The Merchant (2020) Horse

Foal Date

24-Oct-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Merchant Navy

Dam

Ninth Chance

Prize Money

6000

Trainer

Julie Harris

Owners

J A Harris

About

The Merchant is a 5yo bay gelding trained by Julie Harris. He is by Merchant Navy out of Ninth Chance. He remains a maiden, having failed to win in 14 starts. In his most recent run at Kilcoy on 7 Nov 2025, Paul Hamblin rode him to a 9th‑place finish, trailing the winner The Immortals.

Raced At

Kilcoy • Sunshine Coast • Sunshine Coast Poly

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Kilcoy 07-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.830, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st The Immortals ( B Lerena 58.5 ) 2nd Yonaka ( N Thomas 58.5 ) 0.22L 3rd Attack Force ( K Lenton 58.5 ) 0.36L 9th The Merchant ( P Hamblin 58.5 ) 8.86L See full results	P Hamblin 58.5kg 8.86L	9 (10)
Sunshine Coast 14-Feb-25 1400m SOFT 6 R3 Mdn Set Weight (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.320, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 1st Promiscuous Girl ( B Thornton 56.5 ) 2nd My Mischka ( J Mcmurray 56.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Gagnante Enchere ( J Byrne 55.5 ) 2.10L 13th The Merchant ( M Kennedy 58.5 ) 26.10L See full results	M Kennedy 58.5kg 26.10L	13 (13)
Sunshine Coast 02-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Hcp (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.670, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Crackenthorpe ( D Mcgillivray 59 , Cd 61 ) 2nd Late Night Talking ( C Collis 57.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Il Patrigno ( R Dolan 59.5 ) 1.40L 12th The Merchant ( G Cartwright 54 ) 17.10L See full results	G Cartwright 54kg 17.10L	12 (12)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 07-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R7 MDN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:01.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 1st Fashion Flash ( T D Thornton ) 2nd Shabooh Shalaa ( J Orman ) 2.00L 3rd Star Of The Nile ( K Gates ) 2.40L 6th The Merchant ( K Johnston ) 12.40L	K Johnston 12.40L	6 (7)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 12-Nov-24 850m HEAVY 8 R14 MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:53.830 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 1st Streak Of Winning ( S Willis ) 2nd Rubos ( K Johnston ) 1.80L 3rd The Merchant ( M Kennedy ) 4.80L	M Kennedy 4.80L	3 (5)
Sunshine Coast Poly 05-May-24 1400m SYNTHETIC R5 Mdn Hcp (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.860, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.420 1st Lovezeladys ( C Graham 54 ) 2nd Cherbourg ( P Hammersley 58 ) 0.80L 3rd Spirit Of Heath ( N Beriman 58.5 ) 0.90L 11th The Merchant ( S Cormack 54 ) 25.30L See full results	S Cormack 54kg 25.30L	11 (11)
Sunshine Coast 12-Apr-24 1600m HEAVY 8 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:40.420, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.590 1st Rock Ya ( A Thompson 58 ) 2nd Bold Rouge ( N Beriman 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Rashford ( K Wilson-taylor 58 ) 0.30L 12th The Merchant ( M Kennedy 58 ) 16.60L See full results	M Kennedy 58kg 16.60L	12 (12)
Sunshine Coast Poly 31-Mar-24 1400m SYNTHETIC R3 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.840, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.280 1st Ioane ( C Collis 57.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Suite Secret ( N Beriman 55.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Chief By ( J Guthmann-chester 57.5 ) 6.00L 6th The Merchant ( M Kennedy 57.5 ) 8.90L See full results	M Kennedy 57.5kg 8.90L	6 (9)
Sunshine Coast Poly 24-Mar-24 1400m SYNTHETIC R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.790, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.150 1st Temper The Storm ( C Collis 57.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Forbidden Apple ( R Dolan 55.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Cherbourg ( J Byrne 57.5 ) 2.90L 5th The Merchant ( M Kennedy 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 8.00L See full results	M Kennedy 57.5kg, Cd 56kg 8.00L	5 (8)
Sunshine Coast Poly 10-Mar-24 1400m SYNTHETIC R6 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.800, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.630 1st Wassa ( M Rodd 55.5 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Pauli ( J Williams 58.5 , Cd 60 ) 0.50L 3rd I Am Amazes ( S Cormack 56.5 ) 1.00L 9th The Merchant ( D Smith 57.5 ) 22.90L See full results	D Smith 57.5kg 22.90L	9 (9)
Sunshine Coast 14-Jan-24 1200m HEAVY 8 R4 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.270, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.790 1st Daintree Dreaming ( R Dolan 58.5 ) 2nd Ready To Mingle ( J Bayliss 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Miss Bacall ( M D Plessis 56.5 ) 1.10L 6th The Merchant ( D Smith 57 ) 3.10L See full results	D Smith 57kg 3.10L	6 (12)
Sunshine Coast 31-Dec-23 1200m SOFT 6 R4 Mdn Hcp $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.100, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.360 1st Slippin' Jimmy ( J Franklin 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Solomon's Rule ( A Thompson 60 ) 4.50L 3rd Datinka ( C Graham 60 ) 6.30L 7th The Merchant ( S Cormack 57 ) 11.50L See full results	S Cormack 57kg 11.50L	7 (7)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 12-Dec-23 1000m GOOD 4 R3 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.180 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Remlaps Angel ( K Wilson-taylor ) 2nd Above The World ( T Marshall ) 6.00L 3rd Divakara ( J Bayliss ) 9.80L 6th The Merchant ( M Powell 0 ) 15.60L	M Powell 0 15.60L	6 (7)
Sunshine Coast 29-Oct-23 1000m GOOD 4 R6 Mdn Set Weight (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.280, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 1st Heavenly Choices ( R Dolan 55 ) 2nd Betterletmedance ( B Thompson 55 ) 2.00L 3rd The Inflictor ( B Thornton 57 ) 2.30L 12th The Merchant ( M Powell 57 ) 9.70L See full results	M Powell 57kg 9.70L	12 (12)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 17-Oct-23 1000m GOOD 4 R3 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:02.480 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000 1st Shabooh Shalaa ( K Wilson-taylor 0 ) 2nd Crimson Beauty ( B Thompson 0 ) 0.80L 3rd The Merchant ( M Powell 0 ) 1.00L	M Powell 0 1.00L	3 (7)
Sunshine Coast 09-Jul-23 1200m SOFT 5 R2 Mdn Hcp $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.200, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.520 1st Winsome Star ( J Lloyd 58 ) 2nd My Spy ( J Guthmann-chester 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Pinkus ( J Huxtable 58 ) 0.30L 7th The Merchant ( M Powell 57 ) 4.60L See full results	M Powell 57kg 4.60L	7 (8)
Sunshine Coast 18-Jun-23 1000m SOFT 6 R2 Mdn Hcp $1,600 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.010, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.840 1st Spirit Of Brodie ( J Orman 58 ) 2nd Ser Joh ( M R D Plessis 58 ) 0.30L 3rd I'Lltellyouwhen ( R Wiggins 57.5 ) 1.60L 4th The Merchant ( M Powell 57 ) 3.90L See full results	M Powell 57kg 3.90L	4 (8)
Sunshine Coast 28-May-23 1000m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.410, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.990 1st Victory Win ( J Guthmann-chester 57 ) 2nd What A Weekend ( R Maloney 57 ) 6.30L 3rd Little Show ( T Fenlon 57 , Cd 55 ) 9.10L 6th The Merchant ( M Powell 57 ) 21.00L See full results	M Powell 57kg 21.00L	6 (8)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 02-May-23 850m SOFT 5 R10 2Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:53.710 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st What A Weekend ( T Brooker 0 ) 2nd Marvia Miss ( L Tarrant 0 ) 0.10L 3rd The Merchant ( M Powell 0 ) 0.90L	M Powell 0 0.90L	3 (7)