GBYork Races

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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
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 15 Valley Forge (GB) 4 G AVG
Andrew Balding 120 lbs 10/1 Won 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)
2nd 4 Moshaawer (GB) 3 C AVG
Roger Varian 130 lbs 17/2 .5 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
3rd 18 Ravenscraig Castle (GB) 7 G Poor
Iain Jardine 115 lbs 18/1 0.05 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)
4th 2 Dhushan (IRE) 3 C Good
William Haggas 132 lbs 9/2F 0.3 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)
5th 5 Tashkhan (IRE) 7 G AVG
Brian Ellison 127 lbs 16/1 1 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
6th 1 I'm A Dirty Rascal (IRE) 6 G Poor
A P O'Brien 133 lbs 7/1 4 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
7th 3 Pleasant Man (GB) 6 G AVG
Roger Charlton 131 lbs 25/1 6 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
8th 11 Surrey Gold (IRE) 3 C AVG
Hughie Morrison 124 lbs 12/1 1.25 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)
9th 7 Oman (IRE) 7 G AVG
Ralph Beckett 128 lbs 16/1 6 Raced wide - prominent - dropped to midfield after 3f - headway and chased leaders 3f out - soon ridden - weakened gradually from 2f out(op 18/1)
10th 21 Diamond Cutter (GB) 3 G Poor
David Menuisier 110 lbs 66/1 1.5 Always towards rear - pushed along and outpaced over 3f out - ridden towards near side over 2f out - soon no impression(op 50/1)
11th 8 Parachute (GB) 3 C AVG
Ed Walker 128 lbs 18/1 0.3 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)
12th 10 Summer's Knight (GB) 4 G AVG
Sir Mark Prescott Bt 125 lbs 12/1 .5 Travelled strongly - tracked leaders on inner - led going easily over 3f out - ridden and headed over 2f out - soon weakened(op 10/1)
13th 16 True Courage (GB) 6 G AVG
Michael Bell 116 lbs 33/1 5 Towards rear - headway into midfield 6f out - ridden and headway up the centre over 3f out - weakened from over 2f out
14th 9 Golden Flame (IRE) 6 G Poor
Mark Johnston 128 lbs 66/1 .5 Disputed lead - close up after 4f - ridden 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 50/1)
15th 17 Charging Thunder (GB) 6 G AVG
David O'Meara 119 lbs 50/1 4 Took keen hold - never better than mid-division - ridden 3f out - weakened from 2f out
16th 22 Carn A Chlamain (USA) 3 G Poor
Keith Dalgleish 105 lbs 125/1 9 Sweating - tracked leaders - lost position and pushed along 5f out - ridden towards near side over 3f out - soon weakened(op 100/1)
17th 13 Hard To Fault (GB) 4 G Poor
Tim Easterby 123 lbs 22/1 6 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)
18th 20 Alpine Stroll (GB) 7 G AVG
Ed de Giles 109 lbs 50/1 1.5 Pushed along early - always towards rear (jockey said colt was never travelling)
19th 12 Imperial Sun (GB) 3 C AVG
John & Thady Gosden 124 lbs 8/1 4.25 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)
20th 14 Annandale (IRE) 7 G AVG
Mark Johnston 121 lbs 33/1 13 Disputed lead - led clearly after 4f - briefly headed 7f out - ridden and headed up the centre over 3f out - soon weakened
21st 6 Marshall Plan (GB) 7 H Poor
John & Thady Gosden 129 lbs 12/1 14 Never better than mid-division - pushed along and weakened from 3f out
22nd 19 Doctor Parnassus (IRE) 5 G AVG
David O'Meara 114 lbs 66/1 .75 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)