MERLE Thoroughbred
Merle is a thoroughbred horse born in France in 2023. Race horse Merle is by Recoletos (FR) out of Freedom Flashing (USA) , trained by Ramon Avial-lopez. Merle form is available here. Owned by ROBERTO AVIAL SANCHEZ.
Pedigree :
| Sire | RECOLETOS (FR) 2014 |
| Dam | FREEDOM FLASHING (USA) 2009 |
| Dam Sire | PROUD CITIZEN (USA) 1999 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 01 Mar 2023 |
| Description | 3yo B Gelding |
| Trainer | Ramon Avial Lopez |
| Owner | Roberto Avial Sanchez |
| Career | 2 Wins (18%) - 2 Placings (36%) - 11 starts |
| Wins | 1200m (1), 1400m (1) |
| PM | France : EUR €38,627 |
Sale Information :
offline
2024 October Yearling Sale (645)
Cadran
Roberto AVIAL SANCHEZ
EUR € 4,000
Starts:11 |
Win Rate:18% |
Place Rate:36% |
Merle Past Races
| 4 of 7, 01 May 2026, R7 PRIX DE L'HOTEL DE CHIEVRES 1400m | EUR € 20,100 | 57.0kg | J: MAXIME FOULON | T: R AVIAL-LOPEZ | Got Bk-Even effort late | 1:24.80 | Winner: ALEXANDER MAXIMUS |
| 11 of 16, 16 Mar 2026, R1 PRIX DES QUATRE GLACIERES 1400m | EUR € 52,800 | 56.5kg | J: I MENDIZABEL | T: R AVIAL-LOPEZ | MF-Never in the hunt | 1:25.75 | Winner: SAINT SAENS |
| 4 of 6, 03 Feb 2026, R4 PRIX DE LASSEUBE 1600m | EUR € 20,100 | 59.0kg | J: I MENDIZABEL | T: R AVIAL-LOPEZ | Got Bk-Wasn't far away | 1:33.70 | Winner: MY CALYX CEN |
| 6 of 8, 28 Dec 2025, R6 PRIX D'OLORON 1600m | EUR € 24,700 | 59.0kg | J: ROMAIN DUBORD | T: R AVIAL-LOPEZ | Got Bk-Made no headway | 1:36.00 | Winner: SORBETTO |
| 7 of 8, 11 Oct 2025, R6 PRIX SARACA 1400m | EUR € 54,900 | 58.0kg | J: C DEMURO | T: R AVIAL-LOPEZ | Got Bk-Never got involved | 1:27.05 | Winner: DOSTOIEVSKY |
| 1 of 8, 21 Sep 2025, R3 PRIX DES TROIS COURONNES 1400m | EUR € 24,700 | 57.0kg | J: G SANCHEZ | T: R AVIAL-LOPEZ | Last-Won well | 1:28.80 | 2nd: FREE MOVEMENT |
| 4 of 5, 20 Aug 2025, R7 PRIX ISABELLE DESMARAIS 1600m | EUR € 24,700 | 57.0kg | J: G SANCHEZ | T: R AVIAL-LOPEZ | Last-Got home fair | 1:46.93 | Winner: SWISS MOON |
| 4 of 6, 01 Aug 2025, R1 PRIX DE LANGALERIE 1400m | EUR € 24,700 | 57.5kg | J: G SANCHEZ | T: R AVIAL-LOPEZ | | 1:25.80 | Winner: SICILIANO |
| 1 of 9, 16 Jul 2025, R1 PRIX VORDA 1200m | EUR € 21,000 | 58.5kg | J: G SANCHEZ | T: R AVIAL-LOPEZ | | 1:12.00 | 2nd: MATAKI |
| 2 of 7, 22 Jun 2025, R5 PRIX DE MONTOULIEU 1400m | EUR € 23,000 | 58.5kg | J: HUGO MOUESAN | T: R AVIAL-LOPEZ | Last-Just missed out | 1:24.70 | Winner: CANALEJAS |
Horse Stat |
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Jockey
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| GARY SANCHEZ | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $47,858 | -10 | 25 | ||||
| HUGO MOUESAN | 0 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 2 | $13,363 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| CRISTIAN DEMURO | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| ROMAIN DUBORD | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $1,094 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| IORITZ MENDIZABAL | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $3,071 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| MAXIME FOULON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $2,966 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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Course
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| MONT-DE-MARSAN | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $22,294 | 0 | 50 |
| DAX | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $25,020 | -10 | 0 |
| LA TESTE DE BUCH | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $9,179 | -20 | 0 |
| TOULOUSE | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $7,694 | -10 | 0 |
| CHANTILLY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |
| PAU | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $4,165 | -20 | 0 |
| CHANTILLY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |