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Vickers.Bet Apprentice Handicap

Bath · 2 October 2023
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m 5f 11y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13
  • HandicapYes

Asense (GB) (12/1) won the Vickers.Bet Apprentice Handicap at Bath on 2 October 2023, beating Beggarman (GB) by 2¼ lengths under Anna Gibson for trainer Gary Moore. 13 ran on Soft going over 1m 5f 11y; the winning time was 2m 58.51s (slow by 12.41s). The 13/8 favourite, Imperial Cult (IRE), finished 6th, beaten 12¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 13 — The market

Winner Asense (GB)
SP: 12/1KTB Rating 75AKTB Speed 82C J: Anna Gibson T: Gary Moore
Won by 2¼ lengthsFav: Imperial Cult (IRE) 13/8 · 6th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 8 Asense (GB) p 4f Anna Gibson(5) Gary Moore 9-2 5175A82C 2:58.51 3,245.08 12/1
2nd 9 Beggarman (GB) p 6g 2¼ Mohammed Tabti(3) Hughie Morrison 9-13 6083A79C 2:58.96 1,522.72 13/2
3rd 14 Highland Flyer (GB) 3g 2 Olivia Tubb(5) Jonathan Portman 8-9 5062A77C 2:59.36 760.74 11/1
4th 6 Arthalot (IRE) tp 6g 3¾ Liam Wright(3) Victor Dartnall 9-11 5872A73C 3:00.11 380.68 14/1
5th 1 It's How We Roll (IRE) b 9g 1½ Joe Leavy(5) James Evans 9-3 5262A71C 3:00.41 189.72 6/1
6th 4 Imperial Cult (IRE) 4g 3¼ Morgan Cole Rachel Cook & John Bridger 10-1 5969A67C 3:01.06 — 13/8 fav
7th 13 Gentle Fire (GB) 7m 2½ Elle-May Croot(3) Samuel Drinkwater 9-4 5154C64C 3:01.56 — 25/1
8th 7 Largo Bay (USA) v 5g 1 Mia Nicholls(3) Michael Madgwick 9-8 5558C63C 3:01.76 — 14/1
9th 10 Ladypacksapunch (GB) p 4f 1 Alec Voikhansky Grace Harris 9-2 4552C62C 3:01.96 — 17/2
10th 11 Uther Pendragon (IRE) p 8g ½ Shariq Mohd(7) J S Moore 8-13 5049C61C 3:02.06 — 28/1
11th 2 Cinzento (IRE) p 7g 24 Courtney Thomas(7) Roger Teal 8-11 4847C33C 3:06.86 — 150/1
12th 5 Gold Standard (IRE) 7g hd Molly Gunn(7) Tony Carroll 9-1 5251C33C 3:06.95 — 125/1
13th 3 Eight Fifteen (IRE) 3f 2¾ Christian Howarth George Baker 9-3 5353C30C 3:07.46 — 16/1
NR Easy Equation — Kaiya Fraser(3) J S Moore — ——— — — —

Winning time 2m 58.51s (slow by 12.41s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 2m 50.67s. This race ran 7.84s (4.6% slower); the day's other races here ran 3.4% slower (N 7). Net of the day: 1.2% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Easy Equation (self certificate)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (13 of 14 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 (13 of 14 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 Vickers.Bet Apprentice Handicap at Bath in 2023?
Asense (GB) won the Vickers.Bet Apprentice Handicap at Bath on 2 October 2023, ridden by Anna Gibson and trained by Gary Moore.
What was the finishing order of the 2023 Vickers.Bet Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
1st Asense (GB) (12/1), 2nd Beggarman (GB) (13/2), 3rd Highland Flyer (GB) (11/1).
What price was the winner of the 2023 Vickers.Bet Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
Asense (GB) returned a starting price of 12/1.
How many horses ran in the 2023 Vickers.Bet Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
13 horses ran in the 2023 Vickers.Bet Apprentice Handicap at Bath. Non-runners: Easy Equation (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2023 Vickers.Bet Apprentice Handicap at Bath?
The winning time was 2m 58.51s (slow by 12.41s).

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