20 Aug 2011 14:30 York
Winner: £65,000 (Penalty: £42,048); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good.
Betfred Melrose Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(12) |
| - |
Parlour Games (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 8) |
1-13441 / 7 |
Flat (14) | L Dettori | M Al Zarooni Bloomfields |
9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway towards inside over 3f out, switched to rails 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(10) |
| ¾ L |
Whiplash Willie (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) |
13-2711 / 7 |
Flat (24) | David Probert | A M Balding J C & S R Hitchins |
10/1 | |
| raced wide, held up in touch, smooth headway over 3f out, led travelling well 2f out, briefly headed over 1f out, headed by winner 1f out, rallied towards finish, always held | ||||||||||
3rd |
3(3) |
| 2¼ L |
Apache (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
2-2310 / 6 |
Flat (65) | Joseph O'Brien | A P O'Brien Invictus |
17/2 | |
| held up towards rear, good headway over 3f out, soon chased leaders, squeezed through to challenge over 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
12(16) |
| ½ L |
Ardlui (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) |
9-613 / 7 |
Flat (59) | F Sweeney | H Candy Mr C H Stevens |
10/1 | |
| raced wide in mid-division, headway under pressure 3f out, cchasing leaders and edged left over 2f out, hung left and stayed on inside final furlong, never quite going pace to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
19(13) |
| 5 L |
Wayward Glance (GB) (colt, bay, 7 13) |
2-40641 / 7 |
Flat (15) | W M Lordan | M L W Bell Straightline Construction… |
20/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, chased leaders until weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
2(5) |
| SHD |
Lyric Street (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
3-15 / 8 |
Flat (56) | Kieren Fallon | L M Cumani Mr Matthew Taylor |
17/2 | |
| took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten | ||||||||||
7th |
18(18) |
| 1¾ L |
Romeo Montague (GB) (colt, bay, 7 13) |
832621 / 6 |
Flat (16) | C Catlin | E A L Dunlop Mrs G A Rupert |
40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, plugged on same pace over 1f out | ||||||||||
8th |
14(6) |
| 1¼ L |
Cunning Act (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 3) |
332131 / 6 |
Flat (24) | Neil Farley | J G Portman Mr M J Vandenberghe |
16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms | ||||||||||
9th |
13(4) |
| 2 L |
Thubiaan (USA) (colt, bay, 8 4) |
8-2214 / 3 |
Flat (14) | T P O'Shea | W J Haggas Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
8/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, hung left over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
10th |
15(11) |
| 13 L |
Western Prize (GB) (colt, brown, 8 2) |
141 / 5 |
Flat (51) | N Mackay | R M Beckett Ditox Racing |
20/1 | |
| took keen hold, chased leader until over 11f out, chased leading pair, ridden over 3f out, one pace when hampered over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
11th |
6(15) |
| 3¼ L |
Masaraat (FR) (filly, bay, 8 7) |
51-6122 / 4 |
Flat (28) | R Hills | J L Dunlop G augustin-normand |
16/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, never reached leaders and soon beaten | ||||||||||
12th |
16(7) |
| 1¼ L |
Waltz Darling (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 0) |
6-97303 / 10 |
Flat (21) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mrs M B Thwaites… |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden along 5f out, soon struggling | ||||||||||
13th |
10(19) |
| 1¼ L |
Motivado (GB) (colt, bay, 8 7) |
432-125 / 4 |
Flat (35) | D Allan | Sir Mark Prescott Syndicate 2009 |
16/1 | |
| held up in rear, staying on when badly hampered on rails over 2f out, no progress after | ||||||||||
14th |
7(1) |
| 4½ L |
Kinyras (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 7) |
44-121 / 4 |
Flat (23) | Richard Hughes | Sir Michael Stoute Backup Technology… |
12/1 | |
| hood removed very late, stated very slowly and lost all chance, struggling when edged left over 2f out, not recover | ||||||||||
15th |
1(20) |
| NK |
Admiral of The Red (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
9-13 / 3 |
Flat (56) | C O'Donoghue | A P O'Brien Mr M Tabor, D Smith… |
33/1 | |
| prominent, went 2nd over 11f out, pushed along over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
16th |
11(2) |
| 6 L |
Pivotman (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 6) |
15-030 / 10 |
Flat (14) | Ted Durcan | Mrs A J Perrett Mr K Wreglesworth |
28/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
17th |
9(9) |
| 1¾ L |
Communicator (GB) (colt, bay, 8 7) |
4-6214 / 8 |
Flat (65) | Hayley Turner | M L W Bell Lady Davis |
17/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
18th |
8(8) |
| 2¾ L |
Halifax (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 7) |
8-11576 / 6 |
Flat (14) | E Ahern | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr A T Owen |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden on outside over 2f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
19th |
20(14) |
| 8 L |
The Bells O Peover (GB) (colt, bay, 7 12) |
021079 / 5 |
Flat (24) | S De Sousa | Charlie & Mark Johnston D&G Mercer |
40/1 | |
| chased leaders, driven over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
17(17) |
| - |
Defence Of Duress (IRE) (colt, bay, 7 13) |
31-5220 / 5 |
Flat (43) | Kelly Harrison | T P Tate Mrs Fitri Hay |
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