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2:25 York 20 Aug 2022

Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (3yo) (1m5f188yds) 1m6f Good To Firm
1st £77,310 2nd £36,255 3rd £18,135 4th £9,060 5th £4,530 6th £2,265

Error

Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1 (11)  
3 84 tb 83 92 99
b g Frankel - Ribbons (Manduro)
Slowly away, held up in last, headway going easily on near side of group over 3f out, cruising when switched left over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden and went clear, eased inside final 110yds, readily (op 7/2)
2 (13)
3 813 92 92 102
b f Golden Horn - Corpus Chorister (FR) (Soldier Of Fortune)
Raced wide early, led, switched left and against rail after 3f, went clear after 5f, reduced lead 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on but no match for winner
3 (8) ½ [4¾]
3 84 88 87 97
b g New Bay - Levanto (IRE) (Lawman)
Held up in rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headway up the centre over 2f out, went third final 110yds, kept on (jockey said gelding was outpaced in the early stages) (op 22/1)
4 (1) nk [5]
3 810 89 87 98
b c Highland Reel (IRE) - Four Eleven (CAN) (Arch)
Midfield, pushed along 3f out, headway on far side of group and went third over 1f out, lost third but kept on final 110yds (op 14/1)
5 (6) [8¾]
3 813 92 82 96
ch c Dubawi (IRE) - Nightime (IRE) (Galileo)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway on near side of group and prominent over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong (op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
6 (5) [10½]
3 89 t 91 77 92
b c Golden Horn - Serres (IRE) (Daylami)
Dwelt start, in rear, headway on near side of group over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 12/1)
7 (2) [11¾]
3 813 92 75 91
b g Postponed (IRE) - Party Line (Montjeu)
Took keen hold, prominent, prominent in chasing group after 5f, ridden on far side of group over 3f out, weakened under 2f out
8 (10) ¾ [12½]
3 813 92 73 90
b c Frankel - Aris (IRE) (Danroad)
Prominent, prominent in chasing group after 5f, pushed along and went second in centre of group over 2f out, lost position over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 16/1)
9 (7) [15¾]
3 810 89 63 83
ch c Iffraaj - Paradise Cove (Harbour Watch)
Took keen hold, midfield, ridden and outpaced when dropped to rear over 2f out, soon beaten (op 16/1)
10 (4) 12 [27¾]
3 99 p 102 52 79
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Rumh (GER) (Monsun)
Took keen hold, raced in second, chased clear leader after 5f, ridden and lost position over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for poor form shown; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 7/2)
11 (9) 5 [32¾]
3 813 p 92 32 62
ch g Ulysses (IRE) - Interlace (Pivotal)
Midfield, ridden over 3f out, struggling and dropped to rear over 2f out, soon beaten (op 66/1)
12 (3) 4 [36¾]
3 90 93 25 57
b g Postponed (IRE) - Perfect Spirit (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Sweating, in rear throughout (op 9/1)
13 (12) 17 [53¾]
3 813 p1 92 33
b g Caravaggio (USA) - Seagull (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
In rear throughout (op 11/1)
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