Full Result 3.45 Bath | 26 April 1988

Empire Handicap

(1m3f150yds) 1m3½f Good To Firm

1st £3,233.30 2nd £898.80 3rd £431.90

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	0. Merce Cunningham (USA) 11/8F W Carson N A Graham	W Carson N A Graham	4	95	–	–	–	–
b c Nijinsky (CAN) - Foreseer (USA) (Round Table)
4th straight, shaken up to lead well over 1f out, soon clear, eased final furlong

2⁽⁹⁾ 3	0. Song Of Sixpence I (USA) 12/1 T Ives I A Balding	T Ives I A Balding	4	93	–	–	–	–
b g The Minstrel (CAN) - Gliding By I (USA) (Tom Rolfe)
Headway and 6th straight, every chance over 1f out, no impression

3⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [4½]	0. Picea 8/1 B Raymond Michael Jarvis	B Raymond Michael Jarvis	5	910	–	–	–	–
b h Mummy's Pet - May Hill (Hill Clown)
Headway and 5th straight, every chance over 1f out, not quicken

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [5¼]	0. Baby Boy 25/1 N Adams T B Hallett	N Adams T B Hallett	7	77	–	–	–	–
b h Mummy's Pet - Lucent (Irish Ball)
Never nearer

5⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [6¾]	0. Go West 10/1 Gary Bardwell ⁵ R J Holder	Gary Bardwell ⁵ R J Holder	4	72 b	–	–	–	–
b g Akarad (FR) - Western Goddess (Red God)
Led 7f out until weakened well over 1f out

6⁽⁷⁾ 5 [11¾]	0. Cathedral Peak I 16/1 A McGlone Mark Usher	A McGlone Mark Usher	4	93	–	–	–	–
b g Tyrnavos - Honeypot Lane I (Silly Season)
Prominent for a mile, stayed on again final furlong

7⁽⁶⁾ hd [12]	0. Star Of Ireland 33/1 Catherine Strickland ⁷ G Price	Catherine Strickland ⁷ G Price	8	79	–	–	–	–
b g Star Appeal - Belligerent (Roan Rocket)
Never nearer

8⁽³⁾ 2 [14]	0. Rio Piedras 4/1 Pat Eddery Alan Bailey	Pat Eddery Alan Bailey	4	89	–	–	–	–
b f Kala Shikari - Glory Isle (Hittite Glory)
3rd straight, weakened 2f out

9⁽¹¹⁾ hd [14¼]	0. Jabaraba (USA) 20/1 P Hill L G Cottrell	P Hill L G Cottrell	7	77	–	–	–	–
b g Raja Baba (USA) - Time To Step (USA) (Time Tested)
Always behind

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [15¾]	0. Benisa Ryder 25/1 S Dawson C A Horgan	S Dawson C A Horgan	5	77	–	–	–	–
ch g Stanford - Bamstar (Relko)


11⁽⁵⁾ 2 [17¾]	0. Due Dilligence 20/1 J Williams K White	J Williams K White	6	813	–	–	–	–
ch h General Assembly (USA) - Mrs McArdy (Tribal Chief)


12⁽⁴⁾ [17¾]	0. Arbitrage 20/1 Billy Newnes Brian Forsey	Billy Newnes Brian Forsey	7	85	–	–	–	–
b g Monsanto (FR) - Sideshow (In The Wings)
Always behind

13⁽²⁾ [17¾]	0. Fourth Protocol 33/1 R Fox F G Hollis	R Fox F G Hollis	4	79 1	–	–	–	–
ch g Gay Fandango (USA) - Miss Golightly (Jimmy Reppin)
Led over 4f, 2nd straight, weakened 3f out

14⁽¹²⁾ [17¾]	0. Emma's Whisper 33/1 T Williams Simon Dow	T Williams Simon Dow	4	712	–	–	–	–
b f Kind Of Hush - Kantado (Saulingo)
Always behind, tailed off

14 ran Off time: 3:51:00 Winning time: 2m 27.30s Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Peter M Brant (Merce Cunningham) 1st breeder: Claiborne Farm And The Gamely Corporation
2nd owner: Paul Mellon (Song Of Sixpence I)
3rd owner: T G Warner (Picea)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 27 (29%) M [6-9] 80 (46%) H [10-14] 43 (25%)

3:45 Bath 26 Apr 1988

Empire Handicap