Ipswich (QLD)
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R8
Gordon's Gin Hcp (58)
1350m | 5:12pm
RAIL POSITION
+4m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Restricted 58 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
Colts, Horses & Geldings
PRIZE MONEY
$28,000
 
 
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R8
19 - Gold Merchant (7)
  • 19 Gold Merchant (7)
  • J: 56.5kg
  • T: Damian Rock
  • 2-x-5-9-0-3-9-x-0-5
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RACE COMMENT
On return from break finished 9-1/4 len 11th of 12 (11) $31.00 58.5 Yeah Copy 1400m Gatton Hcp (55) Soft(5) Mar 1. Laid in in straight when 3 len 5th of 11 (10) $101.00 56.0 He'sgotthesay 1350m Ipswich E&G (Bm60) Good(4) Mar 20. Made late rally from the back here at second run back. Wins are hard to come by but Stripping fitter and capable of making an impact.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
9-0-1-0
GOOD
1-0-0-0
TRACK
1-0-0-0
DISTANCE
1-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
10%
WIN S/RATE
29%
PLACE S/RATE
21-2-2-2
CAREER
$49,050
PRIZE MONEY
1613 - 1700
WIN RANGE
17
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 21-2-2-2 10% 29% 13
Distance 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 5-0-1-0 0% 20% 14
2nd up 5-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 4-1-0-1 25% 50% 4
4th up 4-0-1-1 0% 50% 10
Group 1 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 9-0-1-0 0% 11% 22
Soft 10-2-0-2 20% 40% 4
Heavy 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 3
Synthetic 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 11-2-1-2 18% 45% 3
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
Trainer 12mth 7-0-0-1 0% 14% 21
Damian Rock
Trained at: Gold Coast
Owners: D Rock & P C Kimmet
Colours: Royal Blue, White Checks, Gold Sleeves, Checked Cap, Gold Pom Pom
Age/Sex: 6 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Merchant Navy - World Of Gold
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
5 of 11 19
Ipswich (Good) 20/03/2026, Race 6, 1350m, E&G (Bm60)
Finished 5/11 3L, $1000, Jockey M Hellyer, Barrier 10, Weight 56kg
$101.00, In-running Settled 10, 800m 10th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:37.09s
1st He'Sgotthesay
2nd Yeah Copy 58kg 0.8L
3rd Stranglehold 60.5kg 1.6L
11 of 12 175
Gatton (Soft) 01/03/2026, Race 6, 1400m, Hcp (55)
Finished 11/12 9.2L, Jockey B Lerena, Barrier 11, Weight 58.5kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 11, 800m 11th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:35.21s
1st Yeah Copy
2nd Peach Galantes 52kg 0.3L
3rd Thunderous 60kg 2.6L
9 of 12 14
Kilcoy (Good) 07/09/2025, Race 4, 1900m, (Bm62)
Finished 9/12 11.2L, $400, Jockey Luke Dempsey, Barrier 11, Weight 56.5kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:33.43s
1st Shape Of Water
2nd Security Advisor 54kg 0.5L
3rd Kenshin Maru 59kg 3.3L
3 of 10 15
Kilcoy (Soft) 24/08/2025, Race 6, 1500m, Hcp (55)
Finished 3/10 3.2L, $1900, Jockey Luke Dempsey, Barrier 5, Weight 59kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 10th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:37.88s
1st Chance With Wolves
2nd Suenito 56kg 0.2L
3rd Gold Merchant 59kg 3.2L
12 of 12 7
Gold Coast Poly (Synthetic) 09/08/2025, Race 6, 1540m, (Bm55)
Finished 12/12 4.4L, Jockey Jade Hampson, Barrier 9, Weight 59.5kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 0th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.30s
1st Wonforwazza
2nd Neoclassicism 59.5kg 0.2L
3rd Princeton Award 60.5kg 0.4L
9 of 15 14
Gold Coast (Soft) 02/08/2025, Race 8, 1400m, Hcp (58)
Finished 9/15 6.6L, $500, Jockey D Peisley, Barrier 11, Weight 58.5kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 11, 800m 14th, 400m 13th, Sectional 600m 0:38.01s
1st Archers Reign
2nd Tennessee Whiskey (NZ) 59kg 1L
3rd Forty Times (NZ) 58.5kg 2.0L
5 of 11 414
Gold Coast (Soft) 19/07/2025, Race 8, 1400m, (Bm62)
Finished 5/11 5L, $1000, Jockey D L Turner, Barrier 3, Weight 56.5kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 10, 800m 9th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:37.04s
1st Aitutaki
2nd Nagamie 60kg 1L
3rd Borogoru 57.5kg 3.0L
TRIAL 410
Gold Coast (Soft) 15/07/2025, Race 10, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/8 0.5L, Jockey Jade Hampson, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.23s
1st Gelatin
2nd Gold Merchant 0kg 0.5L
3rd River Ribble 0kg 0.6L
TRIAL 398
Doomben (Soft) 03/07/2025, Race 9, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 7/7 5.4L, Jockey Jade Hampson, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.71s
1st Hell And Back
2nd Kingdom Undersiege 0kg 0.1L
3rd Vivy Air 0kg 0.3L
2 of 8 12
Sunshine Coast (Heavy) 31/05/2024, Race 1, 2200m, (Bm58)
Finished 2/8 3.8L, $4800, Jockey Damien Thornton, Barrier 2, Weight 58.5kg
$4.40, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:37.13s
1st Grey Ice (NZ)
2nd Gold Merchant 58.5kg 3.8L
3rd Matsuyama 57kg 4.1L
3 of 14 16
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 19/05/2024, Race 8, 1800m, (Bm58)
Finished 3/14 2.8L, $2650, Jockey A Mallyon, Barrier 1, Weight 58.5kg
$4.40, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:38.00s
1st Likeabeel
2nd Au Revoir 57.5kg 1.3L
3rd Gold Merchant 58.5kg 2.8L
5 of 11 14
Kilcoy (Soft) 03/05/2024, Race 2, 1500m, Hcp (58)
Finished 5/11 3.2L, $650, Jockey A Mallyon, Barrier 10, Weight 59kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 10, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:36.25s
1st Sarodec
2nd Skilled Artist 55.5kg 1.8L
3rd Mordecai 58.5kg 2.3L
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LAST WIN
1 of 8 74
Coffs Harbour (Soft) 05/05/2023, Race 1, 1613m, (C1)
Finished 1/8 0.1L, $13950, Jockey B Looker, Barrier 8, Weight 57.5kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:38.53s
1st Gold Merchant
2nd Vetoed 55.5kg 0.1L
3rd Shaggy Rogers 57.5kg 2.4L