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Our Merlin

Foaled 2012 · by Pasternak out of Lorgnette (Emperor Fountain)

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24Runs

5Wins

62nd / 3rd

132Best OR

£52,167Prize money

Form 1/2F9254/1P5 (latest on the right) · Hurdle, Chase, NH Flat · ran 25 Jul 16 – 15 Nov 20, last for Robert Walford · current OR 130

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
15 Nov 20	FontwellPaddy Power Salmon Spray Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m2f · Heavy	2m2f	Heavy	5/6	130	Stan Sheppard
10 Mar 20	Cheltenham Grade 1Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) · Class 1 · 1m7f199y · Soft	1m7f199y	Soft	PU/11	132	Stan Sheppard
7 Jan 20	TauntonRutherford Diagnostics Supports Love Musgrove Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) · Class 3 · 2m12y · Soft	2m12y	Soft	1/7	127	Stan Sheppard
17 Nov 19	FontwellSky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m1f162y · Soft	2m1f162y	Soft	4/8	128	Stan Sheppard
7 Nov 19	NewburyNewbury Bid Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m69y · Good To Soft	2m69y	Good To Soft	5/8	130	Ben Jones
22 Mar 19	NewburyBe Wiser Insurance Handicap Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m69y · Good To Soft	2m69y	Good To Soft	2/10	127	Stan Sheppard
9 Mar 19	Sandown Grade 3Matchbook Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) · Class 1 · 1m7f216y · Soft	1m7f216y	Soft	9/13	127	Bryony Frost
26 Jan 19	CheltenhamSteel Plate And Sections Handicap Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m179y · Good To Soft	2m179y	Good To Soft	F/12	127	Stan Sheppard
5 Jan 19	Sandown32red.com Handicap Hurdle · Class 2 · 1m7f216y · Soft	1m7f216y	Soft	2/7	128	Stan Sheppard
6 Dec 18	WincantonHookey Ham Patrick Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 1m7f65y · Good	1m7f65y	Good	1/12	120	Stan Sheppard
8 Nov 18	NewburyFuller's Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m69y · Good To Soft	2m69y	Good To Soft	3/6	123	Stan Sheppard
26 Oct 18	Cheltenham'matchbook Betting Podcast' Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m87y · Good	2m87y	Good	14/16	127	Stan Sheppard

All 24 runs

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
20 Feb 18	TauntonC&S Electrical Wholesale Handicap Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m104y · Soft	2m104y	Soft	5/7	128	Harry Cobden
27 Jan 18	CheltenhamSteel Plate And Sections Handicap Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m179y · Heavy	2m179y	Heavy	3/11	127	Harry Cobden
6 Jan 18	Sandown32red.com Handicap Hurdle · Class 2 · 1m7f216y · Heavy	1m7f216y	Heavy	2/10	123	Jonjo O'Neill Jr
14 Dec 17	TauntonDave Criddle Travel & Wendy Wu Tours Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m104y · Soft	2m104y	Soft	1/15	86	Harry Cobden
11 Dec 17	FontwellJohn And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m1f162y · Heavy	2m1f162y	Heavy	1/6	86	Harry Cobden
4 Dec 17	PlumptonPlumptonracecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle · Class 5 · 1m7f195y · Good To Soft	1m7f195y	Good To Soft	1/8	86	Harry Cobden
20 Nov 17	PlumptonBuy Someone A Plumpton Membership This Christmas Handicap Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m1f164y · Good To Soft	2m1f164y	Good To Soft	F/5	86	James Best
12 Oct 17	WorcesterHazelton Mountford Equine Insurance Specialists Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) · Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm	2m4f	Good To Firm	6/6	88	Harry Cobden
11 Jan 17	TauntonC & D South West Ltd 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m3f1y · Good	2m3f1y	Good	11/14	–	James Best
13 Dec 16	WincantonJockey Club Ownership Syndicate Maiden Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m3f166y · Good To Soft	2m3f166y	Good To Soft	12/16	–	James Best
18 Nov 16	AscotGeotech Soil Stabilisation 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m3f58y · Good To Soft	2m3f58y	Good To Soft	7/9	–	James Best
25 Jul 16	Newton AbbotAt The Races Virgin 534 Maiden Open NH Flat Race · Class 6 · 2m167y · Good To Firm	2m167y	Good To Firm	2/10	–	Harry Cobden

Our Merlin2012

Pasternak

Lorgnette

–

Emperor Fountain

Speckyfoureyes

Pasternak as a stallion

In our records: 95 runners, 25 winners (26%), 1 black-type winner, 3 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 2001–2015.

His best
Parsnip Pete Grade 3 OR 148 · Little Josh OR 155 · Little Jon bt OR 143 · Totterdown bt OR 142 · Connak OR 136 · Our Merlin OR 132

The dam: Lorgnette by Emperor Fountain

She ran 6 times and won 0, best OR 117. Dam of 0 winners from 2 other runners.

The dam’s other foals

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Its April (GB) 2008 mare · by Pasternak (full sibling)	6	0	OR 74
Its Ruby (GB) 2006 mare · by Midnight Legend	9	0	OR 91

The 2nd dam, Speckyfoureyes: 4 other runners, 2 winners

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
CanyouseemeI (GB) 2003 gelding · by Emperor Fountain	9	1	OR 78
Miss Penfold (GB) 2002 mare · by Emperor Fountain	3	0	–
Classic Sight (GB) 2000 mare · by Classic Cliche	6	0	OR 95
Sword Lady (GB) 1998 mare · by Broadsword	11	2	OR 120

The family at the sales — out of the same dam

Foal	Sale	Result
Lauroline2019 filly by Lope de Vega	2020 Tattersalls Ireland SeptemberLot 244 · yearling	€47,000JP Murtagh Racing / Eddie Linehan Bloodstock

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