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14:25 York

Saturday 25 August 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:4016:1516:5017:20

Sky Bet Melrose Handicap

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 2m 53.87s

1^st

(1)

Ghostwatch

38-13

10/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Soon tracking leader, led going well over 2f out, stayed on well, ridden out op 11/1

2^nd

(11)

Supernova

38-7

6/1

T: D M SimcockJ: J P Spencer

Steadied start, held up last, headway and plenty to do when not clear run and switched left inside final 2f, went 2nd final 100 yards, stayed on, not reach winner op 11/2

3^rd

(10)

Proschema

39-7

20/1

T: Tom DascombeJ: R Kingscote

Mid-division on outside, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish op 25/1

4^th

(16)

Mekong

38-12

11/2f

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: D Tudhope

Led, ridden and headed 2f out, chased winner until final 100 yards, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish op 7/1

5^th

(12)

Berkshire Blue

39-2

15/2

T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson (3)

Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, hung right and one pace under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 8/1

6^th

(14)

Corgi

39-3

6/1

T: H MorrisonJ: Jim Crowley

Held up towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 13/2

7^th

1 ½

(13)

Blue Laureate

38-10

16/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: P Hanagan

Tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong

8^th

(5)

Heart Of Grace

38-2

8/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Liam Jones

Towards rear, headway on outside and hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never enough pace to threaten

9^th

(2)

Candidate

38-3

40/1

T: H MorrisonJ: A Mullen

Held up in 6th on inside, headway chasing leaders 5f out, weakened 2f out op 33/1

10^th

(3)

Polish

38-9

20/1

T: H & R CharltonJ: David Probert

Towards rear, behind and struggling 4f out, kept on final furlong, no threat op 16/1

11^th

(9)

Sergio Leone

38-5

28/1

T: R HannonJ: B A Curtis

Always towards rear op 40/1 tchd 25/1

12^th

nse

(15)

Shuhood

38-8

25/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Andrew Breslin (5)

Held up in last pair, never involved tchd 28/1

13^th

3 ¾

(7)

Making Miracles

39-6

6/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: S De Sousa

Slowly into stride, recovered and soon chasing leading pair, ridden and weakened 2f out

14^th

2 ¼

(6)

Midnight Wilde

38-3

33/1

T: J RyanJ: K T O'Neill

Always towards rear

15^th

(8)

Coolongolook

38-3

20/1

T: L M CumaniJ: George Wood

In touch in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened op 16/1

16^th

(4)

Lucky Deal

38-9

20/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: P J McDonald

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.30Pl:£2.60, £1.90, £5.00, £1.90EX:£101.30Trifecta:£1,267.50Tricast:£1,219.82SF:£63.75Swingers:£14.70, £31.80, £35.50

Forecasts

Mekong (11/2), Supernova (6/1), Corgi (6/1), Making Miracles (6/1), Berkshire Blue (15/2), Heart Of Grace (8/1), Ghostwatch (10/1), Blue Laureate (16/1), Proschema (20/1), Polish (20/1), Coolongolook (20/1), Lucky Deal (20/1), Shuhood (25/1), Sergio Leone (28/1), Midnight Wilde (33/1), Candidate (40/1)

The most difficult looking race on Saturday's York card, with a plethora of interwoven handicap form-lines and the constant worry of an unexposed sort lurking, with both Supernova and Heart Of Grace most feared on that particular score. Corgi has raced consistently all summer and deserves to be on the premises, but wherever he finishes both Making Miracles and Proschema shouldn't be far away. However, with that latter named pair likely to make this an end to end gallop, the stout stayer GHOSTWATCH is fancied to pounce late for Will Buick (admittedly needs to negotiate a safe passage past weakening horses), with another to consider being Mekong.