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15:35 Epsom Downs

Pentax Great Metropolitan Stakes (Handicap) (Class C)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 10y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Sprint Course; Round Course Good, Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 38.40s
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

April Stock

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Adjawar (IRE)

    11/2

      3
      Silk -

      Sir Brastias

      20/1

        4
        Silk -

        Danakil

        14/1

          1(5)
          Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Emerald Green and White striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap

          Wait For The Will (USA)

          40 b
          4/1
          • Form 21234-4
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-10

          held up towards rear, ridden and late headway when slightly hampered 2f out, no further impression

          2(2)
          Silk - ORANGE, DARK BLUE sash, diabolo on sleeves, ORANGE cap

          Gig Harbor

          25
          12/1
          • Form 112300
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-7

          held up mid-divison, driven over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong

          3(8)
          Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star

          Houseparty (IRE)

          25
          50/1
          • Form 2210/0-0
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-3

          in touch, ridden 4f out, hampered over 2f out, soon behind

          4(4)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Red star, Red sleeves, White armlets, Red and Royal Blue quartered cap

          McBain (USA)

          123
          14/1
          • Form 604144-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-3

          tracked leader, ridden over 4f out, weakened 2f out

          5(9)
          Silk - Royal Blue and Red diabolo, striped sleeves and cap

          Danakil

          60
          14/1
          • Form 005-060
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-3

          mid-division on outside, ridden and headway under pressure over 1f out, not trouble leaders

          6(14)
          Silk - EMERALD GREEN and ROYAL BLUE check, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap, ROYAL BLUE star

          April Stock

          40
          12/1
          • Form 43004-0
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-3

          held up towards rear, driven over 3f out, ran on strongly over 2f out to lead close home, ridden out

          7(16)
          Silk - Red, Black Cross of Lorraine, White cap

          Sir Brastias

          40
          20/1
          • Form 24160-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-2

          prominent, driven over 2f out, kept on

          8(12)
          Silk - Pink, Pink and Black chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

          Adjawar (IRE)

          74
          11/2
          • Form 2136-00
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-1

          in touch on inside, switched right 3f out, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, headed close home

          9(3)
          Silk - Dark Blue, White disc, White sleeves, Dark Blue spots, White cap, Dark Blue star

          Tanaji

          235
          14/1
          • Form 523221-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-13

          slowly to stride, always rear

          10(1)
          Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

          Fast Foil (IRE)

          16
          10/1
          • Form 2101-55
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-10

          always rear

          11(11)
          Silk - DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE star

          Christmas Truce (IRE)

          62
          40/1
          • Form 11600-6
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-7

          mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace

          12(7)
          Silk - White, black stripe

          Kinnescash (IRE)

          396
          66/1
          • Form 01002/5-
          • Age 10
          • Weight 8-5

          always towards rear

          13(6)
          Silk - Red, White epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets and cap

          Mr Ed (IRE)

          25
          6/1
          • Form 20100-0
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-3

          mid-division, driven over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

          14(10)
          Silk - Red, Mauve epaulets and star on cap

          Silvaline

          16
          12/1
          • Form 00-3203
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-1

          led, quickened 5f out, ridden 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened

          15(15)
          Silk - RED, WHITE seams, ROYAL BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves and cap

          Mister Putt (USA)

          655 b
          10/1
          • Form 003300/
          • Age 5
          • Weight 7-12

          held up towards rear, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, faded final furlong

          16(13)
          Silk - Brown and Orange diamonds, Brown sleeves and cap

          Shush

          26
          14/1
          • Form 4-64231
          • Age 5
          • Weight 7-12

          in touch, driven over 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, weakened final furlong

          In depth

          Verdict

          This is a really tough handicap to crack, with little recent form to go on. Shush benefited from a virtuoso ride from Darryll Holland when winning at Lingfield last month, and is not expected to have things all his own way here. Fast Foil shaped with plenty of promise on her reappearance, and Mick Channon's versatile filly, who needs to be held up, should give a good account of herself. It would be no surprise to see her reverse form with Silvaline, who was third in the same Windsor race. April Stock is sure to strip fitter for her reappearance at Lingfield, but would be ideally suited by some cut in the ground so a tentative selection goes to Gary Moore's Wait For The Will. Now seven years old, he won three handicaps last year and showed himself to be in good order when fourth, ahead of April Stock, at Lingfield. He should be spot on for that, and finished third in this race last year so clearly does not mind the course.