Full Result 2.30 York | 25 August 2012

Betfred Melrose Stakes (Handicap)

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo) (1m5f188yds) 1m6f Good To Soft

1st £43,575 2nd £13,048 3rd £6,524 4th £3,262 5th £1,631 6th £819

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	3. Guarantee 9/1 Phillip Makin William Haggas	Phillip Makin William Haggas	3	94	95	109	110	–
b c Authorized (IRE) - Zuleika Dobson (Cadeaux Genereux)
Held up in rear, good headway over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, edged left, stayed on strongly (op 7-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ 3½	4. Biographer I 8/1 Ted Durcan David Lanigan	Ted Durcan David Lanigan	3	94	95	102	105	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Reflective (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Held up in rear, headway 6f out, led and edged left over 1f out, headed and no extra just inside final furlong (op 7-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [4½]	10. Cardinal Walter (IRE) 5/1F Jamie Spencer David Simcock	Jamie Spencer David Simcock	3	89	86	91	95	–
bb c Cape Cross (IRE) - Sheer Spirit (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up in rear, headway on outer over 3f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on well to take 3rd closing stages (op 9-2)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	13. Mysterious Man (IRE) 14/1 David Probert Andrew Balding	David Probert Andrew Balding	3	86	83	85	90	–
b c Manduro (GER) - Edabiya (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Prominent, chasing leaders when not much room and switched right over 2f out, upsides and edged left 1f out, kept on same pace (op 11-1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [8¼]	11. Gabrial's Star 25/1 Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	3	88	85	82	88	–
b c Hernando (FR) - Grain Only (Machiavellian)
Mid-division, driven over 7f out, stayed on final 2f (op 28-1 tchd 33-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [10]	18. Flashman 11/1 Luke Morris Richard Fahey	Luke Morris Richard Fahey	3	80	77	70	78	–
ch g Doyen (IRE) - Si Si Si (Lomitas)
Mid-division, driven over 4f out, kept on one pace final 2f (op 14-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [13½]	7. Beyond Conceit (IRE) 20/1 Robert Winston Tom Tate	Robert Winston Tom Tate	3	811	88	74	84	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Baraka (IRE) (Danehill)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, hampered over 3f out and over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on (op 22-1 tchd 25-1)

8⁽¹⁷⁾ 3¼ [16¾]	17. Choisan (IRE) 50/1 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	3	81	78	57	69	–
b g Choisir (AUS) - Attanagh (IRE) (Darnay)
Led until over 8f out, not much room over 2f out, weakening when hampered approaching final furlong

9⁽¹⁵⁾ 1½ [18¼]	15. Cockney Sparrow 20/1 Adam Beschizza ³ Peter Chapple-Hyam	Adam Beschizza ³ Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	83 2	83	59	72	–
b f Cockney Rebel (IRE) - Compose (Anabaa)
Chased leaders, driven over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 25-1)

10⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¼ [19½]	16. Daneking 20/1 Nicky Mackay John Gosden	Nicky Mackay John Gosden	3	83	80	53	68	–
b c Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Sadie Thompson (IRE) (King's Best)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, led over 8f out, clear over 6f out, headed 2f out, soon hampered, weakened final furlong (jockey said that the colt ran too free) (tchd 25-1)

11⁽¹⁸⁾ 9 [28½]	5. Gabrial The Great (IRE) 12/1 Kieren Fallon Michael Bell	Kieren Fallon Michael Bell	3	91	92	47	67	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Bayourida (USA) (Slew O'Gold)
Switched left after start, in rear, headway 8f out, driven over 3f out, led briefly and edged left 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out

12⁽¹⁾ nk [28¾]	12. Future Security (IRE) 10/1 Silvestre De Sousa Saeed bin Suroor	Silvestre De Sousa Saeed bin Suroor	3	87	84	38	59	–
ch c Dalakhani (IRE) - Schust Madame (IRE) (Second Set)
Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (jockey said that the colt had no more to give ) (op 14-1)

13⁽²⁾ 2¾ [31½]	2. Sir Graham Wade (IRE) 6/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	95	96	44	67	–
gr c Dalakhani (IRE) - Needwood Epic (Midyan)
In rear, driven 4f out, never a factor (op 15-2)

14⁽³⁾ nk [31¾]	14. Courtesy Call (IRE) 20/1 Darren Egan ⁵ Mark Johnston	Darren Egan ⁵ Mark Johnston	3	80	82	29	52	–
br g Manduro (GER) - Three Wrens (IRE) (Second Empire)
Mid-division, driven 7f out, lost place over 4f out, soon behind

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 60 [91¾]	6. Rule Book (IRE) 33/1 Jimmy Fortune Richard Hannon Snr	Jimmy Fortune Richard Hannon Snr	3	812	89	–	–	–
gr c Aussie Rules (USA) - Open Book (Mark Of Esteem)
Chased leaders, lost place 5f out, soon behind, eased when tailed off, virtually pulled up (tchd 40-1 in places)

RR⁽⁴⁾	8. Monshak (IRE) 6/1 Graham Lee Sir Michael Stoute	Graham Lee Sir Michael Stoute	3	810 v¹	87	–	–	–
b f Monsun (GER) - Woman Secret (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Refused to race, left at start (op 8-1)

16 ran Off time: 2:33:00 Winning time: 2m 57.44s (slow by 0.84s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Ace Of Valhalla (self certificate), Gospel Choir (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing-Authorized (Guarantee) 1st breeder: Highbury Stud Ltd
2nd owner: B E Nielsen (Biographer I)
3rd owner: Mrs Fitri Hay (Cardinal Walter)
Tote win: £9.90 PL: £2.60 £2.50 £1.70 Ex: £79.40 CSF: £73.90 Tricast: £413.03 Trifecta: £220.80 Pool: £2,635.73 - 8.83 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 19 (37%) M [6-11] 71 (40%) H [14-18] 60 (23%)

2:30 York 25 Aug 2012

Betfred Melrose Stakes (Handicap)