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Reward Merlin (JPN)

5yo b f 2021

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Reward Merlin (JPN)

b f 2021

Sire

American Patriot (USA)

Dam

A Shin Polaris (USA)

Dam's Sire

Unbridled's Song (USA)

Owner

Maiko Miyazaki

Trainer

Breeder

Shuichi Motoshige

Last Win

Kochi Tue, 4th Mar, 25 4/1, Taichi Nagamori Masamitsu Sakai (367 days)

Last Run

Urawa Wed, 26th Nov, 25 10th, 100/1, Yoichiro Muro (100 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat JPN

31

3

11

10%

¥6,651,837

-11.38

Under Rules Total

31

3

11

10%

-11.38

Form Figures

523-2208805735-183171242229279000-

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 523-2208805735-183171242229279000-

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

26Nov25 Ura 7f Standard 3y+ F(2280K)

8-7[100/1]10th of 10, 16.63L behind Grace Carillon

04Nov25 Fun 6f Standard 3y+ F(2280K)

8-7[33/1]10th of 12, 10.25L behind K's Blanc

28Oct25 Ura 7f 3y+ F(2470K)

8-9[40/1]11th of 12, 17.25L behind Fast One

Change of Trainer Masamitsu Sakai to Hironori Unoki

07Sep25 Koc 8f 4y+ F(1710K)

8-9[22/1]9th of 11, 19.75L behind Lorrenzo

Taichi Nagamori

26Jul25 Koc 7f 4y+ F(1710K)

8-9[5/2]7th of 10, 7.38L behind Apollo Bibi

Taichi Nagamori

13Jul25 Koc 7f 4y+ F(1710K)

8-9[12/1]2nd of 12, nk behind Dear Theory

Taichi Nagamori

29Jun25 Koc 6f 3y+ F(3040K)

8-9[25/1]9th of 9, 37.75L behind Meisho Hyuma

Taichi Nagamori

14Jun25 Koc 7f Slow 4y+ F(1710K)

8-9[3/1]2nd of 9, 6L behind Meisho Hyuma

Taichi Nagamori

17May25 Koc 7f 4y+ F(2470K)

8-9[16/1]2nd of 9, 4L behind Discerning

19Apr25 Koc 7f 4y+ F(1330K)

8-9[9/4]2nd of 12, 4L behind Galapagos

Taichi Nagamori

05Apr25 Koc 7f 4y+ F(1330K)

8-9[5/2]4th of 12, 3.00L behind Win Your Song

Taichi Nagamori

16Mar25 Koc 7f Slow 4y+ F(1260K)

8-7[5/2]2nd of 11, 2.5L behind Memory Effect

Taichi Nagamori

04Mar25 Koc 6f Slow 4y+ F(1080K)

8-7[4/1]1st of 12, 2L to Curren Meramera

Taichi Nagamori

18Feb25 Koc 8f 4y+ F(1980K)

8-7[15/2]7th of 11, 5.00L behind Strom

Taichi Nagamori

04Feb25 Koc 7f Heavy 4y+ F(1080K)

8-7[13/8]1st of 8, 3L to Noble Shade

Taichi Nagamori

28Jan25 Koc 6f 4y+ F(1080K)

8-7[8/1]3rd of 10, 1.00L behind Meisho Rosy

Taichi Nagamori

13Jan25 Koc 6f 4y+ F(1980K)

8-7[22/1]8th of 8, 14.00L behind Geber

01Jan25 Koc 6f Standard 4y+ F(1080K)

8-7[11/1]1st of 11, nose to Kamehameha Time

Taichi Nagamori

21Dec24 Koc 6f Standard 3y+ F(1080K)

8-7[28/1]5th of 10, 6.50L behind Noble Shade

Taichi Nagamori

07Dec24 Koc 7f Standard 3y+ F(1080K)

8-7[28/1]3rd of 12, 3.00L behind Train Train

Taichi Nagamori

09Nov24 Koc 7f 3y+ F(1080K)

8-7[50/1]7th of 9, 16.13L behind Toa Electron

Taichi Nagamori

26Oct24 Koc 6f Slow 3y+ F(1080K)

8-7[22/1]5th of 12, 4.66L behind Lover's Eye

Taichi Nagamori

Change of Trainer Hironori Unoki to Masamitsu Sakai

24May24 Ura 4f 3y F(3420K)

8-7[100/1]11th of 12, 12.62L behind Tyndall Nine

18Apr24 Ura 4f Good F(3420K)

8-7[40/1]8th of 12, 9.28L behind Lino Destino

05Mar24 Fun 7f Good F(4179K)

8-7[22/1]8th of 8, 13.50L behind Pivotal Play

21Feb24 Ura 7f Good F(3420K)

8-7[6/1]12th of 12, 16.50L behind Desert Train

07Feb24 Fun 6f Soft F(3799K)

8-7[3/1]2nd of 12, 0.5L behind Spinnaker

11Jan24 Ura 7f Firm F(3420K)

8-7[9/2]2nd of 10, 2.5L behind Niki

21Dec23 Ura 7f F(4179K)

8-7[14/1]3rd of 8, 3.50L behind Caproni

24Nov23 Ura 7f Good F(3799K)

8-7[5/1]2nd of 9, 1.5L behind Melos Go

16Oct23 Ura 7f Soft F(5699K)

8-7[11/1]5th of 9, 14.06L behind Princess Allie

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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