Melek (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

08-Sep-21
Sex
gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

St Jean

Prize Money

30250

Owners

C Maher, Halo Racing Services Pty Ltd, Mrs H Coram, N E Chaplin, P T Daily, P J Lawrence & J Jacobson

About

Melek is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Ciaron Maher. He is by St Jean out of Regina Coeli. To date he has secured one victory, the most notable coming on 3 Dec 2025 at Caulfield Heath, where he captured the $55,000 Maiden Plate. The horse has been a lucrative choice for bettors, delivering a 320% return on investment for those who backed him from the start.

Raced At

Avoca • Horsham • Murtoa • Donald

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Caulfield Heath 03-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $30,250 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.910, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720 1st Melek ( C Williams 59.5 ) 2nd Wolfoffitroystreet ( M J Dee 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Icaro ( L King 59.5 ) 2.75L See full resultsC Williams 59.5kg1 (7)
Avoca 13-Nov-25 1200m R15 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:16.140 1st Breathless Spirit ( J Allen ) 2nd Melek ( H Coffey ) 3rd Grecia Girl ( F Larson )H Coffey2 (4)
Horsham 20-Oct-25 1400m R1 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 01:27.650 1st Lethal Thoughts ( D Yendall ) 2nd Wolfoffitroystreet ( J D Hill ) 3rd Big Sister Ava ( M K Julius ) 8th Melek ( J Smith )J Smith8 (8)
Murtoa 08-Oct-25 900m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:55.910 1st Istriano ( J Allen ) 2nd Lucky Crimson ( N Farley ) 3rd Durham ( D Yendall ) 4th Melek ( H Coffey )H Coffey4 (9)
Donald 18-Sep-25 850m GOOD 4 R5 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:52.450 1st Explosive Style ( W Gordon ) 2nd He Xiangu ( A K Kelly ) 0.40L 3rd Sea Danger ( D Yendall ) 0.42L 9th Melek ( Z Moore ) 3.04LZ Moore 3.04L9 (9)