Ireland 6yo

Merlin The Wizard (GB)

T: R P Cody · J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · O: Mrs L Honan & Ronnie Quinn

By Camelot (GB) out of Sweet Gentle Kiss (IRE)

Form 0570-025311

5/1 Current odds

5/21 W/R

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21 runs
5 wins
placed
24% strike
25 d off
87 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 0570-025311 25 days off

1 1 3 5 2 0

At Ballinrobe 1/1 1 win · 1 placed

On Good 2/7 2 wins · 2 placed

Best RPR 87 Career peak

Best TS 66 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 21 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 45
Win %: 24%
Placed %: 38%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

14 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Kempton (AW) — well clear of the 38% career baseline.

Kempton (AW) SPEC 67% 1-1-3
Leopardstown (IRE) 0% 0-0-3
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 50% 0-1-2
Newmarket (July) 50% 1-0-2
Newmarket 0% 0-0-2
Ballinrobe 100% 1-0-1
Ballinrobe (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Ffos Las 100% 1-0-1
Limerick (IRE) 100% 1-0-1
Ascot 0% 0-0-1
Curragh (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Navan (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Sandown 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

12 jockeys · 4 trainers

Jockeys

Hollie Doyle 29% 2-0-7
Donagh O'Connor 33% 0-1-3
William Buick 50% 1-0-2
Colin Keane 100% 1-0-1
Dylan Browne McMonagle NOW 100% 1-0-1
Julian Pietropaolo(2) 100% 0-1-1
Sean Levey 100% 0-1-1
Gary Carroll 0% 0-0-1
Nathan Crosse 0% 0-0-1
Patrick McGettigan 0% 0-0-1
Rory Mulligan 0% 0-0-1
Seamie Heffernan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Harry & Roger Charlton 57% 3-1-7
R P Cody NOW 67% 2-2-6
John James Feane 0% 0-0-5
Harry Charlton 0% 0-0-3

Going Record

18 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 60% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-3
Good 33% 2-1-9
Good to Soft 60% 2-1-5
Soft 0% 0-0-1
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

21 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f 0% 0-0-1
Seven 6½ – 7f 38% 2-1-8
Mile 7f – 1m1f 36% 2-2-11
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 100% 1-0-1
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

22 Jun 2026 Michael Joyce Memorial Handicap Ballinrobe 1st/10 +0 Yielding 1m1½f Dylan Browne McMonagle OR 72 7/2

10 Jun 2026 Limerick Optional Claiming Race Limerick (IRE) 1st/10 +0 Good To Yielding 1m4f Colin Keane OR 72 9/4

8 May 2026 Burleigh Accountancy Group Handicap Ballinrobe (IRE) 3rd/9 1 Good To Yielding 1m1½f Julian Pietropaolo OR 74 100/30F

12 Apr 2026 Leopardstown Members Handicap Leopardstown (IRE) 5th/17 0.3 Good To Yielding 1m Donagh O'Connor OR 74 11/2

20 Mar 2026 Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Champion Jockey Handicap Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2nd/11 2 Standard 1m Donagh O'Connor OR 74 12/1

27 Feb 2026 BAR 1 Betting "Download Our App For Cheltenham" Handicap Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 10th/13 0.3 Standard 1m Donagh O'Connor OR 75 22/1

29 Jul 2025 caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap Galway (IRE) 15th/15 6 Yielding 7f Patrick McGettigan OR 80 12/1

10 Jul 2025 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nasrullah Handicap (Premier Handicap) Leopardstown (IRE) 7th/12 0.3 Good To Firm 1m1f Seamie Heffernan OR 82 40/1

12 Jun 2025 the 1878 At 3Arena Apprentice Handicap Leopardstown (IRE) 5th/12 2 Soft 1m1f Rory Mulligan OR 84 22/1

24 May 2025 QuinnBet Handicap Curragh (IRE) 15th/20 1.75 Good 7f Nathan Crosse OR 88 33/1

Connections

Trainer: R P Cody 11%
Jockey: Dylan Browne McMonagle 15%
Owner: Mrs L Honan & Ronnie Quinn
Sire: Camelot (GB)
Dam: Sweet Gentle Kiss (IRE)
Dam sire: Henrythenavigator
Country: Ireland
Age: 6yo

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