Full Result 2.40 York | 23 August 2014

Betfred Melrose Stakes (Handicap) (Bobis Race)

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

1st £49,800 2nd £14,912 3rd £7,456 4th £3,728 5th £1,864 6th £936

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	11. Vent De Force 16/1 Richard Kingscote Hughie Morrison	Richard Kingscote Hughie Morrison	3	87	85	92	98	–
b c Hurricane Run (IRE) - Capriolla (In The Wings)
Held up, nudged along and headway from 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on well, led 110yds out

2⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾	8. Adventure Seeker (IRE) 8/1 Jim Crowley Ed Vaughan	Jim Crowley Ed Vaughan	3	811	89	94	101	–
gr c Dalakhani (IRE) - Adventure (USA) (Unbridled's Song)
Dwelt and switched left start, held up in rear, headway from 3f out, briefly not much room over 2f out and switched right, stayed on well, went 2nd towards finish

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [1¼]	1. Connecticut 4/1F Andrea Atzeni Luca Cumani	Andrea Atzeni Luca Cumani	3	97	99	103	110	–
b c New Approach (IRE) - Craigmill (Slip Anchor)
Held up in midfield, steady headway from 3f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed 110yds out, one pace, lost 2nd towards finish (op 9/2)

4⁽³⁾ 3¼ [4½]	19. Kashmiri Sunset 20/1 Noel Garbutt ⁵ Ed de Giles	Noel Garbutt ⁵ Ed de Giles	3	710	79	76	85	–
b c Tiger Hill (IRE) - Sagamartha (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, stayed on, left 4th towards finish, never threatened leaders (op 16/1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ 3¼ [7¾]	14. Uradel (GER) 11/2 Paul Hanagan W P Mullins	Paul Hanagan W P Mullins	3	86	84	74	86	–
b c Kallisto (GER) - Unavita (GER) (Vettori)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, gradually weakened final furlong (op 12/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [8]	9. Penhill 9/1 P J McDonald James Bethell	P J McDonald James Bethell	3	811	89	78	90	–
b g Mount Nelson - Serrenia (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Held up in midfield, smooth headway 3f out to track leaders 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong (op 17/2 tchd 8/1)

7⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [8¾]	13. Sebastian Beach (IRE) 25/1 Cam Hardie ⁵ Richard Hannon	Cam Hardie ⁵ Richard Hannon	3	81	84	71	84	–
b c Yeats (IRE) - Night Club (Mozart)
Led, ridden when headed over 1f out, gradually weakened

8⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [9¼]	4. Our Gabrial (IRE) 16/1 Jack Garritty ⁵ Richard Fahey	Jack Garritty ⁵ Richard Fahey	3	88	91	77	91	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Jojeema (Barathea)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, one pace and never threatened

9⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [10½]	5. Captain Morley 7/1 Jamie Spencer David Simcock	Jamie Spencer David Simcock	3	813	91	74	89	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Oval Office (Pursuit Of Love)
Held up, ridden and some headway 3f out, driven and no further impression from over 1f out, eased when held final 110yds (op 15/2)

10⁽¹⁾ 6 [16½]	16. Innocent Touch (IRE) 20/1 Paddy Mathers Richard Fahey	Paddy Mathers Richard Fahey	3	84	82	53	72	–
br g Intense Focus (USA) - Guajira (FR) (Mtoto)
Midfield, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16/1)

11⁽¹³⁾ 3 [19½]	3. Rocket Ship 8/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	813	91	56	76	–
b g Sinndar (IRE) - Bimini (Sadler's Wells)
Midfield, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 9/1 tchd 15/2)

12⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [20¼]	10. Fiery Sunset 25/1 Daniel Muscutt ⁵ Michael Bell	Daniel Muscutt ⁵ Michael Bell	3	82 h	85	48	69	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Five Fields (USA) (Chester House)
Tracked leaders, took strong hold early, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 20/1)

13⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [20¾]	2. Urban Moon (IRE) 20/1 Connor King ³ J P Murtagh	Connor King ³ J P Murtagh	3	90 h	95	57	79	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Velouette (Darshaan)
Midfield on outer, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

14⁽¹⁹⁾ 2½ [23¼]	15. From Frost 33/1 David Probert Andrew Balding	David Probert Andrew Balding	3	86 tv¹	84	41	64	–
b g Nayef (USA) - Salutare (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Midfield, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 9 [32¼]	12. Notarised 20/1 Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	3	87	85	24	53	–
b c Authorized (IRE) - Caribbean Dancer (USA) (Theatrical)
Raced keenly in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

16⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [33¼]	17. Fun Mac (GER) 20/1 Luke Morris Hughie Morrison	Luke Morris Hughie Morrison	3	82 b¹	80	17	46	–
ch c Shirocco (GER) - Favorite (GER) (Montjeu)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened (op 16/1)

UR⁽²⁾	18. Mantou (IRE) 33/1 Joe Doyle ⁵ Michael Bell	Joe Doyle ⁵ Michael Bell	3	710	79	–	88	–
ch g Teofilo (IRE) - Shadow Roll (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
In touch on inner, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed 1f out, held in 4th when saddle slipped 50yds out, unseated rider near finish (op 25/1)

17 ran Off time: 2:43:48 Winning time: 2m 56.54s (fast by 0.06s) Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: Battersea (self certificate), Farquhar (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Fairy Story Partnership (Vent De Force) 1st breeder: Deepwood Farm Stud
2nd owner: Hamad Rashed Bin Ghedayer (Adventure Seeker)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (Connecticut)
Tote win: £29.80 PL: £5.20 £2.50 £1.80 Ex: £285.50 CSF: £124.69 Tricast: £629.48 Trifecta: £1,388
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 64 (30%) M [7-11] 51 (39%) H [13-19] 35 (31%)

2:40 York 23 Aug 2014

Betfred Melrose Stakes (Handicap) (Bobis Race)