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Merrimack: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Merrimack is a 5-year-old gelding by Showcasing, trained by Stuart Williams. He has won 6 of 41 starts and placed in 14 more, for £55,467 in prize money. His best trip is 5f, where 4 wins from 22 is a 18% strike rate against 11% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:36 at Sandown on 11 September. His best performance rating is 73, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 41
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 20
  • Strike rate 15%
  • Prize money £55,467
  • Best rating 73
  • Official rating 74

Where Merrimack runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:36 Sandown Visit Sri Lanka Handicap Stakes —

Merrimack form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
24 Aug 26 Brighton Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap Stakes Class 5 5.5f Good To Firm 4 1.25 15/2 Olivia Haines 74
8 Aug 26 Newmarket (July) Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Stakes Class 5 5f Good To Firm 4 2 7/2 Chloe Lyons 74
1 Aug 26 Newmarket (July) British Racing School Handicap Stakes Class 5 5f Good To Firm 1 — 11/4 Chloe Lyons 69
27 Jul 26 Windsor Download The At The Races App Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 5 5f Good To Firm 3 0.5 4/1 Chloe Lyons 69
15 Jul 26 Bath Broughton Transport The Mane Logistics Choice Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 5 5.5f Firm 2 1 5/1 Chloe Lyons 69
2 Jul 26 Newbury Pump Technology Apprentice Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 8 7.5 8/1 Chloe Lyons 70
9 Jun 26 Brighton fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Class 5 5.5f Good 3 1 3/1F Chloe Lyons 69
1 Jun 26 Newbury Pump Technology Jonathan And Natalie Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 2 .25 8/1 Chloe Lyons 69
11 May 26 Windsor Phil Rendell's Fifty-Tenth Birthday Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 3 1.75 9/1 Chloe Lyons 70
4 Mar 26 Kempton (AW) Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 6f Standard To Slow 7 11.25 16/1 Saffie Osborne 72
18 Feb 26 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Class 4 6f Standard To Slow 3 3.75 22/1 Grace McEntee 72
8 Jan 26 Chelmsford City (AW) Cosy Dining In The Fairwood Brasserie Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 1 — 13/8F Harry Vigors 67
2 Jan 26 Chelmsford City (AW) CCR 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 3 .5 9/1 Kyle McHugh 67
4 Dec 25 Chelmsford City (AW) 'Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier' Handicap Class 4 5f Standard 8 4.25 16/1 Olivia Haines 72
7 Oct 25 Brighton JenningsBet In Hastings Apprentice Handicap Class 5 5.5f Good To Soft 1 — 6/1 Olivia Haines 65
17 Sep 25 Sandown Sporting Times Sri Lanka Handicap Class 5 5f Soft 9 20.75 7/1 Gabriella Hill 65
22 Aug 25 Goodwood Virgin Bet Handicap Class 5 5f Good 4 3 9/2 Callum Shepherd 65
28 Jul 25 Windsor Peter Sutton On-Course Bookmakers Apprentice Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 1 — 9/2 Olivia Haines 64
3 Jul 25 Newbury Legal Protection Group Ltd Apprentice Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 6 6.25 8/1 Olivia Haines 65
9 Jun 25 Brighton Star Sports Brighton Owners Series Handicap Class 6 5.5f Good To Firm 3 .25 9/4F Pat Cosgrave 65
26 May 25 Windsor Get Raceday Ready Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 4 2.25 13/2 Olivia Haines 65
18 May 25 Newmarket Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Firm 2 1.25 20/1 Marco Ghiani 65
10 May 25 Lingfield William Hill More Top Prices Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 11 8.25 11/1 Sean Levey 66
18 Apr 25 Chelmsford City (AW) 6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 3 1 20/1 Callum Shepherd 66
27 Mar 25 Chelmsford City (AW) It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 2 2.5 6/1 Marco Ghiani 66
22 Jan 25 Lingfield (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 8 6.5 11/4 Sean Levey 65
16 Jan 25 Chelmsford City (AW) Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Class 5 5f Standard To Slow 2 .25 2/1F Sean Levey 65
18 Dec 24 Kempton (AW) Happy Christmas From The Kempton-Park Team Handicap Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 4 1.75 6/1 Sean Levey 66
5 Dec 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 2 4 8/1 Sean Levey 67
17 Oct 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 6 6.75 3/1 Marco Ghiani 69
23 Aug 24 Goodwood William Hill Most Top Price Runners Handicap Class 5 5f Good 5 3.5 15/2 Connor Planas 71
16 Aug 24 Epsom Downs Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap Class 4 6f Good 3 2.75 12/1 Connor Planas 71
26 Jul 24 York Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Class 4 5.5f Good To Firm 7 5.25 15/2 Marco Ghiani 61
17 Jul 24 Yarmouth Doublebase Handicap Class 6 5f Good 1 — 7/4F Marco Ghiani 55
9 Jul 24 Brighton Tips For Every Race At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Class 6 6f Soft 1 — 16/1 Marco Ghiani 55
13 Jun 24 Yarmouth QuinnBet 'Confined' Handicap Class 6 1m Soft 9 46.5 125/1 Luke Catton 60
28 May 24 Leicester Racingtv Profits Returned To Racing Claiming Stakes Class 5 7f Heavy 8 29.25 50/1 Luke Catton 65
30 Apr 24 Yarmouth Join Moulton Racing Syndicate 'Confined' Handicap Class 6 1m Good 9 17.25 12/1 Ross Coakley 67
25 Jul 23 Chelmsford City (AW) Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 6 3.25 66/1 Harry Burns –
28 Jun 23 Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Standard To Slow 7 5.25 14/1 Harry Burns –
15 Jun 23 Nottingham British Stallion Studs Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Good To Firm 8 15.25 4/1 Jack Mitchell –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap Stakes at Brighton on 24 August 2026. Settled mid-division - dropped back and unable to match tempo 1f out - kept on to finish 4th without ever looking dangerous.

Merrimack by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
5f 22 4 18%
6f 10 1 10%
5.5f 6 1 17%
8f 2 0 0%
7f 1 0 0%

Merrimack by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good To Firm 15 2 13%
Standard To Slow 7 0 0%
Standard 7 1 14%
Good 6 1 17%
Soft 3 1 33%
Firm 1 0 0%
Good To Soft 1 1 100%
Heavy 1 0 0%

Merrimack by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Chelmsford City (AW) 9 1 11%
Brighton 5 2 40%
Windsor 4 1 25%
Kempton (AW) 4 0 0%
Newbury 3 0 0%
Yarmouth 3 1 33%
Newmarket (July) 2 1 50%
Goodwood 2 0 0%
Bath 1 0 0%
Sandown 1 0 0%

Merrimack breeding

  • Sire Showcasing (GB)
  • Dam Megan Lily (IRE)
  • Damsire Dragon Pulse (IRE)
  • Breeder Montcastle Bloodstock Ltd
  • Foaled 13 March 2021

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