Killarney?
1st Marlborough Sounds (GB) (8/1), 2nd Danehill Quest (IRE) (3/1), 3rd Jumellea (IRE) (5/1).
What price was the winner of the 2019 ML Lynch Apprentice Handicap at Killarney?
Marlborough Sounds (GB) returned a starting price of 8/1.
How many horses ran in the 2019 ML Lynch Apprentice Handicap at Killarney?
9 horses ran in the 2019 ML Lynch Apprentice Handicap at Killarney. Non-runners: Athenry Boy (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2019 ML Lynch Apprentice Handicap at Killarney?
The winning time was 3m 11.23s (slow by 7.23s).

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