Merrijig (2018) Horse
About
Merrijig is a 7yo b unknown from trained by John Berry, who is based at Newmarket. It is sired by the stallion Schiaparelli out of the dam Near Wild Heaven. Merrijig has managed to win 5 races in its career so far. On 30th Mar 2024 at Chelmsford City, Merrijig scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $35069.00 Cl5 Hcp. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Merrijig throughout its career you'd have achieved a 25% return on investment.
Raced At
Goodwood
• Ripon
• Chester
• Pontefract
• Doncaster
• Newmarket
• Chelmsford City
• Carlisle
• Nottingham
• Redcar
• Catterick
• Windsor
• Market Rasen
• Hexham
• Plumpton
• Newton AbbotRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 19-Nov-25 3270m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp $3,140 (of $5,902) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 03:42.480, SP: 5.00 1st Merrijig ( G Mangan 139 ) 2nd Educate ( L Young 139 , Cd 134 ) 0.20L 3rd Arcimboldo ( A Brookes 118 , Cd 115 ) 3.70L See full results | G Mangan 63kg | 1 (13) |
| GOODwood 12-Oct-25 3220m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp (of $12,444) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:34.980, SP: 9.00 1st Poncho ( C Quinn 157 ) 2nd Marble Sands ( N Slatter 164 ) 0.30L 3rd Spiced Rum ( R T Dunne 159 ) 0.00L 7th Merrijig ( J M Quinlan 152 ) 5.15L See full results | J M Quinlan 68.9kg 5.15L | 7 (11) |
| Ripon 27-Sep-25 3220m SOFT R7 CL4 Hcp $906 (of $14,756) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:35.280, SP: 6.50 1st The Crafty Mole ( D Tudhope 135 ) 2nd Marbuzet ( D Allan 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Zimmerman ( S Kirrane 130 ) 3.00L 4th Merrijig ( T Langley 127 , Cd 132 ) 3.45L See full results | T Langley 57.6kg, Cd 59.9kg 3.45L | 4 (10) |
| Chester 12-Sep-25 3200m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $906 (of $14,756) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:29.570, SP: 9.00 1st Marbuzet ( S Kirrane 141 ) 2nd No More Bolero ( M Paetel 142 ) 0.30L 3rd Action Pact ( J Mason 137 ) 0.50L 4th Merrijig ( G Mangan 138 ) 3.05L See full results | G Mangan 62.6kg 3.05L | 4 (12) |
| Pontefract 17-Aug-25 3440m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $1,088 (of $8,854) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:51.600, SP: 5.00 1st Kentucky River ( J Watson 133 ) 2nd Carlton ( C Shepherd 142 ) 7.00L 3rd Merrijig ( G Mangan 138 ) 9.50L See full results | G Mangan 62.6kg 9.50L | 3 (4) |
| Pontefract 06-Aug-25 3440m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp $242 (of $7,870) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:48.900, SP: 17.00 1st Captain Potter ( B Robinson 138 ) 2nd Queen Of Steel ( W Fentiman 134 ) 5.00L 3rd Jedhi Knight ( A Mullen 114 ) 0.50L 5th Merrijig ( G Mangan 142 ) 6.80L See full results | G Mangan 64.4kg 6.80L | 5 (7) |
| Doncaster 20-Jul-25 3320m SOFT R8 CL5 Hcp (of $8,264) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:46.050, SP: 17.00 Held up in mid-division, closed 5f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened 1st Belgravian ( P J Mcdonald 126 ) 2nd Kentucky River ( M Paetel 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Pergamon ( J Hart 141 ) 3.25L 6th Merrijig ( G Mangan 139 ) 7.00L See full results | G Mangan 63kg 7.00L | 6 (6) |
| Newmarket 21-Jun-25 2820m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $14,756) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:05.620, SP: 7.00 Rear mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, weakened quickly over 1f out 1st Curran ( J Callan 122 ) 2nd Calvert ( D Muscutt 129 ) 1.25L 3rd Red Flyer ( C Fallon 128 ) 1.75L 7th Merrijig ( H Crouch 127 ) 11.95L See full results | H Crouch 57.6kg 11.95L | 7 (7) |
| Chelmsford City 02-Jun-25 2820m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp (of $29,511) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:59.190, SP: 23.00 Took keen hold, raced wide, midfield, rapid headway to lead over 6f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, slightly hampered 1f out 1st Road To Wembley ( F Marsh 126 ) 2nd Trouville ( R Ryan 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Artisan Dancer ( J Hart 132 ) 0.50L 11th Merrijig ( G Mangan 126 ) 12.95L See full results | G Mangan 57.2kg 12.95L | 11 (12) |
| York 12-Oct-24 3270m SOFT R6 CL3 Hcp $378 (of $24,592) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:50.110, SP: 3.75 Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never involved 1st Gibside ( C Hardie 117 ) 2nd Arrange ( D Nolan 131 ) 5.00L 3rd Torcello ( J Hart 132 ) 6.00L 6th Merrijig ( G Mangan 121 ) 24.75L See full results | G Mangan 54.9kg 24.75L | 6 (10) |
| Ripon 28-Sep-24 3220m SOFT R8 CL4 Hcp $7,731 (of $14,756) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:33.110, SP: 9/2 Held up disputing last early, steady headway on inner rail from home turn, led 3f out, went clear, and unchallenged from 2f out, well in command when eased final strides, easily 1st Merrijig ( G Mangan 131 ) 2nd Maxident ( O Lewis 142 ) 10.00L 3rd Two Auld Pals ( O J Orr 135 ) 5.50L See full results | G Mangan 59.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Carlisle 06-Aug-24 3460m GOOD R2 Hcp $5,234 (of $5,234), Winning Time: 03:56.660, SP: 5/1 Midfield, bit short of room when pushed along over 2f out, switched left around rivals when ridden over 1f out, soon every chance, stayed on strongly to lead final 110yds 1st Merrijig ( G Mangan 146 ) 2nd Made For You ( M Wonnacott 141 ) 1.00L 3rd Pons Aelius ( J Mason 146 ) 0.75L See full results | G Mangan 66.2kg | 1 (12) |
| York 13-Jul-24 3270m SOFT R6 Hcp $627 (of $10,730), Winning Time: 03:38.580, SP: 16/1 Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong 1st Zimmerman ( S Kirrane 131 ) 2nd Valley Of Flowers ( J Mason 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Letsbefrank ( P Mulrennan 126 ) 0.00L 5th Merrijig ( H Davies 122 , Cd 0 ) 5.00L See full results | H Davies 55.3kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 5 (14) |
| Newmarket 22-Jun-24 2820m GOOD R7 Hcp $906 (of $7,731), Winning Time: 03:00.630, SP: 16/5 Raced keenly in rear, moderate headway out wide and went 4th post, never involved 1st Mountain Road ( S D Sousa 136 ) 2nd Expressionless ( R Clutterbuck 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Swiss Money ( R Havlin 125 ) 1.00L 4th Merrijig ( G Mangan 120 , Cd 0 ) 7.00L See full results | G Mangan 54.4kg, Cd 0 7.00L | 4 (7) |
| Nottingham 02-Jun-24 2820m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp $1,534 (of $12,296) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:04.620, SP: 7.00 Rear mid-division, pushed along and headway well over 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, stayed on one pace 1st Expressionless ( R Clutterbuck 135 ) 2nd Marbuzet ( D Allan 131 ) 0.75L 3rd Merrijig ( G Mangan 132 ) 2.25L See full results | G Mangan 59.9kg 2.25L | 3 (10) |
| Doncaster 19-May-24 2920m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $10,623) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:07.570, SP: 5.00 Tracked leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and weakened over 1f out 1st Churchella ( M Winn 126 ) 2nd Rock N Roll Pinkie ( J Haynes 118 ) 2.25L 3rd Banderas ( D Muscutt 134 ) 1.75L 7th Merrijig ( J Gilligan 123 ) 8.50L | J Gilligan 55.8kg 8.50L | 7 (11) |
| Ripon 28-Apr-24 3220m SOFT R6 CL4 Hcp $453 (of $14,756) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:41.280, SP: 3.25 Led, pushed along and faced challenge over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, gradually weakened 1st Justus ( A Brookes 132 ) 2nd Diamand De Vindecy ( J Hart 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Clansman ( B Garritty 139 ) 2.00L 5th Merrijig ( P Mulrennan 126 ) 7.25L See full results | P Mulrennan 57.2kg 7.25L | 5 (6) |
| Chelmsford City 30-Mar-24 2820m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $18,659 (of $35,069) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:01.120, SP: 15.00 Raced wide towards rear, steady headway from 8f out, chased leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out 1st Merrijig ( J Gilligan 130 ) 2nd Clansman ( B Garritty 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Star Legend ( A J Farragher 135 ) 0.15L See full results | J Gilligan 59kg | 1 (16) |
| Redcar 19-Sep-23 2810m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp $3,664 (of $6,886) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:06.850, SP: 3.50 Made most, raced wide early and led after a furlong, ridden over 2f out and forged on, kept on gamely and found extra towards finish 1st Merrijig ( B A Curtis 144 ) 2nd Desert Quest ( A Mullen 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Lincoln Rockstar ( J Watson 129 ) 2.50L See full results | B A Curtis 65.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Carlisle 08-Sep-23 2850m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp $1,965 (of $7,870) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:14.580, SP: 6.50 Keen tracked leaders, led 10f out, pushed 3 lengths clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed close home 1st Marbuzet ( D Allan 135 ) 2nd Merrijig ( B A Curtis 141 ) 0.30L 3rd Bobby Shaftoe ( M Winn 141 ) 0.75L See full results | B A Curtis 64kg 0.30L | 2 (10) |
| Newmarket 12-Aug-23 2410m GOOD R3 CL5Hcp $306 (of $10,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:35.600, SP: 29.00 Held up in rear, took keen hold, not handle bend over 8f out that well, ridden 4f out, kept on inside final furlong, never involved 1st Edge Of Darkness ( J Mitchell 135 ) 2nd D Day Arvalenreeva ( R Ryan 128 ) 3.25L 3rd Tajanis ( W Buick 132 ) 0.30L 5th Merrijig ( A J Farragher 131 , Cd 134 ) 7.50L See full results | A J Farragher 59.4kg, Cd 60.8kg 7.50L | 5 (11) |
| GOODwood 24-Jun-23 2820m GOOD R5 CL4 Md (of $14,755) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:05.070, SP: 34.00 Bit keen, tracked winner until pushed along over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out 1st Midnight Lion ( J Fanning 126 ) 2nd Art De Vivre ( K T O'neill 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Seahouses ( H Crouch 126 ) 0.20L 6th Merrijig ( T P Queally 142 ) 18.25L See full results | T P Queally 64.4kg 18.25L | 6 (6) |
| Catterick 25-May-23 2430m GOOD R3 CL5 Md (of $7,869) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:38.230, SP: 13.00 Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Prosper Legend ( D Allan 125 ) 2nd Night At Sea ( B A Curtis 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Wheres The Crumpet ( P Dennis 137 ) 3.25L 6th Merrijig ( H Davies 142 , Cd 145 ) 12.50L See full results | H Davies 64.4kg, Cd 65.8kg 12.50L | 6 (8) |
| Windsor 09-May-23 2010m SOFT R4 CL5 Md (of $7,869) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:17.880, SP: 67.00 Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on same pace entering final furlong 1st Peace Man ( B D L Sayette 142 ) 2nd Lunatick ( O Murphy 127 ) 1.25L 3rd Nothing To Sea ( R Ryan 127 ) 2.25L 6th Merrijig ( M Crehan 142 , Cd 145 ) 9.00L See full results | M Crehan 64.4kg, Cd 65.8kg 9.00L | 6 (8) |
| Market Rasen 01-Dec-22 3330m SOFT R7 CL5 MdNHF (of $3,935), Winning Time: 04:23.140, SP: 11.00 Led, headed with over a circuit to go, tracked leader, ridden 3f out and dropped away quickly 1st Resplendent Grey ( S Bowen 156 ) 2nd Trip Switch ( B Andrews 156 ) 8.50L 3rd Donnacha ( T Buckley 156 ) 1.25L 6th Merrijig ( W T Kennedy 156 ) 24.75L See full results | W T Kennedy 70.8kg 24.75L | 6 (10) |
| Hexham 08-Oct-22 3260m SOFT R7 CL5 NHF $564 (of $4,427), Winning Time: 04:14.830, SP: 4.50 Keen close up, tracked leaders halfway, chased leader 4f out, ridden to lead briefly 3f out, stayed on one pace 1st Rolling River ( G Sheehan 155 ) 2nd Perculator ( J Hamilton 149 ) 1.75L 3rd Merrijig ( W T Kennedy 155 ) 3.25L See full results | W T Kennedy 70.3kg 3.25L | 3 (8) |
| Plumpton 18-Sep-22 3570m GOOD R7 CL5 NHF $502 (of $3,935), Winning Time: 04:04.210, SP: 4.50 Raced in 3rd, pushed along and slightly outpaced 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on, no impression 1st Invictus De Brion ( T Cannon 152 ) 2nd Alien Storm ( B Roberts 152 ) 1.50L 3rd Merrijig ( W T Kennedy 152 ) 3.25L See full results | W T Kennedy 68.9kg 3.25L | 3 (4) |
| Newton Abbot 25-Jul-22 3370m GOOD R6 CL5 MdNHF $1,254 (of $4,917), Winning Time: 04:13.370, SP: 13.00 Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside last, held towards finish 1st The Galahad Kid ( P J Brennan 158 ) 2nd Merrijig ( W T Kennedy 154 ) 0.30L 3rd Dame De Fortune ( A Coleman 151 ) 0.75L | W T Kennedy 69.9kg 0.30L | 2 (6) |
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