Full Result 3.05 Epsom | 22 April 2009

Blue Square Great Metropolitan Handicap

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

1st £9,346.50 2nd £2,799 3rd £1,399.50 4th £700.50 5th £349.50 6th £175.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	13. Hatton Flight 9/1 William Buick Andrew Balding	William Buick Andrew Balding	5	90 b	88	92	99	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Platonic (Zafonic)
In touch, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well final furlong (op 7-1)

2⁽³⁾ 1¼	20. Mezzanisi (IRE) 6/1 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	4	88	83	85	92	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Mezzanine (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in touch, headway 3f out, chased winner just over 1f out, hung left under pressure 1f out, kept on same pace final 100yds (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [2½]	10. Rajeh (IRE) 25/1 Liam Jones John Spearing	Liam Jones John Spearing	6	92	90	90	97	–
b g Key Of Luck (USA) - Saramacca (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Steadied after start, held up well behind, switched right and headway on outer 3f out, ran on well final furlong, snatched 3rd last stride, not reach leaders (op 33-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ shd [2½]	19. Coin Of The Realm (IRE) 25/1 Richard Mullen Gary Moore	Richard Mullen Gary Moore	4	88	83	82	90	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Common Knowledge (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in midfield, headway over 3f out, chased leaders and switched right over 1f out, not much room briefly inside final furlong, kept on same pace final 100yds (op 28-1)

5⁽²⁰⁾ nk [3]	9. Group Captain 25/1 Richard Hughes Hugh Collingridge	Richard Hughes Hugh Collingridge	7	92	90	89	96	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - Alusha (Soviet Star)
Held up well behind, headway just over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, not reach leaders (tchd 28-1)

6⁽²⁾ 2 [5]	17. Dream Desert (IRE) 4/1F Darryll Holland Mick Channon	Darryll Holland Mick Channon	4	812	87	83	90	–
ch c Elnadim (USA) - Bravo Dancer (Acatenango)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, headway to lead over 2f out, soon ridden headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 9-2)

7⁽¹⁵⁾ 2½ [7½]	18. Profit's Reality (IRE) 33/1 Paul Doe Michael Attwater	Paul Doe Michael Attwater	7	810	84	75	83	–
br g Key Of Luck (USA) - Teacher Preacher (IRE) (Taufan)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd 8f out until 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 40-1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [7¾]	7. Record Breaker (IRE) 9/1 J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	5	92	90	81	89	–
b g In The Wings - Overruled (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Chased leaders, ridden to chase leader 3f out, every chance 2f out, weakened under pressure over 1f out (op 12-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [9½]	8. Formax (FR) 12/1 Pat Dobbs Marcus Tregoning	Pat Dobbs Marcus Tregoning	7	92	90	78	89	–
gr g Marathon (USA) - Fortuna (FR) (Kaldoun)
Steadied start, held up well behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong but never near leaders (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

10⁽¹⁹⁾ 1¾ [11¼]	11. Aureate 12/1 Ryan Moore Brian Ellison	Ryan Moore Brian Ellison	5	91	89	74	82	–
ch g Jade Robbery (USA) - Anne D'Autriche (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Held up off the pace in midfield, effort and ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (tchd 10-1)

11⁽¹⁾ 2 [13¼]	12. Bazergan (IRE) 20/1 Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	4	91 tp	90	72	80	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Lunda (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Chased leader until led 10f out, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 16-1)

12⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [15]	15. Paktolos (FR) 28/1 Dane O'Neill Alan King	Dane O'Neill Alan King	6	813 b	87	66	74	–
b g Dansili - Pithara (GR) (Never So Bold)
Held up in midfield, ridden and no progress when slightly hampered 3f out, never troubled leaders (tchd 33-1)

13⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [16½]	1. Celtic Spirit (IRE) 33/1 George Baker Gary Moore	George Baker Gary Moore	6	95	93	69	78	–
ch g Pivotal - Cavernista (Lion Cavern)
Steadied after start, held up well behind, effort on outer 3f out, never on terms (op 50-1)

14⁽¹⁸⁾ 3½ [20]	14. Millville 8/1 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	9	813	87	57	66	–
ch g Millkom - Miss Top Ville (FR) (Top Ville)
Steadied after start, held up well behind, never on terms (jockey said gelding did not handle the track) (tchd 15-2)

15⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [22½]	3. Lancetto (FR) 50/1 Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	4	94	93	59	68	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Lanciana (IRE) (Acatenango)
Took keen hold, led for 2f, chased leaders after until ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased inside final furlong (op 66-1 tchd 100-1 in place)

16⁽⁸⁾ 6 [28½]	5. Tilt 20/1 Franny Norton Brian Ellison	Franny Norton Brian Ellison	7	93	91	46	56	–
b g Daylami (IRE) - Tromond (Lomond)
Steadied start, held up in rear, never a factor (op 22-1 tchd 25-1)

17⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [29¼]	16. Tifernati 16/1 Steve Drowne Gary Moore	Steve Drowne Gary Moore	5	812	86	40	50	–
b g Dansili - Pain Perdu (IRE) (Waajib)
Held up in midfield, ridden and effort towards inner 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right) (tchd 20-1)

18⁽¹¹⁾ 8 [37¼]	4. Robby Bobby 14/1 Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston	Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston	4	93	92	32	43	–
ch c Selkirk (USA) - Dancing Mirage (IRE) (Machiavellian)
In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased inside final furlong (tchd 16-1)

18 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 2m 38.56s (slow by 3.36s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Humble Opinion (self certificate), Merchant Of Dubai (vet's certificate)
1st owner: David Brownlow (Hatton Flight) 1st breeder: Fittocks Stud Ltd
2nd owner: T Redman And P Philipps (Mezzanisi)
3rd owner: Miss C Ive (Rajeh)
Tote win: £7.60 PL: £2.20 £2.40 £4.80 Ex: £73.70 CSF: £54.93 Tricast: £1,342.65 Trifecta: £419.70 Part won. Pool: £567.18 - 0.30 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 75 (47%) M [7-12] 27 (22%) H [13-20] 48 (31%)

3:05 Epsom 22 Apr 2009

Blue Square Great Metropolitan Handicap