Epsom Races
Epsom
15:30
Great Metropolitan Handicap
Epsom
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022
Distance: 1m4f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34
Place: £1.70 £5.20 £2.50
Exacta: £89.50
Tricast: £617.15
Trifecta: £712.80
Non-Runners: Secret Shadow (unsuitable ground), True Courage (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Going Gone (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Jim Boyle | 130 lbs | 100/30F | Won | Disputed lead - led clearly and made rest after 2f - shaken up 3f out - ridden and hard pressed from 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong - just did enough - gamely(op 5/1 tchd 16/5) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Mascat (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Colin Tizzard | 123 lbs | 28/1 | 0.2 | Disputed lead - prominent after 2f - pushed along 3f out - ridden and every chance from 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - just denied(op 22/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Solent Gateway (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 128 lbs | 7/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - switched left and headway on inner 3f out - pushed along and waiting for room against far rail 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - soon switched right - keeping on when carried right inside final 110yds - just held(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Parachute (GB) | 3 C | AVG | Ed Walker | 125 lbs | 5/1 | .75 | Prominent - shaken up and pressed leaders from over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - edged right and weakened inside final 110yds - lost third towards finish(op 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Year Of The Dragon (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | William Knight | 122 lbs | 5/1 | 7 | Towards rear - pushed along 3f out - ridden and some headway 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 4/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Pirate King (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Charlie Fellowes | 133 lbs | 11/1 | 2.75 | Raced in last - pushed along 3f out - ridden and minor headway 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Optimistic Belief (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Pat Phelan | 115 lbs | 50/1 | 8 | Midfield on outer - towards rear when switched left on inner 5f out - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and weakened from 2f out(op 40/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Alfred Boucher (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Henry Candy | 133 lbs | 6/1 | 1 | Midfield - pushed along 3f out - ridden and weakened from 2f out (vet said gelding was showing signs of mild heat stress)(op 15/2) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Kings Prince (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Charlie & Mark Johnston | 128 lbs | 9/2 | 27 | Raced wide early - disputed lead - prominent after 2f - pushed along 4f out - weakened quickly over 2f out (trainer could offer no explanation for colt's performance. jockey said colt stopped quickly)(op 4/1) |