Merry Minister
5-year-old gelding with a 9% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions over 7f – 1m.
Owner
The Switchback Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
31.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks AI Analysis
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 339-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at chelmsford in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turning
Loves
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Left-handed, undulating
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Right-handed, undulating
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Wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Apr
2nd
chelmsford
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 8 runners
6 Jun
5th
chelmsford
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 13 runners
16 May
5th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 9 runners
14 May
3rd
Chepstow
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 10 runners
2 May
2nd
chelmsford
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 runners
11 Apr
3rd
chelmsford
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 5 runners
15 Mar
7th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
8 Feb
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 7 runners
5 Feb
5th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
17 Jan
5th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
5 |
1 win, 4 other |
16 May |
20% |
| chelmsford |
5 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 2 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
17 Jan |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
20 Jun |
100% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
14 May |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Mar |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 Oct |
0% |