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Metal Merchant

6yogeldingbby Make Believe out of Whipped
Form
9000
oldest → newest
NotesDistance winner
OR
90
Official Rating
RPR
103
Racing Post Rating
TS
88
Topspeed
Last run
55d
days ago
Racing Post Spotlight

Showed notable handicap form in 2024 but has posted duck eggs in three runs since that campaign and needs to prove he retains ability; best watched on second run for new yard, unless the market suggests otherwise.

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Trainer
1/2 winners last 14d · 50%
Breeder
Tinnakill Bloodstock & Forenaghts Stud

Ownership history

  1. Recycled Products LimitedCurrent
  2. Recycled Products Limited & Partneruntil 7 Apr 2025

Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.

Breeding

Sire
Make Believe
Dam
Whipped
Damsire
Whipper

Trainer history

  1. CurrentBrian Toomey
  2. 20 Jan 2026Jack Channon
  3. 9 Mar 2023Mick Channon

From the connections

20 Apr 2024·OLBG Spring Cup Handicap · Newbury
I was quietly confident Metal Merchant would run a nice race but in these big handicaps you can be on the wrong side and all sorts, but that was a very smart performance. He was a decent 2yo and 3yo but it wasn't until we gelded him that he really flourished. He's going to be a nice horse to go for those big mile handicaps - Jack Channon, trainer.
6 Oct 2023·Racing Welfare Classified Stakes · Ascot
Metal Merchant deserved that. He's a tough horse who has been at the top of his handicap mark all season. He loves his racing and takes it well but there might not be anything else for him this season. He'll be gelded over the winter and should be a nice horse for those big handicaps next season - Jack Channon, trainer.

Past runs (tracked here)

DateRaceTypePosSPAI
22 May 2026Goodwood 4:52
Edward Bulmer Natural Paint Handicap
Flat Class 31320/159.8

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