23 Aug 2007 17:00 York
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £16,193); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (G/Firm places home straight, G/Soft places back straight).
Stewart Forsyth Memorial Melrose Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(13) |   | - | Speed Gifted (GB) (Colt, Bay, 123lbs) | 15 / 21 | Flat (33) | J P Spencer | L M Cumani JMC Breed & Race… | 4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(5) |   | 2 L | Celestial Halo (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 128lbs) | 5-16300 / 10 | Flat (22) | W Buick | B W Hills The Stewart Family | 16/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, driven to chase winner final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(14) |   | 1¼ L | Metaphoric (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 128lbs) | 1-1464 / 4 | Flat (28) | K Darley | M L W Bell The Royal Ascot… | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along when outpaced over 4f out, driven and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(2) |   | NK | Sunley Peace (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 123lbs) | 535341 / 7 | Flat (12) | T Quinn | D R C Elsworth Davies, Sunley… | 7/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along over 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 1(11) |   | - | Spanish Hidalgo (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 133lbs) | 118-315 / 5 | Flat (22) | K McEvoy | J L Dunlop Windflower Overseas… | 11/1 | ||
| mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, driven and one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 14(15) |   | - | Bogside Theatre (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 120lbs) | 1614 / 7 | Flat (15) | A Elliott | G M Moore Geoff & Sandra… | 33/1 | ||
| in touch, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 15(17) |   | - | Ancient Culture (GB) (Colt, Bay, 118lbs) | 646321 / 4 | Flat (12) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr K Abdulla | 12/1 | ||
| towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 16(8) |   | - | Rhaam (GB) (Colt, Bay, 118lbs) | 4-63411 / 4 | Flat (18) | R Hills | B W Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 15/2 | ||
| always rear division | ||||||||||
| 17(12) |   | - | Serpentaria (GB) (Filly, Bay, 115lbs) | 429422 / 7 | Flat (8) | P Hanagan | Sir Mark Prescott Martin Lynch | 14/1 | ||
| held up behind leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 18(18) |   | - | Fushe Jo (GB) (Colt, Grey, 114lbs) | 51-02 / 7 | Flat (27) | R Ffrench | J Howard Johnson Shearer Fulton… | 50/1 | ||
| prominent, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 13(3) |   | - | Domino Dancer (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 120lbs) | 0-44106 / 8 | Flat (7) | T Eaves | J Wade Mrs J M Edmonds | 100/1 | ||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 12(10) |   | - | Philanthropy (GB) (Colt, Chestnut, 120lbs) | 0118-83 / 4 | Flat (54) | N Callan | K A Ryan Sheikh Mohammed | 66/1 | ||
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 11(1) |   | - | Coeur de Lionne (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 120lbs) | 22-1432 / 7 | Flat (19) | S J Drowne | H & R Charlton MRS PAULINE HARKIN | 16/1 | ||
| in touch, outpaced over 4f out, staying on 2f out until weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10(19) |   | - | Malt Or Mash (USA) (Colt, Grey, 123lbs) | 33-2114 / 5 | Flat (22) | P J Dobbs | R Hannon Mr A P Patey | 15/2 | ||
| towards rear, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden and one pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 7(4) |   | - | Dansant (GB) (Colt, Bay, 125lbs) | 12302 / 6 | Flat (28) | E Ahern | G A Butler Mrs Barbara M Keller | 25/1 | ||
| mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6(7) |   | - | Sahrati (GB) (Colt, Chestnut, 125lbs) | 410210 / 9 | Flat (21) | J Fortune | C E Brittain Mr Francise Tieman | 33/1 | ||
| led, headed after 3f and remained in touch, ridden along when weakening 2f out | ||||||||||
| 5(6) |   | - | Camps Bay (USA) (Colt, Bay, 127lbs) | 53-1312 / 7 | Flat (22) | Jim Crowley | Mrs A J Perrett Mr Chris Marsh | 10/1 | ||
| mid-division, effort 3f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 2(9) |   | - | Tempelstern (GER) (Colt, Grey, 130lbs) | 3-27411 / 4 | Flat (28) | Ted Durcan | H R A Cecil Ennismore Racing… | 12/1 | ||
| in touch, led after 3f, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 19(16) |   | - | Bollin Felix (GB) (Colt, Brown, 114lbs) | 413113 / 8 | Flat (6) | T P O'Shea | T D Easterby Mrs Sarah Easterby | 14/1 | ||
| in touch, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
