Merlin The Wizard (2020) Horse
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Merlin The Wizard is a 6yo colt trained by R P Cody in Kilkenny. He is by Camelot out of Sweet Gentle Kiss and has recorded three victories. On 12th Aug 2023 at Newmarket, he secured his biggest win, collecting $20000.00 in the CL3HCP.
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Dundalk • Galway • Leopardstown • Curragh • Navan • Kempton • Newmarket • Sandown • Ffos LasRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 21-Mar-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R6 Hcp $3,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.610, SP: 13.00 1st Ohailbhic ( R Whelan 130 ) 2nd Merlin The Wizard ( D W O'connor 132 ) 2.00L 3rd Hugo's Girl ( J Cleary 122 , Cd 117 ) 3.25L See full results | D W O'connor 59.9kg 2.00L | 2 (11) |
| Dundalk 28-Feb-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R4 Hcp (of $13,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.750, SP: 23.00 1st Neo Smart ( D Mcdonogh 132 ) 2nd Leopold The First ( R Colgan 138 ) 1.25L 3rd Brewing ( W Lordan 138 ) 0.20L 10th Merlin The Wizard ( D W O'connor 135 ) 5.85L See full results | D W O'connor 61.2kg 5.85L | 10 (13) |
| Galway 30-Jul-25 1410m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $18,001) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:31.090, SP: 13.00 1st Summer Snow ( R Cleary 141 ) 2nd Apache Outlaw ( S Coen 138 ) 1.00L 3rd Expound ( D O'connor 139 ) 0.15L 15th Merlin The Wizard ( P Mcgettigan 140 , Cd 147 ) 15.00L See full results | P Mcgettigan 63.5kg, Cd 66.7kg 15.00L | 15 (15) |
| Leopardstown 11-Jul-25 1810m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $99,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:51.360, SP: 41.00 Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression early straight, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, never a factor 1st Slieve Binnian ( L Mcateer 130 ) 2nd Booyea ( G Ryan 132 ) 1.75L 3rd Bear Profit ( D B Mcmonagle 129 ) 0.00L 7th Merlin The Wizard ( S Heffernan 124 ) 4.35L See full results | S Heffernan 56.2kg 4.35L | 7 (12) |
| Leopardstown 13-Jun-25 1810m SOFT R5 Hcp $750 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:01.760, SP: 23.00 Mid-division, closer on outer 3f out, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace 1st Masoun ( W Hassett 136 ) 2nd Bill Silvers ( J A Orr 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Final Voyage ( P Mcgettigan 139 ) 1.75L 5th Merlin The Wizard ( R Mulligan 134 , Cd 136 ) 6.00L See full results | R Mulligan 60.8kg, Cd 61.7kg 6.00L | 5 (12) |
| Curragh 24-May-25 1410m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $30,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:26.090, SP: 34.00 Waited with, soon towards rear, headway after halfway, one pace final furlong 1st Goal Exceeded ( A Caffrey 124 ) 2nd Pinar Del Rio ( P Harnett 130 ) 2.00L 3rd Genesis ( R Cleary 121 ) 0.00L 15th Merlin The Wizard ( N Crosse 139 ) 9.20L See full results | N Crosse 63kg 9.20L | 15 (20) |
| Navan 17-May-25 1010m GOOD R4 Hcp $319 (of $15,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.880, SP: 17.00 Dwelt, soon pushed along in rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace closing stages 1st The Highway Rat ( B Lee 144 ) 2nd Harry's Hill ( W Hassett 131 ) 1.25L 3rd Bold Optimist ( B Coen 134 ) 3.00L 6th Merlin The Wizard ( G Carroll 139 ) 9.00L See full results | G Carroll 63kg 9.00L | 6 (9) |
| Kempton 24-Oct-24 1610m GOOD R8 CL3 Hcp (of $14,756) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:38.070, SP: 21.00 Towards rear, struggling over 2f out 1st Whitcombe Rockstar ( J Gordon 133 ) 2nd Silver Sword ( G Cheyne 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Lion Of War ( O Murphy 131 ) 0.30L 14th Merlin The Wizard ( H Doyle 133 ) 5.70L See full results | H Doyle 60.3kg 5.70L | 14 (14) |
| Newmarket 10-Aug-24 1410m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $15,591), Winning Time: 01:24.580, SP: 16/1 Held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out 1st Fifty Nifty ( O Murphy 121 ) 2nd Waiting All Night ( R Havlin 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Jumby ( E Greatrex 140 ) 0.75L 7th Merlin The Wizard ( H Doyle 134 , Cd 0 ) 6.50L See full results | H Doyle 60.8kg, Cd 0 6.50L | 7 (9) |
| Ascot 11-May-24 1410m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $62,363), Winning Time: 01:26.580, SP: 14/1 Held up, pushed along and weakened over 1f out 1st The Wizard Of Eye ( T Marquand 128 ) 2nd Ramazan ( J Leavy 134 ) 0.20L 3rd Bless Him ( P Cosgrave 127 ) 0.15L 20th Merlin The Wizard ( H Doyle 125 , Cd 0 ) 10.75L See full results | H Doyle 56.7kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 20 (21) |
| Newmarket 30-Sep-23 1810m GOOD R4 CL2Hcp (of $200,000) Barrier 34, Winning Time: 01:49.760, SP: 9.00 Raced near side, tracked leaders on rail, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out 1st Astro King ( R Kingscote 138 ) 2nd Greek Order ( O Murphy 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Bopedro ( D Tudhope 133 ) 0.50L 33rd Merlin The Wizard ( W Buick 122 ) 32.50L See full results | W Buick 55.3kg 32.50L | 33 (35) |
| Newmarket 12-Aug-23 1610m GOOD R6 CL3Hcp $10,800 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.250, SP: 4.33 Raced centre towards far side, held up in rear, headway from 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, won going away 1st Merlin The Wizard ( W Buick 133 ) 2nd Naxos ( K Shoemark 133 ) 1.50L 3rd Sceptic ( C Hutchinson 137 ) 2.50L See full results | W Buick 60.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Sandown 08-Jul-23 1410m GOOD R6 CL3 Hcp $755 (of $24,592) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:28.380, SP: 4.00 Raced wide, tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong 1st Classic ( P J Dobbs 134 ) 2nd Novus ( R L Moore 131 ) 1.00L 3rd Tiger Bay ( T E Whelan 120 ) 0.30L 5th Merlin The Wizard ( H Doyle 134 ) 4.00L See full results | H Doyle 60.8kg 4.00L | 5 (8) |
| Ffos Las 25-Jun-23 1480m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $5,129 (of $9,640) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.080, SP: 1.83 Dwelt, close up in rear, switched to outer 2f out, pushed along and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, comfortable 1st Merlin The Wizard ( H Doyle 131 ) 2nd Woodstock ( C Bishop 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Baileysgutfeeling ( B Loughnane 144 ) 0.50L See full results | H Doyle 59.4kg | 1 (5) |
| Kempton 08-Jun-23 1410m SYNTHETIC R3 CL4 Nv $5,400 (of $9,837) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:26.600, SP: 3.00 Made virtually all, quickened clear over 1f out, much reduced advantage inside final furlong, always doing enough 1st Merlin The Wizard ( H Doyle 130 ) 2nd Botanical ( D Egan 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Tango Man ( R Ryan 130 ) 2.00L See full results | H Doyle 59kg | 1 (14) |
| Newmarket 19-May-23 1610m GOOD R5 CL4Nv (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.740, SP: 7.00 Keen, tracked leader, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, keeping on when short of room inside final furlong 1st Quddwah ( J P Spencer 137 ) 2nd Theatre Honours ( J Doyle 130 ) 1.75L 3rd Star Ahoy ( C Fallon 130 ) 0.75L 5th Merlin The Wizard ( H Doyle 130 ) 5.25L See full results | H Doyle 59kg 5.25L | 5 (10) |
| Kempton 15-Dec-22 1410m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Nv $2,510 (of $9,739) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:27.990, SP: 13.00 Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner 1st Florida ( K Stott 133 ) 2nd Merlin The Wizard ( S M Levey 133 ) 2.25L 3rd Wall Game ( C Bishop 133 ) 3.50L | S M Levey 60.3kg 2.25L | 2 (13) |