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Optima RacingHorses › Merlin Giant (FR)

Merlin Giant (FR)

7yo gelding · Form & record 2021-04-27 to 2024-08-01 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Emmet Mullins.
Pedigree Camelot (GB) × Moon Giant (USA) (by Giants Causeway)
OwnerMrs A F Mee
Ratings Official 83 · best RPR 140 · best TS 111
19
Runs
4
Wins
21.1%
Strike rate
47.4%
Place rate
0.9
Actual / Expected
-31.6%
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Full form — last 19 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.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2024-08-01 2d Galway 18f Good 99/7 Donagh Meyler 155 7/1
Grade 3 Chase Turf Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase Raced in second - slow jump 2nd - slow jump 3rd - awkward jump 4th - jinked right and bad mistake then fell 6th - fatally injured(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
2024-07-30 310d Galway 18f Good 2/7 1.75 Donagh Meyler 166 133 57 9/4
Chase Turf Latin Quarter Beginners Chase Prominent - lost second before 4th - pushed along to lead after last - faced challenge and ridden home straight - headed final 110yds
2023-09-24 15d Curragh 17f Soft 3/11 Ben Coen tp 134 83 74 46 9/2
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2023-09-09 37d Leopardstown 13f Good 13/14 Chris Hayes p 119 83 48 19 7/2
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2023-08-03 40d Galway 16f Good 10/19 Donagh Meyler p 154 137 128 111 12/1
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2023-06-24 26d Down Royal 13f Good 1/9 Colin Keane p 135 76 89 42 8/11
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2023-05-29 34d Ballinrobe 22.5f Good 13/16 Donagh Meyler 166 139 77 43 14/1
McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle
2023-04-25 142d Punchestown 16.5f Soft 13/18 Donagh Meyler 161 140 131 100 14/1
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2022-12-04 36d Fairyhouse 16f Soft 1/17 Donagh Meyler 153 127 140 91 9/2
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2022-10-29 91d Galway 22f Heavy 4/16 Brian Hayes 163 127 130 55 9/2
W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle
2022-07-30 3d Galway 16.5f Soft 1/17 Donagh Meyler h 166 125 111 10/3
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2022-07-27 91d Galway 12f Good 2/18 Mr M J M OSullivan 159 79 87 67 4/1
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2022-04-27 195d Punchestown 20f Good 7/9 Brian Hayes 158 108 55 25/1
Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle
2021-10-14 7d Curragh 12f Soft 4/18 Ronan Whelan 139 80 64 11/4
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2021-10-07 14d Thurles 16f Soft 4/15 Danny Mullins 143 83 65 4/1
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2021-09-23 13d Listowel 12f Soft 3/15 Ronan Whelan 140 83 35 5/1
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2021-09-10 44d Ballinrobe 16f Soft 1/9 Mr Derek OConnor 156 110 4/9
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2021-07-28 92d Galway 16.5f Good 2/16 Mr P W Mullins 163 105 60 11/10
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2021-04-27 DEB Punchestown 16.5f Soft 4/22 Mr E P OBrien 153 113 4/1
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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 runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)5120.0%
Normal (2-4wk)2150.0%
Freshened (1-2m)5240.0%
Layoff (2-6m)400.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Middle (10-12f)300.0%
Staying (13f+)16425.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft9333.3%
Good9111.1%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Galway7114.3%
Punchestown300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-04-27–2024-08-01. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.