Metal Merchant (2020) Horse
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About
Metal Merchant is a 6yo bay trained by J Butler in Newmarket. He is by Make Believe out of Whipped and has won four races to date. On 20 Apr 2024 at Newbury he secured his biggest victory, collecting $36,078.00 in the Olbg Spring Cup Handicap (STR). The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering a 43% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kempton 13-Aug-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R4 CL4 Hcp Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.190, SP: 6.00 1st Racingbreaks Ryder ( J Watson 132 ) 2nd Philanthropist ( G Wood 134 ) 1.50L 3rd Kiniro ( B Loughnane 128 ) 1.80L 9th Metal Merchant ( D Egan 133 ) 5.85L See full results | D Egan 60.3kg 5.85L | 9 (11) |
| Newcastle 25-Jul-26 1614m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Hcp $1,264 (of $10,779) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.910, SP: 21.00 1st Fantastic Fox ( J Mitchell 139 ) 2nd Mr Mistoffelees ( B Garritty 133 ) 2.00L 3rd Chuzzlewit ( S Farmer 123 ) 0.15L 4th Metal Merchant ( J Gilligan 141 ) 2.25L See full results | J Gilligan 64kg 2.25L | 4 (14) |
| Newcastle 27-Jun-26 1421m SYNTHETIC R1 CL2 Hcp (of $49,351) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.660, SP: 51.00 1st Room Service ( S Osborne 142 ) 2nd Bobby Bennu ( R Dawson 129 ) 0.30L 3rd Nikovo ( D Keenan 130 ) 2.50L 14th Metal Merchant ( C Fallon 124 ) 9.35L See full results | C Fallon 56.2kg 9.35L | 14 (14) |
| GOODwood 22-May-26 1408m SOFT R6 CL3 Hcp (of $19,708) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:26.250, SP: 21.00 1st Crimson Spirit ( R Dawson 131 ) 2nd Mister Bluebird ( M Paetel 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Philanthropist ( G Wood 130 ) 1.25L 13th Metal Merchant ( H Davies 135 ) 15.60L See full results | H Davies 61.2kg 15.60L | 13 (15) |
| Doncaster 29-Mar-26 1609m SOFT R5 CL2 Hcp (of $149,169) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:41.260, SP: 51.00 1st Urban Lion ( E Greatrex 132 ) 2nd Rogue Diplomat ( H Davies 129 ) 0.00L 3rd Tribal Chief ( S M Levey 127 ) 1.50L 20th Metal Merchant ( N Callan 127 ) 19.25L See full results | N Callan 57.6kg 19.25L | 20 (22) |