15:12 Newbury

Saturday 12 April 2025

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OLBG Spring Cup Handicap (Rnd)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 7y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:17  |   Winning time: 1m 37.45s
1st
Horse silk
8
(11)
Ebt's Guard
49-6
25/1
T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds
Tracked leaders out wide, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on well and always doing enough op 22/1 tchd 18/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
11
(1)
Urban Lion
49-3
7/1
T: J ChannonJ: Edward Greatrex
Held up tracking leaders inside, headway far side of group over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, always held op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
13
(3)
Classic
59-2
6/1
T: R HannonJ: James Doyle
Steadied start, raced keenly towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on in 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to challenge op 11/2
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(6)
Two Tempting
69-11
14/1
T: J G PortmanJ: Rob Hornby
Held up tracking leaders, pushed along near side of group over 2f out, kept on in 4th inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
5
(12)
Arisaig
49-8
18/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Callum Shepherd
Sweating, held up towards rear, headway against near side rail and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
(4)
Silver Sword
59-7
5/1j
T: Dylan CunhaJ: J P Spencer
Steadied start, held up in mid-division inside, pushed along over 2f out, some headway far side of group and switched left over 1f out, run flattened out final furlong op 6/1 and tchd 13/2
7th
Horse silk
1
14
(13)
Cogitate
49-1
11/1
T: C HillsJ: Hollie Doyle
Steadied and switched left start, held up in last pair, stayed on late, never on terms op 9/1
8th
Horse silk
nse
6
(8)
Inishfallen
49-7
22/1
T: B J MeehanJ: S M Levey
Led, brought field centre in home straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 18/1
9th
Horse silk
½
12
(2)
Pearl Eye
59-2
18/1
T: Darryll HollandJ: D Egan
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, some late headway, never involved op 22/1 tchd 16/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
3
(10)
Metal Merchant
59-11
13/2
T: J ChannonJ: David Probert
Steadied and switched left start, held up in mid-division, weakened inside final 2f op 6/1
11th
Horse silk
1
4
(5)
James McHenry
59-9
5/1j
T: E BethellJ: W Buick
Tracked leaders, went 2nd going well over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong op 9/2
12th
Horse silk
hd
9
(7)
Great Acclaim
49-6
22/1
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop
Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op 25/1
13th
Horse silk
nk
10
(14)
Dragon Leader
49-4
16/1
T: C G CoxJ: Finley Marsh
Mid-division, pushed along near side of group over 2f out, weakened soon after tchd 18/1
14th
Horse silk
¾
1
(9)
Son
49-12
18/1
T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs
Tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly, soon behind op 12/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£29.50Pl:£7.50, £2.40, £2.70EX:£289.90Trifecta:£2,411.70Tricast:£1,242.09SF:£191.18Swingers:£34.70, £31.50, £8.50

Forecasts

Silver Sword (5/1), James McHenry (5/1), Classic (6/1), Metal Merchant (13/2), Urban Lion (7/1), Cogitate (11/1), Two Tempting (14/1), Dragon Leader (16/1), Arisaig (18/1), Pearl Eye (18/1), Son (18/1), Inishfallen (22/1), Great Acclaim (22/1), Ebt's Guard (25/1)

Verdict

Jack Channon holds a strong hand with his representatives URBAN LION and Metal Merchant both making plenty of appeal. The latter resumed in top form when taking this race 12 months ago and, though 6 lb higher this time round, he is not passed over at all lightly. However, preference is for his up-and-coming stablemate who had plenty left in the tank when striking on his reappearance on the all-weather in February. Classic is also shortlisted, along with James McHenry and Cogitate.

  1. URBAN LION
  2. METAL MERCHANT (IRE)
  3. CLASSIC

Previous Winners

2024
Metal Merchant
Weight: 8-10  |Age: 4
J: David Probert  |  T: J Channon
12/1

Prize Money

1st: £36,078.002nd: £16,919.003rd: £8,463.004th: £4,228.005th: £2,114.006th: £1,057.00

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