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Merton • VIC

Thursday 1st January 2026

The meeting at Merton in Victoria on Thursday January 1st 2026 consists of 6 races, with a total prize purse of $35k.

The feature race of the day is the $10k Merton Cup (QC) (a handicap race over 1,900 metres).

There are a total of 53 horses declared to run, making an average of 9 per race.

Races

Race
Time
Race Name
Run
Prize
Dist
Class
Wghts
Ages
Genders
1
Mdn Plate
8
$5k
1150m
Maiden
SW
2
Rst Trophy (2)
9
$5k
1150m
Restricted
Hcp
3
Trophy Race
8
$5k
1150m
Open
Hcp
4
Mdn Plate
8
$5k
1600m
Maiden
SW
5
Merton Cup (QC)
11
$10k
1900m
Open
Hcp
6
Spec Cond 0-28
9
$5k
1600m
Special Condition
Hcp

Top Raters

Besson Race 5
Lou Lou's Choice Race 2
Our Dawny Race 3
Rule Of Salex Race 5
Written For Us Race 6
Voriah Race 3
Soo Kiss Me Race 2
The Village Fox Race 4
Mallee Maid Race 6
Eight Shout's Race 5
Bulletproof Race 4
Snatched Race 3
Understated Race 5
Springer Time Race 1
Vidacii Race 4
Stormyfriendship Race 4
Librarchy's Dancer Race 4
Nasrin Race 6
Release The Spirit Race 6
Marine Parade Race 3

Best Top Raters

Biggest Gap to Second Rated

Top Trainers at Merton

Gear Changes

Race
Horse
Gear Changes
1
1. Duel Missile
First Time Visors
1
5. Mahra
First Time Tongue Tie
1
7. Popes Can Talk
Again Cross-over Nose Band
1
8. White Carnation
Again Tail Chain
Off First Time Tongue Control Bit
2
2. Tomanado
First Time Bandages (Hind)
2
8. Pubsmiriclescript
Off First Time Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only)
2
9. Sly Cascata
Off First Time Winkers
3
7. Our Dawny
Off First Time Winkers
4
4. Librarchy's Dancer
Off Again Blinkers
First Time Tongue Tie
4
8. Rebel Richie
First Time Nose Roll
6
2. Dente's Inferno
Again Blinkers
Again Cross-over Nose Band
Again Tongue Tie
6
4. Written For Us
First Time Winkers
6
8. Some Eclipse
First Time Tongue Control and Lugging Bit

Only Ride

Horse List

Horse
Race
Anything But
5
Besson
5
Bulletproof
4
Dente's Inferno
6
Duel Missile
1
Eight Shout's
5
First Venture
2
Highway One
4
Inarticulate
4
Jewel Ben
1
Laminar
2
Librarchy's Dancer
4
Lord Chapel
5
Lou Lou's Choice
2
Mahra
1
Mallee Maid
6
Marine Parade
3
Mighty Feat
3
Nasrin
6
Our Dawny
3
Popes Can Talk
1
Pubsmiriclescript
2
Rebel Richie
4
Release The Spirit
6
Rule Of Salex
5
Saucito
1
Sly Cascata
2
Snatched
3
Some Eclipse
6
Soo Kiss Me
2
Springer Time
1
Stormyfriendship
4
The Village Fox
4
Tomanado
2
Toronova
5
Toscana Rising
5
Understated
5
Vidacii
4
Voriah
3
White Carnation
1
Written For Us
6

Trainer List

Trainer
Runners
TKilgower
6
ShelleyKirkpatrick
3
RonHockley
3
TysonBarton
3
D PDwyer
3
JohnFitzgerald
2
BrendaBamford
2
G CStrang
2
PFoster
2
MichaelHarrison
1
AshleighSmith
1
IanPankhurst
1
R CManning
1
AndrewDale
1
AnthonyDudley
1
EdmundBourke
1
SaabHasan
1
MarkAshby
1
P EKramer
1
ErinMaher
1
DaniWalker
1
ScottMcIntosh
1
CraigWeeding
1
LeeBowker
1

Jockey List

Jockey
Mounts
ShaunCooper
6
MelindaMcDonald
5
SophieClayfield
5
RowanCox
4
RobKirkpatrick
4
JackVirgona
4
LeighTaylor
4
TraceyJohnson
3
SebastianGalea
3
SarahMcDonough
3

Track Barrier Draw BiasWin % by Barrier • Last 3 Years

1150m

33.3% 1/3
0.0% 0/3
33.3% 1/3
33.3% 1/3
0.0% 0/3
0.0% 0/3
0.0% 0/4
0.0% 0/1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

1600m

0.0% 0/2
50.0% 1/2
0.0% 0/3
0.0% 0/2
100.0% 1/1
1
2
3
4
5

1900m

0.0% 0/2
50.0% 1/2
0.0% 0/1
0.0% 0/1
0.0% 0/1
0.0% 0/1
0.0% 0/1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7