14:25 York

Saturday 22 August 2026

Premier Race Day Text
All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

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

  • 3YO only  |   Class 2  |   1m 5f 188y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:26  |   Winning time: 3m 1.42s
Odds by:
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Cloth number
Live Odds
Odds
1
Limestone
3/1, 10/3, 3/1
10/3
2
Infraad
11/4, 3/1
10/3
3
Into The Light
15/2, 8/1, 17/2, 9/1, 8/1, 9/1
10/1
4
Tierra Del Toro
28/1
5
Mythical Bay
5/1, 9/2
4/1
6
Galilean Quality
12/1, 14/1
12/1
7
My Ballyquinn
33/1
28/1
8
Glory Road
18/1, 20/1, 22/1, 20/1
18/1
9
Sharkeyboy
10/1, 9/1, 17/2, 9/1, 17/2, 8/1, 15/2, 7/1, 15/2, 7/1, 15/2, 7/1
15/2
10
Who's Lope
33/1, 28/1, 25/1
28/1
11
Baltic Fleet
80/1
66/1
12
Devil's Peak
50/1, 40/1
50/1
13
Bay Of Stars
14/1, 12/1, 14/1, 12/1, 14/1
12/1
14
Steel Raven
125/1
15
Vantage Code
22/1, 25/1, 28/1, 25/1, 28/1, 25/1, 28/1, 25/1, 28/1
25/1
16
Eniac
40/1
50/1
17
Probation
33/1
28/1
SP Book Percentage 131.5

Forecasts

Infraad (10/3), Limestone (10/3), Mythical Bay (4/1), Sharkeyboy (15/2), Into The Light (10/1), Galilean Quality (12/1), Bay Of Stars (12/1), Glory Road (18/1), Vantage Code (25/1), Who's Lope (28/1), Tierra Del Toro (28/1), My Ballyquinn (28/1), Probation (28/1), Devil's Peak (50/1), Eniac (50/1), Baltic Fleet (66/1), Steel Raven (125/1)

Verdict

A typically competitive renewal of the Melrose which can go the way of INFRAAD, William Haggas' progressive son of Ghaiyyath having looked an ideal candidate for this race with his gutsy victory at Goodwood. Glory Road has some strong form to his name across his qualifying runs and made a successful handicap debut at Newcastle last time, so is also high on the shortlist, with wide-margin Galway winner Vantage Code also holding strong claims in a race where it's hard to rule many out.

  1. INFRAAD (IRE)
  2. GLORY ROAD (GER)
  3. VANTAGE CODE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Tarriance
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 3
J: Colin Keane  |  T: A M Balding
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £92,772.002nd: £43,506.003rd: £21,762.004th: £10,872.005th: £5,436.006th: £2,718.00

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