14:25 Newbury

Saturday 22 July 2023

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Mettal UK Handicap

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 3m 36.54s

1^st

(14)

Sweet William

49-2

5/2f

T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin

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 tchd 9/4

2^nd

(10)

Novel Legend

49-8

7/2

T: J R FanshaweJ: W Buick

Wore hood to post, soon tracking leaders, ridden 2f out, went 2nd out wide final furlong, stayed on but no chance with winner op 9/2

3^rd

1 ¼

(8)

Aztec Empire

49-4

14/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Harry Davies (3)

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 tchd 12/1

4^th

(12)

Solent Gateway

59-9

40/1

T: H PalmerJ: Ross Coakley

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 tchd 33/1

5^th

(3)

Geremia

59-0

17/2

T: J S GoldieJ: C Lee

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 op 11/1 tchd 8/1

6^th

(1)

Rainbow Dreamer

109-6

50/1

T: A KingJ: David Probert

Held up off the pace towards rear, plugged on final furlong, never any chance op 28/1

7^th

1 ¼

(4)

Nathanael Greene

49-2

5/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Mid-division, weakened 2f out op 4/1 tchd 7/2

8^th

1 ½

(11)

Euchen Glen

109-12

16/1

T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan

Raced keenly, steadied rear, some late minor headway, never involved op 25/1 tchd 28/1

9^th

(2)

The Grand Visir

99-11

25/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: R Kingscote

Led over 2f, tracked leader pushed along over 3f out, chased leader until over 2f out, soon weakened op 20/1 tchd 18/1

10^th

(9)

Apparate

79-5

14/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne

Held up in last trio, never threatened op 16/1 tchd 20/1

11^th

2 ¾

(5)

Postileo

69-12

8/1

T: R VarianJ: David Egan

Tracked leaders in 5th on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out op 11/1

12^th

(6)

Hadrianus

39-0

16/1

T: C JohnstonJ: Oisin Murphy

Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1

13^th

(13)

Stay Well

59-9

40/1

T: H MorrisonJ: Rob Hornby

Held up off the pace and always towards rear

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Non-Runners

(7)

Cormier⁸

Weight: 8-11| Age: 7

T: B Ellison J: Ben Robinson

(15)

Zinc White³²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: Jim Crowley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£2.20, £1.70, £3.90EX:£18.20Trifecta:£199.80Tricast:£108.05SF:£11.05Swingers:£3.10, £11.70, £10.60

Forecasts

Sweet William (5/2), Novel Legend (7/2), Nathanael Greene (5/1), Postileo (8/1), Geremia (17/2), Aztec Empire (14/1), Apparate (14/1), Euchen Glen (16/1), Hadrianus (16/1), Zinc White (16/1), Cormier (20/1), The Grand Visir (25/1), Solent Gateway (40/1), Stay Well (40/1), Rainbow Dreamer (50/1)

A half-brother to St Leger/Irish Derby winner Hurricane Lane, SWEET WILLIAM opened his account in a canter in a 6-runner Doncaster novice (11.9f) 15 days ago and, with his opening mark looking very appealing, he's fancied to make a bold bid quickly upped to 2m on handicap debut. Novel Legend continues to shape well and is feared, along with Northumberland Plate fourth Nathaniel Greene, who sports first-time blinkers.

SWEET WILLIAM (IRE)
NOVEL LEGEND (IRE)
NATHANAEL GREENE

Previous Winners

2022

Reshoun

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 8

J: Jim Crowley | T: Ian Williams

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £38,655.002nd: £18,128.003rd: £9,068.004th: £4,530.005th: £2,265.006th: £1,132.00