Full Result 4.50 Bath | 26 July 2023

Dick Lovett Melksham Handicap

(Class 6) (0-60, 4yo+) 1m6f Good

1st £3,245.08 2nd £1,522.72 3rd £760.74 4th £380.68 5th £189.72

Dick Lovett Melksham Handicap, 1m6f - Good, Class 6 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	2. Dirham Emirati (IRE) 5/2F Tom Queally Gary Moore	Tom Queally Gary Moore	5	99 tv	60	48	67	–
b g Vadamos (FR) - Allez Y (IRE) (Rip Van Winkle)
Dwelt start, pushed along early, prominent, led after 1f, ridden 1f out, soon edged right, headed inside final furlong, rallied and led again final 110yds, edged right towards finish, kept on (op 11/4)

2⁽²⁾ shd	4. Beggarman 6/1 Tom Marquand Hughie Morrison	Tom Marquand Hughie Morrison	6	98 p	59	46	66	–
ch g Toronado (IRE) - Let's Dance (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Prominent, carried left after 1f, switched right and challenging from over 1f out, ridden when led narrowly inside final furlong, headed final 110yds, keeping on when edged right towards finish (op 13/2 tchd 7/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [½]	3. Thahab Ifraj (IRE) 50/1 Connor Planas ⁵ Alexandra Dunn	Connor Planas ⁵ Alexandra Dunn	10	94	60	46	66	–
ch g Frozen Power (IRE) - Penny Rouge (IRE) (Pennekamp)
Towards rear, dropped to last back straight, pushed along from under 4f out, switched right and headway up the centre from over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong

4⁽⁹⁾ ½ [1]	5. Geelong (FR) 5/1 Mohammed Tabti ⁵ Paul & Oliver Cole	Mohammed Tabti ⁵ Paul & Oliver Cole	4	91 b	57	42	62	–
b g Australia - Tioga Pass (High Chaparral)
Dwelt start, took keen hold, midfield, lost ground over 8f out, short of room under 3f out, switched right 2f out, soon some headway, kept on well inside final furlong, not clear run towards finish (op 4/1)

5⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1¾]	9. Hidden Pearl 11/1 Faye McManoman John Berry	Faye McManoman John Berry	7	91	52	35	56	–
ch m Dunaden (FR) - Volkovkha (Holy Roman Emperor)
Prominent, hampered after 1f, soon lost ground, switched right and headway from 2f out, soon carried right, kept on inside final furlong (op 12/1 tchd 10/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 3 [4¾]	1. Humaniste (IRE) 18/1 Taylor Fisher ⁵ Joe Tickle	Taylor Fisher ⁵ Joe Tickle	8	94	60	37	60	–
b g Intello (GER) - Wingspan (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Walked to post, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon some headway, no impression from over 1f out (op 12/1 tchd 11/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [6½]	6. Silver Bubble 9/1 Liam Wright ⁷ Gay Kelleway	Liam Wright ⁷ Gay Kelleway	5	812	56	29	53	–
gr m Mayson - Skyrider (IRE) (Dalakhani)
Held up in rear, headway on outer from 3f out, in touch with leaders when weakened inside final furlong (op 12/1)

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [7]	10. Urban Forest 9/1 Trevor Whelan Ed de Giles	Trevor Whelan Ed de Giles	5	812 b	49	21	46	–
ch g Cityscape - Tijuca (IRE) (Captain Rio)
Prominent, ridden when carried right over 1f out, soon weakened (op 12/1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [7½]	8. Cloudy Rose 7/1 Adam Farragher ³ John Berry	Adam Farragher ³ John Berry	5	90	54	25	50	–
ch m Proconsul - Zarosa (IRE) (Barathea)
In touch with leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon no impression (op 6/1 tchd 15/2)

10⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [10¼]	7. Thunder Flash 17/2 Sean Levey Ian Williams	Sean Levey Ian Williams	6	94 p	55	20	47	–
b g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Sultanah Heyam (Manduro)
Led, headed and prominent after 1f, pushed along when lost position over 2f out, soon weakened (tchd 9/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:51:07 Winning time: 3m 6.60s (slow by 7.00s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Ashley, Carr, Duncan, Ives, Moorhead (Dirham Emirati) 1st breeder: Fairway Thoroughbreds
2nd owner: Howses Stud (Beggarman)
3rd owner: The Dunnitalls & Partner (Thahab Ifraj)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.60 £2 £11.10 Ex: £19.70 CSF: £17.70 Tricast: £602.18 Trifecta: £682.20
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 91 (43%) M [4-7] 38 (24%) H [8-10] 21 (33%)

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Dick Lovett Melksham Handicap

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