Kings Merchant (2021) Horse
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Kings Merchant is a five-year-old bay gelding, by Bated Breath out of Rhossili Down. He is campaigned by trainer P A Kirby and owned by Mr G Harrison. From 34 starts he has collected six wins, placed second five times and third two times, earning $112,460. His most recent start was at Catterick on 17 October 2026, finishing 8th of 10 runners. His latest victory came at Catterick on 8 September 2026.
Raced At
Catterick • Ripon • Thirsk • Chester • Doncaster • Carlisle • Wolverhampton • Ayr • Redcar • PontefractRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 07-Nov-26 1207m STANDARD R8 Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (Div 2), SP: 13.00 | K Stott | 1 (14) |
| Catterick 17-Oct-26 1414m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp (of $18,834) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.220, SP: 26.00 1st Brighton Boy ( D Allan 147 ) 2nd Eagle Bay ( P Mulrennan 138 ) 0.50L 3rd Diamont Katie ( S H James 138 ) 0.80L 8th Kings Merchant ( K Stott 125 ) 10.45L See full results | K Stott 56.7kg 10.45L | 8 (10) |
| Ripon 26-Sep-26 1207m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $2,315 (of $9,874) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.410, SP: 5.50 1st Angel Summer ( J Hart 127 ) 2nd Taygar ( C Beasley 134 ) 0.15L 3rd Kings Merchant ( C J Whiteley 140 , Cd 135 ) 2.40L See full results | C J Whiteley 63.5kg, Cd 61.2kg 2.40L | 3 (10) |
| Catterick 08-Sep-26 1200m GOOD R4 CL6 Hcp $7,517 (of $7,517) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.130, SP: 2.75 1st Kings Merchant ( K Stott 139 ) 2nd Eldeyaar ( C Hardie 124 ) 0.20L 3rd One Of Our Own ( C Lee 134 ) 0.20L See full results | K Stott 63kg | 1 (10) |
| Thirsk 01-Aug-26 1207m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp $352 (of $6,005) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.180, SP: 5.50 1st Maldevious ( B Robinson 137 ) 2nd Northcliff ( S D Sousa 139 ) 1.25L 3rd Great ( J England 139 ) 2.75L 5th Kings Merchant ( C Hardie 138 ) 5.80L See full results | C Hardie 62.6kg 5.80L | 5 (9) |
| Catterick 22-Jul-26 1414m GOOD R3 CL6 Hcp $943 (of $8,043) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.510, SP: 6.50 1st Wise Crack ( S Gray 131 ) 2nd Vince Le Prince ( D Allan 139 ) 0.30L 3rd Good Karma ( S Kirrane 137 ) 1.75L 4th Kings Merchant ( D Swift 139 ) 2.15L See full results | D Swift 63kg 2.15L | 4 (8) |
| Chester 10-Jul-26 1409m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 5/1 Held up in rear, shaken up and progress 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, led final 110yds, soon pressed, won on the nod | D Swift 61.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Doncaster 03-Jul-26 1209m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Prominent far side group, closed on leader 1f out, disputed lead inside final 110yds, briefly led towards finish, all out and headed final strides | D Swift 62.6kg Head | 2 (9) |
| Thirsk 16-Jun-26 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 25/1 Took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on, no danger | William Pyle 59kg Head | 8 (11) |
| Carlisle 29-May-26 1385m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 10/3 Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Connor Beasley 60.8kg Neck | 7 (8) |
| Catterick 11-May-26 1414m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 13/2 Midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, went fourth inside final 110yds | Mason Paetel 63.5kg Neck | 4 (13) |
| Newcastle 01-May-26 1207m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 11/2 Front mid-division, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on but not pace to challenge | L Morris 59.9kg Short Head | 6 (12) |
| Thirsk 18-Apr-26 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 15/2 Midfield, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on | Callum Rodriguez 58.1kg Neck | 5 (18) |
| Newcastle 27-Mar-26 1207m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 17/2 Tracked leaders, shaken up 2f out, made GOOD headway over 1f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong | Cam Hardie 61.2kg 3/4 length | 4 (9) |
| Newcastle 12-Mar-26 1207m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 33/1 Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders | Cam Hardie 57.2kg 1/2 length | 7 (10) |
| Newcastle 28-Sep-25 1421m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 14/1 Took keen hold, tracked leaders, weakened final furlong | Mason Paetel 62.6kg Head | 11 (11) |
| Carlisle 01-Sep-25 1385m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 25/1 Held up in mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on from over 1f out | D Swift 62.1kg 1/2 length | 4 (11) |
| Ripon 16-Aug-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 33/1 Midfield near side, pushed along soon after halfway, soon weakened | Cam Hardie 60.8kg Neck | 7 (15) |
| York 25-Jul-25 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 50/1 Not much room start, soon switched right, towards rear, not much room over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders | D Swift 60.3kg Neck | 8 (22) |
| York 12-Jul-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 40/1 Held up towards rear, struggling over 1f out, some late headway | Cam Hardie 61.2kg 1 1/4 length | 15 (18) |
| Carlisle 19-May-25 1172m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 9/1 Took keen hold, in touch on outer, ridden and went third over 1f out, weakened and lost two places final 110yds | P J McDonald 62.1kg 1/2 length | 5 (10) |
| Thirsk 03-May-25 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 5/2 Mid-division, keeping on when ridden over 1f out, weakened inside last | Callum Rodriguez 60.8kg 1 length | 6 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 12-Mar-25 1025m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 18/5 Always towards rear, never involved | Callum Rodriguez 59.9kg Short Head | 7 (9) |
| Ayr 21-Sep-24 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 15/2 Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, not pace to challenge | Callum Rodriguez 59.9kg Short Head | 5 (22) |
| Thirsk 07-Sep-24 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 4/1 Off the pace in mid-division, good headway chasing leaders over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish | Callum Rodriguez 58.1kg | 1 (9) |
| Ripon 05-Aug-24 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 5/2 Led near side rail, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed inside final 110 yards, kept on | Callum Rodriguez 59.9kg Neck | 2 (6) |
| Doncaster 25-Jul-24 1209m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 10/3 Held up in last trio, headway far side of group 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, driven ahead post | Callum Rodriguez 60.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Redcar 22-Jun-24 1006m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 7/1 Prominent early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, disputing 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner | S H James 57.6kg Head | 3 (8) |
| Thirsk 07-Jun-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance from over 1f out, ridden to lead towards finish | Callum Rodriguez 61.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Chester 08-May-24 1020m GOOD CL3 Flat, SP: 5/2 Took keen hold, prominent on inner, pushed along under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong | Oisin Murphy 55.3kg Neck | 5 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 23-Mar-24 1025m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 8/13 Tracked leaders, ridden and headway under 2f out, led under 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | Callum Rodriguez 59kg | 1 (4) |
| Newcastle 13-Mar-24 1006m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 1/3 Led, quickened 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra when headed inside final 110 yards, kept on | Callum Rodriguez 60.3kg 1 length | 2 (5) |
| Pontefract 28-Sep-23 1207m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/1 Pulled hard and prominent, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 110 yards | Callum Rodriguez 60.3kg 2 1/2l | 2 (13) |
| Thirsk 18-Aug-23 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 Awkward leaving stalls, close up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon edged left, kept on same pace entering final furlong | Callum Rodriguez 60.3kg 2l | 6 (13) |
| Newcastle 03-Aug-23 1207m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Went left start, chased leaders, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed last stride | Callum Rodriguez 60.3kg Nose | 2 (9) |