Finance Merchant (AUS) Horse
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Finance Merchant is a 3yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Aaron Purcell in Warrnambool. He is by Merchant Navy out of Westchester and has not yet broken his maiden, being winless in three starts. In his most recent outing at Ararat on 8 Feb 2026, Linda Meech rode him to a second-place finish behind Zuleika.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ararat 08-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:34.990, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Zuleika ( J Hill 57 ) 2nd Finance Merchant ( L Meech 59 ) 4.50L 3rd Lady Colonist ( R Hurdle 57 ) 5.75L See full results | L Meech 59kg 4.50L | 2 (11) |
| Mount Gambier 25-Jan-26 1412m GOOD 4 R2 3UP MDN-SW $2,300 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.120, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Ottelia ( J D Hill 56 ) 2nd All Too True ( C N Rawiller 58 ) 0.24L 3rd Finance Merchant ( T Madden 56.5 ) 0.57L See full results | T Madden 56.5kg 0.57L | 3 (9) |
| Warrnambool 12-Jan-26 900m R4 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:53.660 1st Positive Image ( J E Weatherley ) 2nd Bobbin Back ( M I Marin ) 3rd High Altitude ( S H Pang ) 4th Finance Merchant ( T Madden ) | T Madden | 4 (6) |
| Coleraine 26-Sep-25 1400m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.010, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220 1st Mr George ( T Madden 59.5 ) 2nd Yankee Street Rain ( M K Julius 59.5 ) 1.25L 3rd No One Else ( J Fry 57 ) 2.50L 4th Finance Merchant ( N Farley 57 ) 4.00L See full results | N Farley 57kg 4.00L | 4 (12) |
| bet365 Hamilton 16-Sep-25 1000m R6 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 01:03.550 1st Mister Businessman ( C Puls ) 2nd Big Vee ( D Bates ) 3rd Finance Merchant ( T Madden ) | T Madden | 3 (6) |
| Casterton 01-Sep-25 880m R8 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:56.450 1st Cavalry Girl ( L Meech ) 2nd Lantana ( D Yendall ) 3rd Tremamore ( R J Hurdle ) 6th Finance Merchant ( C Pang ) | C Pang | 6 (7) |
| bet365 Camperdown 20-Aug-25 850m R13 J/O-GOOD 4, Winning Time: 00:54.500 1st Silver Maid ( C N Rawiller ) 2nd Pare Brise ( R J Hurdle ) 3rd Mychemicalromanze ( L Williams ) 6th Finance Merchant ( T Madden ) | T Madden | 6 (6) |