Metal Merchant
(IRE)About
Metal Merchant is a 5yo from Ireland trained by J Channon, West Ilsley. It is sired by the stallion Make Believe out of the dam Whipped. Metal Merchant has won 4 races in its career so far. On 20th Apr 2024 at Newbury, Metal Merchant achieved its most notable victory in the $36078 Olbg Spring Cup Handicap (str). It has been a lucrative horse for bettors. If you had backed Metal Merchant throughout its career, you would have gained an 82% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newbury 12-Apr-25 m R4 CL2 Hcp (of $68,859), Winning Time: 01:37.450, SP: 13/2 | D Probert 62.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 10 (14) |
| Goodwood 25-Aug-24 1408m SOFT R4 Hcp (of $38,655), Winning Time: 01:28.670, SP: 7/1 Rear of mid-division, headway over 1f out, never threatened | D Probert 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 9 (14) |
| Ascot 27-Jul-24 1408m GOOD R4 HcpNHF $9,060 (of $77,310), Winning Time: 01:27.370, SP: 9/1 Held up off the pace towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders | D Probert 59.4kg, Cd 0 1.00L | 4 (18) |
| Sandown 06-Jul-24 1609m SOFT R3 Hcp $750 (of $50,960), Winning Time: 01:47.240, SP: 7/1 In rear, headway approaching 2f out, kept on same pace | D Probert 58.1kg, Cd 0 2.75L | 7 (10) |
| Ascot 19-Jun-24 1609m GOOD R5 HcpNHF (of $90,195), Winning Time: 01:38.200, SP: 18/1 In touch in centre, headway overr 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace | D Probert 56.7kg, Cd 0 3.00L | 7 (29) |
| Newbury 18-May-24 1609m GOOD R6 Hcp $18,128 (of $38,655) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.000, SP: 6/1 In touch centre, switched near side and headway 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace | D Probert 58.5kg 2.50L | 2 (12) |
| Newbury 20-Apr-24 1609m SOFT R4 Hcp $36,078 (of $36,078), Winning Time: 01:37.760, SP: 12/1 In touch, headway approaching 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on | D Probert 55.3kg | 1 (21) |
| Newmarket 04-Nov-23 1609m HEAVY R6 Hcp (of $10,800) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.330, SP: 9/1 Close up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | D Probert 63kg, Cd 0 25.25L | 13 (14) |
| Ascot 07-Oct-23 1609m GOOD R3 $10,800 (of $10,800) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.870, SP: 5/1 Held up towards rear, good headway near side rail over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, strong challenge throughout final furlong, led post | R Ryan 59kg | 1 (11) |
| Newbury 23-Sep-23 1609m HEAVY R7 Hcp $3,684 (of $7,851) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.470, SP: 3/1 Mid-division on inside, headway to challenge 2f out, led on inside approaching final furlong, headed final 100 yards, kept on | J Doyle 62.1kg 1.75L | 2 (10) |
| Sandown 21-Aug-23 1609m GOOD R5 Hcp $604 (of $20,616) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:42.860, SP: 9/2 Mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, stayed on one pace | T Marquand 57.2kg, Cd 0 3.50L | 6 (12) |
| Goodwood 03-Aug-23 1609m SOFT R6 Hcp $1,057 (of $18,039) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:43.500, SP: 10/1 Held up off the pace towards rear, headway towards inside when hampered inside final 2f, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, hampered again inside final furlong, ran on between horses inside final furlong | R L Moore 60.8kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 5 (20) |
| Ascot 14-Jul-23 1602m SOFT R3 Hcp $2,536 (of $10,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.350, SP: 15/2 Held up off thee pace towards rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with winner | G Bass 60.8kg 3.50L | 3 (13) |
| Ascot 22-Jun-23 1609m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $61,848) Barrier 29, Winning Time: 01:40.020, SP: 50/1 Raced near side, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong | R Ryan 56.2kg, Cd 0 9.25L | 14 (29) |
| Haydock 27-May-23 1643m GOOD R3 CL2Hcp $12,090 (of $51,540) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.440, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd over 2f out, no impression when ridden over 1f out, lost modest 2nd towards finish | R P Whelan 55.8kg 3.50L | 3 (11) |
| Newmarket 07-May-23 1609m SOFT R7 CL3Hcp $3,627 (of $15,462) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.940, SP: 13/2 Held up towards rear, travelled well disputing 4th over 2f out, soon ridden along and headway to dispute 2nd 1f out, kept on one pace close home | R P Whelan 59.9kg 2.25L | 3 (7) |
| Kempton 16-Mar-23 1609m SYNTHETIC R3 CL2 (of $30,924) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.760, SP: 13/2 Held up in touch behind leaders, closed over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | R Ryan 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.50L | 7 (7) |
| Newmarket 08-Oct-22 2011m GOOD R1 CL1 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:02.530, SP: 18/1 In touch, pushed along over 3f out, no extra 1f out | R Ryan 59kg, Cd 0 11.00L | 5 (9) |
| Ayr 17-Sep-22 1609m GOOD R6 CL3 $7,731 (of $15,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:40.300, SP: 12/1 Chased leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, went clear final furlong, comfortably | R Ryan 56.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Chelmsford City 08-Jun-22 1408m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5Nv $4,373 (of $8,099) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.300, SP: 7/1 Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, led final strides | W Buick 59.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Leicester 23-May-22 1207m GOOD R2 CL5Md (of $7,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.290, SP: 11/2 Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside last, never nearer | T Marquand 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.50L | 5 (13) |
| Newbury 13-May-22 1207m GOOD R2 CL4Md (of $9,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:17.280, SP: 25/1 Raced towards near side, mid-division overall, weakened over 2f out | D Keenan 60.3kg, Cd 0 10.25L | 11 (14) |