Royal Merchant
Former winner Savatoxl (2021) was among the beaten runners, finishing 15th. The horse was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 17. The horse is by Merchant Navy out of Seventhchic. The winning time was 1m 11.19s.
Australia
Morphettville · 20.05.23
PurseA$ 502,250
To the winnerA$ 275,225
Distance1200 metres
Winning time1m 11.19s
SurfaceTurf · Soft(7)
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners16
Stories of this Result
Royal Merchant
Result
16 runners · prize money to 10th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stRoyal Merchant3yo mare by Merchant Navy × SeventhchicMichael DeeCiaron Maher & D EustaceA$ 275,225
2ndAnother Award5yo mare by Shamus Award × El MilagroJ HolderL Macdonald & A Gluyas0.4A$ 90,225
4thLofty Strike3yo colt by Snitzel × OverreachJ MottJulius Sandhu1.7A$ 25,225
5thSeradess4yo mare by Astern × Obsidian DragonTodd PannellM & L Kavanagh1.9A$ 20,225
6thFront Page6yo gelding by Magnus × Stacey LeeW J EganG M Duryea2.4A$ 10,225
9thFrankie Pinot6yo gelding by Your Song × My Last FlingM J LloydT & C McEvoy3.6A$ 10,225
10thGeneral Beau4yo colt by Brazen Beau × PhosphorescenceLachlan NeindorfM J Ellerton3.8A$ 10,225
11thNot an Option5yo gelding by Not a Single Doubt × ChintzPatrick MoloneyMike Moroney4.6
12thCurran5yo gelding by Night of Thunder × TramellCraig NewittL Tolson & L Proctor4.7
14thMnementh6yo gelding by Eurozone × YurrapendiJ MallyonM D Beer7
15thSavatoxl7yo gelding by Kuroshio × Li'l Miss HayleyC JonesW A Savage7.5
16thFree Of Debt6yo gelding by Unencumbered × StagerushJ B PotterC M Bieg7.7
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 20.05.23Royal Merchant
Merchant NavySire
SeventhchicDamby Seventh Reason
DamSeventhchic
Royal Merchant is the first foal out of Seventhchic (Seventh Reason), who won three races, and her only runner so far. Seventhchic, one of only 14 foals by her sire, is a half-sister to Alburq (Rubick), third in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview.
Second damEuro Chic
Second dam Euro Chic (Dehere).
Third damCountess Chloe
Third dam Countess Chloe (Anabaa).
Wider family
Fourth dam All The Best (Kenmare) is a half-sister to Bint Marscay (Marscay), winner of the Gr.1 Golden Slipper Stakes and dam of Bollinger (Dehere), who won the Gr.1 Coolmore Classic and produced Friesan Fire (A P Indy), winner of the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby. All The Best is also a half-sister to Filante (Star Way), winner of the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap, and to Kenny's Best Pal (Bletchingly), who took the Gr.1 Australian Guineas.
Next generation
Seventhchic has a colt born in 2021 by The Autumn Sun and a filly born in 2022 by Graff, and she was covered by Palace Pier last season.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | LombardoI Am Invincible × Swinging Babe | Mick Price & Michael Kent JnrZac Spain | Burnewang North Pastoral, S Tsalikidis, C Cortese, S Kuvas, C S Racing, E J Lucas & S W OrtonBurnewang North (Cathy Hains) | ||
| 2021 | SavatoxlKuroshio × Li'l Miss Hayley | T & Calvin McEvoyB Vorster | W A Savage, Mrs B R Gordon & T L GordonSheryl and Mark Atkinson | ||
| 2020 | TrekkingStreet Cry × Outdoor | James CummingsJohn Allen | GodolphinDarley Australia |
Related races
2023 Australian seasonSame day20.05.23
Doomben Cup20.05.23HuetorSame racecourseMorphettville
Australasian Oaks29.04.23Affaire A SuivreRobert Sangster Stakes06.05.23Ruthless DameS. A. Derby13.05.23DunkelSimilar races3-year-olds and up · Sprint · Turf
William Reid Stakes24.03.23ImperatrizT. J. Smith Stakes01.04.23I Wish I WinDoomben 10,00013.05.23Giga KickKingsford-Smith Cup27.05.23Think About It