Merchant Royal (IRE)
Owner: Patrick J McCartan Trainer: Mrs S Dawson Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Kayf Tara / Country Store (Sunyboy)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Chase - Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jun 2014 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Close Review | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 25 | B T O'Connell | |
| 15 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 2 | Salsify | 12st | PulledUp of 24 | Mr B O'Neill | |
| 09 Feb 2013 | Leopardstown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Salsify | 12st | PulledUp of 17 | Mr D O'Connor | |
| 17 Jan 2013 | Thurles | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Equus Maximus | 12st | of 14 | Mr B O'Neill | |
| 26 Dec 2012 | Down Royal | Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | Tammys Hill | 12st | 3 of 17 | Mr J P McKeown | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along approaching straight, 5th 2 out and no impression in 4th before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2012 | Wexford | Soft to Heavy (heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Tammys Hill | 12st | 3 of 11 | Mr B O'Neill | 6/1 |
| waited with, went moderate 5th 3 out, no impression under pressure in 4th approaching straight, kept on | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 2 | Salsify | 12st | 7 of 24 | Mr R P McNamara | 15/2 |
| mid-division, jumped slowly 7th, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, never reached leaders | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2012 | Thurles | Soft | 3m | 0 | Merchant Royal | 12st | 1 of 13 | Mr R P McNamara | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, closed up to lead briefly 3 out, waited with in 2nd until challenged and disputed 2 out, led going well approaching last, strongly pressed and stayed on well run-in, all out | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2011 | Wexford | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Merchant Royal | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 18 | Mr R P McNamara | 5/4 |
| slight mistake 1st, always prominent, on terms 5 out, soon led, joined approaching last where pecked, stayed on well to assert closing stages | |||||||||
| 19 May 2011 | Tipperary | Good to Firm | 2m 7f | 0 | Merchant Royal | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 12 | Mr M M O'Connor | 6/4 |
| chased leaders, moderate 2nd from before 7 out, closed approaching straight, challenged on inner from 2 out, led last, stayed on well to draw clear run-in | |||||||||
| 06 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good (Chase - Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Salsify | 12st | PulledUp of 20 | Mr R P McNamara | |
| 23 Feb 2010 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | The Book Thief | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | M M O'connor | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway in 6th 3 out, travelled well in 5th entering straight, ridden into 3rd before last, no extra run-in and kept on same pace, 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | On His Own | 12st | PulledUp of 10 | Mr R P McNamara | |