York Races
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
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Tabletalk (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Tom Clover | 129 lbs | 12/1 | Won | 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 | ||
| 2nd | 1 | The Equator (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | A P O'Brien | 135 lbs | 10/1 | 1.25 | 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) | ||
| 3rd | 13 | Master Builder (GB) | 3 G | AVG | David Menuisier | 119 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - ridden over 2f out - stayed on from over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds(op 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Wild Waves (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 126 lbs | 6/1 | 0.1 | 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) | ||
| 5th | 14 | Sun God (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Hughie Morrison | 116 lbs | 14/1 | 2.75 | Held up in midfield - headway over 3f out - disputing second over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Tactician (GB) | 3 C | AVG | Andrew Balding | 125 lbs | 10/1 | .5 | Towards rear - pushed along 4f out - ridden over 2f out - stayed on - not pace to challenge(op 9/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Going Remote (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Mrs John Harrington | 131 lbs | 22/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 8th | 10 | Too Bossy For Us (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Kevin Philippart De Foy | 123 lbs | 15/2 | 2 | Midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Imperial Sovereign (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | K R Burke | 132 lbs | 22/1 | 0.2 | Midfield on outer - headway 4f out - weakened 2f out(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 10th | 16 | Terrorise (GB) | 4 G | AVG |
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Brian Ellison | 107 lbs | 50/1 | 0.2 | Held up in midfield - outpaced and struggling from over 3f out(op 66/1) | |
| 11th | 15 | Tryfan (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 114 lbs | 40/1 | 4 | In rear - some headway 3f out - never on terms | ||
| 12th | 11 | Dramatic Star (GB) | 4 G | AVG | William Haggas | 121 lbs | 5/1F | 4.75 | 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) | ||
| 13th | 12 | Champagne Prince (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 120 lbs | 10/1 | 21 | In rear - some headway on outer over 3f out - weakened and eased over 1f out | ||
| 14th | 6 | Spaceport (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | William Muir & Chris Grassick | 126 lbs | 10/1 | 4.5 | Pressed leader - led narrowly after 5f - headed over 3f out - soon weakened(op 11/1) | ||
| 15th | 7 | Reaching High (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Sir Michael Stoute | 126 lbs | 6/1 | 26 | 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) | ||
| 16th | 9 | Mo Ghille Mar (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Mrs John Harrington | 124 lbs | 33/1 | 14 | Led narrowly - headed and pressed leader after 5f - weakened quickly 4f out - eased over 1f out |