Meritocratic (2023) Horse
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About
Meritocratic is a 3yo b trained by James Horton. The horse is by Churchill out of Etoile Bleu. It has yet to win, having failed to break its maiden in four starts. In its latest start at Newcastle on 14th Apr 2026, Jack Mitchell rode Meritocratic to a fifth‑place finish behind Pantile'S Gift.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 14-Apr-26 2050m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp $190 (of $6,100) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:11.150, SP: 3.75 1st Pantile'S Gift ( H Doyle 135 ) 2nd Project Kinsman ( L Morris 120 ) 4.50L 3rd Sovereign Bright ( J Hart 135 ) 5.25L 5th Meritocratic ( J Mitchell 135 ) 8.50L See full results | J Mitchell 61.2kg 8.50L | 5 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 23-Dec-25 1441m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Nv (of $6,197) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:29.590, SP: 8.00 1st Free Your Spirit ( B Loughnane 133 ) 2nd Okiru ( L Morris 133 ) 3.00L 3rd Telling Time ( J Doughty 129 ) 2.50L 7th Meritocratic ( G Wood 133 ) 8.95L See full results | G Wood 60.3kg 8.95L | 7 (10) |
| Chelmsford City 27-Nov-25 1410m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Md (of $7,870) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:27.750, SP: 19.00 1st Afraj ( T Heard 128 ) 2nd Variety Act ( D Hogan 131 ) 0.30L 3rd Something Coming ( D Keenan 128 ) 0.00L 6th Meritocratic ( M Ghiani 133 ) 2.55L See full results | M Ghiani 60.3kg 2.55L | 6 (15) |
| Salisbury 02-Oct-25 1610m GOOD R1 CL4 Nv (of $9,837) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:44.000, SP: 101.00 1st Runman ( O Murphy 133 ) 2nd St Anton ( S M Levey 133 ) 2.75L 3rd Colourband ( H Davies 133 ) 2.50L 9th Meritocratic ( D Muscutt 133 ) 19.40L See full results | D Muscutt 60.3kg 19.40L | 9 (11) |