Full Result 4.10 Epsom | 20 April 1988

Great Metropolitan Handicap

(0-90) 1m4f Soft

1st £4,893 2nd £1,464 3rd £702 4th £321

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	0. Empire Blue 9/2 T Quinn Nicky Henderson	T Quinn Nicky Henderson	5	811	–	–	–	–
b g Dominion - Bold Blue (Targowice)
Brought wide 4f out, led well over 1f out, ridden out

2⁽⁴⁾ 2	0. Trust The Irish 16/1 S Dawson H O'Neill	S Dawson H O'Neill	7	77	–	–	–	–
b g Ile De Bourbon (USA) - Trusted Maiden (Busted)
Headway 4f out, led 2f out, wandered 1f out, unable quicken

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 6 [8]	0. Milton Burn 4/1F Pat Eddery H O'Neill	Pat Eddery H O'Neill	7	87 5	–	–	–	–
b h Sexton Blake - Neasden Belle (Sovereign Path)
Headway 7f out, 3rd straight, led over 2f out, one pace

4⁽¹⁾ 1 [9]	0. Double Dutch I 33/1 C Rutter Miss B Sanders	C Rutter Miss B Sanders	4	81	–	–	–	–
b f Nicholas Bill - Dutch Princess I (Royalty)
5th straight, no headway final 2f

5⁽¹³⁾ 10 [19]	0. Camilla's Girl 11/1 S Wood ⁷ T B Hallett	S Wood ⁷ T B Hallett	4	70	–	–	–	–
ch f Baptism - Safety Walk (Sovereign Path)
4th straight, weakened 2f out

6⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [21]	0. Landmark 14/1 Gary Bardwell ⁵ Paul Howling	Gary Bardwell ⁵ Paul Howling	5	72	–	–	–	–
b h Mill Reef (USA) - Christchurch I (FR) (So Blessed)
2nd straight, weakened over 2f out

7⁽⁸⁾ [21]	0. Sanamar 5/1 Michael Hills J W Hills	Michael Hills J W Hills	4	94 5	–	–	–	–
ch g Hello Gorgeous (USA) - Miss Markey (Gay Fandango)
Led over 9f

8⁽³⁾ [21]	0. San CarlosI 20/1 R Fox A P Ingham	R Fox A P Ingham	6	77	–	–	–	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - Omentello (Elopement)
Prominent 6f

9⁽⁵⁾ [21]	0. Laabas 16/1 Ray Cochrane John E Long	Ray Cochrane John E Long	5	97	–	–	–	–
br g Ile De Bourbon (USA) - Lyric Dance (Lyphard)
Always behind

10⁽⁶⁾ [21]	0. Heart Of Stone (USA) 7/1 Simon Whitworth R Akehurst	Simon Whitworth R Akehurst	6	83	–	–	–	–
ch g Dust Commander (USA) - Grankie (USA) (Nashua)
Always behind

11⁽¹²⁾ [21]	0. Holliston 33/1 D J Williams ⁵ D A Wilson	D J Williams ⁵ D A Wilson	6	78 6	–	–	–	–
gr g Busted - Aabora (Don)
Chased leader 7f, behind final 4f

12⁽²⁾ [21]	0. Johnny Rose 13/2 John Reid R Akehurst	John Reid R Akehurst	4	813	–	–	–	–
b g Le Johnstan - The Rose Royale (Takawalk)
6th straight, weakened 3f out

13⁽⁷⁾ [21]	0. Talus 33/1 I Johnson J R Bosley	I Johnson J R Bosley	4	912	–	–	–	–
gr g Kalaglow (IRE) - Helcia (Habitat)
Prominent 6f, tailed off

13 ran Off time: 4:18:00 Winning time: 2m 48.85s Total SP: 122%
1st owner: G C C Meyrick (Empire Blue) 1st breeder: Guiting Stud Ltd
2nd owner: A Gardiner-Hill (Trust The Irish)
3rd owner: A J Richards (Milton Burn)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 57 (22%) M [5-9] 39 (47%) H [10-13] 54 (31%)

4:10 Epsom 20 Apr 1988

Great Metropolitan Handicap