The Metropolitan Handicap 2018 - Field & Tips - Races.com.au

The Metropolitan is a Group 1 race run over 2400m at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Epsom Handicap Day during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival as a possible Caulfield Cup lead-up.

2018 The Metropolitan Results

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3rd: TBD

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The Metropolitan is one of the most prestigious and anticipated races run by the Australian Turf Club (ATC) as part of their Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. Held on the last major race day of the carnival on either the last Saturday in September or the first Saturday in October at the Royal Randwick Racecourse, The Metropolitan is one of three Group 1 events at the meeting along with the Epsom Handicap (1600m) for milers and the Flight Stakes (1600m) for the three-year-old fillies.

2018 Metropolitan Handicap

Date: Saturday 29th September, 2018

Track: Randwick Racecourse

Distance: 2400m

Conditions: Three-year-old & Up – Open Handicap

Status: Group 1

Prizemoney: $750,000

Inaugurated: 1863

The Metropolitan is a 2400m staying event run under open handicap conditions by entries aged three-years-old and over. Held at the end of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, punters who have watched the earlier races closely should have a fairly strong indication of the dominant runners of the season. Entries in The Metropolitan may come via a range of races including the Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality Handicap (2400m) the week before, or the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill in September. In recent years the Colin Stephen, run at the same course, distance and conditions, has been the most important guide to The Metropolitan. Horses to take out this Colin Stephen – Metropolitan double include Railings (2005), Dress Circle (2001), Coco Cobanna (2000), Vita Man (1999), In Joyment (1998), Heart Ruler (1997) and Hula Flight (1996).

The 2018 Metropolitan Handicap ran on Saturday 29th September, 2018 at Royal Randwick.

2018 The Metropolitan Results

1st: TBD

2nd: TBD

3rd: TBD

See below for the official The Metropolitan 2018 Results & Finishing Order, following the link to read more on the upset win of the Lloyd Williams-raced lightweight Foundry who held off the Darren Weir-trained Bid Duke and the third-placed Kiwi raider Chocante.

2018 The Metropolitan Betting

Updated The Metropolitan Handicap 2018 betting markets will be provided for punters below across the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival complete with links to the best The Metropolitan odds online at Ladbrokes.com.au.

2018 The Metropolitan Field & Barriers

The Metropolitan will be the last event for the contending runners at Sydney, although many of the well performing horses will continue their spring campaigns by taking part in some of the premier races of the year at the illustrious Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The Metropolitan Handicap is an excellent lead-up race to the esteemed $2.5 million Caulfield Cup, as it is run under much the same conditions. The race has been a good guide to the Caulfield Cup in recent years, with Metropolitan winners Tawqueet (2006) and Railings (2005) both travelling to Melbourne after the race and claiming victory in the Caulfield Cup as well.

Each season The Metropolitan field and barriers are released the week of the race attracting a capacity line-up of 18 starters plus four emergencies.

The official 2018 The Metropolitan Final Field & Barrier Draw will be announced on September 26, 2018 and published in full below once released.

The Metropolitan 2018 Field is now out with 18 stayers in the mix including eight for Chris Waller whose contingent is dominating The Metropolitan betting.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating

1 7x56164x52 AUVRAY (FR) Richard Freedman Tye Angland 2 57kg – 109

2 021443×005 BIG DUKE (IRE) Darren Weir Brenton Avdulla 8 56.5kg – 107

3 28x420x837 LIBRAN (IRE) Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 16 56kg – 107

4 x6248x220x WALL OF FIRE (IRE) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace James McDonald 10 54.5kg – 104

5 22x9131x40 SEDANZER Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 5 53kg – 104

6 3114656×64 PATRICK ERIN (NZ) Chris Waller Corey Brown 4 51kg – 97

7 36164x0x02 MIDTERM (GB) Liam Howley Michael Dee 17 50.5kg – 96

8 4x32267x39 ALWARD (IRE) Chris Waller – 1 50.5kg – 95

9 419337×351 MISS ADMIRATION Mick Price Dean Holland 9 50kg – 92

10 021x22x332 BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 15 50kg – 100

11 43462L1x33 SIN TO WIN (NZ) David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Dean Yendall 12 50kg – 93

12 416400×011 THE LORD MAYOR (NZ) Chris Waller – 7 50kg – 85

13 7433923×39 NETTOYER Wendy Roche – 14 50kg – 88

14 111×512703 JUST SHINE (NZ) Clare Cunningham – 13 50kg – 87

15 3x7x521134 SIKANDARABAD (IRE) David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Jye McNeil 6 50kg – 86

16 19x31x0x11 HIGH BRIDGE (GB) Chris Waller – 3 50kg – 72

17 424x02x675 OPPOSITION (GB) Chris Waller – 19 50kg – 74

18 134x74x978 JAKE’S HILL (GB) Chris Waller – 11 50kg – 74

19e 32230×0259 ROMANESQUE (IRE) Jarrod McLean Fred W Kersley (a) 18 50kg – 73

2018 The Metropolitan Handicap Nominations & Weights

The 2018 Metropolitan nominations were released by Racing NSW on September 3rd and featured 81 hopeful stayers.

NO Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer

1 6x0022x4x2 ABDON (GB) G 6 Chris Waller

2 1x55462x02 ACE HIGH H 4 David Payne

3 672970×005 ADMIRAL JELLO G 6 Kris Lees

4 x843320x68 AL HARAM (FR) G 6 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

5 1x1120x518 ALL TOO SOON M 4 David Payne

6 24x32267x3 ALWARD (IRE) G 6 Chris Waller

7 5x0x92834x AMBITIOUS (JPN) H 7 Anthony Freedman

8 27x56164x5 AUVRAY (FR) G 8 Richard Freedman

9 11x3326x11 AVILIUS (GB) G 5 James Cummings

10 24112×0873 AZURO (FR) G 5 Darren Weir

11 5021443×00 BIG DUKE (IRE) G 7 Darren Weir

12 1021x22x33 BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB) G 5 Chris Waller

13 1x11820x50 CABEZA DE VACA G 7 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

14 34157×2441 CARZOFF (FR) G 6 Chris Waller

15 11x7389x00 CLASSIC UNIFORM G 6 Gary Moore

16 5651111×09 CORDERO G 5 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

17 60×7298842 DARK EYES G 6 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

18 63×0513206 DESTINY’S KISS G 10 Joseph Pride

19 x332120x96 DOMED M 5 John P Thompson

20 0x400521x5 EGG TART M 5 Chris Waller

21 274340×000 EMBLEY G 7 Bjorn Baker

22 14111251×7 ETAH JAMES (NZ) M 6 Matt Cumani

23 27019×2761 EXCELSIOR H 4 Gwenda Markwell

24 532x108x04 GOATHLAND (IRE) G 7 Kim Waugh

25 3x1111x58 GRUNT (NZ) H 4 Mick Price

26 4131x590x9 HANS HOLBEIN (GB) G 7 Liam Howley

27 x900x6x60x HAPPY MOMENT (JPN) H 9 Anthony Freedman

28 67x28167x0 HARLEM (GB) G 7 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

29 03×9724115 HARPER’S CHOICE G 5 Gerald Ryan

30 x140x621x4 HARRISON (GB) G 6 Liam Howley

31 119x31x0x1 HIGH BRIDGE (GB) G 8 Chris Waller

32 2343x312x6 HIYAAM (NZ) M 4 Mick Price

33 213x HUSH WRITER (JPN) H 4 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

34 5333x1x618 JAAMEH (IRE) G 6 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

35 2134x74x97 JAKE’S HILL (GB) G 5 Chris Waller

36 4111×51270 JUST SHINE (NZ) G 6 Clare Cunningham

37 6369×00640 KELLSTORM (IRE) H 6 Darren Weir

38 164x362x53 KILIMANJARO (IRE) G 7 Liam Howley

39 1424318×13 LETTER TO JULIETTE M 5 Garry White

40 528x420x83 LIBRAN (IRE) G 8 Chris Waller

41 6321×99574 MASTER ZEPHYR (GB) G 7 Darren Weir

42 36164x0x02 MIDTERM (GB) G 6 Liam Howley

43 2741x780x0 MIGHTY BOSS H 4 Mick Price

44 1224×64317 MIRIMAR (IRE) G 5 Michael Moroney

45 x419337x35 MISS ADMIRATION M 4 Mick Price

46 4x57x15x82 MR GARCIA (GB) G 6 Darren Weir

47 63x27314x0 MR MOONLIGHT MAGIC (GB) H 6 James Cummings

48 x8914228x6 NAVAL WARFARE (IRE) G 5 Chris Waller

49 7433923×39 NETTOYER M 5 Wendy Roche

50 5525x546x5 NEW TIPPERARY G 6 Joseph Pride

51 1131119×4 NORTHWEST PASSAGE G 5 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

52 2x203x60x8 ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN (IRE) R 7 Chris Waller

53 17424x02x6 OPPOSITION (GB) G 6 Chris Waller

54 x222415x55 OREGON’S DAY M 5 Mick Price

55 x3110328x2 OUR VENICE BEACH (IRE) H 5 Liam Howley

56 14×0075673 OUTRAGED G 7 Kelly Schweida

57 13114656×6 PATRICK ERIN (NZ) G 7 Chris Waller

58 0151330×00 PERIBSEN (IRE) H 6 John O’Shea

59 x93x5880x0 PILOTE D’ESSAI (GB) G 7 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

60 511×824116 PIONEERTOWN (IRE) G 5 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

61 13173x5x60 POETIC DREAM (IRE) H 5 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

62 9063431×00 PRINCE CHERI (FR) H 10 John O’Shea

63 514×521485 RAQEEQ (GB) G 5 Chris Waller

64 2x11x5x0x0 RED CARDINAL (IRE) G 7 Darren Weir

65 4332230×02 ROMANESQUE (IRE) H 6 Jarrod McLean

66 1x0658x077 SALSONIC G 5 Jason Coyle

67 2x38x947x0 SATONO RASEN (JPN) H 7 Chris Waller

68 122x9131x4 SEDANZER M 5 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

69 93x7x52113 SIKANDARABAD (IRE) G 6 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

70 x43462L1x3 SIN TO WIN (NZ) G 6 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

71 20x22525x0 SINGLE GAZE M 6 Chris Waller

72 3314513×01 SIR CHARLES ROAD G 5 Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott

73 0000×00763 TALL SHIP (IRE) G 8 Darren Weir

74 1416400×01 THE LORD MAYOR (NZ) G 4 Chris Waller

75 11116×6321 TRAP FOR FOOLS G 5 Jarrod McLean

76 11x0121x61 UNFORGOTTEN M 4 Chris Waller

77 8x3203860x US ARMY RANGER (IRE) G 6 Liam Howley

78 x110x81112 VALAC (IRE) G 7 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

79 98121x05x4 VENGEUR MASQUE (IRE) G 7 Michael Moroney

80 0x437829x7 VENTURA STORM (IRE) G 6 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

81 x6248x220x WALL OF FIRE (IRE) H 6 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace

The Metropolitan Handicap History

The Metropolitan has a rich history dating all the way back to the race’s inception in 1863, which was won by Regno. It began as a principal race run over 16 furlongs until 1892 when the race distance was decreased to 12 furlongs. In 1920 the length of the event went up to 13 furlongs and was then converted to 2600m in 1972. Not long after in 1979 the Metropolitan Handicap became a Group 1 event. In 2001 the race distance was decreased by 200m bringing it to today’s length of 2400m. In its long history, there has only been one year the Metropolitan Handicap was not held and that was in 2007 due to the Equine Flu virus.

Recent Metropolitan Handicap Winners

Year Place Horse Time

2018
Metropolitan Handicap 1st TBD TBD

2nd TBD

3rd TBD

2017
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Foundry 2 minutes 27.73 seconds

2nd Big Duke

3rd Chocante

2016
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Sir John Hawkwood 2 minutes 27.42 seconds

2nd Antonio Giuseppe

3rd Allergic

2015
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Magic Hurricane 2 minutes 28.52 seconds

2nd Beaten Up

3rd Havana Cooler

2014
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Junoob 2 minutes 26.51 seconds

2nd Opinion

3rd Araldo

2013
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Seville 2 minutes 32.07 seconds

2nd Julienas

3rd Sneak A Peek

2012
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Glencadem Gold 2 minutes 29.71 seconds

2nd Kelinni

3rd Reuben Percival

2011
Metropolitan Handicap 1st The Verminator 2 minutes 33.46 seconds

2nd Hawk Island

3rd Lamasery

2010
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Herculian Prince 2 minutes 29.95 seconds

2nd Mourayan

3rd No Wine No Song

2009
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Speed Gifted 2 minutes 35.1 seconds

2nd Lodge The Deeds

3rd Fiumicino

2008
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Newport 2 minutes 33 seconds

2nd Bianca

3rd Get Up Jude

2007
Metropolitan Handicap Race Not Held

2006
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Tawqeet 2 minutes 31.1 seconds

2nd Activation

3rd Vanquished

2005
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Railings 2 minutes 28.5 seconds

2nd Run Rita Run

3rd Men At Work

2004
Metropolitan Handicap 1st County Tyrone 2 minutes 33.6 seconds

2nd Itemise

3rd Don Raphael

2003
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Bedouin 2 minutes 34.4 seconds

2nd Daneborogh

3rd Bodie

2002
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Victory Smile 2 minutes 31.3 seconds

2nd Piachay

3rd Dress Circle

2001
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Dress Circle 2 minutes 29.4 seconds

2nd Danyon

3rd Homewrecker

2000
Metropolitan Handicap 1st Coco Cobanna 2 minutes 44.3 seconds

2nd Pasta Express

3rd Citra’s Prince