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York22 Aug 2026

Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

(Class 2)(3yo)(1m5f188yds)1m6fGood To Soft

1st £92,7722nd £43,5063rd £21,7624th £10,8725th £5,4366th £2,718

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Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race), 1m6f - Good To Soft, Class 2 3yo

POS.(DRAW)	HORSE / SPTRAINER / JOCKEY	JOCKEYTRAINER	AGE	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	2.Infraad(IRE)100/30J T:William HaggasJ:Tom Marquand	J:Tom MarquandT:William Haggas	3	9-1	97	92	111	–
2⁽⁹⁾ 2	6.Galilean Quality(IRE)12/1 T:K R BurkeJ:Sam James	J:Sam JamesT:K R Burke	3	8-9	91	83	100	–
3⁽⁷⁾ ¾[2¾]	10.Who's Lope28/1 T:Andrew BaldingJ:Nicola Currie	J:Nicola CurrieT:Andrew Balding	3	8-4	86	77	94	–
4⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾[4½]	4.Tierra Del Toro28/1 T:Ralph BeckettJ:James Doyle	J:James DoyleT:Ralph Beckett	3	8-13	95	84	100	–
5⁽⁶⁾ 1[5½]	1.Limestone(IRE)100/30J T:Joseph Patrick O'BrienJ:Ryan Moore	J:Ryan MooreT:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3	9-9t	105	92	109	–
6⁽¹⁾ shd[5½]	12.Devil's Peak50/1 T:John & Thady GosdenJ:Tyler Heard	J:Tyler HeardT:John & Thady Gosden	3	8-4b	86	73	90	–
7⁽¹³⁾ 1¼[6¾]	16.Eniac(IRE)50/1 T:Brian EllisonJ:Cam Hardie	J:Cam HardieT:Brian Ellison	3	8-22	84	69	86	–
8⁽¹²⁾ ¾[7½]	11.Baltic Fleet(IRE)66/1 T:Ian WilliamsJ:Andrew Mullen	J:Andrew MullenT:Ian Williams	3	8-4v	86	70	87	–
9⁽³⁾ ½[8]	5.Mythical Bay(IRE)4/1 T:Andrew BaldingJ:Oisin Murphy	J:Oisin MurphyT:Andrew Balding	3	8-10	92	76	92	–
10⁽²⁾ 1¼[9¼]	9.Sharkeyboy(FR)15/2 T:W P MullinsJ:Saffie Osborne	J:Saffie OsborneT:W P Mullins	3	8-6p¹	88	70	86	–
11⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾[10]	8.Glory Road(GER)18/1 T:Ralph BeckettJ:Edward Greatrex	J:Edward GreatrexT:Ralph Beckett	3	8-6	88	69	85	–
12⁽¹⁰⁾ 2¼[12¼]	7.My Ballyquinn28/1 T:David O'MearaJ:Mark Winn	J:Mark WinnT:David O'Meara	3	8-7	89	66	82	–
13⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½[13¾]	15.Vantage Code(IRE)25/1 T:Emmet MullinsJ:Rory Cleary	J:Rory ClearyT:Emmet Mullins	3	8-2h	84	59	75	–
14⁽⁸⁾ 2[15¾]	13.Bay Of Stars12/1 T:D K WeldJ:Ray Dawson	J:Ray DawsonT:D K Weld	3	8-4p	86	58	74	–
15⁽⁵⁾ 2¼[18]	3.Into The Light10/1 T:Charlie ApplebyJ:William Buick	J:William BuickT:Charlie Appleby	3	9-0p	96	65	81	–
16⁽¹⁶⁾ 3[21]	17.Probation28/1 T:Kevin Philippart De FoyJ:Harry Vigors⁵	J:Harry Vigors⁵T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	3	7-113	84	49	64	–
17⁽¹¹⁾ 21[42]	14.Steel Raven(IRE)125/1 T:Adrian Paul KeatleyJ:Barry McHugh	J:Barry McHughT:Adrian Paul Keatley	3	8-3	85	18	34	–

1⁽⁴⁾

(IRE) 100/30J

3yo9st 1lb97OR92TS111RPR–MR

T:William Haggas

2⁽⁹⁾

2

6.Galilean Quality

(IRE) 12/1

3yo8st 9lb91OR83TS100RPR–MR

3⁽⁷⁾

¾ [2¾]

28/1

3yo8st 4lb86OR77TS94RPR–MR

T:Andrew Balding

J:Nicola Currie

4⁽¹⁵⁾

1¾ [4½]

4.Tierra Del Toro

28/1

3yo8st 13lb95OR84TS100RPR–MR

T:Ralph Beckett

5⁽⁶⁾

1 [5½]

(IRE) 100/30J

3yo9st 9lbt105OR92TS109RPR–MR

T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien

6⁽¹⁾

shd [5½]

12.Devil's Peak

50/1

3yo8st 4lbb86OR73TS90RPR–MR

T:John & Thady Gosden

7⁽¹³⁾

1¼ [6¾]

(IRE) 50/1

3yo8st 2lb Out-of-Handicaps

Out-of-Handicaps

284OR69TS86RPR–MR

T:Brian Ellison

8⁽¹²⁾

¾ [7½]

11.Baltic Fleet

(IRE) 66/1

3yo8st 4lbv86OR70TS87RPR–MR

J:Andrew Mullen

9⁽³⁾

½ [8]

(IRE) 4/1

3yo8st 10lb92OR76TS92RPR–MR

T:Andrew Balding

10⁽²⁾

1¼ [9¼]

(FR) 15/2

3yo8st 6lbp¹88OR70TS86RPR–MR

J:Saffie Osborne

11⁽¹⁷⁾

¾ [10]

(GER) 18/1

3yo8st 6lb88OR69TS85RPR–MR

T:Ralph Beckett

J:Edward Greatrex

12⁽¹⁰⁾

2¼ [12¼]

7.My Ballyquinn

28/1

3yo8st 7lb89OR66TS82RPR–MR

T:David O'Meara

13⁽¹⁴⁾

1½ [13¾]

15.Vantage Code

(IRE) 25/1

3yo8st 2lbh84OR59TS75RPR–MR

T:Emmet Mullins

14⁽⁸⁾

2 [15¾]

13.Bay Of Stars

12/1

3yo8st 4lbp86OR58TS74RPR–MR

15⁽⁵⁾

2¼ [18]

3.Into The Light

10/1

3yo9st 0lbp96OR65TS81RPR–MR

T:Charlie Appleby

J:William Buick

16⁽¹⁶⁾

3 [21]

28/1

3yo7st 11lb Out-of-Handicaps

Out-of-Handicaps

384OR49TS64RPR–MR

T:Kevin Philippart De Foy

⁵

17⁽¹¹⁾

21 [42]

(IRE) 125/1

3yo8st 3lb85OR18TS34RPR–MR

T:Adrian Paul Keatley

17 ranOff time: 2:26:19Winning time: 3m 1.42s (slow by 4.82s)Total SP: 132%

1st owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Infraad)1st breeder: Godolphin
2nd owner: Middleham Park Racing XV (Galilean Quality)
3rd owner: George Strawbridge (Who's Lope)

Tote win: £4.35PL: £1.55£4.30£8.50Ex: £57.00CSF: £44.90Tricast: £1,026.67Trifecta: £895.60

DBI (SP%):L [Stalls 1-6] 63 (68%) M [7-11] 45 (17%) H [12-17] 42 (15%)