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Merkur (JPN)

6yo b f 2020

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Merkur (JPN)

b f 2020

Sire

Black Tide (JPN)

Dam

Wunder Sonne (JPN)

Dam's Sire

Grass Wonder (USA)

Owner

Kobashi Ryota

Trainer

Breeder

Okada Stud

Last Win

Himeji Wed, 24th Jan, 24 50/1, S Kawahara (776 days)

Last Run

Himeji Thu, 19th Feb, 26 6th, 6/1, Shiotsu Rina (19 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat JPN

57

1

12

2%

¥3,475,608

-6.00

Under Rules Total

57

1

12

2%

-6.00

Form Figures

500-90026575542-019507030529326057-340642887735652440307-0836

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 500-90026575542-019507030529326057-340642887735652440307-0836

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

19Feb26 Him 7f Standard 4y+ F(1140K)

8-0[6/1]6th of 10, 8.56L behind Meisho Pisukari

03Feb26 Him 7f Standard 4y+ F(1140K)

8-0[28/1]3rd of 10, 4.25L behind Ramboshi

13Jan26 Son 7f Standard 4y+ F(1140K)

8-0[80/1]8th of 12, 7.68L behind Kafuji Uva

02Jan26 Son 7f Standard 4y+ F(1140K)

8-5[66/1]11th of 12, 16.87L behind Vive La Galette

18Dec25 Son 7f Standard 3y+ F(1140K)

8-0[150/1]7th of 10, 21.50L behind Amore Sunrise

03Dec25 Son 6f Standard 3y+ F(1140K)

8-0[50/1]10th of 12, 10.41L behind Eloim Essaim

19Nov25 Son 7f Standard 3y+ F(1140K)

8-5[40/1]3rd of 10, 5.50L behind Success Canon

05Nov25 Son 7f Standard 3y+ F(1140K)

8-3[20/1]10th of 10, 10.50L behind Ras Al Khaimah

17Oct25 Son 7f 3y+ F(1140K)

8-9[12/1]4th of 10, 3.25L behind Key Classic

Osamu Shimohara

25Sep25 Son 7f Standard 3y+ F(1140K)

8-9[13/2]4th of 10, 11.25L behind Lilienfeld

Osamu Shimohara

11Sep25 Son 7f 3y+ F(1140K)

8-9[10/1]2nd of 10, 3L behind Leo Future

Osamu Shimohara

21Aug25 Son 7f Standard 3y+ F(1140K)

8-3[33/1]5th of 10, 6.25L behind Never Say Goodbye

Yonetamari Enzo

01Aug25 Son 7f Standard 3y+ F(1140K)

8-3[7/2]6th of 10, 6.00L behind Blue Flame

16Jul25 Son 7f 3y+ F(1140K)

8-9[13/2]5th of 10, 12.56L behind Wakino Flash

Osamu Shimohara

27Jun25 Son 7f 4y+ F(1140K)

8-9[9/2]3rd of 10, 3.75L behind Sakura Top Rol

Osamu Shimohara

13Jun25 Son 7f 3y+ F(1140K)

8-9[50/1]7th of 10, 17.81L behind Yuna Pink Gold

Osamu Shimohara

30May25 Son 7f 4y+ F(1140K)

8-3[20/1]7th of 10, 13.81L behind Scented Jewel

15May25 Son 7f Standard 4y+ F(1140K)

8-3[40/1]8th of 8, 0 behind Suehiro Inazuma

29Apr25 Son 7f 4y+ F(1140K)

8-3[50/1]8th of 10, 11.03L behind Shinzen Hachiman

16Apr25 Son 7f 4y+ F(1140K)

8-3[18/1]2nd of 12, 10L behind Starry Song

27Mar25 Son 7f Standard 4y+ F(1008K)

8-7[14/1]4th of 9, 6.75L behind Did It

13Mar25 Son 7f 4y+ F(1008K)

7-12[100/1]6th of 12, 20.50L behind Tanomude Homma

19Feb25 Him 7f Standard 4y+ F(1008K)

7-12[13/2]10th of 10, 8.19L behind Smart Canon

05Feb25 Him 7f Standard 4y+ F(1008K)

7-12[40/1]4th of 12, 8.50L behind Lant

15Jan25 Son 7f 4y+ F(1008K)

7-12[8/1]3rd of 12, 1.50L behind Wide Isis

29Dec24 Son 7f Standard 3y+ F(1008K)

8-7[22/1]7th of 10, 10.88L behind Ecoro Amore

Osamu Shimohara

10Dec24 Son 7f Good 3y+ F(1008K)

8-7[25/1]5th of 12, 6.00L behind Akari Ricky

Osamu Shimohara

19Nov24 Son 7f 3y+ F(1008K)

8-7[16/1]11th of 12, 12.88L behind T O Smith

Osamu Shimohara

30Oct24 Son 7f Slow 3y+ F(1008K)

8-7[13/2]6th of 10, 18.50L behind Sun Uikyo

Osamu Shimohara

16Oct24 Son 7f Standard 3y+ F(1008K)

8-7[9/1]2nd of 10, 6L behind Exosome

Osamu Shimohara

25Sep24 Son 7f Standard 3y+ F(1008K)

8-7[14/1]3rd of 10, 10.50L behind Fine Princess

Osamu Shimohara

05Sep24 Son 7f Standard 3y+ F(1440K)

8-7[10/1]9th of 12, 13.29L behind Can I Sing

16Aug24 Son 7f Heavy 4y F(1008K)

8-7[12/1]2nd of 9, 8L behind Grun Wald

Osamu Shimohara

26Jul24 Son 7f Standard 2y F(1008K)

8-7[11/1]5th of 12, 2.78L behind Maono Weiser

Osamu Shimohara

10Jul24 Son 7f Standard 3y F(1008K)

8-7[12/1]10th of 12, 14.75L behind Fire Bolt

Shoichi Kawahara

19Jun24 Son 7f 3y F(1259K)

8-7[18/1]3rd of 12, 4.50L behind Garo

Shoichi Kawahara

31May24 Son 7f 3y F(1259K)

8-7[66/1]11th of 11, 16.13L behind Setono Diamond

Shoichi Kawahara

09May24 Son 7f F(1259K)

8-7[40/1]7th of 8, 13.75L behind Siena Queen

Shoichi Kawahara

17Apr24 Son 7f Heavy F(1259K)

8-7[100/1]12th of 12, 25.00L behind Buzzer Beat

Shoichi Kawahara

Change of Trainer Ryohei Hori to Ryoji Hori

05Mar24 Him 7f Fast F(1330K)

8-7[50/1]5th of 12, 4.56L behind Sunrise Actor

14Feb24 Him 7f F(1330K)

8-7[33/1]9th of 10, 6.56L behind His Highness

Change of Trainer Ryoji Hori to Ryohei Hori

24Jan24 Him 7f F(1064K)

8-7[50/1]1st of 10, nk to Smart Arion

02Jan24 Son 6f Fast F(1064K)

8-7[25/1]12th of 12, 15.06L behind Eiyu Max

14Dec23 Son 7f Good F(1064K)

8-7[20/1]2nd of 12, 0.75L behind Kikuno Rta

21Nov23 Son 7f F(1064K)

8-7[12/1]4th of 10, 4.50L behind Ballade In Milano

01Nov23 Son 7f F(1064K)

8-7[10/1]5th of 10, 6.00L behind Nirvana

11Oct23 Son 7f F(1064K)

8-7[7/2]5th of 10, 11.25L behind Love Curren

22Sep23 Son 7f F(1329K)

8-7[14/1]7th of 8, 18.25L behind Sound Ciel

06Sep23 Son 7f F(1329K)

8-7[17/2]5th of 10, 6.25L behind Great King Bear

16Aug23 Son 7f F(1329K)

8-7[7/4]6th of 10, 6.00L behind Tamba Azuki

26Jul23 Son 7f F(1329K)

8-7[10/1]2nd of 10, 7L behind Rapunzel Moon

Change of Trainer Hitoshi Kotegawa to Ryoji Hori

24Jun23 Hak 6f 3y F(10480K)

8-7[200/1]12th of 16, 8.50L behind Or Fest

Kazuki Kikuzawa

11Jun23 Hak 6f 3y F(10480K)

8-0[200/1]11th of 16, 10.12L behind Maru Puri

Shota Kobayashi

18Mar23 Chu 6f 3y F(10480K)

8-3[100/1]9th of 18, 6.87L behind Sonomama Sonomama

11Dec22 Nak 6f F(9899K)

8-7[12/1]16th of 16, 10.56L behind Salmon

22Oct22 Tok 7f 2y F(9899K)

8-7[14/1]13th of 14, 15.31L behind Tres Blanche

02Oct22 Nak 6f 2y F(13400K)

8-7[4/1]5th of 16, 8.50L behind Minehime

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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Reports in which Merkur (JPN) was mentioned

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Runner

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%Wins

Sire

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2-

38

5

Smart Falcon (JPN)

Sun Direction (JPN) b m 2016

0-

24

0

Just A Way (JPN)

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3-

18

17

Spielberg (JPN)

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1-

17

6

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4-

67

6

Isla Bonita (JPN)

Fabulous Star (JPN) b m 2021

2-

11

18

Epiphaneia (JPN)

Bright Nova (JPN) b m 2022

0-

6

0

Win Bright (JPN)

Ushas (JPN) b f 2023

0-

3

0

Gold Dream (JPN)