Launceston (TAS)
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
R4
11h44m
Good Friday Easter Egg Giveaways Plate (C1)
2100m | 7:30pm
RAIL POSITION
+4m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Class 1 Set Weight
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$25,000
 
 
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R4
5 - Merlin Beach (4)
  • 5 Merlin Beach (4)
  • J: Codi Jordan 57.0kg
  • T: G J Stevenson
  • 6-x-2-3-2-x-5-6-2
1.8 1.8 1.7 1.66 1.7 1.62
$1.80 $1.80 $1.70 $1.66 $1.70 $1.62
RACE COMMENT
Settled midfield when 2 len 6th of 14 (9) $17.00 57.0 Kiss My Rock 1600m Hobart Plate (C1) Soft(6) Feb 8. Found the line intently for 2 len 2nd of 10 (10) $7.50 57.0 Tideford 2150m Launceston Plate (C1) Soft(5) Mar 4. Very honest. Reined back to last from the wide gate, wound up here. Hard to toss.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
5-0-2-1
SOFT
4-0-2-1
TRACK
0-0-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
1-0-1-0
JKY RIDING
1/8
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
0%
WIN S/RATE
57%
PLACE S/RATE
7-0-3-1
CAREER
$19,000
PRIZE MONEY
N/A
WIN RANGE
16
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 7-0-3-1 0% 57% 1
Distance 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track 4-0-2-1 0% 75% 1
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 4-0-2-1 0% 75% 1
1st up 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 2
2nd up 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 4
3rd up 2-0-2-0 0% 100% 2
4th up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% 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
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Soft 5-0-2-1 0% 60% 2
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 1
All wet 5-0-2-1 0% 60% 2
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 330-38-44-48 12% 39% 2
Codi Jordan
Trainer 12mth 244-45-41-27 18% 46% 1
G J Stevenson
Trained at: Wesley Vale
Owners: S D Brown, Mrs L M Brown, M Brown & T C Davies
Colours: Royal Blue, Horse Silhouette, White Chicken Silhouette And Cap
Age/Sex: 4 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Turn Me Loose - Viviane
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
2 of 10 24
Launceston (Soft) 04/03/2026, Race 6, 2150m, Plate (C1)
Finished 2/10 2L, $5000, Jockey Codi Jordan, Barrier 10, Weight 57kg
$7.50, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:37.91s
1st Tideford (NZ)
2nd Merlin Beach (NZ) 57kg 2L
3rd Wolf Junior 58.5kg 2.5L
6 of 14 16
Hobart (Soft) 08/02/2026, Race 5, 1600m, Plate (C1)
Finished 6/14 2L, $250, Jockey Liam Riordan, Barrier 9, Weight 57kg
$17.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:38.32s
1st Kiss My Rock (NZ)
2nd Called Through 57kg 0.5L
3rd Wyndinthewillows (NZ) 55kg 0.7L
5 of 14 294
Launceston (Soft) 23/01/2026, Race 3, 1400m, 3yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 5/14 2.6L, $500, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 9, Weight 58.5kg
$4.60, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:35.58s
1st Vortistar
2nd Surf Soul 55.5kg 0.5L
3rd A Queens Buzz 55kg 0.6L
TRIAL 284
Longford (Good) 13/01/2026, Race 1, 1400m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/6 0.1L, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Merlin Beach (NZ)
2nd Exalted Crown 0kg 0.1L
3rd Moorlands Miss 0kg 0.2L
TRIAL 263
Devonport Synthetic (Synthetic) 23/12/2025, Race 6, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/6 9L, Jockey Codi Jordan, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Rebel's Girl
2nd Dubai Affair 0kg 2L
3rd Brazen Artist 0kg 4.8L
2 of 9 14
Launceston (Soft) 04/04/2025, Race 2, 1600m, 2yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 2/9 2.3L, $5000, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 8, Weight 58kg
$3.10, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.80s
1st Ice Crystal
2nd Merlin Beach (NZ) 58kg 2.3L
3rd Alpine Trout 58.5kg 3.8L
3 of 7 11
Launceston (Soft) 21/03/2025, Race 4, 1600m, 3yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 3/7 0.4L, $2500, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 4, Weight 58kg
$2.40, In-running Settled 2, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.47s
1st Florence Glass
2nd Manhattan Nights 56.5kg 0.3L
3rd Merlin Beach (NZ) 58kg 0.4L
2 of 8 158
Devonport Synthetic (Synthetic) 10/03/2025, Race 2, 1150m, 3yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 2/8 0.5L, $5000, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 8, Weight 58kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.93s
1st Ellisphere
2nd Merlin Beach (NZ) 58kg 0.5L
3rd The Mountaineer (NZ) 58.5kg 0.6L
TRIAL 152
Devonport Synthetic (Synthetic) 04/03/2025, Race 3, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/5 2.1L, Jockey Kirra-Lee Lane, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Mohnar
2nd Shy Guy 0kg 0.1L
3rd The Prayer 0kg 0.9L
6 of 12 N/A
Ballarat (Good) 03/10/2024, Race 4, 1600m, Mdn Plate
Finished 6/12 6.8L, $750, Jockey Beau Mertens, Barrier 7, Weight 57kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.59s
1st Autumn Storm
2nd Monte Cassino (NZ) 57kg 0.8L
3rd Crossoverkid 59.5kg 1.6L
TRIAL N/A
Cranbourne Training (Soft) 16/09/2024, Race 23, 1200m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/6 10.7L, Jockey Beau Mertens, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Howlin' Rain
2nd Kind Gesture (GB) 0kg 0.4L
3rd Perfect Ten (NZ) 0kg 1.2L