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Metaxas Handicap

Date 2026-05-16
Distance 1m4f8y
Class Class 5
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo
Prize £3,926
Weather Pt. Cloudy
Temp 4.8°C
Wind 4mph NW
Rain 0%
Winning Time 2m 39.21s (slow by 7.51s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Caraway (GB)
Darragh Keenan · William Haggas
13/2 Won
2nd
Boilermaker (FR)
Paul Mulrennan · Harry Charlton
9/4 .5
3rd 2/1F 1.25
4th
Gemical (IRE)
Jason Hart · Rebecca Menzies
18/1 5.5
5th
Manbearpig (IRE)
Andrew Mullen · Rebecca Menzies
40/1 2.5
6th
Jambearee (IRE)
Alex Jary · Brian Ellison
40/1 .5
7th
Raven's View (IRE)
Mark Winn · Michael Dods
17/2 4
8th
Sweet Love (GB)
Harry Davies · Charlie Johnston
16/1 2.25
9th
My Dad Frank (GB)
Rhys Elliott · Alan Brown
80/1 1.25
10th
Blackisthenewblack (GB)
P J McDonald · Andrew Balding
7/1 1.75
11th
Due To Shine (GB)
Shay Farmer · Brian Ellison
40/1 10

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
1 (9)
Faeberon
Bay
J:Callum Rodriguez
T:Simon & Ed Crisford
J:Callum Rodriguez
T:Simon & Ed Crisford
 135 — 74-8
70
74
44
 49d — — -16
14.4
0.44/1
7/4
36%
Handicap newcomer but he needs a transformation on this step up to 1m4f; been gelded
3 (5)
Boilermaker
Chestnut
J:Paul Mulrennan
T:Harry Charlton
J:Paul Mulrennan
T:Harry Charlton
 128 — 777-4
63
73
67
 25d — — -16
11.7
0.56/1
9/4
31%
Unexposed gelding and he's a possible improver on his step up to this trip
2 (1)
Blackisthenewblack
Bay
J:P J McDonald
T:Andrew Balding
J:P J McDonald
T:Andrew Balding
 133 p 636-61
68
79
-
 16d — — -6
8.5
1.25/1
5/1
17%
Off the mark when making all for a clearcut win at Kempton; big player again up 6lb
6 (4)
Caraway
Bay
J:Darragh Keenan
T:William Haggas
J:Darragh Keenan
T:William Haggas
 123 — 77-646
58
83
-
 8d — — -5
4.9
2.00/1
8/1
11%
0-5 but she ran into lots of trouble when favourite at Wolverhampton latest; dangerous
7 (6)
Raven's View
Bay
J:Mark Winn
T:Michael Dods
J:Mark Winn
T:Michael Dods
 120 — 67-694
55
73
-
 33d — — -4
3.4
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Lightly raced gelding but he needs to raise his game at this new trip
5 (11)
Gemical
Bay
J:Jason Hart
T:Rebecca Menzies
J:Jason Hart
T:Rebecca Menzies
 125 — 905-5
60
69
41
 17d — — 0
3.6
6.25/1
25/1
4%
Still unexposed but she needs a transformation back on turf; yard runs two
8 (10)
Sweet Love
Bay
J:Harry Davies
T:Charlie Johnston
J:Harry Davies
T:Charlie Johnston
 118 — 57-656
53
77
55
 15d — — -2
2
7.00/1
28/1
3%
Regressive ten-race maiden who has been well held in five handicaps at up to 1m4f
4 (2)
Manbearpig
Bay
J:Andrew Mullen
T:Rebecca Menzies
J:Andrew Mullen
T:Rebecca Menzies
 127 — 555-
62
73
-
 154d — — +1
3.8
10.00/1
40/1
2%
Unexposed gelding but he needs improvement and not sure 1m4f will suit on pedigree
11 (7)
Jambearee
Bay
J:Alex Jary(3)
T:Brian Ellison
J:Alex Jary(3)
T:Brian Ellison
 116 p 809-87
51
70
32
 23d — — -2
1
12.50/1
50/1
2%
Tailed off in four of his five runs including at Beverley last month; 4lb out of weights
10 (8)
Due To Shine
Bay
J:Shay Farmer(7)
T:Brian Ellison
J:Shay Farmer(7)
T:Brian Ellison
 116 — 4023-7
51
73
56
 33d — — -2
1
12.50/1
50/1
2%
Low-level maiden who has not finished closer than 6l to a winner so far; opposable
9 (3)
My Dad Frank
Grey
J:Rhys Elliott(5)
T:Alan Brown
J:Rhys Elliott(5)
T:Alan Brown
 116 — 6690
51
71
26
 23d — — -1
0.7
20.00/1
80/1
1%
Has struggled at big prices in all four runs including a handicap at Beverley last month
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Faeberon
 7/4 7/4 7/4
Boilermaker
 2/1 9/4 9/4
Blackisthenewblack
 5/1 5/1 5/1
Caraway
 8/1 13/2 7/1
Raven's View
 12/1 12/1 12/1
Gemical
 25/1 25/1 25/1
Sweet Love
 28/1 20/1 22/1
Manbearpig
 40/1 33/1 33/1
Jambearee
 50/1 40/1 40/1
Due To Shine
 50/1 40/1 40/1
My Dad Frank
 80/1 66/1 66/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Faeberon
14.4
OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4
7/4
2nd Boilermaker
11.7
OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4
9/4
3rd Blackisthenewblack
8.5
OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4
5/1
4 Caraway
4.9
OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9
8/1
5 Manbearpig
3.8
OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8
40/1
6 Gemical
3.6
OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
25/1
7 Raven's View
3.4
OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1
12/1
8 Sweet Love
2
OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2
28/1
9 Jambearee
1
OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7
50/1
10 Due To Shine
1
OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7
50/1
11 My Dad Frank
0.7
OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5
80/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Faeberon
70
74
44
Blackisthenewblack
68
79
 —
Boilermaker
63
73
67
Manbearpig
62
73
 —
Gemical
60
69
41
Caraway
58
83
 —
Raven's View
55
73
 —
Sweet Love
53
77
55
Jambearee
51
70
32
Due To Shine
51
73
56
My Dad Frank
51
71
26

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Caraway 8d ago Quick return
Sweet Love 15d ago Fit
Blackisthenewblack 16d ago Fit
Gemical 17d ago Fit
Jambearee 23d ago Fit
My Dad Frank 23d ago Fit
Boilermaker 25d ago Fit
Raven's View 33d ago Fit
Due To Shine 33d ago Fit
Faeberon 49d ago Fresh
Manbearpig 154d ago Long break