Full Result 4.10 Epsom | 25 April 1990

Great Metropolitan Handicap

(0-100) 1m4f Good

1st £7,156.25 2nd £2,150 3rd £1,037.50 4th £481.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	0. Empire Blue 8/1 T Quinn Nicky Henderson	T Quinn Nicky Henderson	7	100	88	81	98	–
b g Dominion - Bold Blue (Targowice)
Headway and 5th straight, led over 1f out, ran on well

2⁽¹⁾ 2	0. Silver Owl 4/1 S Cauthen R V Smyth	S Cauthen R V Smyth	4	96	81	72	87	–
gr c Daring March - Bird's Custard (Birdbrook)
3rd straight, led 2f out until over 1f out, ran on

3⁽³⁾ 1½ [3½]	0. Gaasid 5/2 John Reid R Akehurst	John Reid R Akehurst	5	910	84	73	88	–
ch h Kings Lake (USA) - Le Melody (Levmoss)
4th straight, hampered well over 1f out, ran on

4⁽²⁾ 7 [10½]	0. Royal Borough I 11/8F Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	5	911 4	85	64	–	–
b g Bustino - Lady R B (USA) (Gun Shot)
6th straight, headway on inside 2f out, badly hampered well over 1f out, not recover

5⁽⁵⁾ 4 [14½]	0. Bush Hill 12/1 W R Swinburn J G Fitzgerald	W R Swinburn J G Fitzgerald	5	812	72	47	–	–
b g Beldale Flutter (USA) - Butosky (Busted)
Led until weakened 2f out

6⁽⁶⁾ 6 [20½]	0. Christian Schad 66/1 J Williams O O'Neill	J Williams O O'Neill	8	810	70	37	–	–
b g Tumble Wind I - Lorna Doone (USA) (Tom Rolfe)
Always behind

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [21¼]	0. Highfire 66/1 S Dawson O O'Neill	S Dawson O O'Neill	8	78 1 3	54	21	–	–
b g High Top - Home FireI (Firestreak I)
2nd straight, weakening when badly hampered well over 1f out

8⁽⁸⁾ 25 [46¼]	0. Tarn Pure 66/1 T Williams Paul Howling	T Williams Paul Howling	5	79 2 13	55	–	–	–
ch g Blue Refrain - Sterling Kate I (Sterling Bay)
Headway 8f out, weakened quickly over 4f out, tailed off

8 ran Off time: 4:13:00 Winning time: 2m 38.90s Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Richard Green (fine Paintings) (Empire Blue) 1st breeder: Guiting Stud Ltd
2nd owner: D R Hunnisett (Silver Owl)
3rd owner: Eric Parker (Gaasid)

4:10 Epsom 25 Apr 1990

Great Metropolitan Handicap