21 Aug 2009 13:45 York
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £32,380); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Sky Bet Melrose Stakes Heritage Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(3) |
| - |
Akmal (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) |
311215 / 5 |
Flat (23) | R Hills | H J L Dunlop Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway from over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead and edged right inside final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(11) |
| ¾ L |
Alanbrooke (GB) (colt, grey, 9 3) |
681126 / 7 |
Flat (13) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Koi Dent |
12/1 | |
| tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden 3f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
3rd |
12(9) |
| HD |
Bernie The Bolt (IRE) (gelding, brown, 8 4) |
0-53331 / 7 |
Flat (14) | W Buick | A M Balding Mr B P McGuire |
20/1 | |
| held up in rear, outpaced 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, hung left and stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
5(4) |
| ½ L |
Cosmic Sun (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) |
091314 / 7 |
Flat (23) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey The Cosmic Cases |
9/2 | |
| mid-division, short of room and lost place over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
13(1) |
| 2¼ L |
Gibb River (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 2) |
622022 / 8 |
Flat (14) | A McCarthy | P W Chapple-Hyam Corbett Stud |
20/1 | |
| held up, ridden over 3f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
6th |
1(7) |
| 1 L |
Classic Vintage (USA) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
1-67131 / 6 |
Flat (23) | Jim Crowley | Mrs A J Perrett R & P Scott A &… |
9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f | ||||||||||
7th |
10(13) |
| ½ L |
Penang Princess (GB) (filly, grey, 8 7) |
4-44211 / 5 |
Flat (57) | John Fahy | R M Beckett Hazeley Stud |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, stayed far side to race alone from 4f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
6(2) |
| 1¾ L |
Braveheart Move (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
01-101 / 7 |
Flat (5) | R L Moore | Sir Mark Prescott Mr C H McGhie |
13/2 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
9(10) |
| 1½ L |
Final Victory (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) |
311323 / 6 |
Flat (13) | E Ahern | A M Balding Mrs J Manley |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
10th |
7(14) |
| 6 L |
Barwell Bridge (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 0) |
121304 / 6 |
Flat (13) | James Doyle | S Kirk Mrs T Brown |
25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
11th |
14(6) |
| 13 L |
Royal Trooper (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 1) |
334315 / 10 |
Flat (15) | M Dwyer | J G Given Mr Mark Brisbourne |
33/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
12th |
2(12) |
| 15 L |
Too Much Trouble (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
1-16456 / 6 |
Flat (23) | J Fortune | M R Channon Mr Jaber Abdullah |
12/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 4f out, hung left and weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
13th |
11(5) |
| 22 L |
Alcalde (GB) (colt, bay, 8 6) |
11-72 / 7 |
Flat (6) | R Ffrench | Charlie & Mark Johnston The Alhambra Partnership |
10/1 | |
| raced keenly, led, stayed far side and headed over 4f out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
8(8) |
| - |
Stanstill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 0) |
222111 / 4 |
Flat (13) | R Winston | G A Swinbank O T I Racing Ii |
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