Imperial Merlin (2017) Horse
About
Imperial Merlin is an 8yo horse trained by J & S Quinn at Malton. Its sire is the stallion Kalanisi and its dam is Silver Charmer. The horse has won five races in its career so far. On 21 April 2023 at Ayr, Imperial Merlin achieved its most important win to date, collecting $15740.00 in the Class 3 Nvhcph race.
Raced At
Haydock
• Wetherby
• Uttoxeter
• Ayr
• Doncaster
• Cartmel
• Kelso
• Aintree
• Catterick
• SedgefieldRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Haydock 20-Dec-25 4881m SOFT R7 CL3 HcpH $454 (of $14,755), Winning Time: 06:08.790, SP: 6.00 1st Super Survivor ( G Sheehan 169 ) 2nd Caughtinyourtrance ( C Jones 159 ) 0.30L 3rd Gege Ville ( D Mcmenamin 148 ) 5.80L 5th Imperial Merlin ( B S Hughes 161 ) 10.55L See full results | B S Hughes 73kg 10.55L | 5 (10) |
| Wetherby 15-Nov-25 4280m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpH $608 (of $9,837), SP: 13.00 1st Glen Road ( P Kavanagh 149 ) 2nd One Eye On Vegas ( C Hammond 151 ) 3.00L 3rd Carismatic Soldier ( J Bowen 156 ) 0.20L 4th Imperial Merlin ( J Hamilton 166 ) 4.20L See full results | J Hamilton 75.3kg 4.20L | 4 (9) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 05-Sep-25 4660m GOOD R6 CL3 HcpH (of $14,755), Winning Time: 05:40.630, SP: 3.50 1st Lipa K ( H Brooke 152 ) 2nd Doc McCoy ( I Ryder 157 ) 0.75L 3rd Prince Imperial ( L Saunders 168 ) 7.50L 7th Imperial Merlin ( J Bowen 164 ) 13.90L See full results | J Bowen 74.4kg 13.90L | 7 (7) |
| Uttoxeter 09-Jul-25 4690m GOOD R4 CL3 HcpH $2,600 (of $10,526), Winning Time: 05:40.400, SP: 8.50 1st Earth King ( C O'farrell 155 ) 2nd Imperial Merlin ( H Brooke 163 ) 3.00L 3rd Ile De Jersey ( J Bowen 163 ) 1.75L See full results | H Brooke 73.9kg 3.00L | 2 (8) |
| Stratford 01-Jun-25 5310m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpH $769 (of $12,443), Winning Time: 06:31.470, SP: 7.00 Towards rear, awkward 5th, not fluent 8th, pushed along after 4 out, plugged on, not fluent last 1st Bethpage ( H Cobden 156 ) 2nd Up For Parol ( G Sheehan 160 ) 3.25L 3rd Lihyan ( W Maggs 159 ) 6.00L 4th Imperial Merlin ( C Nichol 159 ) 9.55L See full results | C Nichol 72.1kg 9.55L | 4 (6) |
| Ayr 11-Apr-25 4890m SOFT R3 CL3 HcpH (of $15,740), Winning Time: 06:06.950, SP: 15.00 Mid-division, pushed along 3 out, not fluent 2 out and ridden, no impression 1st Billy Boi Blue ( K Woods 165 ) 2nd Ace Of Spades ( H Skelton 168 ) 0.20L 3rd Pounding Poet ( S Sheppard 160 ) 0.00L 7th Imperial Merlin ( C Nichol 168 ) 5.95L See full results | C Nichol 76.2kg 5.95L | 7 (13) |
| Haydock 20-Mar-25 4880m GOOD R7 CL4 HcpH $5,281 (of $9,837), SP: 7.50 Raced in second, mistake 5th, prominent, going best when disputed 2 out, clearly led approaching last, all out when faced sustained challenge run-in, asserted towards finish, won going away 1st Imperial Merlin ( C Nichol 169 ) 2nd Tiger Jet ( J Neild 163 ) 1.25L 3rd Minella Rescue ( J Hogan 169 ) 0.50L See full results | C Nichol 76.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Doncaster 13-Dec-24 4820m SOFT R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $1,422 (of $11,510), Winning Time: 06:01.230, SP: 10.00 In rear, in touch, hit 5th, not fluent 9th, pushed along after 13th, dropped away before 4 out 1st The Kniphand ( F Lambert 162 ) 2nd A Definite Getaway ( G Sheehan 152 ) 18.00L 3rd Imperial Merlin ( C Nichol 164 ) 41.00L See full results | C Nichol 74.4kg 41.00L | 3 (4) |
| Newcastle 15-Nov-24 4040m GOOD R3 CL3 NvHcpCh $2,843 (of $11,510), Winning Time: 05:15.110, SP: 2.10 Tracked sole rival, mistake 3 out, soon ridden to chase leader, awkward landing 2 out, good jump last, held by winner run-in 1st Autumn Return ( B S Hughes 154 ) 2nd Imperial Merlin ( C Nichol 159 ) 1.75L See full results | C Nichol 72.1kg 1.75L | 2 (2) |
| Cartmel 20-Jul-24 4450m GOOD R6 HcpH $1,066 (of $18,549), Winning Time: 05:21.670, SP: 22/1 Held up in midfield, ridden and some headway before last where not fluent, no further impression run-in 1st Sea The Clouds ( W Featherstone 156 ) 2nd Wonderwall ( D Johnston 160 ) 0.30L 3rd Hurricane Ali ( C Jones 161 ) 0.30L 5th Imperial Merlin ( A Wedge 164 , Cd 0 ) 6.25L See full results | A Wedge 74.4kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 5 (12) |
| Kelso 11-Mar-24 5180m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpH (of $12,297), Winning Time: 06:35.500, SP: 9.00 Mid-division on inside, jumped right 4th, pushed along before 9th, ridden after 4 out, in rear when mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out 1st Shoeshine Boy ( C Nichol 143 ) 2nd Dare To Shout ( D Mcmenamin 164 ) 0.50L 3rd Ned Tanner ( S Quinlan 158 ) 7.50L UPL Imperial Merlin ( B S Hughes 164 ) 0.00L See full results | B S Hughes 74.4kg 0.00L | UPD (10) |
| Kelso 17-Feb-24 4710m SOFT R5 CL3 NvHcpCh $3,038 (of $12,297), Winning Time: 06:53.200, SP: 2.25 Tracked winner, hit 12th, over 1 length down when fell 2 out 1st Special Rate ( R Chapman 151 ) 2nd Imperial Merlin ( H Brooke 145 ) See full results | H Brooke 65.8kg | 2 (2) |
| Kelso 29-Dec-23 4490m HEAVY R4 CL3 NvHcpCh $1,944 (of $15,740), Winning Time: 06:16.220, SP: 5.50 Close up in rear, headway to track leaders 10th, sprawled on landing 3 out and lost ground and chance, kept on same pace 1st Young Buster ( P J Brennan 166 ) 2nd Gentleman De Mai ( C Nichol 154 ) 2.25L 3rd Imperial Merlin ( H Brooke 166 ) 19.25L See full results | H Brooke 75.3kg 19.25L | 3 (5) |
| Aintree 11-Nov-23 4960m SOFT R3 CL2 HcpH $897 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 06:37.140, SP: 4.33 Rear mid-division, not fluent 9th, pushed along omitted 2 out, no progress 1st Gentleman At Arms ( C Gethings 150 ) 2nd Iwilldoit ( S Twiston-davies 166 ) 2.00L 3rd Icare Allen ( J O Jr 168 ) 6.50L 5th Imperial Merlin ( H Brooke 153 ) 22.50L See full results | H Brooke 69.4kg 22.50L | 5 (11) |
| Ayr 21-Apr-23 4890m SOFT R2 CL3 NvHcpH $8,450 (of $15,740), Winning Time: 05:59.300, SP: 8.00 Held up rear of mid-division, closed 8th, led 2 out, ridden flat, stayed on well 1st Imperial Merlin ( H Brooke 165 ) 2nd Langdale Lane ( D E Mullins 159 ) 1.50L 3rd Twin Power ( A Heskin 162 ) 0.15L See full results | H Brooke 74.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Doncaster 23-Feb-23 3900m GOOD R1 CL4 NvHNHFNHF (of $8,066), Winning Time: 04:44.500, SP: 2.88 Tracked winner, hit 5th, lost 2nd after next, went 2nd again before 3 out, ridden and hung left before next, driven between last two, bit closer and one length down when fell last 1st Hurricane Bay ( B Frost 162 ) 2nd Scrum Diddly ( T Cannon 156 ) 0.00L UPL Imperial Merlin ( T Midgley 166 , Cd 171 ) 0.00L See full results | T Midgley 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 0.00L | UPD (4) |
| Kelso 29-Dec-22 4560m HEAVY R5 CL4 NvH $2,258 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 06:26.640, SP: 1.40 Raced in second, shaken up approaching 2 out, joined leader last, kept on run-in but no match for winner 1st De Legislator ( D R Fox 161 ) 2nd Imperial Merlin ( B Garritty 166 ) 2.25L 3rd Gypsey's Secret ( S Mulqueen 147 ) 14.00L See full results | B Garritty 75.3kg 2.25L | 2 (7) |
| Newcastle 08-Dec-22 4430m SOFT R4 CL4 NvH $4,901 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 05:40.280, SP: 1.40 Tracked leaders, pressed front pair 4 out, disputed lead 3 out, soon led, drew clear 2 out and ran green, pushed out run-in, easily 1st Imperial Merlin ( B Garritty 161 ) 2nd Macavity ( C Nichol 154 ) 14.00L 3rd Brian's Jet ( N Moscrop 154 ) 0.50L See full results | B Garritty 73kg | 1 (4) |
| Catterick 18-Nov-22 3880m SOFT R5 CL4 NvH $4,357 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 04:46.220, SP: 2.50 Chased leaders, headway to lead just after 2 out, went clear approaching last, ridden flat, went further clear, impressive 1st Imperial Merlin ( B Garritty 154 ) 2nd Fenna's Loss ( J Hamilton 161 ) 17.00L 3rd Ballyporeen ( N Moscrop 154 ) 0.20L See full results | B Garritty 69.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Sedgefield 19-Apr-22 3380m GOOD R8 CL5 NHF $2,614 (of $4,721), Winning Time: 03:56.100, SP: 1.30 Pressed leader, led 12f out, headed 11f out, led over 4f out, clear over 1f out, ran on well 1st Imperial Merlin ( B S Hughes 155 ) 2nd Tommy's Fortune ( S Quinlan 147 ) 9.00L 3rd Islebriand ( P Kavanagh 147 ) 2.00L See full results | B S Hughes 70.3kg | 1 (4) |
| Wetherby 23-Mar-22 3220m SOFT R8 CL5 NHF $1,254 (of $4,917), Winning Time: 03:50.700, SP: 9.00 Held up in mid-division, headway 8f out, went 2nd and edged left over 1f out, no impression on winner, stayed on 1st Chasing Fire ( A Coleman 157 ) 2nd Imperial Merlin ( B S Hughes 157 ) 2.00L 3rd Hitching Jacking ( H Skelton 157 ) 3.50L See full results | B S Hughes 71.2kg 2.00L | 2 (9) |
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