Metal Merchant
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Ownership history
- Recycled Products LimitedCurrent
- Recycled Products Limited Partneruntil 25 Aug 2024
Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.
Breeding
- Sire
- Make Believe
- Dam
- Whipped
- Damsire
- Whipper
Trainer history
- CurrentJohn Butler
- 22 May 2026Brian Toomey
- 10 May 2025Jack Channon
- 8 Oct 2022Mick Channon
Career trajectory
Solid lines: OR / RPR / AI. Dashed: TS. Dot = finishing position per run (oldest left → newest right). Missing values lift the pen rather than interpolating across gaps.
Form by going
- Good0/1 · 0%
- Soft0/1 · 0%
- Standard To Slow0/1 · 0%
- Standard / Slow0/4 · 0%
Strike rate per going. Bars scale against the highest rate in the list — so a short bar means weaker form on that going, not zero.
Form by course
- Kempton (AW)0/3 · 0%
- Newcastle (AW)0/2 · 0%
- Goodwood0/1 · 0%
- Haydock0/1 · 0%
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Kempton (AW) 20:00 Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes (London Middle Distance Qualifier) (GBBPlus Race) | Flat Class 4 | 7 | 40/1 | 41.7 |
| 23 Sept 2026 | Kempton (AW) 19:30 Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Stakes | Flat Class 4 | 7 | 22/1 | 43.0 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Haydock 17:25 Betfair.Betfair Handicap Stakes | Flat Class 4 | 9 | 28/1 | 43.1 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Kempton (AW) 19:00 Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Stakes (Div II) | Flat Class 4 | 9 | 5/1 | 54.7 |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Newcastle (AW) 16:00 Brack Burger On Uber Eats Beeswing Handicap Stakes (Div II) | Flat Class 4 | 4 | 20/1 | 58.0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Newcastle (AW) 13:40 Education Network Handicap | Flat Class 2 | 14 | 50/1 | 48.5 |
| 22 May 2026 | Goodwood 16:52 Edward Bulmer Natural Paint Handicap | Flat Class 3 | 13 | 20/1 | 59.8 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
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