Merrill Gaye (IRE)

Dam of Strategic Approach (IRE), The Gipper (IRE), Marley Firth (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Roselier (FR)

Winners (GB & IRE): 4 of 7 runners (57%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 16 from 106 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £111,088 GB · €6,156 IRE
Best progeny OR: 136

Progeny

All known progeny


1999	Bobshecan (IRE)	0	Michael Cullen	mare	Bob Back (USA)	2	0	1	0.0%	-	£0	€568	27 Apr 04
2002	Strategic Approach (IRE)	2	Warren Greatrex	gelding	Bob Back (USA)	13	2	3	15.4%	136	£9,558	€0	27 Dec 11
2004	Divine Intavention (IRE)	7	Miss Francesca Moller	gelding	Exit To Nowhere (USA)	25	6	2	28.0%	125	£43,879	€0	27 Apr 16
2006	Marley Exit (IRE)	0	Colin Bowe	mare	Exit To Nowhere (USA)	5	3	0	0.0%	-	£0	€3,624	23 Aug 13
2010	The Gipper (IRE)	6	Evan Williams	gelding	King's Theatre (IRE)	34	6	2	17.6%	134	£47,091	€0	30 Jan 20
2011	Better Back Bracka (IRE)	0	Noel C. Kelly	mare	Flemensfirth (USA)	9	2	2	0.0%	113	£1,442	€1,964	22 Feb 17
2012	Marley Firth (IRE)	1	Jackie Du Plessis	gelding	Flemensfirth (USA)	18	1	1	5.6%	126	£9,118	€0	11 Nov 20

Every offspring with a British or Irish run since 1990, oldest first, plus unraced offspring we know of from profiles and forward entries.

Progeny's best wins


17 Dec 18	The Gipper (IRE)	Ffos Las	Jim Hibbs Christmas Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	118	£10,657
10 Dec 18	The Gipper (IRE)	Lingfield	Weatherbys Racing Diaries Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	111	£6,583
25 Feb 17	The Gipper (IRE)	Chepstow	Pertemps Network Industrial Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	130	£6,498
22 Apr 14	Divine Intavention (IRE)	Ludlow	H R Smith Group Ltd Handicap Chase	Class 3	125	£12,660
22 Nov 17	Marley Firth (IRE)	Chepstow	Angela Nettlefold Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Div II)	Class 4	-	£3,249
12 Mar 16	The Gipper (IRE)	Chepstow	Pertemps Network Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	130	£3,899
4 Nov 15	The Gipper (IRE)	Chepstow	Truvape "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,249
25 Feb 14	Divine Intavention (IRE)	Catterick	Easby Abbey Handicap Chase	Class 4	109	£6,657
4 Feb 14	Divine Intavention (IRE)	Market Rasen	Eric And Lucy Papworth Handicap Chase	Class 4	109	£4,184
5 Dec 09	Strategic Approach (IRE)	Chepstow	freebets.co.uk Maiden Hurdle	Class 4	110	£3,253
12 Jan 16	The Gipper (IRE)	Ludlow	racinguk.com/anywhere "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle	Class 5	-	£2,599
21 Feb 12	Divine Intavention (IRE)	Taunton	Pontispool Equine Sports Centre Hunters' Chase (for the Mitford-Slade Challen…	Class 5	112	£2,305
1 Mar 08	Strategic Approach (IRE)	Newbury	Run For Sarah Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	-	£2,056
17 May 12	Divine Intavention (IRE)	Folkestone	ladbrokesbingo.com Open Hunters' Chase (for the United Hunts Cup)	Class 6	122	£1,153
1 Mar 12	Divine Intavention (IRE)	Ludlow	Chase Meredith Memorial Trophy (Hunters' Chase)	Class 6	112	£1,560
15 May 11	Divine Intavention (IRE)	Market Rasen	Geostar Hunters' Chase	Class 6	84	£937

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Bob Back (USA)	1999-2002	2	2	1	15	2	13.3%	£9,558	€568	Strategic Approach (IRE)
Exit To Nowhere (USA)	2004-2006	2	2	1	30	7	23.3%	£43,879	€3,624	Divine Intavention (IRE)
King's Theatre (IRE)	2010	1	1	1	34	6	17.6%	£47,091	€0	The Gipper (IRE)
Flemensfirth (USA)	2011-2012	2	2	1	27	1	3.7%	£10,560	€1,964	Marley Firth (IRE)

Her known produce grouped by the stallion she was mated with, earliest foal first. Foal years come from age (unraced foals without an age are counted but not dated). GB and IRE records since 1990.

Quick answers

How many winners has Merrill Gaye produced?: Merrill Gaye (IRE) is the dam of 7 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 4 of them winners, with 16 wins from 106 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Merrill Gaye?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Merrill Gaye (IRE) is Strategic Approach (IRE), by Bob Back (USA), with a best official rating of 136; the top win came in the freebets.co.uk Maiden Hurdle at Chepstow on 5 December 2009.
How much prize money have Merrill Gaye's offspring won?: The offspring of Merrill Gaye (IRE) have earned £111,088 in Britain and €6,156 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Merrill Gaye's pedigree?: Merrill Gaye (IRE) is by Roselier (FR).
Did Merrill Gaye race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Merrill Gaye (IRE) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Merrill Gaye been mated with?: The known produce of Merrill Gaye (IRE) is by 4 different stallions, most often Bob Back (USA) (2 foals).
Have Merrill Gaye's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of Merrill Gaye (IRE) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Merrill Gaye belong to?: Merrill Gaye (IRE) is the founding mare of the Merrill Gaye (IRE) family in RaceWatch records.