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Sassy Merlot
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Trained by M Moroney & P Gerard at Matamata, Sassy Merlot is a 5 year old mare by the sire Burgundy, out of the dam Saveadance.

She has won a total of 5 races from 28 starts for a win percentage of 18%. Her career earnings are $182k, with the biggest win of her career coming at Riccarton Park on April 20th in 2024 when she won $40,935 in the Daphne Bannan Memorial Great Easter Stakes (a handicap race over 1,400 metres).

Sassy Merlot is a top level performer, having started 9 times at group race level, with 1 win.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $1290.

The mare tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $11k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$182k
Starts
28
Wins
5
Second
5
Third
2
Win %
18
Place %
43
Profit
+12.9
Conditions
Good
11
1-1-1
$5k
Soft
15
4-4-1
$11k
Heavy
2
0-0-0
$1k
Race Standard
All
9
1-2-1
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
1
0-0-1
Group 3
5
0-2-0
Race Distance
1400m
16
2-3-1
+11.1
1600m
3
1-1-1
+0.6
1200m
8
2-0-0
+2.2
1100m
1
0-1-0
-1
Race Track
Riccarton Park
2
1-0-0
+8.6
Ashburton
1
1-0-0
+2.6
Hastings
2
0-0-1
-2
Te Rapa
7
1-1-0
+9.5
Trentham
4
0-2-1
-4
Arawa Park
2
0-1-0
-2
Awapuni
1
0-0-0
-1
Matamata
3
2-0-0
+7.2
Pukekohe Park
2
0-0-0
-2
Ellerslie
2
0-0-0
-2
Tauranga
1
0-0-0
-1
Taupo
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
28
5-5-2
+12.9

Declared to Run

Riccarton Park 3 • Tomorrow Bush Inn Tavern Open Sprint (84)
$2.40Bet

Race History

Apr-20 24
1/14
1.0
$10.6
Riccarton Park
5
1400
Daphne Bannan Memorial Great Easter Stakes 
$46k
$80k
L Allpress
53
82.63
-
7
7,5
+4
Apr-4 24
1/14
0.8
$3.6
Ashburton
5
1600
Agraforum Growing Innovation (Bm75)
$10k
$19k
N Parmar
57½
96.47
-
Mar-23 24
5/9
2.5
$8.2
Riccarton Park
4
1400
Johnny Fresh Darfield & Yaldhurst Sprint
$1k
$50k
J Fawcett
54
81.69
-
7
5,5
Feb-28 24
3/11
3.6
$3.8
Hastings
3
1600
Hawke's Bay Racing Function Centre (Bm75)
$4k
$40k
J Fawcett
57½
94.90
-
1
1,1,2
-1
Feb-10 24
11/13
5.8
$14.1
Te Rapa
4
1400
Vertical Logistics (Bm75)
$0k
$65k
C Grylls
58½
82.74
-
1
2,3
-8
Jan-13 24
7/11
3.9
$4.1
Trentham
3
1400
Novara Park Stud (Bm75)
$1k
$65k
C Grylls
59
82.88
-
1
1
-6
Dec-23 23
2/12
0.1
$6.4
Te Rapa
4
1400
Lodge Real Estate (Bm75)
$7k
$40k
J Fawcett
58½
82.96
-
1
1,2
Nov-11 23
6/7
4.2
$14.2
Te Rapa
3
1200
Legacy Lodge Sprint 
$1k
$90k
A Goindasamy
53
69.88
-
2
2,2
-4
Oct-21 23
5/12
0.7
$22
Te Rapa
3
1200
Sweynesse Stakes 
$3k
$100k
C Grylls
56½
69.52
-
2
2,2
-3
Spell of 161 Days
May-13 23
11/13
21.7
$20.3
Arawa Park
10
1400
Rotorua Itm Stakes 
$0k
$85k
C Lammas
57
89.92
-
5
5
-6
Apr-29 23
5/6
7.7
$5.9
Hastings
5
1400
Mediaworks Hcp
$1k
$35k
M Mudhoo
53
83.14
-
6
6,5
Apr-1 23
14/16
7.4
$34.4
Awapuni
5
1400
Bramco Granite Flying Hcp 
$0k
$80k
T Taiaroa
53
82.82
-
7
8,8
-6
Feb-25 23
4/4
5.5
$3.6
Matamata
9
1400
Lisa Chittick Plate
$2k
$40k
C Lammas
55
85.63
-
1
1,2
-2
Jan-21 23
2/7
2.3
$3.1
Trentham
5
1400
Summer Cup
$7k
$40k
C Lammas
54½
82.30
-
1
1,1
-1
Dec-26 22
7/14
4.8
$9
Pukekohe Park
3
1200
Hallmark Stud Handicap
$2k
$100k
C Lammas
58
68.97
33.59
Dec-3 22
7/10
4.9
$7.5
Pukekohe Park
5
1200
Eagle Charters Handicap
$1k
$55k
K Asano
54
69.49
33.29
6
6,6
-1
Oct-29 22
1/13
0.8
$6
Matamata
5
1200
Nzb Ready To Run Trnrs (Bm75)
$17k
$30k
C Lammas
58½
70.74
-
1
1,1
Spell of 168 Days
May-14 22
2/14
2.3
$11.3
Arawa Park
5
1400
Rotorua Stakes 
$15k
$80k
T Yanagida
55
83.50
-
8
0,8,6
+4
Apr-30 22
8/14
3.9
$13.6
Te Rapa
3
1200
Cambridge Breeders Sakes 
$1k
$80k
T Yanagida
55
70.23
34.22
11
0,11,12
+4
Apr-16 22
8/10
7.7
$8
Te Rapa
3
1200
Join Team Te Akau 3yo
$0k
$30k
S Spratt
57½
70.59
35.37
10
0,10,10
+2
Mar-5 22
7/7
18.0
$9.3
Ellerslie
4
1400
Mufhasa Stakes
$1k
$80k
M Cameron
54
82.76
34.08
2
0,2,2
-5
Jan-29 22
2/12
4.5
$7.9
Trentham
4
1600
Desert Gold Stakes 
$15k
$80k
M Cameron
56½
95.88
-
2
2,2,2
Jan-15 22
3/10
2.3
$11.7
Trentham
4
1400
Wellington Guineas 
$10k
$110k
M Cameron
54½
83.17
-
1
0,0,1
-2
Dec-26 21
10/11
9.3
$6.3
Ellerslie
4
1400
Shaw's Wire Ropes Uncle Remus
$1k
$80k
M Cameron
56½
83.45
35.22
3
0,0,1
-9
Dec-11 21
1/14
1.0
$16.5
Te Rapa
3
1400
Brokerweb Risk Services (Bm65)
$23k
$40k
M Cameron
55½
82.12
-
5
0,0,1
Nov-13 21
5/10
9.1
$7.7
Tauranga
7
1400
Energised Electrical 3yo
$1k
$30k
A Goindasamy
54½
84.68
-
2
0,2,7
+2
Oct-23 21
1/10
0.4
$4.2
Matamata
4
1200
Colchester Engineering Ltd Maiden
$8k
$15k
A Goindasamy
54
70.52
34.14
2
0,2,2
+1
Oct-6 21
2/12
2.3
$17.4
Taupo
9
1100
Generation Homes Maiden
$2k
$12k
K Asano
54
65.81
-
2
0,2,1
-1