Merry Shuil (2018) Horse
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About
Merry Shuil, an 8yo colt trained by J Candlish, will contest the Female Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (R2) at Catterick. He is by Mahler out of the mare Whats Anothershuil. The horse has yet to secure a win, having been unplaced in six starts. In his latest outing on 10 Feb 2026 at Catterick, Sean Quinlan rode him to a second‑place finish behind Vanilla Dancer.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Catterick 10-Feb-26 3160m HEAVY R5 CL5 HcpH $1,701 (of $6,886), SP: 8.50 1st Vanilla Dancer ( D Mcmenamin 164 ) 2nd Merry Shuil ( S Quinlan 168 ) 1.00L 3rd Voodoo Angel ( C Maggs 164 ) 6.50L See full results | S Quinlan 76.2kg 1.00L | 2 (5) |
| Newcastle 15-Jan-26 4080m SOFT R6 CL5 HcpH (of $6,049), Winning Time: 05:09.910, SP: 41.00 1st Cher Monsieur ( C O'farrell 147 ) 2nd Drop Kick ( J Hamilton 161 ) 0.30L 3rd Cher Tara ( C Bewley 162 ) 1.25L 7th Merry Shuil ( S Quinlan 168 ) 14.30L See full results | S Quinlan 76.2kg 14.30L | 7 (17) |
| Uttoxeter 15-Nov-25 3170m SOFT R5 CL4 NvH (of $7,575), SP: 67.00 1st Jasmine D'airy ( B Sutton 154 ) 2nd Choice Runner ( L Harrison 154 ) 3.25L 3rd U S Marshall ( T Wynne 154 ) 4.25L 9th Merry Shuil ( I J Power 147 ) 16.90L See full results | I J Power 66.7kg 16.90L | 9 (12) |
| Newton Abbot 10-Apr-25 4340m GOOD R3 CL4 MdH $534 (of $8,362), Winning Time: 05:17.940, SP: 5.50 1st Northern Symphonie ( S Twiston-davies 160 ) 2nd Jokers 'N' Clowns ( J Bowen 160 ) 2.00L 3rd Mighty Fleur ( S Bowen 160 ) 1.75L 4th Merry Shuil ( G Sheehan 160 ) 78.75L See full results | G Sheehan 72.6kg 78.8kgL | 4 (5) |
| Carlisle 18-Feb-25 3880m SOFT R3 CL4 MdH $440 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 08:30.400, SP: 67.00 Held up towards rear of mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, effort before last, went 4th flat, stayed on, no impression on front pair 1st Malicash ( B S Hughes 159 ) 2nd See A Stride ( H Brooke 152 ) 0.50L 3rd Merry Shuil ( S Quinlan 152 ) 8.00L See full results | S Quinlan 68.9kg 8.00L | 3 (8) |
| Punchestown 15-Jan-24 3250m SOFT R7 NHF (of $5,841), Winning Time: 04:14.600, SP: 100/1 Always behind, no impression from 5f out, never a factor 1st Maughreen ( P W Mullins 165 ) 2nd Harrys Annie ( D Allen 165 ) 11.00L 3rd The Lord Maid ( M J Kenneally 165 ) 0.75L 10th Merry Shuil ( R James 165 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | R James 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 10 (12) |