Full Result 1.45 York | 21 August 2009

Sky Bet Melrose Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

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

1st £32,380 2nd £9,635 3rd £4,815 4th £2,405

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	3. Akmal 8/1 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	93	93	103	105	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Ayun (USA) (Swain)
Held up in touch on inner, headway over 4f out, chased leader 3f out, effort to challenge well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well (op 11-1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ ¾	4. Alanbrooke 12/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	93 b	93	101	104	–
gr g Hernando (FR) - Alouette (Darshaan)
Dwelt, soon tracking leader, headway to lead 4f out, ridden along well over 2f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, kept on gamely under pressure

3⁽⁹⁾ hd [1]	12. Bernie The Bolt (IRE) 20/1 William Buick Andrew Balding	William Buick Andrew Balding	3	84	80	87	91	–
br g Milan - Chaparral Lady (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Held up, headway over 5f out, effort on outer and in touch over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders well over 1f out, driven inside final furlong and kept on well (tchd 16-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ ½ [1½]	5. Cosmic Sun 9/2J Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	92	92	98	102	–
b g Helissio (FR) - Cosmic Case (Casteddu)
In touch, headway to chase leaders 4f out, ridden along over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 5-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [3¾]	13. Gibb River (IRE) 20/1 Adrian McCarthy Peter Chapple-Hyam	Adrian McCarthy Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	82	78	80	85	–
ch c Mr Greeley (USA) - Laurentine (USA) (Private Account)
Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽⁷⁾ 1 [4¾]	1. Classic Vintage (USA) 9/2J Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	3	97	97	97	102	–
b c El Prado (IRE) - Cellars Shiraz (USA) (Kissin Kris)
Tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon driven and kept on same pace (op 11-2)

7⁽¹³⁾ ½ [5¼]	10. Penang Princess 8/1 John Fahy ⁷ Ralph Beckett	John Fahy ⁷ Ralph Beckett	3	80	83	82	88	–
gr f Act One - Pulau Pinang (IRE) (Dolphin Street)
Chased leaders, stayed far side home straight and ridden along over 3f out, driven and one pace final 2f

8⁽²⁾ 1¾ [7]	6. Braveheart Move (IRE) 13/2 Ryan Moore Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Ryan Moore Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	92 6	92	87	94	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Token Gesture (IRE) (Alzao)
Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, driven over 2f out and soon weakened (op 11-2)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [8½]	9. Final Victory 16/1 Eddie Ahern Andrew Balding	Eddie Ahern Andrew Balding	3	89	85	77	85	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Persian Victory (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders, effort over 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, soon driven and gradually weakened (op 14-1)

10⁽¹⁴⁾ 6 [14½]	7. Barwell Bridge 25/1 James Doyle Sylvester Kirk	James Doyle Sylvester Kirk	3	90	90	70	82	–
b c Red Ransom (USA) - Sentimental Value (USA) (Diesis)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out

11⁽⁶⁾ 13 [27½]	14. Royal Trooper (IRE) 33/1 Martin Dwyer James Given	Martin Dwyer James Given	3	81	77	32	51	–
b c Hawk Wing (USA) - Strawberry Roan (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Always in rear (op 50-1)

12⁽¹²⁾ 15 [42½]	2. Too Much Trouble 12/1 Jimmy Fortune Mick Channon	Jimmy Fortune Mick Channon	3	96	96	21	49	–
b c Barathea (IRE) - Tentpole (USA) (Rainbow Quest)
In touch, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, ridden over 3f out and soon weakened (op 16-1)

13⁽⁵⁾ 22 [64½]	11. Alcalde 10/1 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	3	86 b¹	82	–	4	–
b c Hernando (FR) - Alexandrine (IRE) (Nashwan)
Led, ridden along and headed over 4f out, stayed far side home straight, soon weakened and eased final 2f (jockey said colt ran too free) (op 9-1)

13 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 2m 58.47s (slow by 1.87s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Stanstill (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Akmal) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited
2nd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Alanbrooke)
3rd owner: B P McGuire (Bernie The Bolt)
Tote win: £9.20 PL: £2.20 £4.50 £5.20 Ex: £112 CSF: £94.05 Tricast: £1,857.18 Trifecta: £1,378.60 Part won. Pool £1,862.98 - 0.40 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 77 (40%) M [5-10] 34 (34%) H [11-14] 39 (26%)

1:45 York 21 Aug 2009

Sky Bet Melrose Stakes (Heritage Handicap)