Full Result 9.20 Kempton (AW) | 16 July 2008

Metropolis Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo+) 7f Standard

1st £2,047.20 2nd £453.45 3rd £453.45

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Sovereignty (JPN) 10/1 Dane O'Neill Dean Ivory	Dane O'Neill Dean Ivory	6	99	61	70	73	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Calando (USA) (Storm Cat)
Held up behind leaders, going well 3f out, pulled out and effort 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, soon in command (tchd 14-1)

2⁽¹⁴⁾ 2	7. Guildenstern I (IRE) 16/1 Jimmy Quinn Paul Howling	Jimmy Quinn Paul Howling	6	96	58	61	65	–
b g Danetime (IRE) - Lyphard Abu (IRE) (Lyphard's Special)
Badly bumped start, well in rear, effort on inner over 2f out, progress over 1f out, kept on well final furlong (jockey said gelding suffered interference at the start) (op 12-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ dht	6. Anthill 8/1 George Baker Ian Wood	George Baker Ian Wood	4	97	59	62	66	–
b f Slickly (FR) - Baddi Heights (FR) (Shirley Heights)
Pressed leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, upsides but hanging from 2f out until outpaced inside final furlong (op 9-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	9. Grizedale (IRE) 5/1 Paul Doe Michael Attwater	Paul Doe Michael Attwater	9	95 tp	57	57	62	–
ch g Lake Coniston (IRE) - Zabeta (Diesis)
Tracked leaders, challenged from 2f out, led briefly just over 1f out, no extra

5⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [5¾]	11. Straight Face (IRE) 5/1 Darryll Holland Gay Kelleway	Darryll Holland Gay Kelleway	4	93 b	55	48	51	–
b g Princely Heir (IRE) - Dakota Sioux (IRE) (College Chapel)
Led 2f, pressed leader, led over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 13-2 tchd 9-2)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [6½]	5. Morse I (IRE) 10/1 Seb Sanders Jamie Osborne	Seb Sanders Jamie Osborne	7	98	60	51	54	–
b g Shinko Forest (IRE) - Auriga (Belmez)
Went badly left start, chased leaders but ridden after 2f, lost place and struggling 3f out, plugged on (op 16-1)

7⁽²⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	1. Quaglino Way (GR) 100/30F Jim Crowley Patrick Chamings	Jim Crowley Patrick Chamings	4	913	65	53	56	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Pringipessa's Way (Machiavellian)
Led after 2f to over 2f out, stayed upsides to over 1f out, weakened rapidly final furlong (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [8½]	8. Jessica Wigmo 11/1 Mark Coumbe ⁵ Tony Carroll	Mark Coumbe ⁵ Tony Carroll	5	90	57	43	46	–
b m Bahamian Bounty - Queen Of Shannon (IRE) (Nordico)
Started slowly, well in rear, ridden to chase clear leading group over 2f out, no impression, faded (jockey said mare was lame) (op 12-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [10¼]	2. Hollow Jo 20/1 T Quinn J R Jenkins	T Quinn J R Jenkins	8	910	62	43	46	–
b g Most Welcome - Sir Hollow (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Struggling off the pace after 3f, never a factor (op 16-1 tchd 25-1)

10⁽³⁾ ¾ [11]	14. Mr Rev 33/1 Steve Drowne Milton Bradley	Steve Drowne Milton Bradley	5	92	54	33	36	–
b g Foxhound (USA) - Branston Berry (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
Held up well in rear, never a factor

11⁽¹⁾ 3¼ [14¼]	3. Million Percent 7/1 William Carson ⁷ Conor Dore	William Carson ⁷ Conor Dore	9	92	61	30	35	–
b g Ashkalani (IRE) - Royal Jade (Last Tycoon)
Pressed leaders, hard ridden well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 8-1 tchd 5-1)

12⁽¹²⁾ 3 [17¼]	13. Grand Assault 20/1 Adam Kirby Giles Bravery	Adam Kirby Giles Bravery	5	92	54	15	19	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - As Mustard (Keen)
Badly bumped start, always behind, struggling from halfway (op 22-1 tchd 25-1)

12 ran Off time: 9:23:00 Winning time: 1m 27.10s (slow by 2.70s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Contented I (self certificate), Kitto Katsu (self certificate)
1st owner: Radlett Racing (Sovereignty) 1st breeder: Darley Stud Management, L L C
2nd owner: David Andrew Brown (Guildenstern I) C S Tateson (Anthill)
Tote win: £14.70 PL: £3.50
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £130.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £63,342.43. 355.13 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £6.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5,705.40. 696.50 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 41 (38%) M [5-8] 61 (40%) H [10-14] 48 (22%)

9:20 Kempton (AW) 16 Jul 2008

Metropolis Handicap