GBYork Races

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York
14:25
Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
York Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 Distance: 1m6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £17.40 Place: £3.30 £2.70 £3.10 Exacta: £213.10 Tricast: £1514.39 Trifecta: £2686.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m 1m2f 1m4f 1m4f
1st
In touch with leaders on inner - headway and switched right 3f out - ridden over 2f out - went second over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on well
3 C AVG
Tom Clover 129 lbs 12/1 Won
1m6f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m6f
1m 1m2f 1m2f 1m6f 1m2f
2nd
In touch with leaders - smooth headway and led over 3f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 11/1)
3 C AVG
A P O'Brien 135 lbs 10/1 1.25
1m2f
1m2f 1m2f 1m4f
3rd
Midfield - ridden over 2f out - stayed on from over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds(op 14/1)
3 G AVG
David Menuisier 119 lbs 12/1 1.25
1m6f 1m6f 1m4f 1m4f 1m6f
7f 1m2f 1m4f 1m6½f 1m6f
4th
Towards rear - headway when short of room 2f out - soon switched right - ridden and stayed on from over 1f out - went fourth inside final 110yds(tchd 11/2)
4 G AVG
Andrew Balding 126 lbs 6/1 0.1
1m6½f 1m6f 1m6f 1m4f 2m5½f
1m 1m2f 1m2f 1m2f 1m3f
5th
Held up in midfield - headway over 3f out - disputing second over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 16/1)
3 G AVG
Hughie Morrison 116 lbs 14/1 2.75
1m4f
1m2f 1m3½f 1m6f 1m6f 2m
6th
Towards rear - pushed along 4f out - ridden over 2f out - stayed on - not pace to challenge(op 9/1)
3 C AVG
Andrew Balding 125 lbs 10/1 .5
2m2f
1m2f 1m5f 1m2f 1m4f 1m4f
7th
Prominent - weakened over 1f out
3 G AVG
Mrs John Harrington 131 lbs 22/1 1.5
-
1m 1m 1m2f 1m4f 1m6f
8th
Midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1)
4 G Poor
Kevin Philippart De Foy 123 lbs 15/2 2
1m6f 2m1f 2m 2m½f 2m1f
1m 1m3f 1m3½f 1m6f
9th
Midfield on outer - headway 4f out - weakened 2f out(tchd 25/1)
3 G Poor
K R Burke 132 lbs 22/1 0.2
1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 2m½f 1m6f
7f 7f 1m2f 1m2½f 1m4f
10th
Held up in midfield - outpaced and struggling from over 3f out(op 66/1)
4 G AVG
Brian Ellison 107 lbs 50/1 0.2
1m6½f 1m2½f 2m1f 2m½f 2m1f
1m2f 1m4f 1m4½f 1m6f 1m4½f
11th
In rear - some headway 3f out - never on terms
4 G AVG
Brian Ellison 114 lbs 40/1 4
1m4f 1m4f 1m6f 2m½f 1m6f
1m2f 1m2f 1m3f 1m6f
12th
Fractious at the post - in touch with leaders early - lost ground and held up in midfield after 2f - pushed along from 5f out - weakened over 2f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt had become fractious in the preliminaries; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/2)
4 G AVG
William Haggas 121 lbs 5/1F 4.75
1m4½f 1m4f 1m6f 1m5½f 2m
7f 7f 1m 1m 1m4f
13th
In rear - some headway on outer over 3f out - weakened and eased over 1f out
4 G AVG
Jane Chapple-Hyam 120 lbs 10/1 21
1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m3f
1m2f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m6f
14th
Pressed leader - led narrowly after 5f - headed over 3f out - soon weakened(op 11/1)
3 C AVG
William Muir & Chris Grassick 126 lbs 10/1 4.5
1m6f 1m6f 1m4f 1m7½f
1m2f 1m2f 1m4f 1m3½f 1m6f
15th
Prominent on outer - took keen hold early - weakened quickly 3f out - eased over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than post-race report from jockey that gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)
4 G AVG
Sir Michael Stoute 126 lbs 6/1 26
1m4f 2m4f
1m2f 1m2f 1m2f 1m2½f 1m3½f
16th
Led narrowly - headed and pressed leader after 5f - weakened quickly 4f out - eased over 1f out
4 F AVG
Mrs John Harrington 124 lbs 33/1 14
1m5f 1m4f 2m 2m 1m4f