Full Result 2.25 York | 21 August 2021

Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

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

1st £64,425 2nd £30,212.50 3rd £15,112.50 4th £7,550 5th £3,775 6th £1,887.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁶⁾	15. Valley Forge 10/1 David Probert Andrew Balding	David Probert Andrew Balding	3	88	83	88	95	–
b c Dansili - Lixirova (FR) (Slickly)
Travelled strongly, midfield, smooth headway and tracked leaders over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon pushed along and hard pressed, drifted right towards near side and ridden over 1f out, pushed out and kept on well inside final furlong, just did enough (op 12/1)

2⁽¹⁷⁾ ½	4. Moshaawer 17/2 Dane O'Neill Roger Varian	Dane O'Neill Roger Varian	3	94	93	97	104	–
gr c Frankel - Hadaatha (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
Dwelt start, towards rear, good headway from over 3f out, pushed along and pressed leader towards near side 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, just held

3⁽¹⁴⁾ nse [½]	18. Ravenscraig Castle 18/1 Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine	Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine	3	83	78	81	89	–
gr g Nathaniel (IRE) - In The Soup (USA) (Alphabet Soup)
Held up in rear, pushed along and headway towards near side over 3f out, soon chased leaders, ridden and every chance from 2f out, kept on well final 110yds, just held (op 20/1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [¾]	2. Dhushan (IRE) 9/2F Tom Marquand William Haggas	Tom Marquand William Haggas	3	96	95	97	106	–
gr c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Causa Proxima (FR) (Kendor)
Towards rear on inner, midfield 6f out, good headway up the centre 3f out, pushed along 2f out, drifted right but ridden and every chance from over 1f out, kept on but no extra towards finish (op 11/2)

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [1¾]	5. Tashkhan (IRE) 16/1 Harry Russell ³ Brian Ellison	Harry Russell ³ Brian Ellison	3	91	93	93	102	–
b g Born To Sea (IRE) - Tarziyna (IRE) (Raven's Pass)
Towards rear, switched right and pushed along 3f out, outpaced then drifted right and ridden 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽¹³⁾ 4 [5¾]	1. King Of The Castle (IRE) 7/1 William Buick A P O'Brien	William Buick A P O'Brien	3	97 p	96	88	99	–
ch c Galileo (IRE) - Remember When (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Sweating, slowly into stride, pushed along early, in rear, raced wide and headway into midfield after 2f, tracked leaders 7f out, pushed along 5f out, ridden and raced near side from over 3f out, outpaced from over 1f out, eased final 110yds

7⁽⁵⁾ 6 [11¾]	3. Pleasant Man 25/1 Kieran Shoemark Roger Charlton	Kieran Shoemark Roger Charlton	3	95	94	74	88	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Melito (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Dwelt start, in rear, pushed along up the centre over 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, some headway over 1f out, kept on, never on terms

8⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [13]	11. Surrey Gold (IRE) 12/1 David Egan Hughie Morrison	David Egan Hughie Morrison	3	812	87	64	79	–
b c Golden Horn - Shemiyla (FR) (Dalakhani)
Held up in rear, pushed along and headway up the centre over 3f out, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, soon no impression, weakened over 1f out (vet said colt lost his right fore shoe)

9⁽²²⁾ 6 [19]	7. Oman (IRE) 16/1 Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	3	92 b	91	56	74	–
ch g Australia - Awohaam (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Raced wide, prominent, dropped to midfield after 3f, headway and chased leaders 3f out, soon ridden, weakened gradually from 2f out (op 18/1)

10⁽¹⁸⁾ 1½ [20½]	21. Diamond Cutter 66/1 Faye McManoman ³ David Menuisier	Faye McManoman ³ David Menuisier	3	712 1 2	76	38	57	–
b g Harzand (IRE) - Djumama (IRE) (Aussie Rules)
Always towards rear, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, ridden towards near side over 2f out, soon no impression (op 50/1)

11⁽⁹⁾ nk [21]	8. Parachute 18/1 Andrea Atzeni Ed Walker	Andrea Atzeni Ed Walker	3	92	91	52	72	–
ch c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Fly (Pastoral Pursuits)
Took keen hold, held up in behind leaders, ridden and raced near side from over 3f out, held from 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out (op 16/1)

12⁽³⁾ ½ [21½]	10. Summer's Knight 12/1 Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	813	88	48	68	–
b g Camelot - Summer's Eve (Singspiel)
Travelled strongly, tracked leaders on inner, led going easily over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened (op 10/1)

13⁽⁷⁾ 5 [26½]	16. True Courage 33/1 Dylan Hogan ³ Michael Bell	Dylan Hogan ³ Michael Bell	3	84 v	82	32	54	–
br g Le Havre (IRE) - Pearly Steph (FR) (Oasis Dream)
Towards rear, headway into midfield 6f out, ridden and headway up the centre over 3f out, weakened from over 2f out

14⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [27]	9. Golden Flame (IRE) 66/1 Adam Kirby Mark Johnston	Adam Kirby Mark Johnston	3	92	91	40	63	–
b c Golden Horn - Flame Of Gibraltar (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Disputed lead, close up after 4f, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 50/1)

15⁽¹²⁾ 4 [31]	17. Charging Thunder 50/1 Jason Watson David O'Meara	Jason Watson David O'Meara	3	87	82	23	48	–
b g War Command (USA) - Storming Sioux (Storming Home)
Took keen hold, never better than mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened from 2f out

16⁽⁸⁾ 9 [40]	22. Carn A Chlamain (USA) 125/1 Alan Persse ⁷ Keith Dalgleish	Alan Persse ⁷ Keith Dalgleish	3	77 5	75	–	27	–
b g Fed Biz (USA) - Chalonitka (USA) (Empire Maker)
Sweating, tracked leaders, lost position and pushed along 5f out, ridden towards near side over 3f out, soon weakened (op 100/1)

17⁽²¹⁾ 6 [46]	13. Hard To Fault 22/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	3	811 t	86	–	29	–
b c Harzand (IRE) - Polly Floyer (Halling)
Dwelt start, raced wide early, took keen hold, never better than mid-division, dropped to rear 6f out, ridden and weakened towards near side from 3f out (jockey said colt ran too freely) (tchd 20/1)

18⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [47½]	20. Alpine Stroll 50/1 Adam Farragher ⁵ Ed de Giles	Adam Farragher ⁵ Ed de Giles	3	711	77	–	18	–
b c Nathaniel (IRE) - Kammaan (Diktat)
Pushed along early, always towards rear (jockey said colt was never travelling)

19⁽¹⁾ 4¼ [51¾]	12. Imperial Sun 8/1 Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	3	812	87	–	22	–
b c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Abunai (Pivotal)
Took keen hold, midfield on inner, headway 4f out, ridden up the centre 3f out, soon weakened (trainer's rep that the colt was unsuited by the Good going, which in their opinion was riding loose, and would prefer a firmer surface; vet reported that a post-race examination, during routine testing, failed to reveal any abnormalities)

20⁽²⁾ 13 [64¾]	14. Annandale (IRE) 33/1 Jason Hart Mark Johnston	Jason Hart Mark Johnston	3	89	84	–	–	–
ch c Australia - Fountain Of Honour (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Disputed lead, led clearly after 4f, briefly headed 7f out, ridden and headed up the centre over 3f out, soon weakened

21⁽⁴⁾ 14 [78¾]	6. Marshall Plan 12/1 James Doyle John & Thady Gosden	James Doyle John & Thady Gosden	3	93 t	92	–	–	–
b c Golden Horn - Manaboo (USA) (Hard Spun)
Never better than mid-division, pushed along and weakened from 3f out

22⁽²⁰⁾ ¾ [79½]	19. Doctor Parnassus (IRE) 66/1 Silvestre De Sousa David O'Meara	Silvestre De Sousa David O'Meara	3	82	77	–	–	–
b g Make Believe - We'll Go Walking (IRE) (Authorized)
Took keen hold, raced wide early, disputed lead, tracked leaders after 3f, briefly led 7f out, ridden and weakened quickly up the centre over 3f out, dropped to last when hung badly right over 2f out (op 50/1)

22 ran Off time: 2:27:48 Winning time: 2m 56.50s (fast by 0.10s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: George Strawbridge (Valley Forge) 1st breeder: George Strawbridge
2nd owner: Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (Moshaawer)
3rd owner: Castle Racing Scotland (Ravenscraig Castle)
Tote win: £12.50 PL: £3.60 £3.10 £4.50 Ex: £112.30 CSF: £89.15 Tricast: £1,555.31 Trifecta: £2,900.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 24 (29%) M [8-15] 69 (45%) H [16-22] 57 (26%)

2:25 York 21 Aug 2021

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