Full Result 3.10 Epsom | 26 April 2000

Stanley Racing Great Metropolitan Stakes (Handicap) Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (1m4f6yds) 1m4f Heavy

1st £10,773.75 2nd £3,315 3rd £1,657.50 4th £828.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	3. Zilarator (USA) 7/1 T Quinn William Haggas	T Quinn William Haggas	4	96	85	82	96	–
b g Zilzal (USA) - Allegedly II (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Started slowly, held up rear, progress halfway, 4th straight, led well over 2f out, pushed along and drew clear inside final furlong (op 6-1)

2⁽¹²⁾ 1½	10. Blue Style (IRE) 8/1 Franny Norton Philip Mitchell	Franny Norton Philip Mitchell	4	711 1 1 t	62	56	71	–
ch g Bluebird (USA) - Style For Life (IRE) (Law Society)
Mid-division, 5th straight, effort 3f out, closed on leaders but not clear run 2f out until entering final furlong, ran on to take 2nd finish (tchd 9-1, 10-1 in places)

3⁽¹⁾ shd [1½]	2. Montecristo 3/1F Neil Pollard Rae Guest	Neil Pollard Rae Guest	7	910	88	82	97	–
br g Warning - Sutosky (Great Nephew)
Held up, 8th straight, progress and squeezed through 3f out, pressed winner over 2f out until unable to quicken final furlong (op 5-2 tchd 100-30, 7-2 in a place)

4⁽²⁾ 5 [6½]	6. Lightning Star (USA) 12/1 Adrian Nicholls ³ Thomas Patrick McGovern	Adrian Nicholls ³ Thomas Patrick McGovern	5	810	77	59	78	–
b g El Gran Senor (USA) - Cuz's Star (USA) (Galaxy Libra)
Held up, pushed along over 4f out, 9th straight, hard ridden and kept on one pace final 2f (tchd 14-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [9½]	1. Fair Warning (GER) 7/1 Richard Hills J W Hills	Richard Hills J W Hills	4	913	92	67	89	–
b g Warning - Fairy Bluebird (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Held up rear, progress and 7th straight, effort to press leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 6-1 tchd 15-2 in places)

6⁽³⁾ 6 [15½]	12. Sposa (USA) 50/1 Hayley Turner ⁷ M J Polglase	Hayley Turner ⁷ M J Polglase	4	74 1 4	62	23	50	–
b f St Jovite (USA) - Barelyabride (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Chased leader to 5f out, 3rd straight, soon lost place and beaten (op 33-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ 9 [24½]	4. Kinnescash (IRE) 11/2 Kieren Fallon Peter Bowen	Kieren Fallon Peter Bowen	7	94	82	20	56	–
ch g Persian Heights - Gayla Orchestra (Lord Gayle)
Chased leading trio until lost place under pressure and 6th straight, soon weakened (op 9-2)

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [25¾]	9. Grief (IRE) 33/1 Martin Dwyer Anna Newton-Smith	Martin Dwyer Anna Newton-Smith	7	81 b	65	1	37	–
ch g Broken Hearted - Crecora (Royal Captive)
Raced in 3rd until chased leader 5f out, weakened 3f out (op 25-1)

9⁽¹³⁾ 11 [36¾]	11. Sea Danzig 25/1 Robyn Brisland ⁵ John Bridger	Robyn Brisland ⁵ John Bridger	7	75 3 b	60	–	16	–
ch g Roi Danzig (USA) - Tosara (Main Reef I)
Keen hold, clear leader until weakened and headed well over 2f out (op 20-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ dist [66¾]	5. Balsox 25/1 Paul Doe Simon Dow	Paul Doe Simon Dow	4	90	79	–	–	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Bobbysoxer (Valiyar)
Held up, lost touch 5f out, tailed off last straight (op 20-1)

UR⁽⁶⁾	13. Westminster City (USA) 13/2 Jamie Mackay ⁷ David Elsworth	Jamie Mackay ⁷ David Elsworth	4	73 8	61	–	–	–
b g Alleged (USA) - Promanade Fan (USA) (Timeless Moment)
Unseated rider start (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 and 6-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:12:00 Winning time: 2m 54.60s (slow by 19.40s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Achilles Sky (unsuitable ground), Totom (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Wentworth Racing (pty) Ltd (Zilarator) 1st breeder: Dr And Mrs Thomas Bowman, M P Higgins Iii & Gain
2nd owner: M C Mason & D S Nevison (Blue Style)
3rd owner: Rae Guest (Montecristo)
Tote win: £7.40 PL: £2 £1.90 £1.30 Ex: £100.50 CSF: £50.24 Tricast: £173.35 Trifecta: £372.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 65 (45%) M [5-7] 43 (27%) H [9-13] 42 (28%)

3:10 Epsom 26 Apr 2000

Stanley Racing Great Metropolitan Stakes (Handicap) Class C