Metallo
Metallo is a horse that has found life tougher in recent seasons than it did early in its career. A single win from 21 races tells you this is a horse that struggles to get its head in front, but that one victory — at Salisbury in June 2023 — came when he was still fresh enough to win at a decent level, beating a horse called Dancing Gemini on his second race out. It was his second start and it suggested something. Nearly four years later, he has not won again.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Recycled Products Limited
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
28.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The five-year-old has not struck in his last six races, though his recent form shows he regularly gets into the placings — two seconds and four fourths in those runs — which keeps him competitive at the lower levels where he now races. He performs best at distances between seven furlongs and a mile, where he has won 1 of 4 races (25 per cent), so his Salisbury victory came at a sweet spot. At Class 4 level, his usual home, he has won 1 of 5 (20 per cent), though that win is now so distant it barely reflects his current ability.
Trainer John Butler, based at Newmarket, has been trying to coax more from him. The horse had a setback in spring and has been gelded since his previous start, changes intended to freshen him up. Butler's yard is in decent form this season with 39 winners sent out, though Metallo remains one of the quieter members of it. The horse raced just a day ago and continues to compete on the all-weather through winter, still hunting for that second win that has eluded him for so long.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Lingfield Park in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Aug
2nd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · 10 runners
29 Jun
10th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
12 May
4th
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
27 Apr
4th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 8 runners
3 Apr
6th
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
27 Mar
4th
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
20 Mar
11th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
27 Feb
DNF
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 14 runners
10 Feb
2nd
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
4 Jun
4th
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 6 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
6 |
1 second, 5 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
12 Aug |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
16 Aug |
50% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
20 Mar |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
17 Jan |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jun |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Nov |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
13 Mar |
0% |