Young Merlin
10-year-old gelding with a 14% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions over 1m6f – 2m.
Owner
Daniel Macauliffe & Anoj Don
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
54.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 25% win rate
✔ Effective partnership with Jack Quinlan: 38% win rate together
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Loves
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Feb
9th
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
13 Jan
5th
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 8 runners
30 Nov
3rd
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
5 Nov
2nd
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
23 Oct
2nd
Nottingham
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
30 Sep
5th
Ayr
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
18 Sep
3rd
Pontefract
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
22 Jul
2nd
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 6 runners
1 Jan
DNF
Fakenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
23 Nov
4th
Huntingdon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 5 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
2 wins, 1 other |
3 Oct |
66.7% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 other |
1 Feb |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
3 |
2 seconds, 1 third |
23 Oct |
0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
24 Aug |
50% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Sep |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
5 May |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
30 Nov |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Nov |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Nov |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Nov |
0% |
| Fakenham Tight |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jan |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jan |
0% |