METIER is just the job in the Grade 1 Unibet Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown Park (2.25) today. The four-year-old, a winner on the Flat in Ireland, is two from two since joining Harry Fry since from Co Tipperary handler Andrew Slattery.
Mastercraftman’s son justified 5-4 favouritism by an impressive 10 lengths in a novice event at Newton Abbot at the end of October.
And Metier followed that obstacles debut by carrying a penalty to victory at Ascot 22 days later, romping to a five-and-a-half-length supremacy over Tile Topper.
Those efforts make Metier one of the best juvenile hurdlers seen out during the first half of the season - and there is plenty more where that came from.
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