Magical Merlot (2023) Horse
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Magical Merlot is a 3yo colt trained by E A L Dunlop. He is by the stallion Make Believe out of the dam Melodic Motion. So far, Magical Merlot has won one race. On 16th Oct 2025 at Brighton, he claimed his biggest victory to date, collecting $9444.00 in the Cl4 Nv.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Southwell 04-Oct-25 1420m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Nv $1,724 (of $6,689) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.810, SP: 2.75 1st Capall Rasa ( B Loughnane 133 ) 2nd Magical Merlot ( P J Mcdonald 133 ) 1.50L 3rd Shafi ( C Lee 129 ) 1.75L See full results | P J Mcdonald 60.3kg 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Thirsk 29-Aug-25 1610m GOOD R3 CL5 Nv $888 (of $6,886) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.430, SP: 7.50 1st Be The Standard ( J Hart 130 ) 2nd Accidental Bid ( H Shaw 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Magical Merlot ( P Mulrennan 130 ) 5.25L See full results | P Mulrennan 59kg 5.25L | 3 (11) |
| Newbury 16-Aug-25 1410m GOOD R5 CL2 Nv (of $39,348) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.570, SP: 41.00 1st Venetian Prince ( O Murphy 133 ) 2nd Wechaad ( T Marquand 133 ) 1.00L 3rd Nova Centauri ( R Havlin 133 ) 0.50L 6th Magical Merlot ( R Ryan 133 ) 5.05L See full results | R Ryan 60.3kg 5.05L | 6 (10) |