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Merdon Castle (IRE)

7yo gelding · Form & record 2015-01-14 to 2019-10-31 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Michael Blake.

Pedigree Acclamation (GB) × ?

Ratings Official 46 · best RPR 97 · best TS 85

Runs

Wins

4.3%

Strike rate

14.9%

Place rate

0.4

Actual / Expected

-79.8%

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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2019-10-31	37d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	6	9/13	–	Megan Nicholls	126	46	37	20	9/1
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2019-09-24	20d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	6	5/10	–	Megan Nicholls	122	46	47	20	5/1
Irish Lotto At totesport.com Handicap (Div II)
2019-09-04	57d	Bath	10f	Firm	6	3/11	–	Megan Nicholls	121	46	49	44	6/1
Lancer Scott Handicap
2019-07-09	11d	Brighton	8f	Firm	6	9/13	–	Seamus Cronin b	122	46	28	13	25/1
John Ternouth 70th Birthday Handicap
2019-06-28	32d	Yarmouth	10f	Firm	6	8/14	–	Seamus Cronin	123	45	40	10	33/1
Cliff Hotel Of Gorleston Handicap
2019-05-27	27d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	7	13/15	–	Robert Winston	128	45	–	–	7/1
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2019-04-30	29d	Chelmsford (AW)	10f	Standard	6	3/15	–	Seamus Cronin	121	45	49	25	12/1
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2019-04-01	19d	Chelmsford (AW)	7f	Standard	6	4/11	–	Joe Fanning	124	46	47	27	5/1
Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Handicap (Div I)
2019-03-13	14d	Kempton (AW)	7f	Standard	6	6/14	–	Faye McManoman	113	48	43	31	25/1
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2019-02-27	91d	Kempton (AW)	7f	Standard	6	5/11	–	Faye McManoman	116	47	41	32	33/1
32Red.com Handicap (Div I)
2018-11-28	36d	Newcastle (AW)	7f	Standard	7	8/13	–	Kieran ONeill	131	49	28	12	12/1
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2018-10-23	132d	Yarmouth	6f	Firm	6	10/11	–	Martin Harley	125	52	44	20	7/1
Christmas Parties At Great Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap
2018-06-13	18d	Hamilton	6f	Firm	6	11/15	–	Miss Amy Taylor	144	55	43	23	8/1
racinguk.com Amateur Riders Handicap
2018-05-26	10d	Salisbury	6f	Soft	6	7/13	–	Charles Bishop	125	57	52	39	6/1
Avaya And Comec Handicap
2018-05-16	23d	Yarmouth	7f	Firm	6	7/16	–	Martin Harley	140	60	50	34	8/1
Reade Catering Hogg Roasts At Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap
2018-04-23	25d	Windsor	6f	Good	6	12/16	–	Martin Harley	130	62	40	26	9/1
Royal Windsor Horse Show Handicap
2018-03-29	22d	Chelmsford (AW)	7f	Standard	6	6/8	–	Martin Harley	128	60	54	43	4/1
toteswinger Two In The First Three Handicap
2018-03-07	85d	Kempton (AW)	6f	Standard	6	7/10	–	Paddy Bradley	125	62	60	54	7/1
32Red Casino Handicap
2017-12-12	54d	Lingfield (AW)	6f	Standard	6	8/9	–	Martin Harley	133	65	55	26	11/10
Betway Sprint Handicap (Div II)
2017-10-19	22d	Brighton	5.5f	Soft	5	5/6	–	Martin Harley	125	67	52	24	13/2
wildstrawberryevents.com Christmas Fair 2 December Handicap
2017-09-27	42d	Redcar	5f	Soft	5	16/19	–	Tony Hamilton	131	68	44	23	14/1
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2017-08-16	9d	Beverley	7.5f	Firm	6	5/7	–	James Sullivan e/s	132	75	50	32	5/1
Debenhams At Flemingate Classified Claiming Stakes
2017-08-07	12d	Carlisle	6f	Soft	5	9/10	–	Miss Emily Bullock e/s	142	75	62	19	11/1
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2017-07-26	16d	Leicester	7f	Soft	4	7/11	–	Jack Garritty e/s	140	77	70	52	40/1
Thistleton Gap Handicap
2017-07-10	9d	Ayr	6f	Soft	4	11/13	–	James Sullivan e/s	133	78	52	35	16/1
racinguk.com/hd Handicap
2017-07-01	11d	Doncaster	7f	Soft	4	6/12	–	James Sullivan e/s	126	78	79	70	20/1
sunbets.co.uk Handicap
2017-06-20	29d	Thirsk	6f	Firm	4	4/10	–	James Sullivan e/s	134	78	73	49	15/2
Ladies Day @thirskraces Saturday 9th September Handicap
2017-05-22	81d	Carlisle	6f	Firm	4	1/6	–	James Sullivan e/s	128	75	82	43	4/1
Racing UK In HD Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Sprint Series Qualifier)
2017-03-02	13d	Newcastle (AW)	7f	Standard	4	8/9	–	James Sullivan e/s	123	73	55	13	8/1
sunbets.co.uk Handicap
2017-02-17	13d	Newcastle (AW)	6f	Standard	4	4/10	–	James Sullivan e/s	126	75	72	61	8/1
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Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	11	0	0.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	22	1	4.5%
Freshened (1-2m)	7	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	5	1	20.0%
Long break (6m+)	1	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 2	6	1	16.7%
Class 3	5	0	0.0%
Class 4	12	1	8.3%
Class 5	3	0	0.0%
Class 6	18	0	0.0%
Class 7	2	0	0.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Sprint (5-6f)	27	2	7.4%
Mile (7-9f)	17	0	0.0%
Middle (10-12f)	3	0	0.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Standard	23	1	4.3%
Firm	12	1	8.3%
Soft	9	0	0.0%
Good	3	0	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Chelmsford (AW)	7	1	14.3%
Newcastle (AW)	6	0	0.0%
Yarmouth	4	0	0.0%
Kempton (AW)	4	0	0.0%
Newmarket (July)	3	0	0.0%
Lingfield (AW)	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-14–2019-10-31. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.