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York
14:25
Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
York Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2021 Distance: 1m6f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £12.50 Place: £3.60 £3.10 £4.50 Exacta: £112.30 Tricast: £1555.31 Trifecta: £2900.40
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m3½f 1m3½f
1st
Travelled strongly - midfield - smooth headway and tracked leaders over 3f out - led over 2f out - soon pushed along and hard pressed - drifted right towards near side and ridden over 1f out - pushed out and kept on well inside final furlong - just did enough(op 12/1)
4 G AVG
Andrew Balding 120 lbs 10/1 Won
1m6f 1m6f 2m 2m½f 1m6f
1m 1m3f 1m4½f
2nd
Dwelt start - towards rear - good headway from over 3f out - pushed along and pressed leader towards near side 2f out - ridden over 1f out - every chance inside final furlong - kept on - just held
3 C AVG
Roger Varian 130 lbs 17/2 .5
1m4f
1m 1m2f 1m 1m3f 1m5f
3rd
Held up in rear - pushed along and headway towards near side over 3f out - soon chased leaders - ridden and every chance from 2f out - kept on well final 110yds - just held(op 20/1)
7 G Poor
Iain Jardine 115 lbs 18/1 0.05
2m 1m6f 2m 2m½f 1m5f
1m4½f 1m4f
4th
Towards rear on inner - midfield 6f out - good headway up the centre 3f out - pushed along 2f out - drifted right but ridden and every chance from over 1f out - kept on but no extra towards finish(op 11/2)
3 C Good
William Haggas 132 lbs 9/2F 0.3
-
1m4f 1m2f 1m4f 1m6f 2m1f
5th
Towards rear - switched right and pushed along 3f out - outpaced then drifted right and ridden 2f out - switched left and headway over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - nearest finish
7 G AVG
Brian Ellison 127 lbs 16/1 1
1m7f 2m 2m 1m6f 2m4f
1m 1m 1m4f 1m4½f 1m4½f
6th
Sweating - slowly into stride - pushed along early - in rear - raced wide and headway into midfield after 2f - tracked leaders 7f out - pushed along 5f out - ridden and raced near side from over 3f out - outpaced from over 1f out - eased final 110yds
6 G AVG
A P O'Brien 133 lbs 7/1 4
1m4½f 1m4f 1m5f
1m2f 1m4½f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f
7th
Dwelt start - in rear - pushed along up the centre over 3f out - ridden and outpaced 2f out - some headway over 1f out - kept on - never on terms
6 G AVG
Roger Charlton 131 lbs 25/1 6
1m6f 2m 2m1f 2m3f 2m2½f
1m½f 1m3f 1m4f
8th
Held up in rear - pushed along and headway up the centre over 3f out - ridden and chased leaders 2f out - soon no impression - weakened over 1f out (vet said colt lost his right fore shoe)
3 C AVG
Hughie Morrison 124 lbs 12/1 1.25
1m6f 1m6f 2m4f
1m2f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4½f 1m6½f
9th
Raced wide - prominent - dropped to midfield after 3f - headway and chased leaders 3f out - soon ridden - weakened gradually from 2f out(op 18/1)
7 G AVG
Ralph Beckett 128 lbs 16/1 6
1m5½f 1m6f 1m6f 2m 2m
1m3f
10th
Always towards rear - pushed along and outpaced over 3f out - ridden towards near side over 2f out - soon no impression(op 50/1)
3 G Poor
David Menuisier 110 lbs 66/1 1.5
1m4f 1m6f 1m6f 2m 1m2f
1m2f 1m2f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f
11th
Took keen hold - held up in behind leaders - ridden and raced near side from over 3f out - held from 2f out - hung left and weakened over 1f out(op 16/1)
3 C AVG
Ed Walker 128 lbs 18/1 0.3
1m2f 1m4f 1m4½f 1m4f 1m3f
7f 1m2f 1m6f 1m6f 1m6f
12th
Travelled strongly - tracked leaders on inner - led going easily over 3f out - ridden and headed over 2f out - soon weakened(op 10/1)
4 G AVG
Sir Mark Prescott Bt 125 lbs 12/1 .5
2m½f 1m6f
7f 1m4f 1m6f
13th
Towards rear - headway into midfield 6f out - ridden and headway up the centre over 3f out - weakened from over 2f out
6 G AVG
Michael Bell 116 lbs 33/1 5
1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m3½f 1m4f
7f 1m 1m6f 1m6f
14th
Disputed lead - close up after 4f - ridden 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 50/1)
6 G Poor
Mark Johnston 128 lbs 66/1 .5
1m6f 1m6f 2m 2m4f 2m½f
1m2f 1m2f 1m2f 1m2f 1m4f
15th
Took keen hold - never better than mid-division - ridden 3f out - weakened from 2f out
6 G AVG
David O'Meara 119 lbs 50/1 4
1m3f 1m6f 1m6f 1m4f 1m5f
1m 1m 1m 1m2f 1m6f
16th
Sweating - tracked leaders - lost position and pushed along 5f out - ridden towards near side over 3f out - soon weakened(op 100/1)
3 G Poor
Keith Dalgleish 105 lbs 125/1 9
2m 2m 2m4f 2m 2m
1m4f 1m4½f
17th
Dwelt start - raced wide early - took keen hold - never better than mid-division - dropped to rear 6f out - ridden and weakened towards near side from 3f out (jockey said colt ran too freely)(tchd 20/1)
4 G Poor
Tim Easterby 123 lbs 22/1 6
1m4f
1m½f 1m3f 1m4f 1m6f
18th
Pushed along early - always towards rear (jockey said colt was never travelling)
7 G AVG
Ed de Giles 109 lbs 50/1 1.5
2m½f 2m 1m4f 1m5f 1m6f
7f 1m 1m4f
19th
Took keen hold - midfield on inner - headway 4f out - ridden up the centre 3f out - soon weakened (trainer's rep that the colt was unsuited by the Good going - which in their opinion was riding loose - and would prefer a firmer surface; vet reported that a post-race examination - during routine testing - failed to reveal any abnormalities)
3 C AVG
John & Thady Gosden 124 lbs 8/1 4.25
1m4f 2m 2m1½f 2m½f 2m
1m4½f 1m6½f 1m6f 1m4f 1m4f
20th
Disputed lead - led clearly after 4f - briefly headed 7f out - ridden and headed up the centre over 3f out - soon weakened
7 G AVG
Mark Johnston 121 lbs 33/1 13
1m5f 1m6f 1m4½f 1m2f 1m5f
1m4f 1m4½f
21st
Never better than mid-division - pushed along and weakened from 3f out
7 H Poor
John & Thady Gosden 129 lbs 12/1 14
1m6f 1m4f 1m6f 2m½f 2m4f
1m4f
22nd
Took keen hold - raced wide early - disputed lead - tracked leaders after 3f - briefly led 7f out - ridden and weakened quickly up the centre over 3f out - dropped to last when hung badly right over 2f out(op 50/1)
5 G AVG
David O'Meara 114 lbs 66/1 .75
1m4f 1m4f 1m7½f 2m3f 2m1f