Full Result 7.30 Leicester | 2 August 1988

Metropole Claiming Stakes

(3yo) 1m2f OMS Good

1st £2,596.50 2nd £724 3rd £349.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	0. Great Saling 12/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	92	65	–	–	–
b g Vaigly Great - Goosie-Gantlet (Run The Gantlet)
Headway 3f out, led distance, just held on

2⁽²⁾ shd	0. Peer Prince (USA) 12/1 Gary Carter G A Pritchard-Gordon	Gary Carter G A Pritchard-Gordon	3	93 b	62	–	–	–
br c Vaguely Noble (IRE) - Sweet Maid (USA) (Proud Clarion)
Headway 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, just failed

3⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [4]	0. Caoran Mona 9/2 B Raymond William Jarvis	B Raymond William Jarvis	3	92 b	62	–	–	–
b g Dominion - Maddelena (Tudor Melody)
Always prominent, 5th straight, every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong

4⁽⁵⁾ 4 [8]	0. Viking Venture 8/1 C Rutter M E D Francis	C Rutter M E D Francis	3	811	62	–	–	–
ch g Viking (USA) - Mattira (FR) (Rheffic)
Headway over 2f out, not reach leaders

5⁽¹⁵⁾ 2 [10]	0. Escape Path 10/1 Willie Ryan R Sheather	Willie Ryan R Sheather	3	810	–	–	–	–
b f Wolver Hollow - Keep Right (Klairon)
Headway and 7th straight, led 2f out to distance, soon beaten

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [11]	0. Stride Home 3/1F T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	88	65	–	–	–
ch f Absalom - Another Treat (Derring-Do)
Headway over 2f out, not reach leaders

7⁽¹⁶⁾ shd [11¼]	0. Super Idea 10/1 W Carson M J Fetherston-Godley	W Carson M J Fetherston-Godley	3	81 b	48	–	–	–
b f Red Sunset - Priors Mistress (Sallust)
Headway 3f out, beaten below distance

8⁽¹²⁾ 2 [13¼]	0. Daddy's Darling 16/1 Gary Bardwell ³ G Blum	Gary Bardwell ³ G Blum	3	83 b	51	–	–	–
b f Mummy's Pet - Annie Get Your Gun (Blakeney)
3rd straight, led 4f out until 2f out, soon weakened

9⁽³⁾ 3 [16¼]	0. Malmunster 25/1 John Lowe S G Norton	John Lowe S G Norton	3	811	65	–	–	–
b g Lomond (USA) - Auction Bridge (Auction Ring)
Prominent, 6th straight, weakened over 2f out

10⁽¹⁹⁾ 3 [19¼]	0. Mantinik 33/1 M Roberts David Arbuthnot	M Roberts David Arbuthnot	3	88 b	55	–	–	–
b g Sayyaf (IRE) - Bonny Rand (USA) (Hillary)
4th straight, weakened over 2f out

11⁽⁷⁾ 1 [20¼]	0. Naughts N' Crosses 33/1 S Cauthen Capt J Wilson	S Cauthen Capt J Wilson	3	88	50	–	–	–
bb f Connaught - Criss Cross (Clever Fella)


12⁽¹⁴⁾ [20¼]	0. Heard It Before (FR) 8/1 S Perks Reg Hollinshead	S Perks Reg Hollinshead	3	89	63	–	–	–
b c Pharly (FR) - Lilac Charm (Bustino)
Always prominent, 2nd straight, every chance 3f out, soon weakened

13⁽¹⁷⁾ [20¼]	0. Two Total 50/1 W Hood G A Pritchard-Gordon	W Hood G A Pritchard-Gordon	3	93	66	–	–	–
b g Noalcoholic (FR) - Double Shuffle (Tachypous)
Started slowly, always in rear

14⁽¹⁾ [20¼]	0. Queenstyle 50/1 John Reid Michael Blanshard	John Reid Michael Blanshard	3	88	52	–	–	–
b f Moorestyle - Queen's Niece (Great Nephew)


15⁽⁹⁾ [20¼]	0. Champagne Dancer I 20/1 A McGlone Mark Usher	A McGlone Mark Usher	3	86	55	–	–	–
b f Vaigly Great - Elixir (Hard Tack)


16⁽¹⁸⁾ [20¼]	0. Astrabee 50/1 P Walsh ⁷ J Wharton	P Walsh ⁷ J Wharton	3	86	49	–	–	–
b g Show-A-Leg - Manatay (Brilliant Blue)
Tailed off

17⁽⁶⁾ [20¼]	0. Swift Affair 50/1 M Fozzard M W Eckley	M Fozzard M W Eckley	3	82	–	–	–	–
gr f Hasty Word - Love Another (Grey Love)
Slowly into stride, soon tailed off

18⁽¹³⁾ [20¼]	0. Au Bon 14/1 Ray Cochrane D Morley	Ray Cochrane D Morley	3	93 b	69	–	–	–
b c Song - Cristalga (High Top)
Led 6f, weakened quickly, tailed off