22 Jul 2023 14:25 Newbury
Winner: £75,000 (Penalty: £38,655); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Mettal UK Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
12(14) |
| - |
Sweet William (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
22-21 / 5 |
Flat (15) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Normandie Stud… |
5/2 | |
| steadied and switched left start, held up towards rear, headway out wide tracking leaders 12f out, lost place briefly 10f out, led going well inside final 2f, came clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
6(10) |
| 3 L |
Novel Legend (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
12-1127 / 5 |
Flat (32) | W Buick | J R Fanshawe Mr Boniface Ho… |
7/2 | |
| wore hood to post, soon tracking leaders, ridden 2f out, went 2nd out wide final furlong, stayed on but no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
10(8) |
| 1¼ L |
Aztec Empire (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
141663 / 5 |
Flat (21) | Harry Davies | A M Balding Isa Salman Al Khalifa |
14/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway tracking leaders halfway, travelling well in 2nd over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd and plugged on in 3rd final furlong, never any chance with winner | ||||||||||
4th |
5(12) |
| SHD |
Solent Gateway (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
347619 / 6 |
Flat (32) | R Coakley | H Palmer Mr D R Passant… |
40/1 | |
| soon tracking leader out wide, led 14f out, led field centre in home straight, pushed along and headed 2f out, chased leaders, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
5th |
13(3) |
| SHD |
Geremia (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 0) |
3-41361 / 6 |
Flat (12) | C Lee | J S Goldie Mr Scott Fyffe… |
17/2 | |
| held up off the pace towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong pressing for modest 3rd, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
6th |
8(1) |
| 2 L |
Rainbow Dreamer (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
12-2716 / 11 |
Flat (21), Jump (1666) |
David Probert | A King The Maple Street… |
50/1 | |
| held up off the pace towards rear, plugged on final furlong, never any chance | ||||||||||
7th |
11(4) |
| 1¼ L |
Nathanael Greene (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
140-544 / 4 |
Flat (21) | Tom Marquand | W J Haggas S W Racing |
5/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
8th |
2(11) |
| 1½ L |
Euchen Glen (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 12) |
65-4040 / 11 |
Flat (14) | P Mulrennan | J S Goldie Mr W M Johnstone |
16/1 | |
| raced keenly, steadied rear, some late minor headway, never involved | ||||||||||
9th |
3(2) |
| 3 L |
The Grand Visir (GB) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
6/69-982 / 9 |
Flat (28), Jump (622) |
R Kingscote | Ian Williams Andy Bell & Fergus… |
25/1 | |
| led over 2f, tracked leader pushed along over 3f out, chased leader until over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
10th |
9(9) |
| 3 L |
Apparate (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
07153/2 / 8 |
Flat (50) | Saffie Osborne | J A Osborne Mr Colvin Ryan |
14/1 | |
| held up in last trio, never threatened | ||||||||||
11th |
1(5) |
| 2¾ L |
Postileo (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
2471/16 / 7 |
Flat (32) | David Egan | R Varian Paul Byrne |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
12th |
14(6) |
| ½ L |
Hadrianus (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
1-23307 / 3 |
Flat (21) | Oisin Murphy | C Johnston Susan and John… |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
13th |
4(13) |
| ¾ L |
Stay Well (GB) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
955-830 / 5 |
Flat (29) | Rob Hornby | H Morrison Ben & Sir Martyn… |
40/1 | |
| held up off the pace and always towards rear | ||||||||||
7(15) |
| - |
Zinc White (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 6) |
6611/10 / 5 |
Flat (32), Jump (632) |
Jim Crowley | Ian Williams S Beetham and DPL… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
15(7) |
| - |
Cormier (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
3/1980-4 / 7 |
Flat (8), Jump (140) |
Ben Robinson | B Ellison Dan Gilbert and… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||