14:25 York

Saturday 22 August 2020

All13:5014:2515:0015:4016:1016:4017:10

Sky Bet Melrose Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 2  |   1m 5f 188y  |   Good to Soft  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:26  |   Winning time: 3m 2.77s
1st
Horse silk
12
(8)
12/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
In touch, headway 3f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on tchd 11/1
2nd
Horse silk
4
3
(15)
9/1
T: B J MeehanJ: Jim Crowley
Slowly away, raced wide until joined main group after 4f, prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
7
(1)
38-10
5/1
T: H MorrisonJ: R L Moore
Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
8
(2)
9/1
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Keen led 1f, in touch, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish op 8/1 tchd 15/2
5th
Horse silk
sh
1
(13)
16/1
T: R HannonJ: Andrea Atzeni
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace op 14/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
11
(11)
40/1
T: A M BaldingJ: P J McDonald
Tracked leaders, led over 8f out, 3 lengths clear 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, faded inside final furlong op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
14
(5)
25/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Harry Bentley
In rear, ridden and headway 2f out, never nearer op 22/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
15
(14)
14/1
T: H & R CharltonJ: David Egan
Led after 2f, headed over 8f out, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong op 16/1 tchd 18/1
9th
Horse silk
13
5
(3)
11/1
T: A KingJ: M Harley
Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders
10th
Horse silk
1
10
(6)
11/2
T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: Ryan Tate
Slowly away raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 6/1
11th
Horse silk
4
9
(12)
10/3f
T: W J HaggasJ: Cieren Fallon (3)
Close up, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out op 3/1
12th
Horse silk
16
2
(9)
33/1
T: H PalmerJ: K Stott
Raced wide held up, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms tchd 40/1
13th
Horse silk
8 ½
13
(7)
22/1
T: S & E CrisfordJ: S De Sousa
Keen prominent 2f, in touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened and eased over 1f out op 20/1
14th
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
(4)
22/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Always in rear, weakened over 3f out, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 18/1

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Non-Runners

4
(10)
Horse silk
Grand Bazaar14
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 3
T: J & T Gosden  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.10Pl:£3.40, £3.00, £2.20EX:£112.80Trifecta:£732.20Tricast:£622.68SF:£109.72Swingers:£12.80, £11.40, £9.90

Forecasts

Favorite Moon (10/3), Kipps (5/1), Bodyline (11/2), Arthurian Fable (9/1), A Star Above (9/1), Midnights Legacy (11/1), Coltrane (12/1), Grand Bazaar (12/1), Dancing Approach (14/1), Mambo Nights (16/1), Wise Glory (22/1), Fishable (22/1), King's Charisma (25/1), Eastern Sheriff (33/1), Punctuation (40/1)

Verdict

An incredibly strong 3-y-o handicap which could go the way of A STAR ABOVE, who has been pulling out more with each run and should be able to turn the tables with Mambo Nights from Goodwood over this longer trip. There are a whole host of improving sorts in opposition, most notably his stablemate Favourite Moon and recent Newmarket-scorer Coltrane.

  1. A STAR ABOVE
  2. FAVORITE MOON (GER)
  3. COLTRANE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019
Hamish
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 3
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £40,462.002nd: £12,116.003rd: £6,058.004th: £3,029.005th: £1,541.006th: £760.00

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