14:25 York

Saturday 24 August 2024

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Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 2  |   1m 5f 188y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:26  |   Winning time: 2m 57.85s
1st
Horse silk
4
(4)
Tabletalk
39-3
12/1
T: Tom CloverJ: Rossa Ryan
Keen early, midfield, headway 3f out, soon ridden, switched left and kept on over 1f out where pressed leader, soon led, stayed on well inside final furlong
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(12)
The Equator
39-9
10/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: Gavin Ryan
Midfield, smooth headway to lead over 3f out, soon ridden, pressed for lead entering final furlong, soon headed, no match for winner near finish tchd 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
13
(2)
Master Builder
38-7
12/1
T: D MenuisierJ: S De Sousa
Keen early, midfield, waiting for room 3f out, soon pushed along, stayed on over 1f out, chased leaders close home, held on for 3rd on line op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
sh
5
(13)
Wild Waves
39-0
6/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Held up in rear, travelling okay 3f out, switched right and ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, just failed for 3rd on line tchd 11/2
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
14
(3)
Sun God
38-4
14/1
T: H MorrisonJ: L Morris
Held up in midfield, ridden and headway over 3f out, soon chased leader, outpaced by leaders over 1f out, faded inside final furlong op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
½
8
(8)
Tactician
38-13
10/1
T: A M BaldingJ: P J McDonald
Held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, minor headway over 3f out, kept on steadily over 1f out, no danger inside final furlong op 9/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
3
(9)
Going Remote
39-5
22/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Colin Keane
In touch behind leaders, headway to chase leader over 3f out, soon pushed along, lost position over 1f out, soon faded
8th
Horse silk
2
10
(6)
Too Bossy For Us
38-11
15/2
T: K P De FoyJ: Jim Crowley
Midfield, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 8/1
9th
Horse silk
hd
2
(15)
Imperial Sovereign
39-6
22/1
T: K R BurkeJ: S H James
Took keen hold, midfield, ridden and headway to chase leaders over 3f out, soon lost position, faded entering final furlong tchd 25/1
10th
Horse silk
hd
16
(1)
Terrorise
38-2
50/1
T: B EllisonJ: Shay Farmer (7)
Held up in midfield, ridden over 3f out, soon switched left, no impression over 1f out, minor headway inside final furlong op 66/1
11th
Horse silk
4
15
(5)
Tryfan
38-2
40/1
T: B EllisonJ: Cam Hardie
Held up in rear, travelling okay over 3f out, soon pushed along, kept on one pace over 1f out
12th
Horse silk
4 ¾
11
(11)
Dramatic Star
38-9
5/1f
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Held up in midfield, ridden over 5f out, no impression over 2f out op 9/2
13th
Horse silk
21
12
(10)
Champagne Prince
38-8
10/1
T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: Callum Shepherd
Held up in rear, ridden and headway on outer over 3f out, edged right and no impression over 2f out, soon weakened
14th
Horse silk
4 ½
6
(7)
Spaceport
39-0
10/1
T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds
Prominent, led after 4f, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, soon tailed off op 11/1
15th
Horse silk
26
7
(16)
Reaching High
39-0
6/1
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: D Tudhope
In touch behind leaders, ridden over 3f out where short of room, weakened quickly over 2f out where tailed off
16th
Horse silk
14
9
(14)
Mo Ghille Mar
38-12
33/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: O J Orr
Led, headed after 4f, ridden and lost position over 3f out, eased and tailed off 2f out
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.40Pl:£3.30, £2.70, £3.10, £2.00EX:£213.10Trifecta:£2,686.90Tricast:£1,514.39SF:£130.29Swingers:£27.10, £31.80, £27.40

Forecasts

Dramatic Star (5/1), Wild Waves (6/1), Reaching High (6/1), Too Bossy For Us (15/2), The Equator (10/1), Tactician (10/1), Champagne Prince (10/1), Spaceport (10/1), Tabletalk (12/1), Master Builder (12/1), Sun God (14/1), Going Remote (22/1), Imperial Sovereign (22/1), Mo Ghille Mar (33/1), Tryfan (40/1), Terrorise (50/1)

Verdict

Andrew Balding has a strong recent record in this so it's worth giving another chance to WILD WAVES, who met trouble when one of the market leaders for a valuable handicap over this trip at Haydock last month. The William Haggas-trained Dramatic Star is another who can have a line put through his run in that same Haydock handicap and is second choice ahead of Reaching High and Tabletalk.

  1. WILD WAVES (IRE)
  2. DRAMATIC STAR
  3. REACHING HIGH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Middle Earth
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 3
J: Oisin Murphy  |  T: J & T Gosden
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £87,618.002nd: £41,089.003rd: £20,553.004th: £10,268.005th: £5,134.006th: £2,567.00

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