Belmont Park (WA)
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
R5
13h30m
JJ Kelly (Bm72+)
1600m | 5:00pm
RAIL POSITION
+6m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
BenchMark 72+ Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo+
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$80,000
 
 
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R5
9 - The Merryman (10)
  • 9 The Merryman (10)
  • J: B Parnham 57.0kg
  • T: Simon Miller
  • 1-3-7-2-x-0-0
21.0 21.0 20.0 17.0 20.0
$21.00 $21.00 $21.00 $20.00 $17.00 $20.00
RACE COMMENT
Pulled hard when 3-1/4 len 10th of 15 (6) $12.00 56.0 Olympic Park 1400m here 2yo+ (Bm72+) Soft(6) Jul 4. Struggled to the line 4-1/2 len 12th of 15 (4) $31.00 59.0 Mt Shirataku 1400m here 2yo+ (Bm66+) Soft(7) Jul 18. Went home tamely in choppy conditions this course 2nd-up at $31. Prefer to see him on a dry deck, but that looks unlikely here.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
2-0-0-0
SOFT
2-0-0-0
TRACK
1-0-1-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
2-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
17%
WIN S/RATE
50%
PLACE S/RATE
6-1-1-1
CAREER
$124,630
PRIZE MONEY
1300
WIN RANGE
21
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 6-1-1-1 17% 50% 8
Distance 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 2
Track 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 4
2nd up 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 10
3rd up 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
4th up 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 6
Group 1 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 1
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 1300m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 4-1-1-1 25% 75% 3
Soft 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 639-72-71-79 11% 35% 5
B Parnham
Trainer 12mth 372-48-46-45 13% 37% 8
Simon Miller
Trained at: Ascot
Owners: B L McRostie & Mrs J M McRostie
Colours: Cerise, Dark Blue Stars
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Epaulette - Merriest
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
12 of 15 14
Belmont Park (Soft) 18/07/2026, Race 6, 1400m, 2yo+ (Bm66+)
Finished 12/15 4.5L, Jockey B Parnham, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 11, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.90s
1st Mt Shirataku
2nd Supernatural 58.5kg 0.8L
3rd Bird's The Word 56kg 1.2L
10 of 15 588
Belmont Park (Soft) 04/07/2026, Race 8, 1400m, 2yo+ (Bm72+)
Finished 10/15 3.1L, $1440, Jockey B Parnham, Barrier 6, Weight 56kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 9th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:35.76s
1st Olympic Park (NZ)
2nd Auto Cruise 55kg 1L
3rd Brave Spirit 54kg 1.4L
TRIAL 576
Belmont Park (Good) 22/06/2026, Race 9, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 8/8 8.4L, Jockey Brandon Louis, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Want A Winner
2nd Twisted Steel 0kg 0.5L
3rd King Adviso 0kg 1.3L
TRIAL 562
Belmont Park (Soft) 08/06/2026, Race 8, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/6 6L, Jockey Chloe Azzopardi, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Twain's Angel
2nd Bravo Centurion 0kg 1L
3rd Angel Undercover 0kg 1.1L
2 of 13 14
Ascot (Good) 23/11/2024, Race 7, 1600m, W.A. Guineas
Finished 2/13 0.2L, $93000, Jockey M Zahra, Barrier 9, Weight 57kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.14s
1st Storyville
2nd The Merryman 57kg 0.2L
3rd Olympic Park (NZ) 57kg 0.4L
TRIAL 9
Lark Hill (Good) 18/11/2024, Race 6, 950m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/12 3L, Jockey Jarrad Noske, Barrier 7, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Papavero Princess
2nd Saulok 0kg 0.2L
3rd Red Tori 0kg 1.7L
7 of 13 21
Ascot (Good) 09/11/2024, Race 7, 1400m, Fairetha Stakes
Finished 7/13 4.8L, $2250, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 5, Weight 54kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 4th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.98s
1st September Born
2nd Exceed The Planet 54kg 0.5L
3rd Olympic Park (NZ) 55kg 2.3L
3 of 10 13
Ascot (Good) 19/10/2024, Race 1, 1400m, 3yo (Open) Swp
Finished 3/10 0.2L, $7040, Jockey Jarrad Noske, Barrier 8, Weight 56kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 7th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.47s
1st Elite Missile
2nd Hez Got The Safe 56kg 0.1L
3rd The Merryman 56kg 0.2L
1 of 14 N/A
Northam (Good) 06/10/2024, Race 6, 1300m, 3yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 1/14 0.8L, $13700, Jockey Jarrad Noske, Barrier 14, Weight 56kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 14, 800m 14th, 400m 13th,
1st The Merryman
2nd Lien Hyphen 56kg 0.8L
3rd Pond Master 56kg 1.3L
TRIAL N/A
Lark Hill (Good) 24/09/2024, Race 12, 950m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/12 1.5L, Jockey Jarrad Noske, Barrier 8, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Main Act
2nd Battle On Battler 0kg 0.2L
3rd Famous Dream 0kg 0.3L
TRIAL N/A
Belmont Park (Good) 27/05/2024, Race 3, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/9 4.1L, Jockey S Parnham, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Repossession
2nd September Born 0kg 0.1L
3rd Saturday Sesh 0kg 0.9L
TRIAL N/A
Lark Hill (Good) 20/05/2024, Race 5, 950m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/10 2.3L, Jockey S Parnham, Barrier 7, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Hez Got The Safe
2nd Karsavina 0kg 0.5L
3rd Surf Patrol 0kg 0.7L