18 Aug 2005 03:35 YORK
Winner: £ (Penalty: £14,151); Distance: 3057; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3yo only; Going: Good to Firm.
Melrose Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(7) |   | - | Tawqeet (USA) (, , 126) | / 23 | R Hills | J L Dunlop | |||
| slowly into stride, behind, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, stayed on to go clear over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(5) |   | 4 L | Glistening (GB) (Colt, , 128) | / 5 | Mick Kinane | Sir Michael Stoute Mr K Abdulla | |||
| held up, ridden and headway 3f out, chased winner well over 1f out, kept on, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(6) |   | 1.75 L | Sunday Symphony (GB) (Colt, , 133) | / 4 | K McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin | |||
| held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(1) |   | 2.5 L | Sea Wall (GB) (Gelding, , 126) | / 11 | S J Drowne | H & R Charlton Mr N H T Wrigley | |||
| soon led, quicken pace over 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, one pace after | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(8) |   | 1.75 L | Tcherina (IRE) (Mare, , 116) | / 6 | P Robinson | T D Easterby Mr & Mrs W J Williams | |||
| led early, in touch, ridden and every chance over 2f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(4) |   | 4 L | Crete (IRE) (Gelding, , 117) | / 10 | T Quinn | W J Haggas Ms J Lambert | |||
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(9) |   | NK | Magic Instinct (GB) (Gelding, , 123) | / 6 | M Dwyer | M P Tregoning Mr A E Oppenheimer | |||
| held up in rear, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(2) |   | NK | Hiddensee (USA) (Gelding, , 126) | / 10 | K Darley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr T S M S Riley-Smith | |||
| chased leader, ridden over 4f out, weakened final 2f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(10) |   | 12 L | Given A Choice (IRE) (Gelding, , 125) | / 8 | Tony Culhane | J G Given Mr M B Clarke | |||
| held up, ridden over 5f out, weakened final 2f, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0(11) |   | 1 L | Balance of Power (GB) (Gelding, , 122) | / 6 | Richard Hughes | H & R Charlton J Greville | |||
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong | ||||||||||
