GBYork Races

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York
14:25
Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
York Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 Distance: 1m6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.70 Place: £2.10 £3.50 £3.80 Exacta: £54.10 Tricast: £477.15 Trifecta: £521.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m2f 1m3f 1m4f
1st
Dwelt start - towards rear of midfield - switched to near side under 4f out - led against near rail under 2f out - soon ridden and hung left but clear - kept on well
5 G AVG
John & Thady Gosden 129 lbs 9/2J Won
1m6½f 1m6f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f
1m 1m 1m2f
2nd
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - headway up the centre from over 2f out - went second over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong
3 C AVG
A P O'Brien 133 lbs 10/1 1.75
1m6f 1m6½f
1m2f 1m2f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f
3rd
Towards rear on inner - headway up the centre from 2f out - went third final strides - no match for first two(op 12/1)
5 G AVG
Sir Michael Stoute 126 lbs 11/1 3.25
2m 1m4f 1m6f 1m6f 1m4f
1m1½f 1m2f 1m3½f 1m6f 1m6f
4th
Dwelt start - took keen hold - held up in rear - headway up the centre from over 2f out - went third over 1f out - kept on but lost third final strides(op 4/1)
3 G Good
William Haggas 130 lbs 9/2J 0.05
1m6f 1m6f
1m1f 1m2f 1m4f 1m4f 1m6f
5th
Slowly away - took keen hold - held up in rear - headway when hung badly left under 3f out - soon against far rail - disputing fourth 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
2 C AVG
William Haggas 112 lbs 13/2 1
1m6f
1m½f 1m 1m2f 1m3f 1m4f
6th
Took keen hold - led - headed and in touch with leaders after 1f - niggled along over 6f out - headway up the centre over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 8/1)
4 G AVG
Andrew Balding 129 lbs 15/2 2.5
1m6½f 1m6f 1m4f 1m6f 1m4f
1m 1m2f 1m2f 1m4f
7th
Raced wide - took keen hold - midfield - headway and went third 6f out - switched to near side under 4f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 11/1)
4 G AVG
John & Thady Gosden 123 lbs 12/1 2.25
1m4f 1m4½f 1m4f 1m4f 2m
1m4f 1m6½f 1m4½f 1m4f 1m3f
8th
Took keen hold - raced in second - led and increased tempo 4f out - soon switched right towards near side - headed under 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/1)
4 C AVG
Sir Mark Prescott Bt 121 lbs 17/2 1.25
1m4f 1m4f 1m3½f 1m6f 2m½f
1m1½f 1m3½f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f
9th
Prominent - led after 1f - headed 4f out - soon switched to near side - weakened from 2f out
4 G AVG
Charlie Johnston 120 lbs 40/1 1.5
1m6f 1m6f 1m6f 1m4½f 1m2½f
7f 1m 1m1f 1m4f 1m4f
10th
Took keen hold - held up in rear - towards near side from under 4f out - hung left and no impression from 2f out(op 22/1)
4 G AVG
Richard Fahey 118 lbs 28/1 .5
1m4f 1m2f 2m½f 1m7f 1m7f
1m1½f 1m2f 1m3f
11th
Prominent - up the centre from under 4f out - weakened over 2f out
5 G AVG
Harry Eustace 129 lbs 33/1 0.3
1m5f 2m
1m 1m 1m2f 1m4½f 1m6f
12th
In touch with leaders - midfield after 3f - towards near side from under 4f out - weakened over 2f out
5 G Poor
Brian Ellison 120 lbs 28/1 5.5
1m4½f 1m3f 1m4½f 1m4½f 1m4f
1m 1m 1m2f 1m4f 1m4f
13th
Dwelt start - took keen hold - always behind - raced centre from under 4f out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said colt missed the break; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 7/1)
3 C Good
Ralph Beckett 135 lbs 15/2 .5
1m6f 1m4f 1m4f