Met Office (2017) Horse

Foal Date

02-Apr-17

Colour

bay

Sire

Dansili

Prize Money

46746

Trainer

E Doyle

Owners

Dominic Delaney

About

Met Office, an 8yo b trained by E Doyle in Kilkenny, is by Dansili out of Paratonnerre. The horse has secured four wins so far. Its most notable triumph came on 15Sep2020 at Saint‑Cloud, where it claimed the $20014.00 Sanctus Stakes. It has been a rewarding prospect for bettors, offering an 89% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.

Raced At

Listowel • Tramore • Cork • Bellewstown • Punchestown • Wolverhampton • Lingfield • Kempton • Southwell • Epsom • Pontefract • Leicester • Deauville • Saint-Cloud • Vichy

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Listowel 24-Sep-25 3620m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $11,499), SP: 13.00 1st Carla's Pet ( G Noonan 154 , Cd 151 ) 2nd Eastmore ( P Byrnes 163 ) 2.50L 3rd Dunany Point ( K E Buckley 160 ) 3.00L 11th Met Office ( S Flanagan 153 ) 24.00L See full resultsS Flanagan 69.4kg 24.00L11 (15)
Tramore 17-Aug-25 3350m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:00.800, SP: 11.00 1st Surviving Murmansk ( H E Sexton 142 ) 2nd May Call You Back ( B Hayes 167 ) 0.50L 3rd Arthur's Victory ( D E Mullins 151 ) 0.20L 8th Met Office ( J J Slevin 155 ) 7.50L See full resultsJ J Slevin 70.3kg 7.50L8 (13)
Cork 04-Aug-25 3440m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:04.000, SP: 19.00 1st Pampar Lady ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 2nd Vale Of Glory ( E G Kelly 168 ) 4.00L 3rd Tea It Is ( D King 141 ) 1.25L 8th Met Office ( J J Slevin 154 ) 19.30L See full resultsJ J Slevin 69.9kg 19.30L8 (17)
Bellewstown 06-Jul-25 3460m GOOD R2 MdH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:07.000, SP: 101.00 Towards rear, 11th halfway, pushed along after 4 out, no impression from next 1st Avondale ( S Flanagan 166 ) 2nd Persian Daughter ( B Hayes 151 ) 7.00L 3rd Encosta ( D J Gilligan 159 ) 2.75L 11th Met Office ( J J Slevin 166 ) 43.75L See full resultsJ J Slevin 75.3kg 43.75L11 (15)
Punchestown 07-Jun-25 3310m GOOD R4 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 03:57.100, SP: 126.00 Mid division, no impression from 4 out, tailed off 1st Joueur Masque ( G Brouder 166 ) 2nd Harry's Legacy ( K C Sexton 166 ) 0.00L 3rd Ned In The Park ( A Mccurtin 166 ) 0.00L 14th Met Office ( H Morgan 166 ) 80.80L See full resultsH Morgan 75.3kg 80.8kgL14 (22)
Tramore 01-Jun-25 3260m SOFT R4 MdH $200 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 03:59.300, SP: 34.00 Rear and slight mistake 1st, behind from 3rd, never a factor 1st Kainsbourg ( J C Gainford 166 ) 2nd Eye Of A Tiger ( S F O'keeffe 151 ) 1.75L 3rd The Store Boy ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 1.75L 6th Met Office ( P Enright 166 ) 46.50L See full resultsP Enright 75.3kg 46.5kgL6 (7)
Wolverhampton 12-Feb-25 2460m GOOD R9 CL4 Hcp $583 (of $9,345) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:38.430, SP: 9.50 Mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong 1st Sax Appeal ( C Shepherd 132 ) 2nd Gozo ( C Lee 130 ) 2.00L 3rd Wonder ( D Hogan 134 ) 0.15L 4th Met Office ( L Edmunds 131 ) 3.65L See full resultsL Edmunds 59.4kg 3.65L4 (9)
Lingfield 18-Jan-25 3170m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp (of $14,755) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:33.770, SP: 17.00 Mid-division on inside, lost place and towards rear 3f out, never dangerous after 1st Moel Arthur ( C Shepherd 131 ) 2nd Sun Dancer Girl ( I Chalmers 130 , Cd 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Red Flyer ( D Probert 140 ) 2.75L 7th Met Office ( K Fraser 137 , Cd 140 ) 8.55L See full resultsK Fraser 62.1kg, Cd 63.5kg 8.55L7 (12)
Kempton 19-Dec-24 2410m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp (of $10,821) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:33.410, SP: 6.00 Mid-division on outside, going well 2f out, soon pushed along and made no impression 1st The Glen Rovers ( S D Bowen 139 ) 2nd Crystal Mariner ( W Carver 138 ) 1.50L 3rd Haliphon ( R Kavanagh 131 , Cd 126 ) 4.50L 6th Met Office ( K Fraser 135 ) 9.75L See full resultsK Fraser 61.2kg 9.75L6 (11)
Southwell 05-Nov-24 2430m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:38.080, SP: 4.33 Held up towards rear, headway and switched left 2f out, not able to get on terms, no extra inside final furlong 1st Melek Alreeh ( R Hornby 139 ) 2nd Thrilling Dream ( O J Orr 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Desert Emperor ( J Mason 136 ) 0.60L 6th Met Office ( K Fraser 137 , Cd 140 ) 3.60L See full resultsK Fraser 62.1kg, Cd 63.5kg 3.60L6 (7)
Kempton 12-Oct-24 2410m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $675 (of $10,821) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:32.130, SP: 67.00 Steadied and switched right start, held up in last pair, headway on inside over 2f out, 1st Breathless Spirit ( G Wood 132 ) 2nd Rockit Tommy ( T Fisher 137 , Cd 134 ) 1.50L 3rd The Glen Rovers ( J Peate 135 ) 1.80L 4th Met Office ( J Bryan 138 ) 3.55L See full resultsJ Bryan 62.6kg 3.55L4 (13)
Epsom 12-Sep-24 2420m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $7,731), Winning Time: 02:48.800, SP: 80/1 Tracked leaders, lost position quickly 5f out, tailed off 1st Miller Spirit ( D Noonan 159 ) 2nd Big Bear Hug ( L Edwards 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Parramount ( L Pinchin 154 ) 0.75L 10th Met Office ( J M Quinlan 158 , Cd 0 ) 36.25L See full resultsJ M Quinlan 71.7kg, Cd 0 36.25L10 (10)
Newcastle 27-Jul-24 2500m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $4,972), Winning Time: 02:43.560, SP: 25/1 Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, soon lost touch 1st Baltic ( C Rodriguez 136 ) 2nd Tryfan ( B Robinson 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Thundering ( S A Gray 137 ) 1.00L 6th Met Office ( H Turner 138 , Cd 0 ) 12.25L See full resultsH Turner 62.6kg, Cd 0 12.25L6 (7)
Kempton 05-Jul-24 2410m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $7,731), Winning Time: 02:33.660, SP: 40/1 Off the pace in last pair, never involved 1st The Goat ( J Watson 132 ) 2nd Ludo's Landing ( J Fanning 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Cracksking ( T Marquand 136 ) 1.25L 8th Met Office ( L Morris 126 , Cd 0 ) 17.75L See full resultsL Morris 57.2kg, Cd 0 17.75L8 (10)
Newcastle 16-Nov-23 2500m GOOD R3 Hcp $300 (of $5,129) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:46.140, SP: 5/2 Held up in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace 1st Quantum Cat ( R Havlin 134 ) 2nd Chase The Dollar ( J P Fahy 132 ) 0.20L 3rd Noble Anthem ( D Nolan 135 ) 0.50L 5th Met Office ( R Sexton 137 , Cd 0 ) 1.25L See full resultsR Sexton 62.1kg, Cd 0 1.25L5 (12)
Wolverhampton 07-Nov-23 2460m GOOD R7 Hcp $5,129 (of $5,129) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:35.060, SP: 50/1 Towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on 1st Met Office ( D Hogan 136 ) 2nd Percy Willis ( P J Mcdonald 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Way Of Life ( T E Whelan 140 ) 1.25L See full resultsD Hogan 61.7kg1 (11)
Kempton 28-Sep-23 2210m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $7,731) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:18.360, SP: 100/1 Off the pace towards rear, lost touch inside final 3f, tailed off 1st Humanity ( O Murphy 130 ) 2nd Sovereign Spirit ( W Carver 131 ) 6.00L 3rd Duke Of Oxford ( H Crouch 133 ) 2.75L 13th Met Office ( D Egan 135 , Cd 0 ) 0.00LD Egan 61.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L13 (13)
Kempton 25-May-23 1610m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $6,281) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.750, SP: 66/1 Mid-division, pushed along and weakened 2f out 1st Darwell Lion ( D Egan 135 ) 2nd Two Tempting ( R Hornby 125 ) 0.00L 3rd Billy Mill ( S Osborne 130 ) 0.20L 12th Met Office ( R Coakley 134 , Cd 0 ) 12.75L See full resultsR Coakley 60.8kg, Cd 0 12.75L12 (14)
Pontefract 17-Oct-22 2020m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp (of $10,830) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:13.120, SP: 29.00 Towards rear, pushed along 4f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off 1st Poker Face ( J Doyle 138 ) 2nd Billy Roberts ( P Dennis 127 ) 8.50L 3rd Jean Baptiste ( S James 140 ) 4.00L 9th Met Office ( N Callan 142 ) 0.00L See full resultsN Callan 64.4kg 0.00L9 (9)
Leicester 04-Oct-22 2010m GOOD R4 CL3 Hcp (of $14,755) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:05.220, SP: 81.00 Tracked leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, never threatened 1st Just Fine ( R L Moore 138 ) 2nd Sea The Casper ( R Coakley 140 ) 4.50L 3rd Noble Mark ( T H Hansen 120 ) 1.00L 7th Met Office ( G Wood 135 ) 7.25L See full resultsG Wood 61.2kg 7.25L7 (9)
Deauville 21-Oct-20 2500m R3 Prix Vulcain Listed Stakes (of $36,390) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:54.070, SP: 21.00 Tracked leaders, headway to lead halfway, headed 1f out, faded 1st Directa ( T Bachelot 122 ) 2nd Sheraz ( C Soumillon 125 ) 3.50L 3rd Best Win ( J Auge 122 ) 3.70L 7th Met Office ( M Barzalona 125 ) 12.50L See full resultsM Barzalona 56.7kg 12.50L7 (10)
Saint-Cloud 15-Sep-20 2400m R3 Sanctus Stakes $10,534 (of $20,014) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:35.460 1st Met Office ( P C Boudot 125 ) 2nd Bubble Smart ( V Cheminaud 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Trick Of The Mind ( H Journiac 125 ) 2.15L See full resultsP C Boudot 56.7kg1 (6)
Vichy 09-Aug-20 2000m R4 Des Volcans Stakes $2,414 (of $16,376) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:16.570 1st Attendante ( I Mendizabal 122 ) 2nd Harmysian ( F Blondel 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Met Office ( M Berto 129 ) 1.15L See full resultsM Berto 58.5kg 1.15L3 (6)
Vichy 08-Aug-20 2000m SOFT (of $7,627), Winning Time: 02:16.570 1st Attendante ( I Mendizabal 122 ) 2nd Harmysian ( F Blondel 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Met Office ( M Berto 129 ) 1.25LM Berto 58.5kg 1.25L3 (6)
Vichy 23-Jul-20 2000m R3 Md $7,661 (of $15,322) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:07.920 1st Met Office ( P C Boudot 128 ) 2nd Algiers ( M Barzalona 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Iresine ( Y Fournand 123 ) 2.05L See full resultsP C Boudot 58.1kg1 (13)
Vichy 22-Jul-20 2000m SOFT CLMd (of $6,780), Winning Time: 02:07.920 1st Met Office ( P C Boudot 128 ) 2nd Algiers ( M Barzalona 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Iresine ( Y Fournand 123 ) 1.75LP C Boudot 58.1kg1 (13)
Saint-Cloud 19-May-20 2100m GOOD R2 CLMd (of $8,475) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:14.480 1st Dick Whittington ( G Benoist 128 ) 2nd Civilian ( A Lemaitre 128 ) 3.50L 3rd Talisman Touch ( F Veron 128 ) 1.50L 9th Met Office ( M Barzalona 128 ) 13.25L See full resultsM Barzalona 58.1kg 13.25L9 (18)