York Races
York
14:25
Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
York
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022
Distance: 1m6f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.80 £3.40 £6.80
Exacta: £37.40
Tricast: £648
Trifecta: £728.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 | Soulcombe (GB) | 3 G | AVG | William Haggas | 116 lbs | 3/1F | Won | Slowly away - held up in last - headway going easily on near side of group over 3f out - cruising when switched left over 2f out - led over 1f out - soon ridden and went clear - eased inside final 110yds - readily(op 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Caius Chorister (FR) | 5 M | Poor | David Menuisier | 125 lbs | 10/1 | 4.25 | Raced wide early - led - switched left and against rail after 3f - went clear after 5f - reduced lead 3f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - kept on but no match for winner | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Adjuvant (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Callum Hutchinson
(5)lbs
|
Michael Bell | 116 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - pushed along over 4f out - ridden and headway up the centre over 2f out - went third final 110yds - kept on (jockey said gelding was outpaced in the early stages)(op 22/1) | |
| 4th | 10 | Inverness (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Charles Hills | 122 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - pushed along 3f out - headway on far side of group and went third over 1f out - lost third but kept on final 110yds(op 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Al Nafir (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Charlie Appleby | 125 lbs | 11/2 | 3.75 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway on near side of group and prominent over 2f out - soon ridden - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Nusret (GB) | 6 H | AVG |
Mikey Sheehy
(3)lbs
|
Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 121 lbs | 10/1 | 1.75 | Dwelt start - in rear - headway on near side of group over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 12/1) | |
| 7th | 5 | Temporize (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie & Mark Johnston | 125 lbs | 33/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - prominent - prominent in chasing group after 5f - ridden on far side of group over 3f out - weakened under 2f out | ||
| 8th | 3 | Aimeric (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 125 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Prominent - prominent in chasing group after 5f - pushed along and went second in centre of group over 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Sheer Rocks (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Eve Johnson Houghton | 122 lbs | 20/1 | 3.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - ridden and outpaced when dropped to rear over 2f out - soon beaten(op 16/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Wild Crusade (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Charlie Appleby | 135 lbs | 4/1 | 12 | Took keen hold - raced in second - chased clear leader after 5f - ridden and lost position over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for poor form shown; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/2) | ||
| 11th | 8 | Mr Alan (GB) | 5 G | Poor | George Boughey | 125 lbs | 50/1 | 5 | Midfield - ridden over 3f out - struggling and dropped to rear over 2f out - soon beaten(op 66/1) | ||
| 12th | 2 | Soul Stopper (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 126 lbs | 10/1 | 4 | Sweating - in rear throughout(op 9/1) | ||
| 13th | 7 | Savvy Knight (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | S Woods | 125 lbs | 14/1 | 17 | In rear throughout(op 11/1) |