Full Result 3.05 Epsom | 20 April 2005

bet@bluesq.com Great Metropolitan Stakes (Handicap)

(Class 3) (0-95, 4yo+) (1m4f6yds) 1m4f Good To Soft

1st £12,391.69 2nd £4,700.30 3rd £2,350.15 4th £1,068.25 5th £534.13 6th £320.48

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	12. Tender Falcon 20/1 Sam Hitchcott Ron Hodges	Sam Hitchcott Ron Hodges	5	87	82	76	95	–
br g Polar Falcon (USA) - Tendresse (IRE) (Tender King)
Tracked leading pair, ridden to press leader over 1f out, strong challenge and edged left, led on line (tchd 25-1 in places)

2⁽²⁾ shd	11. Balkan Knight 11/2 J F Egan David Elsworth	J F Egan David Elsworth	5	88	83	77	96	–
b h Selkirk (USA) - Crown Of Light (Mtoto)
Mid-division, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden and strongly pressed final furlong, kept on, headed on line (op 7-1)

3⁽¹³⁾ 3 [3]	2. Midas Way 14/1 Seb Sanders Patrick Chamings	Seb Sanders Patrick Chamings	5	92	91	80	100	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Arietta's Way (IRE) (Darshaan)
Chased leaders, led 3f out until over 1f out, no extra (op 16-1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [7]	10. Bendarshaan 3/1F Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	5	89 b	84	66	87	–
b g Darshaan - Calypso Run (Lycius)
Chased leader, led briefly over 3f out, weakened 1f out (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 in places)

5⁽³⁾ 2½ [9½]	6. Millville 11/2 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	5	812	87	64	86	–
ch g Millkom - Miss Top Ville (FR) (Top Ville)
Mid-division, effort 3f out, not pace to challenge (tchd 6-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 1 [10½]	4. Solo Flight 16/1 Ryan Moore Hughie Morrison	Ryan Moore Hughie Morrison	8	813	88	64	85	–
gr g Mtoto - Silver Singer (Pharly)
Took keen hold in rear, some headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 14-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [11¼]	5. Turbo I (IRE) 7/1 Gary Carter T G Mills	Gary Carter T G Mills	6	813 p	88	62	84	–
b g Piccolo - By Arrangement (IRE) (Bold Arrangement)
Towards rear, last and ridden over 2f out, some late headway (tchd 13-2)

8⁽¹²⁾ 6 [17¼]	3. Magnesium (USA) 33/1 T Quinn Brendan Powell	T Quinn Brendan Powell	5	91	90	54	77	–
ch g Kris S (USA) - Proflare (USA) (Mr Prospector)
In touch until weakened over 2f out

9⁽⁶⁾ nk [17¾]	8. Jeepstar 14/1 Micky Fenton Tim Easterby	Micky Fenton Tim Easterby	5	89	84	47	71	–
b g Muhtarram (USA) - Jungle Rose (Shirley Heights)
Led until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 12-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ nk [18]	9. The Violin Player (USA) 10/1 Darryll Holland Hugh Collingridge	Darryll Holland Hugh Collingridge	4	89	85	48	71	–
b g King Of Kings (IRE) - Silk Masque (USA) (Woodman)
Mid-division until weakened over 3f out (tchd 11-1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 8 [26]	7. Gavroche (IRE) 40/1 J-P Guillambert Chris Dwyer	J-P Guillambert Chris Dwyer	4	812	88	37	62	–
b c Docksider (USA) - Regal Revolution (Hamas)
Dwelt, behind, headway 5f out, weakened quickly over 3f out

12⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [27¼]	1. Sergeant Cecil 8/1 Alan Munro Rod Millman	Alan Munro Rod Millman	6	95	94	40	66	–
ch g King's Signet (USA) - Jadidh (Touching Wood)
Behind, effort on inside 3f out, soon weakened

13⁽¹⁾ 2 [29¼]	13. Prime Powered (IRE) 16/1 Jimmy Quinn Gary Moore	Jimmy Quinn Gary Moore	4	84 1	80	23	49	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Caribbean Quest (Rainbow Quest)
In touch, stayed alone far side straight, soon behind (op 20-1)

13 ran Off time: 3:13:00 Winning time: 2m 43.18s (slow by 7.98s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: P E Axon (Tender Falcon) 1st breeder: P E Axon
2nd owner: Raymond Tooth (Balkan Knight)
3rd owner: Mrs Alexandra J Chandris (Midas Way)
Tote win: £27.30 PL: £7.20 £2.80 £5.10 Ex: £180.90 CSF: £129.04 Tricast: £1,635.03 Trifecta: £909.80 Part won. Pool of £1,281.50 - 0.10 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 43 (32%) M [5-9] 53 (33%) H [10-13] 54 (35%)

3:05 Epsom 20 Apr 2005

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