Cheltenham Festival 2024 Race Result Epsom, Wed, 25th Apr, 2018, Investec Corporate Banking Great Metropolitan Handicap of £25,000.00 4-y-o plus| irishracing.com

3.20 Investec Corporate Banking Great Metropolitan Handicap of £25,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 3) 1m. 4f. 6yds.

Epsom Results Wed, 25th Apr, 2018

Going - Good (Good to Soft in places).

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £1,477.00 carried forward to Beverley on Thu, 26th Apr. Placepot Pool - £95,375.65 Winning Units - 1024.22 Dividend - £67.90. Quadpot Pool - £7,355.86 Winning Units - 196.59 Dividend - £27.60. Place Six Dividend - £136.21. Place Five Dividend - £45.75.

Investec Corporate Banking Great Metropolitan Handicap of £25,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 3) 1m. 4f. 6yds.

1st - £15,562.00, 2nd - £4,660.00, 3rd - £2,330.00, 4th - £1,165.00, 5th - £582.00, 6th - £292.00 13 Ran

1st

Royal Line (GB) 9-7 (Hh Sheikha Al Jalila Racing)
(Drawn 5) Rated 95
Dubawi (IRE) - Melikah (IRE)(Lammtarra (USA))
Breeder - Darley

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 5/1)
(Ring price: 5/1 9/2 5/1) SP 5/1

John Gosden

James Doyle

Tote Win £5.60 Place £2.20

tracked leaders, challenged going well 2f out, soon led, quickened clear over 1f out, edged left final furlong, very easily

25th Mar, 18 Doncaster
3rd Flat Rated 96 This
Race 10th Nov, 18 Doncaster
1st Flat Hcp Rated 105

2nd

2.75L

Golden Wolf (IRE) 8-10 (Aristotle's Elements)
(Drawn 3) Rated 84
Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Jeunesse Doree (IRE)(Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Breeder - Mr Eugene McDermott

(Morning price: 9/1 8/1 10/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 9/1 8/1) SP 8/1

R Hughes

S W Kelly

Place £2.60

raced keenly, tracked leaders, squeezed through between horses and every chance 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, edged left and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner

1st Oct, 17 Epsom
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 80 This
Race 2nd Jun, 18 Epsom
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 87

3rd

3.25L

Fire Fighting (IRE) 9-8 (Mr A D Spence)
(Drawn 6) Rated 96
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Savoie (FR)(Anabaa (USA))
Breeder - P. Bellaiche

(Morning price: 12/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1 12/1) SP 12/1

Mark Johnston

A Kirby

Place £3.90

held up towards rear, headway towards outside over 2f out, kept on under pressure into never nearer 3rd towards finish

6th Apr, 18 Chelmsford City
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 96 This
Race 6th May, 18 Hamilton
7th Flat Hcp Rated 95

4th

0.5L

Shabeeb (USA) 9-8 (Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum)
(Drawn 7) Rated 96
Smart Strike (CAN) - Sortita (GER)(Monsun (GER))
Breeder - Shadwell Farm LLC

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 11/2 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2)
SP 9/2fav

Roger Varian

Jim Crowley

held up in last pair, effort on wide outside over 2f out, stayed on into never nearer 4th towards finish

30th Mar, 18 Newcastle
5th Flat Hcp Rated 96 This
Race 18th May, 18 Newmarket
1st Flat Hcp Rated 95

5th

0.5L

Fearsome (GB) 8-9 (Mr G F Chesneaux & Mr Nick Littmoden)
(Drawn 8) Rated 83
Makfi (GB) - Lixian (GB)(Linamix (FR))
Breeder - Newhall Estate Farm

(Morning price: 11/1 12/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1

N P Littmoden

Luke Morris

held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish

23rd Mar, 18 Lingfield
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 82 This
Race 12th May, 18 Ascot
12th Flat Hcp Rated 82

6th

1.5L

Native Fighter (IRE) 8-4 (Mr M Convey)
(Drawn 13) Rated 78
Lawman (FR) - Night Of Magic (GER)(Peintre Celebre (USA))
Breeder - Jurgen Imm

(Morning price: 14/1 12/1 7/1 15/2)
(Ring price: 7/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 7/1 15/2) SP 15/2

S Dow

David Egan(3)

took keen hold, held up in mid-division on outside, headway edging left and switched right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

23rd Mar, 18 Kempton
1st Flat Hcp Rated 74 This
Race 17th May, 18 Newmarket
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 78

7th

Whinging Willie (IRE) 8-9 (Mr P B Moorhead)
(Drawn 10) Rated 83
Cape Cross (IRE) - Pacific Grove (GB)(Persian Bold)
Breeder - Joe Rogers

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 12/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 20/1 16/1 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1

G L Moore

Hector Crouch

held up towards rear, pushed along on outside over 2f out, stayed on late not trouble leaders

1st Nov, 17 Nottingham
6th Flat Hcp Rated 83 This
Race 2nd Jun, 18 Epsom
12th Flat Hcp Rated 83

8th

Berrahri (IRE) 8-7 (White Turf Racing Uk)
(Drawn 2) Rated 79
Bahri (USA) - Band of Colour (IRE)(Spectrum (IRE))
Breeder - Kilnamoragh Stud

(Morning price: 25/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 25/1 20/1) SP 20/1

J R Best

Josephine Gordon

tracked leader 4f, handy 3rd, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

31st Mar, 18 Kempton
4th Flat Hcp Rated 80 This
Race 10th May, 18 Chester
9th Flat Hcp Rated 78

9th

4.5L

Ardamir (FR) 8-4 (Mrs P J Sheen)
(Drawn 4) Rated 73
Deportivo (GB) - Kiss And Cry (FR)(Nikos)
Breeder - C Jouandou

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1 66/1)
SP 66/1

Mrs L J Mongan

George Wood(3)

mid-division on inside, weakened 2f out

19th Mar, 18 Lingfield
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 73 This
Race 12th May, 18 Lingfield
4th Flat Hcp Rated 73

10th

0.75L

Faithful Mount (GB) 9-0 (Macable Partnership)
(Drawn 12) Rated 88
Shirocco (GER) - Lady Lindsay (IRE)(Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Breeder - G. Robinson

(Morning price: 25/1 33/1 40/1 50/1)
SP 50/1

I Williams

George Downing

made most, led field just off inside rail in straight, joined 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out

3rd Dec, 16 Sandown
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 126 This
Race 11th May, 18 Chester
6th Flat Hcp Rated 86

11th

Shabbah (IRE) 8-12 (Mr Michael Geoghegan)
(Drawn 9) Rated 86
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Alizaya (IRE)(Highest Honor (FR))
Breeder - Sunderland Holdings Inc

(Morning price: 5/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 7/1 15/2) SP 7/1

J Tuite

R L Moore

tracked leading pair, went 2nd 8f out, every chance 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly inside final furlong

16th Mar, 18 Lingfield
6th Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race 18th Aug, 18 Newbury
9th Flat Hcp Rated 84

12th

Lorelina (GB) 8-6 (Mr Tim Wixted & Mr Tony Anderson)
(Drawn 11) Rated 85
Passing Glance (GB) - Diktalina (GB)(Diktat (GB))
Breeder - Tony Anderson & Tim Wixted

(Morning price: 8/1 17/2 9/1 10/1 8/1 9/1 10/1 6/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 15/2 7/1 6/1) SP 6/1

A Balding

William Cox(5)

mid-division, headway on outside tracking leaders 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon hung left and beaten

27th Oct, 17 Newbury
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 80 This
Race 2nd Jun, 18 Epsom
5th Flat Hcp Rated 85

13th

4.5L

C'est No Mour (GER) 8-11 (Mr D Wilbrey)
(Drawn 1) Rated 85
Champs Elysees (GB) - C'est L'amour (GER)(Whipper (USA))
Breeder - Graf u.Grafin v. Stauffenberg

(Morning price: 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 9/1 10/1 12/1) SP 12/1

P R Hedger

Tom Marquand

started slowly, took keen hold in last pair, never a factor

1st Oct, 17 Epsom
6th Flat Hcp Rated 85 This
Race 12th May, 18 Ascot
8th Flat Hcp Rated 85

Off 3.23
Time 2m. 40.36 secs, which is 0.85 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £51.40
Tote Trifecta- £460.50
CSF- £44.36
Tricast- £463.44.

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Epsom Results Wed, 25th Apr, 2018

Investec Corporate Banking Great Metropolitan Handicap of £25,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 3) 1m. 4f. 6yds.