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Mercante
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Trained by N A Blackiston at Ballarat, Mercante is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Dundeel, out of the dam Breccia.

He has won a total of 2 races from 19 starts for a win percentage of 11%. His career earnings are $106k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Flemington on November 4th in 2023 when he won $40,000 in the Victoria Derby (a set weight race over 2,500 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $4480.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $0k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$106k
Starts
19
Wins
2
Second
2
Third
0
Win %
11
Place %
21
Profit
+44.8
Conditions
Good
15
2-1-0
$0k
Soft
4
0-1-0
$0k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
--
Group 1
--
Group 2
--
Group 3
--
Race Distance
2500m
3
0-0-0
-3
2012m
1
0-0-0
-1
1800m
2
0-0-0
-2
1600m
2
0-0-0
-2
2400m
1
0-0-0
-1
2550m
1
1-0-0
+1.8
2200m
1
0-1-0
-1
2000m
5
1-1-0
+56
1607m
1
0-0-0
-1
1700m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Pakenham
3
1-0-0
-0.2
Kilmore
2
0-0-0
-2
Sandown Hillside
2
0-0-0
-2
Seymour
1
0-0-0
-1
Bendigo
2
0-0-0
-2
Sale
1
0-1-0
-1
Caulfield Heath
1
0-0-0
-1
Ballarat
4
1-1-0
+57
Morphettville
1
0-0-0
-1
Flemington
1
0-0-0
-1
Geelong
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
18
2-2-0
+45.8
SA
1
0-0-0
-1

Race History

Nov-14 25
9/10
19.0
$14
Pakenham
7
2500
Computer Talk - Business IT Experts (Bm66)
$1k
$40k
B Mertens
56½
167.20
39.32
7
8,7,9
Oct-31 25
5/7
5.8
$4
Kilmore
4
2012
Bill Harding Memorial (Bm56)
$1k
$22k
B Rawiller
62
130.69
36.69
7
7,7,7
+2
Oct-1 25
7/9
9.0
$21
Sandown Hillside
4
1800
Sportsbet Get On Extra (Bm66)
$1k
$50k
B Rawiller
58
110.86
34.22
8
8,9,8
+1
Sep-11 25
6/11
5.5
$31
Seymour
6
1600
Parker Bros Earthmoving (Bm62)
$1k
$35k
B Rawiller
60
99.03
35.88
11
11,11,11
+5
Spell of 182 Days
Mar-13 25
5/6
5.5
$3.5
Pakenham
4
2500
(Bm64)
$1k
$40k
B Mertens
60
163.04
35.87
3
3,2,4
-1
Feb-9 25
5/7
6.2
$4.2
Bendigo
3
2400
Bunbury Equine Hospital (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
J Childs
60
150.28
36.02
3
2,2,1
-4
Jan-17 25
1/8
0.2
$2.8
Pakenham
4
2550
Bunyip Equipment (Bm64)
$22k
$40k
B Mertens
58
165.50
38.02
3
4,3,2
+1
Dec-22 24
2/8
2.8
$3.7
Sale
4
2200
Higgins Machinery & Mechanical Services (Bm58)
$6k
$35k
B Mertens
61
137.93
36.30
6
6,6,3
+1
Dec-4 24
5/10
1.6
$20
Caulfield Heath
3
1800
Stow Storage Solutions (Bm64)
$2k
$55k
D Bates
58
110.69
34.72
5
6,5,5
Nov-14 24
9/10
5.8
$9.5
Ballarat
4
2000
Hygain Winners Choice (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
L Nolen
58½
127.95
35.00
7
7,9,10
+1
Nov-1 24
6/6
3.0
$10
Kilmore
4
1607
bet365 Never Ordinary (Bm64)
$1k
$27k
C Newitt
59
98.10
36.10
6
6,6,6
Spell of 188 Days
Apr-27 24
11/12
5.5
$31
Morphettville
4
2000
PFD Food Services Chairman's Stakes 
$0k
$150k
C Williams
57½
126.88
35.67
2
2,2,2
-9
Apr-3 24
5/12
2.3
$5.5
Ballarat
6
2000
Hygain Winners Choice (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
C Williams
59
126.22
36.48
7
6,6,5
Mar-14 24
6/13
3.5
$11
Bendigo
4
1600
3yo+ Hcp (64)
$1k
$27k
D Bates
59
96.80
37.36
12
12,13,10
+4
Spell of 131 Days
Nov-4 23
6/16
8.1
$41
Flemington
4
2500
Victoria Derby 
$40k
$2.2M
D Oliver
57
157.38
35.74
13
13,11,12
+6
Oct-15 23
2/11
3.0
$13
Ballarat
6
2000
James Vac Solutions (Bm64)
$6k
$35k
R Downey
56½
124.13
36.08
9
10,10,9
+7
Sep-22 23
1/9
0.2
$61
Ballarat
4
2000
Global Turf Mdn Plate
$21k
$38k
R Downey
57
124.56
34.54
5
5,4,4
+3
Sep-3 23
6/10
13.5
$101
Geelong
3
1700
Rex Gorell Volkswagen Mdn Plate
$1k
$38k
R Downey
58
103.32
37.54
6
7,7,8
+2
Aug-9 23
9/11
10.2
$101
Sandown Hillside
4
1300
Ladbroke It! Mdn Plate
$1k
$55k
R Downey
58
78.07
32.38
8
8,10
+1