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14:25 York

Saturday 26 August 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 2m 56.63s

1^st

(9)

Middle Earth

39-3

9/2j

T: J & T GosdenJ: Oisin Murphy

Rear mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and switched right to stands rail 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on strongly

2^nd

1 ¾

(7)

Denmark

39-7

10/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, kept on, always held

3^rd

3 ¼

(4)

Fox Journey

39-0

11/1

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: W Buick

Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, stayed on steadily, ridden 2f out, kept on inside last, never threatened op 12/1

4^th

nse

(2)

Lordship

39-4

9/2j

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace op 4/1

5^th

(11)

Alhambra Palace

38-3

13/2

T: W J HaggasJ: A J Farragher (3)

Dwelt, in rear, hung left to far side rail over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, never nearer op 7/1 tchd 15/2

6^th

2 ½

(6)

The Goat

39-3

15/2

T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson

Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on until no extra over 1f out op 8/1

7^th

2 ¼

(13)

Vaguely Royal

38-11

12/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin

Front mid-division on outer, went 3rd 6f out, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on, well held 1f out op 11/1

8^th

1 ¼

(12)

True Legend

38-9

17/2

T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: Hollie Doyle

Prominent, led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened op 9/1

9^th

1 ½

(10)

Edge Of Darkness

38-8

40/1

T: C JohnstonJ: Jason Hart

Led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased

10^th

(3)

Golden Move

38-6

28/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Cam Hardie

Dwelt, restrained rear mid-division, pushed along well over 4f out, well behind 2f out op 22/1

11^th

(1)

Goldenstatewarrior

39-8

33/1

T: Harry EustaceJ: Kaiya Fraser (5)

Handy, pushed along and lost position over 4f out, soon beaten

12^th

5 ½

(8)

Chillhi

38-8

28/1

T: B EllisonJ: Connor Beasley

Mid-division, ridden well over 2f out, soon beaten

13^th

(5)

Davideo

39-9

15/2

T: R M BeckettJ: L Dettori

Rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no progress tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£2.10, £3.50, £3.80EX:£54.10Trifecta:£521.90Tricast:£477.15SF:£49.37Swingers:£12.20, £15.00, £14.40

Forecasts

Middle Earth (9/2), Lordship (9/2), Alhambra Palace (13/2), The Goat (15/2), Davideo (15/2), True Legend (17/2), Denmark (10/1), Fox Journey (11/1), Vaguely Royal (12/1), Golden Move (28/1), Chillhi (28/1), Goldenstatewarrior (33/1), Edge Of Darkness (40/1)

Hard not to be positive about the majority in a typically competitive renewal of this feature 3-y-o handicap with the narrow vote in favour of ALHAMBRA PALACE. He's impressed in landing each of his last 2 starts, latterly at this trip, and he can make a bold bid from the foot of the weights for the stable that has landed this race in 2 of the last 4 seasons. Goodwood eye-catcher True Legend, the selection's stablemate Lordship and Vaguely Royal head up the dangers.