Imperial Merlin (2017) Horse
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Imperial Merlin is a 9yo gelding trained by J & S Quinn. He is by Kalanisi out of Silver Charmer and has won six races so far. On 21 Apr 2023 at Ayr he earned his biggest victory, taking the $15,740.00 Cl3 Nvhcph prize. He has proved a profitable runner for punters; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 64% return on investment.
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Wetherby • Haydock • Uttoxeter • Ayr • Doncaster • Cartmel • Kelso • Aintree • Catterick • SedgefieldRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wetherby 18-Mar-26 4852m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpH $3,697 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 06:04.250, SP: 17.00 1st Imperial Merlin ( S Quinlan 168 ) 2nd Tiger Orchid ( C Hammond 160 ) 0.20L 3rd Rioja Alta ( C O'farrell 151 ) 2.70L See full results | S Quinlan 76.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Warwick 24-Jan-26 5034m SOFT R4 CL4 HcpH (of $8,854), Winning Time: 06:10.890, SP: 8.00 1st Gwennie May Star ( S Bowen 157 ) 2nd Jalisco Star ( B Macey 163 ) 2.75L 3rd Dwight K Schrute ( G Sheehan 161 ) 1.50L Imperial Merlin ( H Skelton 170 ) 0.00L See full results | H Skelton 77.1kg 0.00L | UPD (10) |
| 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 ) 5.50L 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) |