Merry King (IRE)
Owner: Mr F Gillespie Trainer: J & A O'Neill Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Old Vic / Merry Queen (Anshan)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft plcs home straight Good,G/S plcs b/straight) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places, home straight Heavy) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Feb 2015 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Bygones Sovereign | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 13 | B J Geraghty | |
| 29 Nov 2014 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Many Clouds | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 19 | A P McCoy | 14/1 |
| always front rank, 3rd 4 out, driven between horses to challenge between last 2, every chance last, went well held 2nd soon after, no extra and lost 2nd final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2014 | Ascot | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | What A Warrior | 10st 9lbs | 3 of 15 | R P McLernon | 9/1 |
| chased leading pair, driven after 3 out, dropped to 4th before 2 out, went modest 3rd again before the last | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2014 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4m 110y | 1 | Al Co | 10st | 4 of 30 | Maurice Linehan | 16/1 |
| mid-division, headway before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2014 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 5f | 1 | Rigadin De Beauchene | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 14 | A P McCoy | |
| 18 Jan 2014 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 1f | 1 | Wychwoods Brook | 10st 4lbs | 3 of 10 | R P McLernon | 9/2 |
| with leader, lost 2nd at 8th, regained 2nd before 9th, ridden before 4 out, rallied before last, kept on to take 3rd towards finish | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2013 | Chepstow | Heavy | 3m 5f 110y | 1 | Mountainous | 10st 3lbs | 5 of 20 | R P McLernon | 9/1 |
| held up towards rear, mid-division from 6th, closed 14th, ridden 4 out, no extra last | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2013 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Triolo D'Alene | 10st 8lbs | 5 of 21 | R P McLernon | 12/1 |
| held up towards rear of mid-division, keeping on when blundered 2 out, hung badly left soon after, plugged on to modest 5th flat | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2013 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Houblon Des Obeaux | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 16 | R P McLernon | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, chased leaders when slight stumble 2 out, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft) | 3m 110y | 1 | Golden Chieftain | 10st 12lbs | 13 of 24 | R P McLernon | 8/1 |
| mistake 1st, mid-division, blundered 5th, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2012 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m | 2 | Cannington Brook | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 10 | R P McLernon | 7/2 |
| tracked leader, every chance from 3 out, stayed on under pressure after last, just failed | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2012 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 6f 110y | 3 | Rolling Aces | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 16 | R P McLernon | 10/1 |
| always prominent on outside, went 2nd at 12th, challenged 4 out, ridden and every chance between last 2, kept on under pressure, held toward finish | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2012 | Bangor | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Merry King | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | R P McLernon | 6/1 |
| always prominent, led 2 out, 6 lengths clear last, driven out flat | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2012 | Carlisle | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Bury Parade | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 10 | A P McCoy | 7/1 |
| mid-division, chased leading pair after 5 out, outpaced 3 out, soon no chance with front pair, lost moderate 3rd near finish | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2012 | Ayr | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 3m 110y | 3 | Howizee | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 14 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden before 3out, weakened from 2 out | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2012 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft plcs home straight Good,G/S plcs b/straight) | 2m 4f | 1 | Ambion Wood | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 18 | A P McCoy | 12/1 |
| behind, headway after 3 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2012 | Ffos Las | Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Merry King | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 12 | R P McLernon | 5/4 |
| raced wide, held up towards rear, good headway to chase leaders after 4th, went 2nd and hung left from 2 out, led and went left last, hung left and idled flat, just held on | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2012 | Leicester | Soft (Good to Soft in places, home straight Heavy) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Merry King | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 15 | R P McLernon | 15/2 |
| prominent, challenged 7th, bumped 2 out, soon ridden, led last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2012 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 2m 110y | 4 | Heather Royal | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 12 | R P McLernon | 25/1 |
| led, carried left 2nd, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2011 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Colour Squadron | 11st | 6 of 12 | R P McLernon | 66/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2011 | Warwick | Good | 2m | 4 | Sole Survivor | 10st 12lbs | of 17 | Non Runner | |
| 23 Oct 2011 | Aintree | Good | 2m 1f | 6 | Sir Johnson | 11st | 6 of 18 | A P McCoy | 8/1 |
| mid-division, headway 5f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||