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Meritocratic: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Meritocratic is a 3-year-old gelding by Churchill, trained by James Owen. He has won 0 of 7 starts and placed in 1 more, for £1,550 in prize money. He runs next in the 7:05 at Lingfield (AW) on 10 September. His best performance rating is 62, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 7
  • Wins 0
  • Placed 1
  • Strike rate 0%
  • Prize money £1,550
  • Best rating 62
  • Official rating 60

Where Meritocratic runs next

Time Course Race Best price
7:05 Lingfield (AW) Get Raceday Ready Handicap Stakes —

Meritocratic form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
30 Aug 26 Yarmouth Gold & Silver Exchange Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m Good To Soft 5 7.25 15/2 Mason Paetel 60
21 Jun 26 Brighton Fairplay Daily Price Boosts Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 5 18 10/1 Jack Mitchell 62
1 Jun 26 Windsor Marley Solar Roof System 'Confined' Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Good To Firm 3 4.25 22/1 Jack Mitchell 63
13 Apr 26 Newcastle (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Standard 5 8.5 11/4 Jack Mitchell 65
22 Dec 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard 7 9 7/1 George Wood –
26 Nov 25 Chelmsford City (AW) Flutter Proudly Supporting Pancreatic Cancer UK Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard 6 2.5 18/1 Marco Ghiani –
2 Oct 25 Salisbury Myddelton & Major British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m Good 9 19.25 100/1 Daniel Muscutt –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Gold & Silver Exchange Apprentice Handicap Stakes at Yarmouth on 30 August 2026. Pulled hard early - sat second early - pushed for effort 2f out - dropped away final furlong to finish fifth.

Meritocratic by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
10f 3 0 0%
8f 2 0 0%
7f 2 0 0%

Meritocratic by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Standard 3 0 0%
Good To Firm 2 0 0%
Good To Soft 1 0 0%
Good 1 0 0%

Meritocratic by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Yarmouth 1 0 0%
Brighton 1 0 0%
Windsor 1 0 0%
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0%
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0%
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0%
Salisbury 1 0 0%

Meritocratic breeding

  • Sire Churchill (IRE)
  • Dam Etoile Bleu (IRE)
  • Damsire Starspangledbanner (AUS)
  • Breeder Owenstown Bloodstock Ltd
  • Foaled 3 April 2023

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