Melton Mossy (2019)

Foal Date

28-Mar-19

Colour

bay

Sire

Valirann

Dam

Miss Ira Zarad

Prize Money

46209

Trainer

Evan Williams

Owners

Vale Racing 1

About

Melton Mossy is a 6yo bay horse trained by Evan Williams at Llancarfan. He is by the stallion Valirann out of Miss Ira Zarad. To date, Melton Mossy has secured four wins. On 22 Aug 2024 at Newton Abbot, he earned his biggest triumph, winning the $5,888 Keely Hodgkinson For Sports Personality Handicap Hurdle. The runner has proven lucrative for bettors; wagering on him throughout his career would have produced a 55% return on investment.

Raced At

Ffos Las • Chepstow • Hereford • Ludlow • Newton Abbot • Worcester • Kelso • Newbury • Fakenham • Sedgefield

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Ffos Las 16-Oct-25 4020m GOOD R4 CL5 HcpH $1,494 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 04:54.100, SP: 4.00	E Williams 75.8kg, Cd 72.6kg 3.25L	2 (6)
Chepstow 21-Mar-25 4750m GOOD R6 CL5 HcpH $186 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 05:58.720, SP: 8.50	E Williams 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 27.40L	5 (10)
Hereford 13-Feb-25 3960m SOFT R6 CL4 HcpH (of $7,574), Winning Time: 04:56.800, SP: 6.50 Held up towards rear, headway on outside after 3 out, pushed along and weakened after next	E Williams 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 31.40L	8 (10)
Chepstow 27-Dec-24 3230m SOFT R2 CL4 HcpH (of $14,755), Winning Time: 04:00.130, SP: 17.00 Towards rear, disputing 4th before 3 out, weakened after 2 out (limited comments due to heavy fog)	E Williams 71.2kg, Cd 74.4kg 14.25L	7 (14)
Ludlow 18-Dec-24 4270m SOFT R7 CL4 HcpH $2,236 (of $8,662), Winning Time: 05:26.340, SP: 5.00 In rear, steady headway going well from before 3 out, disputed close 5th 2 out, ridden run-in and chased winner final 110 yards, ran on closing stages	E Williams 73kg 0.50L	2 (8)
Ludlow 25-Nov-24 4790m SOFT R6 CL5 HcpH $850 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 06:07.150, SP: 4.33 Towards rear, effort and headway home turn, disputed 3rd 2 out, kept on, no impression run-in	E Williams 75.3kg 4.25L	3 (9)
Ludlow 07-Nov-24 4270m GOOD R1 CL4 HcpH $4,470 (of $8,662), Winning Time: 05:09.250, SP: 9.00 Held up towards rear, headway going well far side 2 out, ridden upsides last, stayed on well to lead final 100 yards, always holding on	E Williams 67.1kg	1 (10)
Newton Abbot 20-Sep-24 4340m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $9,849), Winning Time: 05:17.980, SP: 10/3 Held up in rear, ridden and some headway before 2 out where not fluent, weakened approaching last	I Williams 64.4kg, Cd 0 8.50L	6 (8)
Newton Abbot 22-Aug-24 3720m GOOD R5 HcpH $5,888 (of $5,888), Winning Time: 04:20.660, SP: 10/1 Held up towards rear, raced wide when making headway from 3 out, not fluent when slightly impeded 2 out, ran on strongly when led last, ridden when faced challenge run-in, kept on and just held on final strides	I Williams 73kg	1 (15)
Newton Abbot 21-Jul-24 3370m SOFT R5 HcpH $648 (of $5,624), Winning Time: 03:52.870, SP: 11/4 Chased leaders, ridden in modest 5th home turn, no real progress	I Williams 73.5kg, Cd 0 29.00L	4 (12)
Newton Abbot 05-Jul-24 3370m GOOD R2 HcpH $580 (of $10,113), Winning Time: 03:58.310, SP: 5/2 Held up last, headway after 4th, chased leaders from 2 out, outpaced and lost ground quickly before last, weakened run-in	A Wedge 64.4kg, Cd 0 8.25L	5 (7)
Worcester 19-Jun-24 3220m GOOD R6 HcpH $3,248 (of $3,248), Winning Time: 03:53.640, SP: 11/10 Mid-division, headway into 4th 3 out, travelled strongly pressing leaders approaching last, ridden and edged left run-in, led 1f out, drifted left and went clear closing stages	A Wedge 71.7kg	1 (10)
Ffos Las 30-May-24 3180m GOOD R4 NvHcpH $3,248 (of $3,248), Winning Time: 03:41.870, SP: 10/3 Mid-division, headway 3 out, pressed leaders 2 out, led narrowly last, ridden out run-in and asserted, readily	K Brogan 69.4kg	1 (10)
Kelso 14-Jan-24 3270m SOFT R4 NvH (of $4,357), Winning Time: 04:20.800, SP: 80/1 Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off	R P Mclernon 70.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L	10 (12)
Newbury 20-Dec-23 3280m SOFT R2 MdH (of $5,446), Winning Time: 04:18.730, SP: 125/1 Rear mid-division, never a factor	M G Nolan 71.7kg, Cd 0 0.00L	14 (18)
Fakenham 13-Nov-23 4020m SOFT R4 MdH $534 (of $4,629), Winning Time: 05:18.500, SP: 33/1 Towards rear, not much room 1st, plugged on from last (normal 2 out), almost took 3rd, never dangerous	M G Nolan 71.2kg, Cd 0 20.75L	4 (9)
Sedgefield 23-Oct-23 3380m SOFT R7 NHF $301 (of $2,614), Winning Time: 03:59.280, SP: 17/2 Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and faded gradually from over 1f out	R P Mclernon 70.3kg, Cd 0 25.00L	4 (6)