14:25
Sky Bet Melrose Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m6f, Flat, 3yo, 17 runners
Winning time 3m 1.42s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Settled behind the front group - moved into second 3f out - hit the front past 2f out and driven on - kept responding in the closing stages to assert - won going away
Sam James
K. R. Burke
detached early - nudged into contention from 4f out - marginal interference 2f out as progress was made - kept on strongly into second but winner beyond reach
Nicola Currie
Andrew Balding
Settled in the pack - urged forward from beyond the 2f marker - found extra gear approaching the final furlong - closed on the front-runner but couldn't get past - edged out of second near the line
James Doyle
Ralph Beckett
Wide of the pack early - settled in the pack through halfway - asked for effort 3f out - responded and kept plugging away from 2f out - grabbed fourth in the closing stages - always outpaced by the principals
Ryan Moore
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the pack - made progress into contention approaching 3f out under early urging - blocked briefly around 2f out while trying to reach the front pair - moved up to second a furlong out under pressure - dropped away close home to finish fifth
Tyler Heard
John & Thady Gosden
Held up towards the back - improved into contention 3f out and driven forward - battling for fourth a furlong out - held to finish sixth
Cam Hardie
Brian Ellison
Settled in the pack early - made headway 3f out - knocked sideways with 2f to go and driven on - third briefly before fading quickly to finish seventh
Andrew Mullen
Ian Williams
Slow to break - soon up with the front group - driven from over 2f out but weakened inside final furlong
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Went wide in the early stages - sat close to the pace - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - lost ground inside the final furlong to finish well beaten
Saffie Osborne
W P Mullins
settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left and drifted off a straight line approaching the final furlong - unable to find any headway thereafter finishing tenth
Edward Greatrex
Ralph Beckett
Settled in the pack - failed to feature - well held in 11th
Mark Winn
David O'Meara
Sat close to the pace early - driven for effort with over 2f left - dropped away with over 1f to run - finished 12th
Rory Cleary
Emmet Mullins
Held up towards the back - driven three furlongs out - unable to make an impression - finished well beaten in 13th
Ray Dawson
D K Weld
Settled towards the back of the pack - urged for effort with 4f remaining - found nothing and finished well held
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Quick break to lead field early - settled towards back of pack - urged forward with 3f left before fading approaching the final furlong
Harry Vigors (5)
Kevin Philippart De Foy
Slow to break - held towards the back - driven on with 4f remaining but never involved - finished well beaten in 16th
Barry McHugh
Adrian Keatley
Made the running early - driven out approaching 2f out and lost the advantage - faded quickly through the closing stages to finish well beaten
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.