Horse Details

Meritorious (GB)

23 Runs 1 Wins (4.3%) 3 Places (13.0%)
Owner: Derek Kierans Silks Derek Kierans Trainer: John C McConnell
6 years old
Sire: Make Believe (GB)
Dam: Make Merry (GB)
Damsire: Teofilo
Past Runs (23 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
22/11/24
20:30 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m4f Wesley Joyce Thomas Dowling 11 2:39.20 5.5 56 9-2 33/1
Took keen hold - in rear throughout(op 28/1)
17/12/23
15:10 		Thurles (IRE) 2m7f Michael O'Sullivan Thomas Dowling 99 - - 116 11-5 80/1
In rear throughout - struggling when not fluent and reminder 5th - pulled up before 6th(op 50/1)
18/10/23
16:30 		Navan (IRE) 1m6f Donagh O'Connor John C McConnell 13 3:30.88 0.3 62 10-0 28/1
Never better than midfield - struggling from over 2f out(op 22/1)
12/08/23
18:25 		Kilbeggan (IRE) 2m3f Ben Harvey John C McConnell 5 4:56.34 0.3 – 11-9 7/1
Midfield - went third and ridden 2 out - no extra run-in - lost two places towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 6/1)
28/07/23
20:00 		Down Royal (IRE) 1m5f Cillian McConnell John C McConnell 6 2:53.48 6.5 64 9-4 17/2
Soon led - headed over 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
22/02/23
13:05 		Punchestown (IRE) 2m Thomas Reilly John C McConnell 3rd 4:22.48 11 – 11-5 100/1
Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear early - towards rear of midfield when not fluent 3 out - headway when nudged along after 2 out - keeping on when tenderly handled approaching last - went modest third towards finish - never near to challenge (42-day ban: failed to obtain best possible placing)(op 66/1)
04/01/23
16:45 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m4f Siobhan Rutledge John C McConnell 11 2:38.63 1.25 65 9-11 5/2F
Pressed leaders and pushed along briefly early - led after 2f - ridden and headed under 2f out - soon weakened (vet said gelding was blowing hard post race)(op 7/2)
16/11/22
14:00 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2m Donagh O'Connor John C McConnell 4 3:32.11 0.3 64 10-2 9/1
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield halfway - headway and pressed leaders when pushed along over 2f out - ridden to challenge over 1f out - kept on(op 11/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 12/1)
04/11/22
17:30 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m4f James Ryan John C McConnell 12 2:35.53 0.3 68 9-5 33/1
Always towards rear - ridden under 2f out - no impression 1f out(op 28/1)
22/10/22
16:55 		Leopardstown (IRE) 1m2f Donagh O'Connor John C McConnell 12 2:20.54 0.3 71 9-8 28/1
Awkward start - towards rear - pushed along over 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 40/1)
14/10/22
18:00 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m2½f Joe Doyle John C McConnell 12 2:15.51 0.3 74 8-8 40/1
Towards rear of midfield - pushed along 2f out - no impression over 1f out
23/09/22
19:30 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m2½f Donagh O'Connor John C McConnell 13 2:17.24 0.3 77 9-13 80/1
Always towards rear - ridden but beaten 3f out(op 40/1 tchd 100/1)
16/09/22
19:30 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1m4f James Ryan John C McConnell 7 2:33.94 1 79 9-12 28/1
Raced freely - towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - kept on final furlong - never on terms(op 20/1)
06/07/22
17:25 		Fairyhouse (IRE) 1m5½f Donagh O'Connor John C McConnell 7 3:8.64 .75 83 9-9 12/1
Took keen hold - held up in behind leaders - minor headway when pushed along 3f out - outpaced when ridden over 2f out - soon weakened(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
02/06/22
19:50 		Leopardstown (IRE) 1m5f Alan Persse John C McConnell 7 2:50.36 0.1 83 9-12 50/1
Towards rear - slipped on turn after 2f - dropped to rear after 4f - pushed along over 2f out - kept on final furlong - never on terms (jockey said gelding slipped on the first bend)(op 33/1)
09/02/22
13:37 		Sedgefield 2m1f Sean Bowen John C McConnell 9 4:18.45 13 – 10-8 9/2
Chased leaders - jumped right 4th - ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance)(op 7/2)
01/01/22
12:30 		Musselburgh 1m7½f Simon Torrens John C McConnell 4 3:54.78 12 – 10-9 15/2
Raced freely - held up in behind leaders - pushed along and went third before 3 out - hit 3 out - soon ridden - weakened after 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
22/05/21
16:15 		Newmarket 1m4f Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden 1st 2:40.23 Won 80 9-7 11/4
Tracked leader - pushed along to lead over 2f out - ridden and hung right and bumped rival over 1f out - ran on well final furlong - always doing enough(op 10/3 tchd 5/2)
07/05/21
18:00 		Nottingham 1m2f Nicky Mackay John & Thady Gosden 4 2:13.30 1.25 81 9-2 5/1
Led - pushed along 3f out - ridden over 2f out - headed 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
24/04/21
15:55 		Leicester 1m2f Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden 3rd 2:8.82 1.25 81 9-2 3/1
Led - joined over 4f out - pushed along 2f out - headed over 1f out - hung right and no extra inside final furlong(op 9/4 tchd 10/3)
26/10/20
17:00 		Newcastle (AW) 1m Robert Havlin John Gosden 6 1:43.14 .75 – 9-5 7/4F
Soon led - joined over 2f out - soon pushed along - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 6/5)
03/10/20
13:05 		Newmarket 1m Robert Havlin John Gosden 2nd 1:44.65 .5 – 9-5 7/1
Took keen hold - close up - led over 2f out - ridden against near rail over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1)
10/07/20
13:15 		Newmarket (July) 7f Robert Havlin John Gosden 9 1:31.51 17 – 9-0 12/1
Upset in stalls - midfield - lost position halfway - behind from 2f out (jockey said colt became upset in the stalls; A query was raised to consider why the trainer was running the colt on Soft - having declared the colt a non-runner at Haydock on 03 July 2020 on ground with the same official description. Trainer stated that he considered the Soft ground here at Newmarket to be better suited to the colt and was therefore happy.)(op 22/1 tchd 14/1)