15:12 Newbury

Saturday 12 April 2025

All13:2514:0014:3515:1215:4516:1916:54

OLBG Spring Cup Handicap (Rnd)

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 1m 37.45s

1^st

(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

2^nd

(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

3^rd

1 ¼

(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

4^th

1 ¼

(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

5^th

(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

6^th

1 ¼

(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

7^th

(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

8^th

nse

(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

9^th

(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

10^th

(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

11^th

(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

12^th

(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

13^th

(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

14^th

(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)

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.

URBAN LION
METAL MERCHANT (IRE)
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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