Istolea Merc (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
21-Sep-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
Winning Rupert
Dam
Mercedes
Prize Money
114975
Owners
S G Darby, P J Hall, D Nicholas, E J Scott, S Tatulaschwili, R C Horrocks, J Craig, P Slark, Bjorn Baker Racing & Isca Consulting 2022
About

Istolea Merc is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Bjorn Baker at Warwick Farm. He is by Winning Rupert out of Mercedes. To date he has recorded four career victories. On 6 Oct 2025 at Warwick Farm he secured his biggest win, taking the $65,000 4yo+ Benchmark 72 Handicap. Punters have found him a lucrative runner; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 41% return on investment.

Raced At
Randwick • Warwick Farm • Rosehill Gardens • Hawkesbury • Nowra • Kembla Grange
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Randwick 01-Nov-25 1100m SOFT 7 R6 3YO+ BM 78 Hcp $4,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.540, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9thJ Mcdonald 58kg 5.59L6 (10)
Warwick Farm 06-Oct-25 1100m GOOD 4 R5 4YO+ BM 72 Hcp $30,500 (of $65,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:02.780, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.360A Morgan 59.5kg1 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 23-Sep-25 1030m SOFT 5 R3 OPEN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540A Morgan1 (10)
Rosehill Gardens 09-Sep-25 900m SOFT 5 R8 OPEN-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:54.320 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.310A Morgan 0.39L2 (8)
Randwick 26-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 6 R9 BM 72 Hcp $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.960, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.470B Loy 58.5kg 12.51L10 (12)
Hawkesbury 05-Apr-25 1300m GOOD 4 R8 BM 64 Hcp $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.230, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.550B Loy 61kg1 (10)
Warwick Farm 05-Mar-25 1300m SOFT 6 R3 BM 64 Hcp $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.500, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980A Morgan 61kg 2.06L8 (9)
Nowra 23-Feb-25 1100m GOOD 4 R1 CL1 Hcp $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.980, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.260B Loy 60.5kg1 (7)
Nowra 09-Feb-25 1200m SOFT 7 R7 Mdn Hcp $22,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.490, SP: 1.95 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330A Morgan 60.5kg1 (6)
Kembla Grange 29-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Hcp $10,350 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.140, SP: 1.75 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.060A Morgan 59.5kg 1.80L2 (7)
Royal Randwick 14-Jan-25 1050m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.470 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520Z Lloyd1 (10)
Warwick Farm 03-Jan-25 797m GOOD 4 R16 3Y+ MDN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:45.720 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.010A Hyeronimus 4.50L2 (9)
Hawkesbury 12-Sep-24 1100m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $7,450 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.170, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.830A Hyeronimus 59kg 2.85L2 (7)
Hawkesbury 26-Aug-24 800m GOOD 4 R16 4UP MDN-BT Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:48.180 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.310R King1 (8)
Warwick Farm 12-Aug-24 790m SOFT 5 R14 3Y+ MDN-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:46.200 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.310J Parr1 (9)
Kembla Grange 09-Aug-23 800m GOOD 4 R13 3Y+ MDN-BT Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:48.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100S Galea 0 0.50L4 (6)