Full Result 4.10 Epsom | 26 April 1989

Great Metropolitan Handicap

(0-100) 1m4f Soft

1st £4,542 2nd £1,356 3rd £648 4th £294

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	0. Empire Blue 9/1 T Quinn Nicky Henderson	T Quinn Nicky Henderson	6	97	78	67	78	–
b g Dominion - Bold Blue (Targowice)
6th straight, led well over 1f out, hard ridden, ran on well inside final furlong

2⁽¹¹⁾ 3	0. Milton Burn 6/1 M Roberts H O'Neill	M Roberts H O'Neill	8	84	61	47	56	–
b h Sexton Blake - Neasden Belle (Sovereign Path)
Headway 4f out, ridden 2f out, chased winner final furlong, ran on

3⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [5½]	0. Aldino 5/1 John Reid Oliver Sherwood	John Reid Oliver Sherwood	6	100 v	85	–	–	–
ch g Artaius (USA) - Allotria (Red God)
Headway 3f out, ran on inside final furlong

4⁽²⁾ hd [5¾]	0. Gulf Palace (USA) 4/1F T Williams R Akehurst	T Williams R Akehurst	4	811	68	51	64	–
ch c Green Dancer (USA) - Sanctum Sanctorum (USA) (Secretariat)
5th straight, led over 2f out until well over 1f out, hard ridden, unable to quicken

5⁽⁸⁾ 5 [10¾]	0. Exhaust Man 16/1 Gary Bardwell Miss B Sanders	Gary Bardwell Miss B Sanders	5	80	57	33	45	–
b g Crooner - Silk Fashion (Breeders Dream)
4th straight, weakened well over 1f out

6⁽⁶⁾ 1 [11¾]	0. San CarlosI 20/1 Dale Gibson ⁵ A P Ingham	Dale Gibson ⁵ A P Ingham	7	710	58	28	45	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - Omentello (Elopement)
Headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, never near to challenge

7⁽¹⁾ ½ [12¼]	0. Fame And Glory I 33/1 Michael Hills J P Hudson	Michael Hills J P Hudson	4	97	78	52	67	–
b c Shareef Dancer (USA) - Oh So Fair (USA) (Graustark)
Headway on inside 4f out, weakened 2f out

8⁽¹²⁾ nk [12½]	0. Storm Force (USA) 20/1 P Cook R Akehurst	P Cook R Akehurst	5	84	61	34	48	–
b h Storm Bird (CAN) - Kitty Hawk I (Bustino)
Headway 4f out, weakened 2f out

9⁽¹⁰⁾ [12½]	0. Enchanted Man 14/1 P Hegarty ⁷ Dai Burchell	P Hegarty ⁷ Dai Burchell	5	87	71	–	–	–
b g Enchantment I - Queen's Treasure (Queen's Hussar)
Always behind

10⁽⁷⁾ [12½]	0. Call A Truce 20/1 J Carter Philip Mitchell	J Carter Philip Mitchell	4	78 1	51	–	–	–
b g Hard Fought - Celestial Star (So Blessed)
2nd straight, led over 3f out until over 2f out, soon weakened

11⁽⁹⁾ [12½]	0. Queens Tour 14/1 M Wigham Mel Brittain	M Wigham Mel Brittain	4	912	83	–	–	–
b c Sweet Monday - On Tour (Queen's Hussar)
Ridden 8f out, well behind final 5 furlongs, tailed off

12⁽¹³⁾ [12½]	0. Nahar 16/1 Willie Ryan Simon Dow	Willie Ryan Simon Dow	4	92	73	–	–	–
bb c Known Fact (USA) - Muznah (Royal And Regal)
Prominent 6f, tailed off

13⁽¹⁴⁾ [12½]	0. Go Forum 12/1 S Cauthen J Sutcliffe	S Cauthen J Sutcliffe	4	99	80	–	–	–
ch g Tumble Wind I - Devine Lady (The Parson)
Led over 8f, weakened over 2f out, tailed off

14⁽³⁾ [12½]	0. Thethingaboutitis (USA) 10/1 Paul Eddery G Lewis	Paul Eddery G Lewis	4	100	85	–	–	–
gr c Fluorescent Light (USA) - Croquet I (USA) (Court Martial)
3rd straight, weakened quickly 3f out, tailed off

14 ran Off time: 4:15:00 Winning time: 2m 49.99s Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Richard Green (fine Paintings) (Empire Blue) 1st breeder: Guiting Stud Ltd
2nd owner: A J Richards (Milton Burn)
3rd owner: A Boyd-Rochfort (Aldino)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 73 (49%) M [6-9] 37 (18%) H [10-14] 40 (33%)

4:10 Epsom 26 Apr 1989

Great Metropolitan Handicap