York Races
York
14:25
Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
York
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020
Distance: 1m6f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £9.10
Place: £3.40 £3 £2.20
Exacta: £112.80
Tricast: £622.68
Trifecta: £732.20
Non-Runners: Grand Bazaar (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Coltrane (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Andrew Balding | 120 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Raced freely - in touch with leaders on outer - pushed along and headway 3f out - ridden and led over 1f out - soon edged right - kept on strongly and went clear inside final furlong(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Arthurian Fable (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Brian Meehan | 127 lbs | 9/1 | 4 | Prominent - raced wide until over 8f out - ridden and led 2f out - headed over 1f out - stayed on but no chance with winner inside final furlong(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Kipps (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Hughie Morrison | 122 lbs | 5/1 | 2.25 | Towards rear - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and headway over 2f out - went third over 1f out - stayed on | ||
| 4th | 8 | A Star Above (GB) | N/A | Poor | William Haggas | 122 lbs | 9/1 | 4.5 | Held up in midfield - ridden over 3f out - stayed on final furlong - went fourth post - not pace to challenge(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Mambo Nights (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Richard Hannon | 133 lbs | 16/1 | 0.1 | Raced freely - tracked leaders - pushed along over 3f out - ridden 2f out - soon outpaced and beaten(op 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Punctuation (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 121 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Tracked leaders - led after 5f - ridden and headed 2f out - weakened gradually over 1f out(op 33/1) | ||
| 7th | 14 | King's Charisma (IRE) | N/A | AVG | David O'Meara | 117 lbs | 25/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - ridden over 2f out - some headway and carried left over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 22/1) | ||
| 8th | 15 | Dancing Approach (GB) | N/A | Poor | Roger Charlton | 113 lbs | 14/1 | 1.25 | Soon led - headed and prominent after 5f - ridden over 2f out - hung left and weakened over 1f out (jockey said filly hung badly left under pressure)(op 16/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Midnights Legacy (GB) | 5 H | AVG | Alan King | 124 lbs | 11/1 | 13 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden over 3f out - soon beaten | ||
| 10th | 10 | Bodyline (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 121 lbs | 11/2 | 1 | Dwelt start - soon midfield - ridden over 3f out - soon weakened(op 6/1) | ||
| 11th | 9 | Favorite Moon (GER) | 5 G | AVG |
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William Haggas | 118 lbs | 100/30F | 4 | Tracked leaders - pushed along over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding during routine testing failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 3/1) | |
| 12th | 2 | Eastern Sheriff (GB) | N/A | Poor | Hugo Palmer | 128 lbs | 33/1 | 16 | Midfield on outer - ridden over 3f out - soon weakened(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 13th | 13 | Wise Glory (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Simon & Ed Crisford | 118 lbs | 22/1 | 8.5 | Midfield on inner - ridden over 3f out - soon weakened - eased over 1f out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly; trainers rep said gelding failed to stay the trip on this occasion; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 20/1) | ||
| 14th | 6 | Fishable (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 123 lbs | 22/1 | 1.75 | Held up in rear - pushed along over 5f out - soon struggling - eased and tailed off over 1f out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1) |