Result 14:25 · York

Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Class 2Handicap1m 6fGood To Firm3yo · 12 ran

Result

Official · time 2m 59.71s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Tarriance (GB)	Colin Keane	A M Balding	—	6.00	8.20
2	Many Men (GB)	Oisin Murphy	Jim Boyle	nse	5.50	6.62
3	Daiquiri Bay (GB)	Rossa Ryan	A King	3½L	9.00	9.60
4	Sea Of Kings (IRE)	D Tudhope	Harry Eustace	4¾L	11.0	13.0
5	Fantasy World (IRE)	P J McDonald	A M Balding	5L	12.0	15.0
6	Pole Star	Connor Beasley	C Johnston	5¼L	9.50	11.5
7	Novelista (IRE)	Joe Fanning	C Johnston	5½L	6.00	6.80
8	Boatswain	W Buick	Simon & Ed Crisford	7L	15.0	24.0
9	Love Talk (IRE)	Jason Hart	Grant Tuer	7¾L	81.0	270.0
10	Cape Breton (GB)	Richard Kingscote	R M Beckett	15¾L	19.0	23.0
11	Golden Handshake (GB)	Tom Marquand	W J Haggas	22¾L	8.50	10.0
12	Talismans Time	Callum Rodriguez	E Bethell	73¾L	15.0	21.0

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1 (7)

Boatswain

3yo · 9-9 · OR 93

12274 J W Buick T Simon & Ed Crisford —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Jul 25	Sandown Park	1m 6f	Good	C3	4/6	3¼L	11.0
19 Jun 25	Ascot	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C2	7/19	6½L	29.0
26 May 25	Leicester	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C4	2/6	nse	1.67

1 win from 5 · placed 3

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Daiquiri Bay (GB)

3yo · 9-9 · OR 93

31284 J Rossa Ryan T A King —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Jul 25	Goodwood	1m 2f	Good	C2	4/18	5¾L	10.0
19 Jun 25	Ascot	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C2	8/19	6¾L	21.0
06 Jun 25	Doncaster	1m 2f	Good	C5	2/6	nk	2.00

1 win from 5 · placed 3

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Tarriance (GB)

3yo · 9-9 · OR 93

3121 J Colin Keane T A M Balding —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Jul 25	Sandown Park	1m 6f	Good	C3	1/6	—	3.50
15 Jun 25	Doncaster	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C5	2/9	nk	1.57
24 May 25	Beverley	1m 4f	Good	C5	1/7	—	1.33

2 wins from 4 · placed 4

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Pole Star

3yo · 9-6 · OR 90

421611 J Connor Beasley T C Johnston —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Jul 25	Great Yarmouth	1m 6f	Soft	C3	1/9	—	4.50
05 Jul 25	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Good	C2	1/10	—	10.0
07 Jun 25	Doncaster	1m 6f 110y	Good	C2	6/10	4¾L	5.00

3 wins from 6 · placed 4

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Cape Breton (GB)

3yo · 9-5 · OR 89

512614 J Richard Kingscote T R M Beckett —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Jul 25	Goodwood	1m 4f	Good	C2	4/9	2¼L	17.0
25 Jun 25	Salisbury	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C3	1/4	—	2.00
31 May 25	York	1m 2f 110y	Good	C3	6/9	8¼L	8.00

2 wins from 7 · placed 3

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Many Men (GB)

3yo · 9-4 · OR 88

153181 J Oisin Murphy T Jim Boyle —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Jul 25	Ascot	2m	Good	C3	1/6	—	2.25
05 Jul 25	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Good	C2	8/10	5½L	5.50
07 Jun 25	Doncaster	1m 6f 110y	Good	C2	1/10	—	4.50

4 wins from 11 · placed 7

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7 (2)

Fantasy World (IRE)

3yo · 9-4 · OR 88

73311 J P J McDonald T A M Balding —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Jul 25	Great Yarmouth	1m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	1/12	—	2.75
30 Jun 25	Ffos Las	1m 2f	Good To Soft	C5	1/8	—	3.00
12 May 25	Windsor	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C5	3/9	2L	2.38

2 wins from 5 · placed 4

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Golden Handshake (GB)

3yo · 9-4 · OR 88

9211 J Tom Marquand T W J Haggas —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Jul 25	Newbury	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C4	1/5	—	2.62
18 Jun 25	Lingfield Park	1m 3f 110y	Good To Firm	C5	1/4	—	1.18
20 May 25	Nottingham	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C5	2/8	1¼L	13.0

2 wins from 4 · placed 3

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Love Talk (IRE)

3yo · 9-1 · OR 85

739432 J Jason Hart T Grant Tuer —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Aug 25	Pontefract	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C4	2/3	7L	3.50
05 Jul 25	Haydock Park	1m 4f	Good	C1	3/4	8¾L	101.0
25 Jun 25	Carlisle	7f	Soft	C1	4/8	4½L	34.0

2 wins from 10 · placed 5

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Talismans Time

3yo · 9-1 · OR 85

3411 J Callum Rodriguez T E Bethell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Jul 25	Hamilton Park	1m 5f	Good	C4	1/5	—	1.61
16 May 25	Hamilton Park	1m 3f	Good To Firm	C4	1/4	—	4.20
18 Oct 24	Redcar	1m	Soft	C4	4/15	9½L	3.25

2 wins from 4 · placed 3

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Sea Of Kings (IRE) t

3yo · 8-13 · OR 83

2325 J D Tudhope T Harry Eustace —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Aug 25	Goodwood	1m 3f	Good To Soft	C3	5/13	4¾L	15.0
09 Jul 25	Kempton Park	1m 3f	Standard To Slow	C2	2/12	1½L	5.00
30 May 25	Chepstow	1m 2f	Good	C5	3/12	2¼L	1.73

0 wins from 4 · placed 3

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Novelista (IRE)

3yo · 8-13 · OR 83

236224 J Joe Fanning T C Johnston —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Jul 25	Goodwood	1m 4f	Good	C2	4/9	2¼L	4.50
05 Jul 25	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Good	C2	2/10	shd	11.0
07 Jun 25	Doncaster	1m 6f 110y	Good	C2	2/10	hd	11.0

0 wins from 7 · placed 5

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