14:25 York

Saturday 22 August 2026

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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
1st
Horse silk
2
(4)
Infraad
39-1
10/3j
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Wore earplugs to post, chased leaders, went second 3f out, led over 2f out and pushed along, ridden 1f out, stayed on strongly and always doing enough op 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
2
6
(9)
Galilean Quality
38-9
12/1
T: K R BurkeJ: S H James
In rear, pushed along 4f out, headway 2f out and ridden when slightly hampered, stayed on well and moved into second towards finish, not trouble winner tchd 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
10
(7)
Who's Lope
38-4
28/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Nicola Currie
Wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden and improved from well over 1f out, chased leader but no impression final furlong, lost second towards finish op 33/1 tchd 25/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
(15)
Tierra Del Toro
38-13
28/1
T: R M BeckettJ: James Doyle
Wore red hood to post, raced wide early, mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden and stayed on over 2f out, took fourth final 110yds, never a danger
5th
Horse silk
1
1
(6)
Limestone
39-9
10/3j
T: J P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Mid-division, closed well over 3f out, soon pushed along, hampered when chasing leaders over 2f out, went second over 1f out and ridden, faded 1f out op 3/1
6th
Horse silk
sh
12
(1)
Devil's Peak
38-4
50/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: Tyler Heard
Wore red hood to post, towards rear, headway 3f out and soon pushed along, ridden disputing fourth over 1f out, no extra tchd 40/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
16
(13)
Eniac
38-2
50/1
T: B EllisonJ: Cam Hardie
Mid-division, improved 3f out, bumped over 2f out and pushed along, ridden in third over 1f out, soon weakened op 40/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
11
(12)
Baltic Fleet
38-4
66/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: A Mullen
Dwelt, soon chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, faded well over 1f out op 80/1
9th
Horse silk
½
5
(3)
Mythical Bay
38-10
4/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Wore red hood to post, raced wide early, handy, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 5/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
(2)
Sharkeyboy
38-6
15/2
T: W P MullinsJ: Saffie Osborne
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, shifted right well over 1f out, no progress op 10/1 tchd 7/1
11th
Horse silk
¾
8
(17)
Glory Road
38-6
18/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Edward Greatrex
Mid-division, never showed tchd 22/1
12th
Horse silk
2 ¼
7
(10)
My Ballyquinn
38-7
28/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn
Handy, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out op 33/1
13th
Horse silk
1 ½
15
(14)
Vantage Code
38-2
25/1
T: E MullinsJ: Rory Cleary
Rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, never a factor op 22/1 tchd 28/1
14th
Horse silk
2
13
(8)
Bay Of Stars
38-4
12/1
T: D K WeldJ: Ray Dawson
Wore earplugs throughout, rear mid-division, pushed along 4f out, no response op 14/1
15th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
(5)
Into The Light
39-0
10/1
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Fly jumped start, rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out op 15/2
16th
Horse silk
3
17
(16)
Probation
38-2
28/1
T: K P De FoyJ: Harry Vigors (5)
Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 4f out, always behind op 33/1
17th
Horse silk
21
14
(11)
Steel Raven
38-3
125/1
T: A KeatleyJ: Barry McHugh
Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, dropped away tamely
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.35Pl:£1.55, £4.30, £8.50EX:£57.00Trifecta:£895.60Tricast:£1,026.67SF:£44.90Swingers:£10.95, £31.35, £52.75

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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