Mercers Court Horse Racing Form | Stratford 15:05 09th September 2017

Mercers Court' Form | 09th September 2017

09th September 2017 GEORGE PRAGNELL GOLD CUP HANDICAP CHASE (3)

Age
9
Weight
11-10
Trainer
N King
(Last 14 Days: 0-1, 0%)
Owner
Mrs S Fryer
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Alistair Thompson
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2008-05-13
Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
3
Classifications
Chase, Cup, Gold, Handicap
Ground
Good
Distance
2m 6f 125y
Runners
7
Prize Money
£6,330
Is Mercers Court Improving?
Does Mercers Court Suit This Race
Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Mercers Court Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2017-05-08 14:50 Stratford / 3 / 2m 3f 98y / Chase Turf / 6.5K
Chase, Handicap
11-5 Good 4 /9 - btn 20.75 Days Of Heaven 12-3 4m 50.958s

prominent until ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

N King
Miss R Kelly
8.5 9.4
2.69
133
1 2017-04-17 14:55 Huntingdon / 3 / 2m 3f 189y / Chase Turf / 9.73K
Chase, Handicap
11-6 Good 2 /5 - btn 1.5 Sir Note 11-10 4m 54.25s

chased leading pair, not fluent 11th, closed next, pressed winner after 3 out, ridden between last 2, switched left flat, kept on under pressure but always held

N King
Miss R Kelly
8 8.6
3.8
132
2 2016-12-29 15:10 Doncaster / 3 / 2m 7f 214y / Chase Turf / 6.88K
Chase, Handicap
11-12 Good 3 /8 - btn 8.5 La Vaticane 12-2 5m 57.317s

chased leader 3rd, driven 14th, one pace from 4 out

N King
J M Quinlan
11 14.82
3.95
133
3 2016-12-10 11:50 Doncaster / 3 / 2m 3f 31y / Chase Turf / 9.38K
Chase, Handicap
11-9 Good F /8 - btn Kalane 11-5 -

chased leaders, hit 2nd and 3rd, about 3 lengths 2nd and looking held when fell 2 out

N King
M D Grant
13 14.5
3.77
133
4 2016-11-21 14:35 Kempton / 3 / 2m 4f 110y / Chase Turf / 9.51K
Chase, Handicap
11-10 Soft 1 /8 - win 3 Dusky Lark 11-12 5m 34.4s

led, blundered 11th and briefly headed, mistake 4 out, headed 3 out, 4 lengths down and well held when left in lead 2 out, hard pressed when not fluent last but left with definite advantage, kept on

N King
T Whelan
15 16.67
3.66
129
5 2016-10-17 16:00 Plumpton / 3 / 2m 3f 164y / Chase Turf / 6.5K
Chase, Handicap, Limited, Novice
11-8 Good 1 /3 - win 5 Jarlath 10-4 5m 0.5s

jumped well, made all, joined and ridden before 2 out, kept on finding extra, stayed on well flat

N King
T Whelan
4.5 5.03
1.76
126
6 2016-09-18 16:00 Plumpton / 3 / 3m 0f 217y / Hurdle Turf / 5.39K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-10 Good To Firm 4 /4 - btn 6.45 Listen And Learn 10-13 5m 50.875s

settled in last pair, not fluent 2nd, ridden 3 out and no impression, rallied 2 out, one pace and no danger when hit last, kept on

N King
T Whelan
9 11
3.7
122
7 2016-07-03 15:10 Market Rasen / 3 / 2m 5f 89y / Chase Turf / 6.5K
Chase, Handicap
11-12 Good 5 /7 - btn 19.25 Cut The Corner 11-5 5m 46.708s

chased leaders, lost place 9th, soon driven, some headway before 3 out, soon lost place

N King
T Whelan
7 7.61
3.56
126
8 2016-06-10 19:05 Aintree / 3 / 3m 0f 210y / Chase Turf / 6.88K
Chase, Handicap
11-6 Good To Soft P /12 - btn Mia's Anthem 11-4 -

chased leaders, blundered and lost place 13th, well behind when pulled up before 4 out

N King
T Whelan
9 11.78
3.86
126
9 2016-05-22 15:15 Fakenham / 3 / 2m 5f 44y / Chase Turf / 9.32K
Chase, Handicap, Ladies
11-7 Good 1 /5 - win 1 Bon Chic 11-7 5m 15.4s

pressed leader until led 13th, ridden and headed before last, still every chance when left in lead again last, ears pricked but always doing enough flat, ridden out

N King
T Whelan
2.88 2.96
1.63
122
10 2016-04-29 18:30 Fontwell / 4 / 2m 5f 31y / Chase Turf / 3.9K
Chase, Handicap
11-9 Good 1 /9 - win 0.3 Butlergrove King 10-13 5m 27s

tracked leaders, outpaced after 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, strong run from last to lead close home

N King
T Whelan
3.25 3.56
1.59
117
11 2016-03-28 15:20 Huntingdon / 4 / 2m 7f 129y / Chase Turf / 3.9K
Chase, Novice
10-12 Soft 1 /3 - win 37 Troika Steppes 11-7 6m 25.7s

held up in 3rd, closed to press leader 8th, led next until out jumped and headed 11th, led again after next, mistake 14th, good jump and clear 3 out, in no danger next, easily

N King
T Whelan
2.5 2.84
1.11
112
12 2016-03-05 16:55 Doncaster / 4 / 3m 0f 96y / Hurdle Turf / 4.19K
Grand, Handicap, Hurdle, National
11-12 Soft 2 /3 - btn 18 Wintered Well 11-9 6m 38.9s

took keen hold in last, left 2nd 4th, joined winner before 3 out, one pace before 2 out, 7 lengths down when heavily eased soon after last

N King
T Whelan
7.5 7.51
2.5
117
13 2016-01-08 14:25 Doncaster / 4 / 3m 0f 6y / Chase Turf / 3.9K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
11-9
Tongue Strap
Soft 5 /9 - btn 32.7 Askamore Darsi 11-3 6m 26.04s

mid-division, chased leaders 7th, lost place 14th, left poor 5th 3 out

N King
T Whelan
26 32.99
6
117
14 2015-12-18 15:05 Ascot / 3 / 2m 5f 141y / Hurdle Turf / 6.5K
Condition, Handicap, Hurdle
11-2 Soft 12 /13 - btn 33.5 Masterplan 11-0 5m 36.4s

held up well in rear, shaken up 3 out, no progress and well beaten before next

N King
Miss R Kelly
34 42
8.33
121
15 2015-11-28 14:30 Doncaster / 3 / 2m 3f 120y / Hurdle Turf / 6.26K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-9 Good 5 /9 - btn 15.5 Red Devil Boys 11-11 4m 46.383s

tracked leaders, weakened between last 2

N King
T Whelan
10 13
3.21
123
16 2015-10-21 15:35 Fontwell / 3 / 2m 5f 139y / Hurdle Turf / 6.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4 Soft 6 /7 - btn 32.25 Drum Valley 11-2 5m 53.95s

tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened last

N King
T Whelan
6 6.55
3.1
124
17 2015-10-03 14:10 Fontwell / 4 / 2m 3f 33y / Hurdle Turf / 3.25K
Hurdle, Novice
11-5 Good 1 /6 - win 6 Le Legro 10-12 4m 45.2s

settled tracking leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, clear of rest when clipped next, ridden to lead last, soon clear but hung right to stands' rails after

N King
T Whelan
2.75 2.96
1.43
122
18 2015-06-18 19:45 Ffos Las / 4 / 2m 7f 191y / Hurdle Turf / 3.25K
Hurdle, Novice
11-5 Good To Firm 4 /9 - btn 5.25 Milestone 10-12 5m 57.275s

settled towards rear, went 4th home turn, soon ridden, slightly outpaced 2 out, kept on without threatening after last

N King
T Whelan
2.5 2.87
1.26
124
19 2015-06-03 14:10 Fontwell / 4 / 2m 5f 139y / Hurdle Turf / 3.25K
Hurdle, Novice
11-5 Good 3 /10 - btn 13.5 Vivant Poeme 10-12 5m 30.95s

tracked leader, disputed from 5th, ridden when not fluent 2 out, headed before last, no extra run-in

N King
T Whelan
3.5 3.95
1.32
127
20 2015-05-10 16:00 Plumpton / 3 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 9.75K
Condition, Handicap, Hurdle
11-4 Good 3 /7 - btn 0.85 Ossie's Dancer 11-5 4m 50.442s

held up in touch, headway after 5th, pressed leader 9th, led soon after next, headed and mistake 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, lost 2nd last stride

N King
Alan Johns
4 4.12
1.66
125
21 2015-05-08 15:25 Market Rasen / 3 / 3m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 5.39K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-7 Good 4 /8 - btn 10.75 The Road Ahead 10-7 6m 8.292s

held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway 9th, handy 4th approaching 2 out, one pace

N King
T Whelan
6.5 7.4
2.12
125
22 2015-04-23 15:40 Warwick / 4 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 3.25K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-0 Good 1 /9 - win 1.5 Wings Attract 11-0 5m 7.3s

held up, headway 8th, not fluent 3 out, led last, ridden and hung right flat, stayed on

N King
T Whelan
1.73 1.79
1.08
125
23 2015-04-06 15:25 Plumpton / 3 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 6.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-2 Good 3 /12 - btn 3.8 Ossie's Dancer 10-13 5m 7.033s

prominent, challenged before 3 out, ridden to lead briefly before 2 out, on terms with winner when not fluent last, one pace flat

N King
Miss R Kelly
8 9.11
3
122
24 2014-06-04 14:10 Fontwell / 4 / 2m 6f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 3.12K
Hurdle, Novice
10-9 Good 2 /9 - btn 3.5 Shubaat 11-5 5m 28.783s

led, hit 3 out, soon joined, ridden after 2 out, headed soon after last, stayed on same pace

N King
T Whelan
4 4.41
1.62
117
25 2014-05-25 14:20 Fontwell / 4 / 2m 6f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 3.77K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-6 Good U /10 - btn Urcalin 10-13 -

led, looked in command when 4 lengths clear last, drifting right and ducked right when about to come under pressure soon after and unseated rider

N King
T Whelan
8 8.67
2.78
117
26 2014-05-02 16:50 Fontwell / 5 / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 2.08K
Hurdle, Maiden
10-11 Good 2 /13 - btn 0.75 Ballyheigue Bay 11-0 4m 43.825s

always leading trio, led 5th, ridden 2 out, headed last, edged left briefly, kept on gamely close home but always just held

N King
T Whelan
11 13.02
3.56
120
27 2014-03-31 14:20 Plumpton / 4 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 3.25K
Hurdle, Novice
10-12 Good 4 /9 - btn 13.05 Ellnando Queen 10-5 5m 4.475s

took keen hold, held up off the pace in last quartet, some headway but only modest 6th after 8th, no impression on leaders from 3 out, left disputing 3rd and hampered 2 out, plugged on but no chance with leading pair

N King
T Whelan
34 90.06
7.6
28 2014-03-12 16:15 Huntingdon / 4 / 3m 2f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 3.25K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-3 Good To Soft 4 /7 - btn 33 Many Stars 11-3 6m 40.5s

held up, hit 5th, headway 8th, ridden and weakened after 3 out

N King
T Messenger
9 10.5
4
29 2014-02-24 17:10 Plumpton / 6 / 2m 2f 0y / NH Flat / 1.92K
Hunt, National, National Hunt
11-1 Soft 2 /7 - btn 4 Virtuel D'Oudon 11-4 5m 1.3s

took keen hold, held up well in touch in rear, effort 5f out, chased leading pair well over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on under pressure to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression

N King
T Whelan
8 12.45
4.3
30 2013-12-20 15:30 Uttoxeter / 6 / 2m 0f 0y / NH Flat / 1.56K
Hunt, National, National Hunt
11-1 Heavy 8 /9 - btn 34.5 Son Of Suzie 11-4 4m 12.325s

with leaders, led after 4f, headed over 4f out, lost place over 3f out

N King
T Whelan
15 23.4
4.2