14:25 York

Saturday 22 August 2020

All13:5014:2515:0015:4016:1016:4017:10

Sky Bet Melrose Handicap

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 3m 2.77s

1^st

(8)

Coltrane

38-8

12/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

In touch, headway 3f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on tchd 11/1

2^nd

(15)

Arthurian Fable

39-1

9/1

T: B J MeehanJ: Jim Crowley

Slowly away, raced wide until joined main group after 4f, prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace op 12/1

3^rd

2 ¼

(1)

Kipps

38-10

5/1

T: H MorrisonJ: R L Moore

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace

4^th

4 ½

(2)

A Star Above

38-10

9/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Keen led 1f, in touch, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish op 8/1 tchd 15/2

5^th

(13)

Mambo Nights

39-7

16/1

T: R HannonJ: Andrea Atzeni

Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace op 14/1

6^th

(11)

Punctuation

38-9

40/1

T: A M BaldingJ: P J McDonald

Tracked leaders, led over 8f out, 3 lengths clear 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, faded inside final furlong op 33/1

7^th

1 ¼

(5)

King's Charisma

38-5

25/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Harry Bentley

In rear, ridden and headway 2f out, never nearer op 22/1

8^th

1 ¼

(14)

Dancing Approach

38-1

14/1

T: H & R CharltonJ: David Egan

Led after 2f, headed over 8f out, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong op 16/1 tchd 18/1

9^th

(3)

Midnights Legacy

38-12

11/1

T: A KingJ: M Harley

Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders

10^th

(6)

Bodyline

38-9

11/2

T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: Ryan Tate

Slowly away raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 6/1

11^th

(12)

Favorite Moon

38-9

10/3f

T: W J HaggasJ: Cieren Fallon (3)

Close up, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out op 3/1

12^th

(9)

Eastern Sheriff

39-2

33/1

T: H PalmerJ: K Stott

Raced wide held up, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms tchd 40/1

13^th

8 ½

(7)

Wise Glory

38-6

22/1

T: S & E CrisfordJ: S De Sousa

Keen prominent 2f, in touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened and eased over 1f out op 20/1

14^th

1 ¾

(4)

Fishable

38-11

22/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Always in rear, weakened over 3f out, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 18/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Grand Bazaar¹⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: J & T Gosden J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.10Pl:£3.40, £3.00, £2.20EX:£112.80Trifecta:£732.20Tricast:£622.68SF:£109.72Swingers:£12.80, £11.40, £9.90

Forecasts

Favorite Moon (10/3), Kipps (5/1), Bodyline (11/2), Arthurian Fable (9/1), A Star Above (9/1), Midnights Legacy (11/1), Coltrane (12/1), Grand Bazaar (12/1), Dancing Approach (14/1), Mambo Nights (16/1), Wise Glory (22/1), Fishable (22/1), King's Charisma (25/1), Eastern Sheriff (33/1), Punctuation (40/1)

An incredibly strong 3-y-o handicap which could go the way of A STAR ABOVE, who has been pulling out more with each run and should be able to turn the tables with Mambo Nights from Goodwood over this longer trip. There are a whole host of improving sorts in opposition, most notably his stablemate Favourite Moon and recent Newmarket-scorer Coltrane.

A STAR ABOVE
FAVORITE MOON (GER)
COLTRANE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Hamish

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 3

J: James Doyle | T: W J Haggas

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £40,462.002nd: £12,116.003rd: £6,058.004th: £3,029.005th: £1,541.006th: £760.00