21 Aug 2021 14:25 York
Winner: £125,000 (Penalty: £64,425); Distance: 1m 5f 188y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good.
Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
15(16) |
| - |
Valley Forge (GB) (colt, bay, 8 8) |
5321 / 6 |
Flat (32) | David Probert | A M Balding Mr George Strawbridge |
10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway and going well over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, stayed on well, gamely | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(17) |
| ½ L |
Moshaawer (GB) (colt, grey, 9 4) |
3-113 / 3 |
Flat (28) | Dane O'Neill | R Varian Shadwell Estate… |
17/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to be prominent over 3f out, ridden 2f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, kept on well | ||||||||||
3rd |
18(14) |
| NS |
Ravenscraig Castle (GB) (colt, grey, 8 3) |
734-11 / 6 |
Flat (26) | A Mullen | I Jardine Castle Racing Scotland |
18/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along and headway well over 3f out, ridden under 3f out, pressed leaders 1f out, stayed on well towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
2(10) |
| NK |
Dhushan (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 6) |
2-2112 / 3 |
Flat (42) | Tom Marquand | W J Haggas Sheikh Ahmed Al… |
9/2 | |
| mid-division, pushed along and headway 3f out, pressed leaders 2f out, soon ridden and stayed on, no extra close home | ||||||||||
5th |
5(11) |
| 1 L |
Tashkhan (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
121912 / 5 |
Flat (17) | Harry Russell | B Ellison P Boyle |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on from well over 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
6th |
1(13) |
| 4 L |
King Of The Castle (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
45-4321 / 3 |
Flat (48) | W Buick | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… |
7/1 | |
| in rear early, progress on outside halfway to chase leaders, pushed along 5f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
7th |
3(5) |
| 6 L |
Pleasant Man (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
5-35148 / 6 |
Flat (24) | K Shoemark | H & R Charlton Mrs Mary-ann Middleton |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, shaken well over 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, kept on, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
8th |
11(15) |
| 1¼ L |
Surrey Gold (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
901-218 / 4 |
Flat (42) | David Egan | H Morrison Surrey Racing (sg) |
12/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along to be prominent 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
9th |
7(22) |
| 6 L |
Oman (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) |
23-1331 / 5 |
Flat (42) | Hector Crouch | R M Beckett Xenor Uk |
16/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
10th |
21(18) |
| 1½ L |
Diamond Cutter (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 0) |
447 / 4 |
Flat (22) | Faye McManoman | D Menuisier The Diamond Cutters |
66/1 | |
| raced in rear, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
11th |
8(9) |
| NK |
Parachute (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) |
21-3136 / 4 |
Flat (42) | Andrea Atzeni | E Walker Highclere Racing,… |
18/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 3f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
12th |
10(3) |
| ½ L |
Summer's Knight (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 13) |
411211 / 4 |
Flat (9) | L Morris | Sir Mark Prescott P J McSwiney -… |
12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed and ridden well over 2f out, weakened thereafter | ||||||||||
13th |
16(7) |
| 5 L |
True Courage (GB) (colt, brown, 8 7) |
0-82111 / 6 |
Flat (45) | Dylan Hogan | M L W Bell Mr Stuart Mizon |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden to chase leaders well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
14th |
9(19) |
| ½ L |
Golden Flame (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
3-21102 / 4 |
Flat (39) | A Kirby | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… |
66/1 | |
| tracked leaders, bumped 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
15th |
17(12) |
| 4 L |
Charging Thunder (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 7) |
34131 / 6 |
Flat (27) | Jason Watson | D O'Meara Geoff & Sandra… |
50/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
16th |
22(8) |
| 9 L |
Carn A Chlamain (USA) (colt, bay, 8 0) |
722626 / 4 |
Flat (29) | Alan Persse | K Dalgleish ValueRacingClub… |
125/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along well over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
17th |
13(21) |
| 6 L |
Hard To Fault (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
4216 / 4 |
Flat (23) | D Allan | T D Easterby Mr J Clarke & Partner |
22/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
18th |
20(6) |
| 1½ L |
Alpine Stroll (GB) (colt, bay, 8 2) |
326203 / 6 |
Flat (9) | A J Farragher | E De Giles Racehorse Ownership… |
50/1 | |
| raced in rear, pushed along early, never involved | ||||||||||
19th |
12(1) |
| 4¼ L |
Imperial Sun (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
64-331 / 5 |
Flat (46) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Ratkatcha Racing |
8/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out, eased | ||||||||||
20th |
14(2) |
| 13 L |
Annandale (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) |
833272 / 5 |
Flat (14) | Jason Hart | Charlie & Mark Johnston Ms S Johnstone… |
33/1 | |
| led, shaken up 4f out, weakened very quickly over 3f out | ||||||||||
21st |
6(4) |
| 14 L |
Marshall Plan (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
31283 / 4 |
Flat (23) | James Doyle | J & T Gosden Godolphin |
12/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened quickly over 3f out | ||||||||||
22nd |
19(20) |
| ¾ L |
Doctor Parnassus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 2) |
6-52326 / 6 |
Flat (20) | S De Sousa | D O'Meara Blind Squirrels… |
66/1 | |
| tracked leader close up, ridden and weakened quickly over 3f out | ||||||||||