Merton (VIC)
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Merton Cup (QC)
1900m | 4:10pm
RAIL POSITION
True Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Handicap
Amateur Riders
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$10,000
 
 
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R5
6 - Popeye The Sailor (8)
  • 6 Popeye The Sailor (8)
  • J: 63.5kg
  • T: Ms C Boyd
  • x-7-5-6-2-9-x-7-3-5
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RACE COMMENT
Battled away gamely 2-1/2 len, 3-3/4 len 3rd of 5 (5) $13.00 64.5 Downtown Man 1650m Healesville Trophy Race Soft(5) Nov 1. Fair effort in 7-3/4 len 5th of 9 (4) $16.00 64.0 Bookman 1650m Healesville Open Hcp Good(4) Nov 22. 5 weeks since last run. Last win was 3 Feb 2024. Did little 7.8 len 5th at Healesville. Minor money hope at best.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
25-2-3-1
GOOD
0-0-0-0
TRACK
0-0-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
8%
WIN S/RATE
32%
PLACE S/RATE
37-3-6-3
CAREER
$67,973
PRIZE MONEY
1390 - 1708
WIN RANGE
40
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 37-3-6-3 8% 32% N/A
Distance 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 8-0-1-0 0% 13% N/A
2nd up 7-1-0-1 14% 29% N/A
3rd up 7-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
4th up 3-1-2-0 33% 100% N/A
Group 1 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 1390m (1), 1400m (1), 1708m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 1-0-1-0 0% 100% N/A
Good 25-2-3-1 8% 24% N/A
Soft 9-1-1-2 11% 44% N/A
Heavy 1-0-1-0 0% 100% N/A
Synthetic 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 10-1-2-2 10% 50% N/A
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
Trainer 12mth 24-1-3-4 4% 33% N/A
Ms C Boyd
Trained at: Mornington
Owners: Mrs J A Richards, R M Richards, D M Richards & G J Richards
Colours: Royal Blue, Light Blue Hoops And Quartered Cap
Age/Sex: 7 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Nom Du Jeu - Authoress
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
5 of 9 21
Healesville (Good) 22/11/2025, Race 2, 1650m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/9 7.8L, $200, Jockey Shaun Cooper, Barrier 4, Weight 64kg
$16.00
1st Bookman
2nd Tussock 63.5kg 4L
3rd Downtown Man 68.5kg 6.3L
3 of 5 14
Healesville (Soft) 01/11/2025, Race 2, 1650m, Trophy Race
Finished 3/5 6.3L, $625, Jockey Mr R Douglas, Barrier 5, Weight 64.5kg
$13.00
1st Downtown Man
2nd Pine Valley 68kg 2.5L
3rd Popeye The Sailor 64.5kg 6.3L
7 of 7 173
Yea (Good) 18/10/2025, Race 4, 1200m, Trophy Race
Finished 7/7 7.9L, $200, Jockey Mr R Douglas, Barrier 3, Weight 65kg
$7.00
1st Downtown Man
2nd Shahin 64.5kg 1.5L
3rd Great Notes 65kg 3.5L
9 of 11 8
Mornington (Good) 28/04/2025, Race 6, 1500m, 3yo+ (Bm58)
Finished 9/11 4L, $675, Jockey J Bowditch, Barrier 6, Weight 56kg
$81.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:36.40s
1st Amapola
2nd Women In Uniform 58kg 0.1L
3rd Unfair Dismissal 61.5kg 2.1L
2 of 7 8
Swifts Creek (Firm) 20/04/2025, Race 4, 1600m, Tambo Valley Cup
Finished 2/7 4L, $1700, Jockey Mr R Douglas, Barrier 7, Weight 65kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 0, 1200m 0th, 800m 0th, 400m 0th,
1st Cent To War
2nd Popeye The Sailor 65kg 4L
3rd Lunar Frost 67kg 4.1L
6 of 10 14
Balnarring (Good) 12/04/2025, Race 5, 1600m, Trophy Race
Finished 6/10 7.4L, $200, Jockey B Moffat, Barrier 10, Weight 65.5kg
$10.00
1st Anything But (NZ)
2nd Pine Valley 67.5kg 0.3L
3rd Shez Steamin' 65.5kg 1.8L
5 of 10 20
Balnarring (Good) 29/03/2025, Race 6, 1600m, Trophy Race
Finished 5/10 3.4L, $200, Jockey B Moffat, Barrier 1, Weight 66kg
$8.00
1st Achaeus (GER)
2nd Carnamah 67.5kg 2.3L
3rd Laststrikeyourout 65.5kg 2.8L
7 of 9 120
Balnarring (Good) 09/03/2025, Race 6, 1600m, Trophy Race
Finished 7/9 4.6L, $200, Jockey Mr R Douglas, Barrier 9, Weight 66.5kg
$14.00
1st Shez Steamin'
2nd Chocolate Royal 68.5kg 1L
3rd Pine Valley 66kg 1.2L
4 of 6 14
Balnarring (Good) 09/11/2024, Race 6, 1600m, Trophy Race
Finished 4/6 5.9L, $425, Jockey Mr R Douglas, Barrier 5, Weight 67kg
$5.00
1st Jack Knows Best (NZ)
2nd Achaeus (GER) 68kg 3.8L
3rd Preliminaires 68kg 4.1L
4 of 7 15
Alexandra (Good) 26/10/2024, Race 4, 1300m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/7 4.8L, $425, Jockey Mr R Douglas, Barrier 6, Weight 67kg
$7.00
1st Feudal Empire
2nd Street Swagger 68.5kg 2.3L
3rd Patrick 70kg 3.6L
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LAST WIN
1 of 9 28
Woolamai (Good) 03/02/2024, Race 5, 1708m, Open Hcp
Finished 1/9 0.2L, $3220, Jockey B Moffat, Barrier 1, Weight 67kg
$4.80
1st Popeye The Sailor
2nd Continuation 69.5kg 0.2L
3rd Chestnut Thunder 67.5kg 0.6L