Full Result 2.50 York | 20 August 2016

Betfred Melrose Stakes (Handicap)

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

1st £52,912.50 2nd £15,844 3rd £7,922 4th £3,961 5th £1,980.50 6th £994.50

Betfred Melrose Stakes (Handicap), 1m6f - Good, Class 2 3yo

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	2. Wall Of Fire (IRE) 16/1 William Buick Hugo Palmer	William Buick Hugo Palmer	3	96 b	94	98	107	–
b g Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Bright Sapphire (IRE) (Galileo)
Behind, headway 3f out, switched left 2f and soon ridden to chase leaders, switched right and driven entering final furlong, stayed on strongly to lead last 100yds

2⁽⁷⁾ 2¾	5. Regal Monarch 8/1 Franny Norton Mark Johnston	Franny Norton Mark Johnston	3	93 6	91	89	100	–
b g Notnowcato - Regal Fairy (IRE) (Desert King)
Prominent, close up over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, led entering final furlong, soon driven, headed and no extra last 100yds

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [4]	1. Unicorn (IRE) 14/1 Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	3	97 p	95	90	103	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - One Moment In Time (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up in rear, steady headway over 3f out, chased leaders well over 1f out, driven and every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace (op 12/1)

4⁽⁹⁾ 1 [5]	10. Master Blueyes (IRE) 7/1 Fergus Sweeney Alan King	Fergus Sweeney Alan King	3	89	83	76	89	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Miss Blueyes (IRE) (Dushyantor)
Held up in rear, headway on wide outside 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, slightly hampered and driven entering final furlong, driven and kept on towards finish (op 15/2)

5⁽¹²⁾ hd [5¼]	3. Shraaoh (IRE) 3/1F Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute	Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute	3	95	93	85	99	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Jumooh (Monsun)
Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden on inner and not much room well over 1f out, driven entering final furlong, kept on same pace (op 7/2)

6⁽¹⁾ ½ [5¾]	7. Emperor Napoleon 8/1 Liam Keniry Andrew Balding	Liam Keniry Andrew Balding	3	90	88	79	93	–
b c Champs Elysees - Amarullah (FR) (Daylami)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders on inner, headway 4f out, led well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, driven and headed entering final furlong, gradually weakened

7⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [10¾]	12. Icefall (IRE) 33/1 James Sullivan Tim Easterby	James Sullivan Tim Easterby	3	87	81	62	79	–
b g Frozen Power (IRE) - Silvertine (IRE) (Alzao)
In touch, headway on outer to chase leaders 3f out, ridden along 2f out, soon driven and gradually weakened (tchd 28/1)

8⁽¹³⁾ 3¼ [14]	11. Jaameh (IRE) 11/1 Paul Hanagan Mark Johnston	Paul Hanagan Mark Johnston	3	89	83	57	77	–
b c Iffraaj - Miss Gibraltar (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Close up, led after 2f, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 3f out, headed well over 2f out, close up and driven over 1f out, soon weakened

9⁽⁸⁾ 6 [20]	4. Kellstorm (IRE) 6/1 Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	3	94 p¹	92	54	77	–
ch c Galileo (IRE) - Another Storm (USA) (Gone West)
Midfield, headway 4f out, ridden along well over 2f out, soon driven and weakened (op 15/2)

10⁽²⁾ 1 [21]	13. Theos Lolly (IRE) 25/1 Paddy Mathers Richard Fahey	Paddy Mathers Richard Fahey	3	86	80	40	64	–
b c Kodiac - Aluana (IRE) (Alzao)
In touch on inner, ridden along over 4f out, soon weakened

11⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [22½]	9. Injam (IRE) 11/1 Paul Mulrennan Jedd O'Keeffe	Paul Mulrennan Jedd O'Keeffe	3	810	84	41	66	–
b g Pour Moi (IRE) - Sniffle (IRE) (Shernazar)
Led 2f, prominent, ridden along over 4f out, soon weakened

12⁽³⁾ 2½ [25]	6. Forth Bridge 11/1 Andrea Atzeni Michael Bell	Andrea Atzeni Michael Bell	3	91	89	41	67	–
b g Bernardini (USA) - Sally Forth (Dubai Destination)
Tracked leaders, pushed along and headway 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, soon driven and weakened (op 10/1)

13⁽¹⁰⁾ 20 [45]	8. Girling (IRE) 25/1 Daniel Tudhope Ralph Beckett	Daniel Tudhope Ralph Beckett	3	813	87	–	37	–
b f Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Gravitation (Galileo)
Towards rear, rapid headway on outer to chase leaders after 4f, ridden along 5f out, weakened 4f out, soon behind and eased

13 ran Off time: 2:50:44 Winning time: 2m 56.94s (slow by 0.34s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Fiona and Ian Carmichael-Jennings (Wall Of Fire) 1st breeder: B V Sangster
2nd owner: Highclere T'Bred Racing East Layton Stud (Regal Monarch)
3rd owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Unicorn)
Tote win: £20.70 PL: £5.30 £2.70 £4.50 Ex: £177.20 CSF: £139.05 Tricast: £1,863.44 Trifecta: £4,250.90 Part Won.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 45 (24%) M [5-9] 66 (43%) H [10-13] 39 (33%)

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Betfred Melrose Stakes (Handicap)

2:50 York 20 Aug 2016