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 15 Sep 2020 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.

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)