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14:25

Mettal UK Handicap

Date 2023-07-22
Distance 2m110y
Class Class 2
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £38,655

Runners (15)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
12 (14)
Sweet William
Bay
J:Robert Havlin
T:John & Thady Gosden
J:Robert Havlin
T:John & Thady Gosden
 128 b 22-21
88
104
94
 15d — — -7
16.8
0.69/1
11/4
27%
Unexposed handicap debut and his penultimate effort reads particularly well
11 (4)
Nathanael Greene
Bay
J:Tom Marquand
T:William Haggas
J:Tom Marquand
T:William Haggas
 128 b 40-544
88
107
88
 21d — — -3
14.7
0.88/1
7/2
22%
Fourth in the AW Plate latest; won't be far away should new blinkers have positive effect
6 (10)
Novel Legend
Bay
J:William Buick
T:James Fanshawe
J:William Buick
T:James Fanshawe
 134 — 2-1127
94
108
80
 32d — — +5
18.5
1.38/1
11/2
15%
2m4f perhaps a stretch at Ascot and he's a C&D winner; soft ground preferred
NR (15)
Zinc White
Grey
J:Jim Crowley
T:Ian Williams
J:Jim Crowley
T:Ian Williams
 132 — /11/10
92
103
78
 32d — — +5
12.6
2.50/1
11
9%
Royal Ascot (on good) was a struggle for him but he's a useful stayer on soft ground
10 (8)
Aztec Empire
Bay
J:Harry Davies(3)
T:Andrew Balding
J:Harry Davies(3)
T:Andrew Balding
 130 — 141663
90
109
-
 21d — — +11
17.7
3.25/1
14
7%
3rd in the Northumberland Plate (AW); has form claims but wouldn't want much rain
13 (3)
Geremia
Bay
J:Clifford Lee
T:Jim Goldie
J:Clifford Lee
T:Jim Goldie
 126 — -41361
86
107
97
 12d — — +19
25.4
2.75/1
12
8%
Slow starter; won at Ayr but this is way deeper and he always comes with risks
9 (9)
Apparate
Bay
J:Saffie Osborne
T:Jamie Osborne
J:Saffie Osborne
T:Jamie Osborne
 131 — 1/53/2
91
107
98
 50d — — +15
22.2
3.25/1
14
7%
Three wins for previous yard; reappearance encouraging and 2m may suit
1 (5)
Postileo
Bay
J:David Egan
T:Roger Varian
J:David Egan
T:Roger Varian
 138 — 471/16
98
106
78
 32d — — +7
13.9
2.75/1
11/1
8%
All three wins have been with give underfoot and possibilities should it get wet
14 (6)
Hadrianus
Bay
J:Oisin Murphy
T:Charlie Johnston
J:Oisin Murphy
T:Charlie Johnston
 126 — -23307
101
102
88
 21d — — +12
17.9
3.25/1
14
7%
Not much has gone right in his two attempts at staying trips; may yet do better
3 (2)
The Grand Visir
Bay
J:Richard Kingscote
T:Ian Williams
J:Richard Kingscote
T:Ian Williams
 137 p 69-982
97
112
75
 28d — — +9
12.8
5.50/1
22/1
4%
Had another good Royal Ascot over further; solid performer at 2m; not far away
NR (7)
Cormier
Bay
J:Ben Robinson
T:Brian Ellison
J:Ben Robinson
T:Brian Ellison
 123 — 1980-4
83
103
81
 8d — — -1
12
8.00/1
33
3%
Shaped nicely after a layoff; surprising he's not been given more chances over this far
2 (11)
Euchen Glen
Bay
J:Paul Mulrennan
T:Jim Goldie
J:Paul Mulrennan
T:Jim Goldie
 138 — 5-4040
98
106
77
 14d — — +9
13
6.25/1
25/1
4%
Flashes of good form at about 2m and it could be that he needs a staying trip these days
8 (1)
Rainbow Dreamer
Bay
J:David Probert
T:Alan King
J:David Probert
T:Alan King
 132 p 2-2716
92
100
-
 21d — — +12
14.9
7.25/1
30
3%
Five of his last six wins have come in conditions races and he's better on the AW
5 (12)
Solent Gateway
Bay
J:Ross Coakley
T:Hugo Palmer
J:Ross Coakley
T:Hugo Palmer
 135 tp 347619
95
107
67
 32d — — +16
19
8.00/1
33
3%
Well held in the Ascot Stakes; career-high mark spells danger in this strong a handicap
4 (13)
Stay Well
Bay
J:Rob Hornby
T:Hughie Morrison
J:Rob Hornby
T:Hughie Morrison
 135 h 55-830
95
105
91
 29d — — +9
12
9.75/1
40
3%
Back to form on the AW and perhaps Ascot doesn't suit him; unraced beyond 1m4f
Horse bet365 William Hill Unibet Boyle Sports Ladbrokes
Sweet William
 11/4 11/4 5/2 5/2 5/2
Nathanael Greene
 7/2 10/3 7/2 7/2 7/2
Novel Legend
 11/2 5 11/2 5 11/2
Zinc White
 11 10 9 10 10
Aztec Empire
 14 14 14 12 12
Geremia
 12 10 11 11 11
Apparate
 14 14 12 10 14
Postileo
 11/1 11 11 10/1 10
Hadrianus
 14 11 14 14 14
The Grand Visir
 22/1 18 20 22 22
Cormier
 33 33 28 33 33
Euchen Glen
 25/1 22 25 25/1 25
Rainbow Dreamer
 30 28 28 25 25
Solent Gateway
 33 33 28 33 33
Stay Well
 40 40 33 40 40

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Geremia
25.4
OR: 9 Form: 14.5 Odds: 1.9
12
2nd Apparate
22.2
OR: 10.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9
14
3rd Solent Gateway
19
OR: 11.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8
33
4 Novel Legend
18.5
OR: 11 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4
11/2
5 Hadrianus
17.9
OR: 12.8 Form: 3.4 Odds: 1.7
14
6 Aztec Empire
17.7
OR: 10 Form: 6 Odds: 1.7
14
7 Sweet William
16.8
OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3
11/4
8 Rainbow Dreamer
14.9
OR: 10.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9
30
9 Nathanael Greene
14.7
OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2
7/2
10 Postileo
13.9
OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9
11/1
11 Euchen Glen
13
OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1
25/1
12 The Grand Visir
12.8
OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
22/1
13 Zinc White
12.6
OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1
11
14 Cormier
12
OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.7
33
15 Stay Well
12
OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7
40

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Hadrianus
101
102
88
Postileo
98
106
78
Euchen Glen
98
106
77
The Grand Visir
97
112
75
Solent Gateway
95
107
67
Stay Well
95
105
91
Novel Legend
94
108
80
Zinc White
92
103
78
Rainbow Dreamer
92
100
 —
Apparate
91
107
98
Aztec Empire
90
109
 —
Sweet William
88
104
94
Nathanael Greene
88
107
88
Geremia
86
107
97
Cormier
83
103
81

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Cormier 8d ago Quick return
Geremia 12d ago Quick return
Euchen Glen 14d ago Fit
Sweet William 15d ago Fit
Nathanael Greene 21d ago Fit
Aztec Empire 21d ago Fit
Hadrianus 21d ago Fit
Rainbow Dreamer 21d ago Fit
The Grand Visir 28d ago Fit
Stay Well 29d ago Fit
Novel Legend 32d ago Fit
Zinc White 32d ago Fit
Postileo 32d ago Fit
Solent Gateway 32d ago Fit
Apparate 50d ago Fresh