▸ Racing · Thursday 1 January 2026
Merton
▸ TL;DR
Merton races Thursday 1 January 2026: 6 races, from 1:30pm to 4:50pm. Rail: True Entire Circuit. Track: Good 3. All results are final.
Track: Good 3Rail: True Entire Circuit
R1Mdn Plate1:30pm · 1150m · MaidenResult
| No. | Horse | Bar | Jockey | Trainer | Wt | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duel Missile | 6 | Shaun Cooper | Tyson Barton | 67 | 3 |
| 2 | Saucito | 1 | Jack Virgona | T Kilgower | 67 | 5 |
| 3 | Springer Time | 5 | R Kirkpatrick | Shelley Kirkpatrick | 67 | 4 |
| 4 | Jewel Ben | 4 | Melinda McDonald | John Fitzgerald | 65 | 1 |
| 5 | Mahra | 3 | Sophie Clayfield | R A Hockley | 65 | 2 |
| 7 | Popes Can Talk | 2 | Rowan Cox | B Bamford | 65 | 6 |
| 8 | White Carnation | 7 | T Johnson | B Bamford | 65 | 7 |
R2Rst Trophy (2)2:10pm · 1150m · RestrictedResult
| No. | Horse | Bar | Jockey | Trainer | Wt | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tomanado | 1 | Shaun Cooper | D P Dwyer | 71 | 1 |
| 3 | Lou Lou's Choice | 3 | S Galea | T Kilgower | 70 | 4 |
| 4 | Laminar | 2 | Jack Virgona | T Kilgower | 68 | 2 |
| 5 | Soo Kiss Me | 4 | Sarah McDonough | Craig Weeding | 67.5 | 3 |
| 6 | First Venture | 6 | T Johnson | G C Strang | 65.5 | 7 |
| 8 | Pubsmiriclescript | 7 | Melinda McDonald | Lee Bowker | 63 | 5 |
| 9 | Sly Cascata | 5 | R Kirkpatrick | Shelley Kirkpatrick | 73 | 6 |
R3Trophy Race2:50pm · 1150m · OpenResult
| No. | Horse | Bar | Jockey | Trainer | Wt | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mighty Feat | 4 | L Taylor | S A McIntosh | 67.5 | 1 |
| 3 | Marine Parade | 3 | Rowan Cox | Tyson Barton | 66.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Snatched | 2 | R Kirkpatrick | Shelley Kirkpatrick | 66.5 | 5 |
| 6 | Voriah | 1 | Shaun Cooper | D P Dwyer | 63 | 2 |
| 7 | Our Dawny | 5 | Sophie Clayfield | Dani Walker | 63 | 4 |
R4Mdn Plate3:30pm · 1600m · MaidenResult
| No. | Horse | Bar | Jockey | Trainer | Wt | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulletproof | 8 | Jack Virgona | Erin Maher | 67 | 5 |
| 2 | Highway One | 5 | Sarah McDonough | John Fitzgerald | 67 | 7 |
| 3 | Inarticulate | 4 | L Taylor | Saab Hasan | 67 | 2 |
| 4 | Librarchy's Dancer | 6 | Melinda McDonald | P E Kramer | 67 | 6 |
| 5 | Stormyfriendship | 2 | Sophie Clayfield | Mark Ashby | 67 | 3 |
| 6 | The Village Fox | 1 | Shaun Cooper | D P Dwyer | 67 | 1 |
| 7 | Vidacii | 7 | S Galea | T Kilgower | 67 | 4 |
| 8 | Rebel Richie | 3 | Rowan Cox | Tyson Barton | 65 | 8 |
R5Merton Cup (QC)4:10pm · 1900m · OpenResult
| No. | Horse | Bar | Jockey | Trainer | Wt | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Besson | 4 | R Kirkpatrick | Ashleigh Smith | 72 | 2 |
| 2 | Eight Shout's | 7 | S Galea | T Kilgower | 67.5 | 5 |
| 3 | Rule Of Salex | 1 | L Taylor | Michael Harrison | 66 | 3 |
| 4 | Toronova | 8 | Melinda McDonald | I M Pankhurst | 66 | 6 |
| 5 | Anything But | 3 | Shaun Cooper | R C Manning | 65 | 4 |
| 7 | Understated | 6 | Rowan Cox | P Foster | 63.5 | 1 |
| 8 | Toscana Rising | 5 | T Johnson | G C Strang | 63 | 8 |
| 9 | Lord Chapel | 2 | Sophie Clayfield | R A Hockley | 63 | 7 |
R6Spec Cond (0-28)4:50pm · 1600m · RestrictedResult
1. Mallee Maid · Shaun Cooper2. Dente's Inferno · Jack Virgona3. Release The Spirit · Sarah McDonough
| No. | Horse | Bar | Jockey | Trainer | Wt | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dente's Inferno | 1 | Jack Virgona | E J Bourke | 65.5 | 2 |
| 3 | Release The Spirit | 3 | Sarah McDonough | Andrew Dale | 65 | 3 |
| 6 | Mallee Maid | 4 | Shaun Cooper | A J Dudley | 63 | 1 |
| 7 | Nasrin | 5 | Melinda McDonald | P Foster | 63 | 4 |
| 8 | Some Eclipse | 2 | Sophie Clayfield | R A Hockley | 63 | 5 |
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