Magical Merlot (2023) Horse
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About
Magical Merlot is a 3yo colt trained by E A L Dunlop in Newmarket. He is by Make Believe out of Melodic Motion. To date he has secured one victory. His most notable win came on 16 Oct 2025 at Brighton, where he captured the $9,444.00 Cl4 Nv prize.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lingfield 28-Jun-26 1811m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $1,325 (of $10,623) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:53.110, SP: 2.38 1st Savvy Disko ( J Callan 135 , Cd 132 ) 2nd Mayaada ( S Donohoe 127 ) 3.50L 3rd Magical Merlot ( P Bradley 128 ) 5.50L See full results | P Bradley 58.1kg 5.50L | 3 (5) |
| Musselburgh 06-Jun-26 1800m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp $3,020 (of $49,185) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:51.250, SP: 3.25 1st Blues And Royals ( P Jamin 120 ) 2nd Pandemonium ( O J Orr 125 ) 0.15L 3rd Strength of Spirit ( P Mulrennan 125 ) 0.20L 4th Magical Merlot ( L Young 118 , Cd 113 ) 9.35L See full results | L Young 53.5kg, Cd 51.3kg 9.35L | 4 (8) |
| Windsor 12-May-26 1638m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $1,325 (of $10,623) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.040, SP: 8.50 1st Wild Thoughts ( S Osborne 132 ) 2nd Brave Hunter ( S D Sousa 133 ) 1.50L 3rd Magical Merlot ( D Egan 132 ) 1.65L See full results | D Egan 59.9kg 1.65L | 3 (13) |
| Southwell 08-Apr-26 1621m SYNTHETIC R3 CL4 Hcp $306 (of $9,837) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.070, SP: 4.50 1st Gatehouse ( R Havlin 132 ) 2nd Sovereign View ( P J Mcdonald 136 ) 0.15L 3rd Delinquent ( C Lee 125 ) 1.75L 5th Magical Merlot ( H Crouch 132 ) 4.20L See full results | H Crouch 59.9kg 4.20L | 5 (7) |
| Brighton 16-Oct-25 1610m GOOD R3 CL4 Nv $5,184 (of $9,444) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.210, SP: 1.91 1st Magical Merlot ( M Paetel 130 , Cd 135 ) 2nd Only In Manila ( N Callan 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Quarter ( S M Levey 134 ) 6.00L See full results | M Paetel 59kg, Cd 61.2kg | 1 (7) |