Full Result 8.30 Kempton | 3 May 1988

Princess Handicap

(0-100) 1m4f Good

1st £3,215.20 2nd £961.60 3rd £460.80 4th £210.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Empire Blue 2/1F T Quinn Nicky Henderson	T Quinn Nicky Henderson	5	811 4	–	–	–	–
b g Dominion - Bold Blue (Targowice)
Headway 3f out, hard ridden over 1f out, led near finish

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	0. Russian Affair I 11/2 M Roberts R Akehurst	M Roberts R Akehurst	4	87	–	–	–	–
ch g Red Sunset - Miss Flirt (Welsh Pageant)
Led 2f, 3rd straight, led well over 1f out, ran on well

3⁽⁶⁾ 2 [2½]	0. Persillant 12/1 B Raymond Michael Jarvis	B Raymond Michael Jarvis	4	910	–	–	–	–
b c Persian Bold (IRE) - Gauloise (Welsh Pageant)
5th straight, every chance when squeezed and hit rails inside final furlong, not recover

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [3¼]	0. Step In Time 8/1 W Carson Peter Makin	W Carson Peter Makin	5	80	66	–	–	–
br h Bellypha - Sometime Lucky (Levmoss)
Headway 3f out, every chance over 1f out, hard ridden, ran on

5⁽⁵⁾ 12 [15¼]	0. Milton Burn 8/1 S Dawson H O'Neill	S Dawson H O'Neill	7	83	–	–	–	–
b h Sexton Blake - Neasden Belle (Sovereign Path)
Headway final 3f, never nearer

6⁽²⁾ nk [15½]	0. Western Dancer I 33/1 P Cook C A Horgan	P Cook C A Horgan	7	86	–	–	–	–
b g Free State I - Polyandrist (Polic)
Headway over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong

7⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [16¼]	0. Taweel 12/1 Pat Eddery R W Armstrong	Pat Eddery R W Armstrong	4	85	–	–	–	–
b c Runnett - Silecia (Sky Gipsy)
6th straight, weakened over 2f out

8⁽⁹⁾ 3 [19¼]	0. Cabot 8/1 S Cauthen Clive Brittain	S Cauthen Clive Brittain	4	88 2	–	–	–	–
b c Julio Mariner - Countess Walewski (Brigadier Gerard)
Led 10f out, weakened well over 1f out

9⁽¹²⁾ 2 [21¼]	0. Bold Archer 20/1 N Adams M J Fetherston-Godley	N Adams M J Fetherston-Godley	5	77	–	–	–	–
ch g Brave Shot - Allander Girl (Miralgo)
Outpaced

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [22¾]	0. Greenhills Joy 12/1 G Starkey M J Ryan	G Starkey M J Ryan	5	910	–	–	–	–
b m Radetzky - Soheir (Track Spare)
Second straight, weakened over 2f out

11⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [25¼]	0. Porthmeor 14/1 Billy Newnes Miss B Sanders	Billy Newnes Miss B Sanders	5	89	–	–	–	–
b h Dublin Taxi - Just Splendid (John Splendid)
4th straight, weakened 2f out

11 ran Off time: 8:32:00 Winning time: 2m 34.74s (slow by 1.34s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: G C C Meyrick (Empire Blue) 1st breeder: Guiting Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Peter G P Hodgson (Russian Affair I)
3rd owner: Sir Kenneth Butt (Persillant)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 85 (53%) M [6-8] 46 (18%) H [9-12] 19 (29%)

8:30 Kempton 3 May 1988

Princess Handicap