Melvin The Grate (IRE)
Owner: Fromthestables Com & I A Balding Trainer: A M Balding Sex: colt Age: 6
Breeding: Danehill Dancer / Hawala (Warning)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Good | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Yielding in the chute) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 13 | 4 | 3 | |
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2016 | Sandown | Soft | 1m 14y | 2 | Secret Art | 8st 4lbs | 4 of 16 | Oisin Murphy | 14/1 |
| mid-division, headway towards far side of centre 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, disputing 2nd inside final furlong until one pace in 4th towards finish | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2016 | Epsom Downs | Good to Soft | 1m 114y | 2 | Examiner | 9st | 9 of 12 | David Probert | 10/1 |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2016 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 2 | Forceful Appeal | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 8 | A Kirby | 7/0 |
| towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 2 | Mulzamm | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 8 | Oisin Murphy | 6/0 |
| slowly away in rear, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2015 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m | 2 | Mindurownbusiness | 8st 11lbs | 8 of 13 | Oisin Murphy | 9/0 |
| dwelt, raced wide, held up, ridden over 2f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2015 | Leicester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 60y | 2 | Beach Bar | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 9 | David Probert | 6/0 |
| slowly away, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2015 | Ayr | Good | 1m | 2 | Mutasayyid | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 14 | David Probert | 5/0 |
| dwelt, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on and just held post | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2015 | Bath | Firm | 1m 5y | 3 | Algaith | 9st 2lbs | of 7 | Catherine Gannon | |
| 20 Aug 2015 | York | Good to Soft | 1m | 2 | Chil The Kite | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 20 | David Probert | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2015 | Ascot | Good to Firm | 1m | 2 | Halation | 9st 3lbs | of 12 | Reserve 1 | |
| 04 Jul 2015 | Sandown | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 14y | 2 | Basem | 8st 12lbs | 6 of 17 | David Probert | 33/1 |
| took keen hold, held up in 8th, headway 2f out, soon chasing leaders, edged right under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 2 | Grey Mirage | 9st 5lbs | 10 of 12 | David Probert | 25/1 |
| in rear, never a factor | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2015 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 2 | Mindurownbusiness | 9st | 10 of 10 | David Probert | 5/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 2 | Mindurownbusiness | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 12 | David Probert | 11/4 |
| slow into stride in touch after 1f, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 2 | Lunar Deity | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 8 | David Probert | 5/4 |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2014 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 2 | Melvin The Grate | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | David Probert | 9/4 |
| held up and behind, headway towards outside 2f out, sustained run to lead inside final furlong, soon ridden and quickened clear | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2014 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 2 | Melvin The Grate | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 12 | David Probert | 11/2 |
| mid-division, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2014 | Doncaster | Heavy | 7f | 3 | Mujazif | 9st 1lbs | 12 of 22 | K Shoemark | 4/1 |
| towards rear, headway 3f out, one pace, faded inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2014 | Haydock | Soft (Heavy in Places) | 1m | 3 | Melvin The Grate | 8st 7lbs | 1 of 15 | David Probert | 7/2 |
| held up in mid-division, headway and switched right over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2014 | Windsor | Soft | 1m 67y | 4 | Donncha | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 14 | Oisin Murphy | 8/1 |
| soon led, narrowly headed 4f out, stayed prominent, led again 2f out, hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2014 | Listowel | Good (Good to Yielding in the chute) | 1m | 0 | Talitha Kum | 9st 6lbs | 9 of 12 | R Coakley | 7/2 |
| led, disputed and 2nd halfway, ridden along over 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 11 May 2014 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 7f | 0 | Harley's Harley | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 16 | Richard Hughes | 6/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 13th 1 1/2f out, ridden and progress into 8th 1f out, kept on to take 5th close home | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2014 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 7f | 0 | Intensical | 8st 10lbs | 4 of 15 | R Coakley | 8/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, 4th and still travelling smoothly early straight, moderate 3rd and no impression under pressure 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2014 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Our Manekineko | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 8 | N G McCullagh | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2013 | Doncaster | Soft | 1m | 4 | Hefner | 9st | 3 of 12 | G P Halpin | 7/2 |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2013 | Windsor | Good | 1m 67y | 4 | Investment Expert | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 14 | Oisin Murphy | 3/1 |
| held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway over 2f out, chased leaders final furlong, not quicken final 100 yards, went 3rd post | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2013 | Epsom Downs | Good | 1m 114y | 3 | Thouwra | 9st | 2 of 6 | David Probert | 7/2 |
| steadied start, held up tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd inside final 3f, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed approaching final furlong, not pace of winner, held on for 2nd | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2013 | Goodwood | Good | 7f | 2 | Majestic Moon | 8st 5lbs | 6 of 16 | David Probert | 25/1 |
| mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 May 2013 | Pontefract | Good | 1m 4y | 4 | Stepping Ahead | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 5 | Richard Hughes | 11/2 |
| tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, hung badly right to stand side rail over 1f out, weakened and eased | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f | 4 | Intimidate | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 10 | J Fortune | 7/4 |
| took keen hold, prominent until tracked leaders 5f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 4 | Melvin The Grate | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | J P Spencer | 5/2 |
| pulled hard tracking leading pair, headway between horses over 1f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon hung left, pushed along and stayed on well | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2012 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 5 | Melvin The Grate | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 11 | J P Spencer | 11/10 |
| led early, tracked leader, driven over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2012 | Folkestone | Good to Firm | 7f | 5 | Banovallum | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 14 | J P Spencer | 8/1 |
| dwelt, mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon edged right and ridden to challenge, kept on well, never reached winner | |||||||||