Full Result 2.30 York | 20 August 2011

Betfred Melrose Stakes (Handicap)

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

1st £42,048.50 2nd £12,512.50 3rd £6,253 4th £3,126.50

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	5. Parlour Games 9/1 Frankie Dettori Mahmood Al Zarooni	Frankie Dettori Mahmood Al Zarooni	3	88	89	86	101	–
ch c Monsun (GER) - Petrushka (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, switched right and not much room 2f out, switrched left to inner and ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon edged right, driven out (op 10-1 tchd 8-1)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾	4. Whiplash Willie 10/1 David Probert Andrew Balding	David Probert Andrew Balding	3	92 v	97	93	107	–
ch c Phoenix Reach (IRE) - Santa Isobel (Nashwan)
Midfield, headway to track leaders 5f out, joined leaders 3f out going well, led 2f out, headed and ridden 1 1/2f out, soon led again until driven and headed entering final furlong, kept on (tchd 9-1)

3⁽³⁾ 2¼ [3]	3. Apache (IRE) 17/2 Joseph O'Brien ³ A P O'Brien	Joseph O'Brien ³ A P O'Brien	3	90	98	91	105	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Charroux (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up, headway 4f out, effort and switched left 2f out, ridden to lead briefly 1 1/2f out, soon headed and driven, one pace inside final furlong (op 11-1 tchd 8-1)

4⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [3½]	12. Ardlui (IRE) 10/1 Fergus Sweeney Henry Candy	Fergus Sweeney Henry Candy	3	86	87	79	93	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Epping (Charnwood Forest)
Held up, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and not much room well over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong (tchd 11-1)

5⁽¹³⁾ 5 [8½]	19. Wayward Glance 20/1 Wayne Lordan Michael Bell	Wayne Lordan Michael Bell	3	713	80	65	79	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Daring Aim (Daylami)
Led, ridden along over 3f out, headed 2f out, soon driven and gradually weakened

6⁽⁵⁾ shd [8½]	2. Lyric Street (IRE) 17/2 Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani	Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani	3	93	98	83	97	–
b c Hurricane Run (IRE) - Elle Danzig (GER) (Roi Danzig)
Towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, nearest finish (op 8-1)

7⁽¹⁸⁾ 1¾ [10¼]	18. Romeo Montague 40/1 Chris Catlin Ed Dunlop	Chris Catlin Ed Dunlop	3	82 3 v	83	65	80	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Issa (Pursuit Of Love)
Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden along and not much room well over 1f out, kept on same pace (op 33-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [11½]	14. Cunning Act 16/1 Neil Farley ⁵ Jonathan Portman	Neil Farley ⁵ Jonathan Portman	3	712	84	65	79	–
ch g Act One - Saffron Fox (Safawan)
In rear, headway 3f out, ridden along 2f out, kept on approaching final furlong, never near leaders (op 20-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 2 [13½]	13. Thubiaan (USA) 8/1F Tadhg O'Shea William Haggas	Tadhg O'Shea William Haggas	3	84	85	63	77	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) - Barzah (IRE) (Darshaan)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 3f out, driven and edged left over 2f out, gradually weakened (op 17-2 tchd 9-1 in a place)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 13 [26½]	15. Western Prize 20/1 Nicky Mackay Ralph Beckett	Nicky Mackay Ralph Beckett	3	82	83	42	57	–
b c High Chaparral (IRE) - Spot Prize (USA) (Seattle Dancer)
Took keen hold early, prominent, ridden along over 4f out, weakened when not much room and hampered over 2f out

11⁽¹⁵⁾ 3¼ [29¾]	6. Masaraat (FR) 16/1 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	87	88	43	57	–
b f Alhaarth (IRE) - Kahalah (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up, always towards rear (tchd 18-1 in a place)

12⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [31]	16. Waltz Darling (IRE) 33/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	80	81	34	49	–
b g Iffraaj - Aljafliyah (Halling)
In touch, ridden along over 5f out, soon weakened

13⁽¹⁹⁾ 1¼ [32¼]	10. Motivado 16/1 David Allan Sir Mark Prescott Bt	David Allan Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	87	88	39	54	–
b c Motivator - Tamise (USA) (Time For A Change)
In rear, ridden along and some headway on inner 3f out, hampered over 2f out, never dangerous

14⁽¹⁾ 4½ [36¾]	7. Kinyras (IRE) 12/1 Richard Hughes Sir Michael Stoute	Richard Hughes Sir Michael Stoute	3	87	88	32	47	–
ch c Peintre Celebre (USA) - Amathusia (Selkirk)
Blind removed late and lost many lengths start, always behind (jockey said, colt dropped its head as he tried to remove blindfold, lost his balance, and unable to remove it in first attempt and was very slowly away.) (tchd 14-1)

15⁽²⁰⁾ nk [37¼]	1. Admiral Of The Red (IRE) 33/1 Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	3	97 p	102	46	61	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - My Emma (Marju)
Headway to chase leader after 2f, ridden along over 3f out, weakened quickly well over 2f (op 25-1)

16⁽²⁾ 6 [43¼]	11. Pivotman 28/1 Ted Durcan Amanda Perrett	Ted Durcan Amanda Perrett	3	86	87	22	38	–
ch c Pivotal - Grandalea (Grand Lodge)
Midfield on inner, effort over 4f out, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened (tchd 33-1 in a place)

17⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [45]	9. Communicator 17/2 Hayley Turner Michael Bell	Hayley Turner Michael Bell	3	87	88	20	36	–
b c Motivator - Goodie Twosues (Fraam)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 4f out, soon weakened (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

18⁽⁸⁾ 2¾ [47¾]	8. Halifax (IRE) 16/1 Eddie Ahern Mark Johnston	Eddie Ahern Mark Johnston	3	87 b¹	88	16	32	–
ch c Halling (USA) - Lady Zonda (Lion Cavern)
Held up, headway on outer 5f out, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten (op 20-1)

19⁽¹⁴⁾ 8 [55¾]	20. The Bells O Peover 40/1 Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	3	712	79	–	12	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Bay Tree (IRE) (Daylami)
Chased leaders, ridden along 4f out, soon weakened (tchd 50-1 in a place)

19 ran Off time: 2:32:00 Winning time: 2m 59.68s (slow by 3.08s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Defence Of Duress (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Godolphin (Parlour Games) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: J C & S R Hitchins (Whiplash Willie)
3rd owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Apache)
Tote win: £10.70 PL: £2.60 £2 £2.90 Ex: £60.60 CSF: £89.51 Tricast: £808.65 Trifecta: £588 Pool: £2,622.57 - 3.30 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 49 (39%) M [7-13] 61 (38%) H [14-20] 40 (23%)

2:30 York 20 Aug 2011

Betfred Melrose Stakes (Handicap)