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14:55 Epsom Downs

[email protected] Great Metropolitan Stakes (Handicap) (Class C) (Class C)

  • 20 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 10y
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 53.93s
  • 20 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cold Turkey

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    General

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Vengeance

      7/1

        4
        Silk -

        Pagan Dance (IRE)

        9/1

          1(10)
          Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

          Heisse

          11 v
          12/1
          • Form 120-50
          • Age 4
          • Weight 10-0

          in touch, pushed along 5f out, weakened quickly 3f out

          2(11)
          Silk - Grey, Maroon epaulets, Maroon cap

          Pagan Dance (IRE)

          60
          9/1
          • Form 01440-3
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-10

          mid-division, steady headway 4f out, hung left and close up when bumped over 2f out, continued to hang left but kept on final furlong

          3(13)
          Silk - Dark Blue and Red diamonds, Red sleeves and cap

          Vengeance

          11
          7/1
          • Form 12105-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-9

          mid-division, effort to press leaders and every chance over 2f out, soon one pace under pressure

          4(1)
          Silk - Black, large Yellow spots and sleeves, Yellow cap, Black spots

          Sergeant Cecil

          228
          20/1
          • Form 121020-
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-8

          prominent to halfway, soon behind, tailed off

          5(2)
          Silk - Turquoise, Burgundy hooped sleeves, Gold cap

          Ofaraby

          23
          13/2
          • Form 2164-31
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-5

          in touch, effort to challenge going well over 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out

          6(5)
          Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE star, RED sleeves, WHITE stars, RED cap

          Football Crazy (IRE)

          175 b
          14/1
          • Form 133200-
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-3

          in touch until weakened over 4f out

          7(15)
          Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star

          Persian King (IRE)

          16
          50/1
          • Form 02/050-0
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-1

          always behind, tailed off

          8(14)
          Silk - Orange, Black stripe, Black sleeves, Orange armlets

          Cold Turkey

          11
          11/2
          • Form 2-11324
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-12

          held up in rear, good headway from 4f out, not much room on rails and switched sharply left approaching 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden clear final furlong

          9(17)
          Silk - Purple, Orange inverted triangle

          Jeepstar

          179
          20/1
          • Form 121253-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-10

          led to 5f out, weakened rapidly

          10(12)
          Silk - Black, Yellow sash, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap

          Mexican Pete

          214
          33/1
          • Form 421103-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-9

          always rear, tailed off

          11(7)
          Silk - Black, White hooped sleeves, Red and White hooped cap

          Muskatsturm (GER)

          14
          25/1
          • Form 14/000-0
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-9

          held up towards rear, some headway over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra

          12(9)
          Silk - Red, Yellow chevrons, Red sleeves, Yellow stars, quartered cap

          Ezz Elkheil

          33
          16/1
          • Form 50-2430
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-8

          tracked leader, led 5f out to over 2f out, soon weakened

          13(4)
          Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

          Stolen Hours (USA)

          182
          33/1
          • Form 46434-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-8

          slowly into stride and always rear

          14(3)
          Silk - Royal Blue and Red diabolo, striped sleeves and cap

          Danakil

          27
          20/1
          • Form 430-000
          • Age 9
          • Weight 8-7

          mid-division, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon weakened under pressure

          15(16)
          Silk - Yellow and Dark Blue diamonds, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Blue diamond

          Bucks

          16
          20/1
          • Form 2125-03
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-5

          chased leaders 8f

          16(6)
          Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

          Champion Lion (IRE)

          11
          14/1
          • Form 0050-00
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-4

          held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, challenged and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

          17(18)
          Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap

          General

          21
          20/1
          • Form 20/1205
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-3

          in touch, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong but kept on well for 2nd

          18(19)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Red armlets

          Lennel

          9 b
          14/1
          • Form 60114-5
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-2

          mid-division, pushed along halfway, bumped approaching 2f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to trouble leaders

          19(8)
          Silk - Light Green, Pink spots, Light Green sleeves

          Individual Talents (USA)

          173
          10/1
          • Form 022513-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-2

          behind, switched left and stayed on from over 1f out, never dangerous

          20(20)
          Silk - Mauve, Purple hollow box, Pink sleeves, Mauve cap, Purple star

          Lunar Leader (IRE)

          21
          50/1
          • Form 20000-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 7-12

          always behind

          In depth

          Verdict

          Cold Turkey can appreciate the drop back in trip to land the Great Met, with Ofaraby, Pagan Dance and Jeepstar just three possible dangers. This is always a tough handicap to crack, but with question marks over the fitness of a few, notably Individual Talents and Sergeant Cecil, we feel that Cold Turkey, with no doubts on that score, can pay to follow. A prolific winner on the all-weather, Gary Moore's four-year-old ran very well on turf in the Queen's Prize at Kempton on what was his first try at two miles, finishing fourth, but will be more at home back over today's trip. He should run a big race here and gets the vote over Ofaraby who was given a confident ride by Philip Robinson when winning at Newcastle recently. He has his first try at the trip though and cannot be backed with the utmost confidence on that score. Pagan Dance has had only one outing since running over hurdles in December, and that was on the Polytrack at Lingfield in March. He does not look especially well handicapped at present but does at least have the assistance of Frankie Dettori. Jeepstar was a beaten favourite on his final outing last season but could be a progressive sort this term and can pay to follow. On this occasion though, with fitness assured, Cold Turkey gets the nod.