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Tote Apprentice Handicap

Down Royal · 28 July 2023
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 4f 175y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Herculaneum (IRE) (12/1) won the Tote Apprentice Handicap at Down Royal on 28 July 2023, beating Virtual Hug (IRE) by 7½ lengths under Sorcha Woods for trainer Noel C Kelly. 10 ran on Good going over 1m 4f 175y; the winning time was 2m 49.81s (slow by 4.61s). The 3/1 favourite, David Garrick (IRE), finished 4th, beaten 15 lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 10 — The market

Winner Herculaneum (IRE)
SP: 12/1KTB Rating 89AKTB Speed 106A J: Sorcha Woods T: Noel C Kelly
Won by 7½ lengthsFav: David Garrick (IRE) 3/1 · 4th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 4 Herculaneum (IRE) b 6g Sorcha Woods(4) Noel C Kelly 9-4 6489A106A 2:49.81 6,195 12/1
2nd 2 Virtual Hug (IRE) tp 5g 7½ Alan Persse(2) Conor O'Dwyer 8-5 4865A99A 2:51.06 1,995 16/1
3rd 3 Pretty Soldier (GER) 6g 6 Cian Horgan(4) Mervyn Torrens 9-9 6974A93A 2:52.06 945 14/1
4th 9 David Garrick (IRE) t 6g 1½ Yudish Geerdharry(7) Eddie & Patrick Harty 8-5 5453A92A 2:52.31 420 3/1 fav
5th 7 Intend (IRE) ht 5g ½ Jack Kearney(2) Patrick Martin 9-6 6468C91C 2:52.39 210 15/2
6th 11 Meritorious (GB) 5g 6½ Cillian McConnell(4) John C McConnell 9-4 6466C85C 2:53.48 105 17/2
7th 5 Cafe Con Leche (IRE) p 7g ½ Danny Gilligan(2) C Byrnes 9-13 7175C85C 2:53.56 — 4/1
8th 12 Thefaithfulindian (IRE) ht 8m 5 Jack Cleary(2) Aidan Anthony Howard 9-5 6367C80C 2:54.39 — 12/1
9th 10 Blackstone Cliff (IRE) ht 7g 1 Rory Mulligan(7) Shane Crawley 8-2 5150C79C 2:54.56 — 9/2
10th 1 Galactica (FR) t 5m 19 Robert Whearty(2) Gavin Cromwell 9-12 7074C61C 2:57.73 — 10/1
NR No Memory — — William Coleman Obrien — ——— — — —
NR Court Of Appeal — — Noel G Hynds — ——— — — —

Winning time 2m 49.81s (slow by 4.61s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 2m 52.49s. This race ran 2.68s (1.6% faster); the day's other races here ran 0.4% faster (N 6). Net of the day: 1.2% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Court Of Appeal (off feed), No Memory (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 (10 of 12 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 (10 of 12 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 Tote Apprentice Handicap at Down Royal in 2023?
Herculaneum (IRE) won the Tote Apprentice Handicap at Down Royal on 28 July 2023, ridden by Sorcha Woods and trained by Noel C Kelly.
What was the finishing order of the 2023 Tote Apprentice Handicap at Down Royal?
1st Herculaneum (IRE) (12/1), 2nd Virtual Hug (IRE) (16/1), 3rd Pretty Soldier (GER) (14/1).
What price was the winner of the 2023 Tote Apprentice Handicap at Down Royal?
Herculaneum (IRE) returned a starting price of 12/1.
How many horses ran in the 2023 Tote Apprentice Handicap at Down Royal?
10 horses ran in the 2023 Tote Apprentice Handicap at Down Royal. Non-runners: Court Of Appeal (off feed), No Memory (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2023 Tote Apprentice Handicap at Down Royal?
The winning time was 2m 49.81s (slow by 4.61s).

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