25 Aug 2018 14:25 York
Winner: £125,000 (Penalty: £77,812); Distance: 1m 5f 188y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Sky Bet Melrose Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(1) |
| - |
Ghostwatch (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
3-13152 / 10 |
Flat (30) | W Buick | C Appleby Godolphin |
10/1 | |
| soon tracking leader, led going well over 2f out, stayed on well, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
11(11) |
| ½ L |
Supernova (GB) (colt, bay, 8 7) |
53-11 / 3 |
Flat (44) | J P Spencer | D M Simcock Sahara Bloodstock |
6/1 | |
| steadied start, held up last, headway and plenty to do when not clear run and switched left inside final 2f, went 2nd final 100 yards, stayed on, not reach winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(10) |
| 1 L |
Proschema (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
3-11684 / 9 |
Flat (24) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Empire State Racing… |
20/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
6(16) |
| NK |
Mekong (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
64-1721 / 6 |
Flat (21) | D Tudhope | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Khalid Bin Mishref |
11/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, chased winner until final 100 yards, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
4(12) |
| HD |
Berkshire Blue (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
4171 / 3 |
Flat (14) | Jason Watson | A M Balding Berkshire Parts… |
15/2 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, hung right and one pace under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
3(14) |
| ½ L |
Corgi (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
2-23122 / 4 |
Flat (24) | Jim Crowley | H Morrison M Hughes & M Kerr-dineen |
6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
7(13) |
| 1½ L |
Blue Laureate (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 10) |
500722 / 5 |
Flat (14) | P Hanagan | Ian Williams Mr A Dale |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
16(5) |
| NK |
Heart Of Grace (JPN) (filly, bay, 8 2) |
161 / 3 |
Flat (38) | Liam Jones | W J Haggas Silvestro Thoroughbreds… |
8/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on outside and hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never enough pace to threaten | ||||||||||
9th |
15(2) |
| 7 L |
Candidate (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 3) |
0-15235 / 3 |
Flat (22) | A Mullen | H Morrison Kerr-dineen, Eason,… |
40/1 | |
| held up in 6th on inside, headway chasing leaders 5f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
10th |
8(3) |
| ½ L |
Polish (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
6128 / 9 |
Flat (24) | David Probert | H & R Charlton Ladsdoracing |
20/1 | |
| towards rear, behind and struggling 4f out, kept on final furlong, no threat | ||||||||||
11th |
12(9) |
| 1 L |
Sergio Leone (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 5) |
671226 / 3 |
Flat (14) | B A Curtis | R Hannon Chelsea Thoroughbreds-a… |
28/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
12th |
10(15) |
| NS |
Shuhood (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 8) |
601371 / 3 |
Flat (7) | Andrew Breslin | Ian Williams Sohi & Sohi |
25/1 | |
| held up in last pair, never involved | ||||||||||
13th |
2(7) |
| 3¾ L |
Making Miracles (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
221713 / 7 |
Flat (24) | S De Sousa | Charlie & Mark Johnston H H S Alsaud |
6/1 | |
| slowly into stride, recovered and soon chasing leading pair, ridden and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
14th |
14(6) |
| 2¼ L |
Midnight Wilde (GB) (colt, grey, 8 3) |
25-2731 / 6 |
Flat (42) | K T O'Neill | J Ryan Bright Star Syndicate |
33/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
15th |
13(8) |
| 3 L |
Coolongolook (GB) (colt, bay, 8 3) |
32-3031 / 5 |
Flat (21) | George Wood | L M Cumani Mr M Almutairi |
20/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
16th |
9(4) |
| ¾ L |
Lucky Deal (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) |
419333 / 6 |
Flat (8) | P J McDonald | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Kai Fai Leung |
20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||