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Mercante
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Trained by N A Blackiston at Ballarat, Mercante is a 3 year old gelding by the sire Dundeel, out of the dam Breccia.

He has won one race from 8 starts. His career earnings are $81k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Flemington on November 4th in 2023 when he won $40,000 in the Penfolds Victoria Derby (a set weight race over 2,500 metres).

Mercante has started 1 time at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $5300.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $13k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$81k
Starts
8
Wins
1
Second
1
Third
0
Win %
13
Place %
25
Profit
+53.0
Conditions
Good
6
1-0-0
$13k
Soft
2
0-1-0
$4k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
1
0-0-0
Group 1
1
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
2000m
4
1-1-0
+57
1600m
1
0-0-0
-1
2500m
1
0-0-0
-1
1700m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Ballarat
3
1-1-0
+58
Bendigo
1
0-0-0
-1
Flemington
1
0-0-0
-1
Geelong
1
0-0-0
-1
Sandown Hillside
1
0-0-0
-1
Morphettville
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
7
1-1-0
+54
SA
1
0-0-0

Race History

Apr-27 24
11/12
5.5
31
Morphettville
4
2000
PFD Food Services Chairman's Stakes 
$0k
$150k
Craig Williams
57½
127.80
-
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
Penfolds Victoria Derby 
$40k
$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