Full Result 2.55 Epsom | 26 April 2006

Bet @ Blue Square Great Metropolitan Stakes (Handicap)

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

1st £11,217.60 2nd £3,358.80 3rd £1,679.40 4th £840.60 5th £419.40 6th £210.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. Vengeance I 11/2 Pat Dobbs Simon Dow	Pat Dobbs Simon Dow	6	93	90	52	100	–
b g Fleetwood (IRE) - Lady Isabell (Rambo Dancer)
Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, pushed out and in command final furlong (op 7-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1	1. Red Racketeer (USA) 6/4F Frankie Dettori Ed Dunlop	Frankie Dettori Ed Dunlop	4	95	93	54	101	–
b c Red Ransom (USA) - Furajet (USA) (The Minstrel)
Soon led, shaken up and pressed over 2f out when clear with winner, headed over 1f out, readily held inside final furlong (op 11-10 tchd 13-8 in a place)

3⁽⁵⁾ 5 [6]	6. Sporting Gesture 20/1 Jimmy Quinn Michael Easterby	Jimmy Quinn Michael Easterby	9	810	83	35	83	–
ch g Safawan - Polly Packer (Reform)
Held up, 5th straight, outpaced well over 2f out, plugged on to take modest 3rd final furlong (op 18-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [7½]	4. Tender Falcon 5/1 Martin Dwyer Ron Hodges	Martin Dwyer Ron Hodges	6	90	87	37	85	–
br g Polar Falcon (USA) - Tendresse (IRE) (Tender King)
Tracked leaders, 4th straight, outpaced well over 2f out, no danger after (op 11-2)

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [8]	5. Quizzene (USA) 4/1 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	4	812	86	35	83	–
gr g Cozzene (USA) - Company Binness (USA) (Seattle Dancer)
Tracked leader to 3f out, soon under pressure and beaten, hanging left 2f out (op 9-2)

6⁽²⁾ hd [8¼]	7. Kalambari (IRE) 40/1 Micky Fenton Simon Dow	Micky Fenton Simon Dow	7	89	82	30	78	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Kalamba (IRE) (Green Dancer)
Dwelt, in touch, 6th and pushed along straight, soon struggling (jockey said gelding had been unsuited by the track) (op 25-1)

7⁽³⁾ 1 [9¼]	3. Nordwind (IRE) 9/1 Ted Durcan Walter Swinburn	Ted Durcan Walter Swinburn	5	91	88	35	83	–
b g Acatenango (GER) - Narola (GER) (Nebos)
Held up in last, plenty to do entering straight, pushed along and no handling track, no progress (jockey said gelding hung left down the camber) (op 12-1)

7 ran Off time: 2:56:00 Winning time: 2m 42.52s (slow by 7.32s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: T Staplehurst (Vengeance I) 1st breeder: T Staplehurst
2nd owner: Gainsborough Stud (Red Racketeer)
3rd owner: Steve Hull (Sporting Gesture)
Tote win: £7.10 PL: £2.70 £1.40 Ex: £14.60 CSF: £12.91

2:55 Epsom 26 Apr 2006

Bet @ Blue Square Great Metropolitan Stakes (Handicap)