Royal Merchant Makes it Back to Back City Wins

Tara Madgwick - Friday December 2

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Royal Merchant stamped herself as a filly with potential after posting her second win from three starts at Randwick on Friday afternoon.

Fifth on debut back in June behind subsequent stakes-winner Kibou, Royal Merchant kicked off her current campaign with a win at Canterbury last month and was a short priced favourite for the Benchmark 64 event over 1250m.

The daughter of Merchant Navy travelled smoothly for Jason Collett and let down with a big finish to reel in smart gelding King of Naples to win by half a length and has now won over $75,000 in prizemoney.

Royal Merchant was a $160,000 Magic Millions purchase.

A $160,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Edinburgh Park draft for Ciaron Maher Bloodstock, Royal Merchant is the first winner for Seventhchic, a metro winning half-sister to stakes-placed Alburq tracing in tail female line to blue hen Eau D’Etoile, the dam of Group I winners Bint Marscay, Filante and Kenny’s Best Pal.

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Edinburgh Park will offer a yearling colt by The Autumn Sun from Seventhchic at Magic Millions 2023 as Lot 359.

Merchant Navy stands at a fee of $27,500 and has 11 entries for Magic Millions 2023.

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Race Result - Hall Chadwick (Bm64) 1250m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:12.36

1

Royal Merchant

- 3f Merchant Navy (AUS) x Seventhchic (AUS) (Seventh Reason (AUS))

Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: J R Collett 58

2

0.4

King Of Naples

- 3g Your Song (AUS) x Ocean Tempest (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))

Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: B Avdulla 57.5

3

2.9

Slickman

- 4g Rich Enuff (AUS) x Harmony Hall (NZ) (Minardi (USA))

Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: Brock Ryan 56

4

3.0

Euros

- 3f Capitalist (AUS) x Gone To Paris (AUS) (Duporth (AUS))

Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J Ford 55

5

4.2

Prefer To Be Ready

- 4m Preferment (NZ) x Ready Or Not (NZ) (Perfectly Ready (AUS))

Tnr: Jay Hopkins Rdr: Regan Bayliss 56.5

6

4.4

Vain Invader

- 3g Invader (AUS) x Vain Elaine (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))

Tnr: Ms T Bateup Rdr: Ms W Costin 58.5

7

5.6

Tango Fame

- 3c Rubick (AUS) x Avanzar (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))

Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: J Parr 59.5

8

8.7

Ammahell

- 3c Hellbent (AUS) x Ammirata (AUS) (Nadeem (AUS))

Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 60

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