Merrion Square (IRE)
Owner: The Stewart Family Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Kotashaan / Parverb (Parliament)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Totals | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2015 | Kempton | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Tataniano | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | Mr L Ferguson | 5/4 |
| tracked leader, under pressure 4 out, stayed on from after next, never reached winner | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2015 | Wincanton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 6 | Coombe Hill | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 6 | Mr L Ferguson | |
| 06 Mar 2015 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Loose Chips | 12st | 2 of 12 | Major Harry Wallace | 11/2 |
| edgy and mounted on course, held up in mid-division, blundered 10th, tracking leading pair when hampered 17th, 2nd soon after 3 out and ridden, led 2 out, narrowly headed last, rallied run-in, always just held | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2014 | Worcester | Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 2m 7f | 4 | Byron Blue | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 8 | Alex Chadwick | 8/11 |
| chased winner who was clear throughout, pushed along before 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2014 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 3 | Prince Tom | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 15 | Sam Twiston-Davies | |
| 21 May 2014 | Worcester | Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 2m 7f | 4 | Merrion Square | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 8 | Nick Scholfield | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, soon led, driven clear from last, eased close home | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2014 | Kempton | Good | 3m | 3 | Miss Ballantyne | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 9 | Nick Scholfield | 8/1 |
| held up, not fluent 2nd, headway on outside 14th, one pace 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2014 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Chartreux | 11st 10lbs | Fell of 8 | Mr Anthony James Doyle | |
| 27 Dec 2013 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 2 | Ma Filleule | 11st 5lbs | Fell of 10 | D A Jacob | |
| 06 Dec 2013 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Fine Parchment | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 8 | Mr Anthony James Doyle | 13/2 |
| held up in last trio, headway approaching 17th, went 2nd 2 out, challenged and upsides last, every chance flat, no extra and held final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2013 | Chepstow | Good | 3m | 2 | Al Co | 10st 11lbs | 11 of 16 | D A Jacob | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway and pushed along in 6th when blundered 5 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2013 | Perth | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m | 2 | Problema Tic | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 13 | R Mahon | 15/2 |
| mid-division, headway 10th, pushed along in 4th after 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, stayed on same pace from next | |||||||||
| 12 May 2013 | Kempton | Good (Watered) | 3m | 3 | Merrion Square | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 9 | D A Jacob | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, hit 5 out, challenged 3 out, every chance when left in narrow lead next, ridden and kept on flat | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2013 | Ludlow | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 3 | Cootehill | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 9 | D A Jacob | |
| 08 Mar 2013 | Sandown | Soft | 3m 110y | 3 | Merrion Square | 12st | 1 of 10 | L/Bdr J Sole | 7/4 |
| took keen hold, held up in rear, blundered 1st, steady headway 13th, went 3rd 18th, chased leader soon after 4 out, led 3 out, pressed briefly next, 2 lengths ahead last, pushed along and kept on strongly flat | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2012 | Aintree | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 2 | Gus Macrae | 10st 10lbs | 5 of 9 | D A Jacob | 5/2 |
| led until approaching 6th, hit 8th, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2012 | Newton Abbot | Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Merrion Square | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 5 | D A Jacob | 7/4 |
| led until 8th, soon switched right, led approaching 2 out, driven out | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2012 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Merrion Square | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 9 | D A Jacob | 9/2 |
| chased leader, led 3rd until 5th, led again 7th, clear from 2 out, ridden out | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2012 | Stratford | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 7f | 4 | Kingsmere | 11st | of 7 | D A Jacob | |
| 31 Jan 2012 | Folkestone | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 5 | The Black Baron | 11st | 6 of 8 | D A Jacob | 2/1 |
| took keen hold, close 5th tracking leaders, went 3rd 10th, stayed on to 2nd before 2 out, lost 2nd blundered and weakened quickly from 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2011 | Chepstow | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Knock A Hand | 11st | 5 of 16 | Ruby Walsh | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, weakened from 4 out | |||||||||