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Horse profile

Decent Fella (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2015) · Last trainer Heather Dalton · Last owner Stephen Arnold
by Marju (IRE) out of Mac Melody (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
57 runs · 23 courses · from Dec 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Sep 2015 — 4,073 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2015 · 10th of 13 6 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile

Decent Fella (IRE) is 6 from 57. Hasn't won since Jul 2014. All 6 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 60, 36lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 57 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 36lb off peak
Official rating60↓ 36lb off peak
60 60–96

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 7 Mar 2015 Official rating 60 at the last run, 10 Sep 2015

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 56 figures · best 104A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)2187A61—
Good17104A74—
Good to Firm893A82.5—
Good to Soft595A76—
Soft4103A78—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f45104A76—
1m – 1m1f695A79.5—
Under 6f472A67.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 57 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 56 figures from 57 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Marju (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,553 runs since Jan 2008 (286 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm51917.6%+7.4—
Good to Firm6236510.4%+0.24 from 8
Good861809.3%−0.90 from 17
Good to Soft383369.4%−0.81 from 5
Soft4895310.8%+0.60 from 4
Heavy176148%−2.20 from 1
Standard (AW)97010510.8%+0.61 from 22
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1461711.6%+1.40 from 4
6f – 7f858657.6%−2.66 from 46
1m – 1m1f7017510.7%+0.50 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f78710213%+2.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m651649.8%−0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f335329.6%−0.6—
2m5f – 3m6469.4%−0.8—
Over 3m1119.1%−1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mac Melody (IRE) (Entrepreneur)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Arcadian Dream (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Rennie Mackintosh (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Arcadian Dream (IRE)826f–7f—
Flowerhill Nova (IRE)2216f—
Lafuar (IRE)615f—
Rennie Mackintosh (IRE)2017fClass 6
Cloths Of Heaven (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 22 1 5% −11.00
Good 17 0 0% −17.00
Good to Firm 8 4 50% +28.00
Good to Soft 5 1 20% +5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 17 1 6% −14.00
Class 4 14 1 7% +7.00
Class 2 14 1 7% −4.00
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 3 1 33% +4.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00
Newmarket 7 1 14% +0.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Brighton 6 1 17% −3.00
Goodwood 4 1 25% +6.00
Ascot 4 0 0% −4.00
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 1 100% +20.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +4.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 1 100% +10.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 46 6 13% +11.00
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
Under 6f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Keniry 8 1 13% −1.00
William Carson 7 0 0% −7.00
Jimmy Fortune 6 0 0% −6.00
Michael J M Murphy 3 0 0% −3.00
Martin Harley 3 0 0% −3.00
Kevin Manning 3 2 67% +13.00
Charles Bishop 2 0 0% −2.00
Shirley Teasdale 2 0 0% −2.00
Joe Fanning 2 1 50% +19.00
Adam Kirby 2 0 0% −2.00
Oisin Murphy 2 1 50% +1.00
Natasha Eaton 2 0 0% −2.00
David Probert 2 1 50% +8.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00
Lucy Alexander 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan Bates 1 0 0% −1.00
Eoin Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Winston 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathy Gannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Pearce 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 23 2 9% +1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 10 0 0% −10.00
Tongue tie + visor 8 1 13% +2.00
Visor 7 1 14% +0.00
None 5 2 40% +11.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 15 1 7% +6.00
2013 16 1 6% −13.00
2012 8 0 0% −8.00
2011 7 2 29% +10.00
2010 5 0 0% −5.00
2009 2 1 50% +3.00
2008 1 1 100% +10.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 3 runs
10 Sep 15+14d Chelmsford City (AW) Mytotepool.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 ½ 9-7 6055A Cam Hardie 25/1
27 Aug 15+173d Wolverhampton (AW) Enjoy Daily Racing Tips At bookies.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 2¼ 9-8 6338C Charles Bishop 33/1
07 Mar 15+159d Wolverhampton (AW) Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/Trainer Specials Classified Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 hd 8-7 6468A Shirley Teasdale 33/1
2014 · 15 runs
29 Sep 14+28d Hamilton Jack Webster Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 2¼ 9-0 7045C Joe Fanning 6/1
01 Sep 14+11d Brighton D.E.H. Electrical Contractors Ltd Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 5 9-10 7052B Adam Kirby 9/2
21 Aug 14+4d Wolverhampton (AW) 32red Casino Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 ½ 9-3 6482A Michael J M Murphy 9/2F
17 Aug 14+9d Pontefract Nova Display Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 nk 9-4 7083A Michael J M Murphy 28/1
08 Aug 14+4d Brighton 500 Money Backs Only At Choicebet.net Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 ½ 9-2 7162A Charles Bishop 16/1
04 Aug 14+11d Carlisle Lloyd Carlisle BMW Handicap (Pro-Am Lady Riders) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 4 10-3 7166A Lucy Alexander 18/1
24 Jul 14+43d Yarmouth Scooter Rally At Great Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 8-7 6579A Joe Fanning 20/1
11 Jun 14+12d Beverley Sell Race Horses Online At racehorsetrader.com Handicap Class 5 · 7½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 nk 8-13 6757A Shirley Teasdale 33/1
30 May 14+31d Brighton brightonandhovebuses.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 2 8-8 6945A Michael J M Murphy 25/1
29 Apr 14+28d Newcastle Jewsons Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 17 8-13 7051C Declan Bates 28/1
01 Apr 14+13d Southwell (AW) Compare Bookmakers At Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 1½ 8-10 6758A Oisin Murphy 6/1
19 Mar 14+19d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 2½ 9-5 6860A Adam Kirby 3/1
28 Feb 14+16d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 nk 8-8 7258A William Carson 33/1
12 Feb 14+11d Kempton (AW) BetBright MoneyBack Offers Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 ½ 8-13 7260A Eoin Walsh 20/1
01 Feb 14+107d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds At bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 1½ 9-4 7260A Ben Curtis 33/1
2013 · 16 runs
17 Oct 13+90d Brighton 32Red Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 15 9-5 7357C George Baker 8/1
19 Jul 13+17d Newmarket Piper-heidsieck Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 2½ 9-7 7581A Martin Harley 7/2F
02 Jul 13+7d Brighton War & Peace Revival, Folkestone Racecourse Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 9-8 6585B Neil Callan 11/10F
25 Jun 13+17d Brighton Harringtons Lettings Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-2 6592A Oisin Murphy 2/1F
08 Jun 13+8d Catterick totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 hd 8-6 6577A Jimmy Quinn 9/1
31 May 13+29d Catterick Racing Again Saturday 8th June Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 4 9-13 6776A Robert Winston 11/4F
02 May 13+9d Chepstow Kronenbourg Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 nse 9-4 6772A Cathy Gannon 8/1
23 Apr 13+21d Wolverhampton (AW) 32red.com Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 1½ 8-4 6743C Natasha Eaton 16/1
02 Apr 13+13d Southwell (AW) Binary Trends - Choose Your Income Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 3¼ 9-4 7058B Martin Harley 8/1
20 Mar 13+16d Kempton (AW) Betdaq Games 50 Cash Bonus Handicap (London Mile Qualifier) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 2¾ 8-4 7361A Natasha Eaton 33/1
04 Mar 13+13d Kempton (AW) BetVictor Grand National Non Runner Free Bet Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 3¼ 8-12 7640C William Carson 14/1
19 Feb 13+10d Southwell (AW) Get Free Bets With Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 2¾ 9-6 7965A Martin Harley 16/1
09 Feb 13+17d Lingfield (AW) Get Straight To The Bet At bluesq.com Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 nse 9-3 8167A William Carson 16/1
23 Jan 13+18d Lingfield (AW) Blue Square Bet Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 1 9-6 8376A William Carson 20/1
05 Jan 13+3d Lingfield (AW) lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran UR/9 — 8-7 85— William Carson 25/1
02 Jan 13+2d Wolverhampton (AW) Bookie Free Bets With Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 nk 9-7 8576A William Carson 9/1
2012 · 8 runs
31 Dec 12+9d Lingfield (AW) 32Red Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 shd 9-7 8587A William Carson 10/1
22 Dec 12+12d Lingfield (AW) Quebec Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m2f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 3¼ 9-3 8765A Sean Levey 50/1
10 Dec 12+72d Lingfield (AW) 32RedBet.com Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 2¼ 9-4 8976A Jimmy Fortune 4/1
29 Sep 12+35d Newmarket Racing Uk Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 21 ran 19/21 ½ 8-13 9268C Jimmy Fortune 25/1
25 Aug 12+22d Goodwood Betfair Summer Double Second Leg Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 17/19 ¾ 9-0 9470A Liam Keniry 20/1
03 Aug 12+20d Goodwood Betfred Mile (Heritage Handicap) (Formerly Known As The Golden Mile) Class 2 · 1m · Good · 20 ran 16/20 ¾ 9-0 9674A Jimmy Fortune 20/1
14 Jul 12+22d Newmarket 32Red Bunbury Cup (Handicap) Class 2 · 7f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 nk 9-6 9695A Jimmy Fortune 9/1
22 Jun 12+265d Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 7f · Soft · 23 ran 5/23 1 9-1 9699A Jimmy Fortune 16/1
2011 · 7 runs
01 Oct 11+21d Ascot totescoop6 Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 1½ 8-10 9671A Jimmy Fortune 9/1
10 Sep 11+45d Goodwood Shell House Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 9-4 9395A David Probert 9/1
27 Jul 11+25d Goodwood Harwoods E.b.f. 'hellvelyn' Classified Stakes Class 2 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 nk 9-4 9192A Liam Keniry 13/2
02 Jul 11+15d Sandown Coral Challenge Handicap Class 2 · 1m · Good · 17 ran 8/17 ½ 8-12 9285A Liam Keniry 9/1
17 Jun 11+27d Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 7f · Soft · 25 ran 4/25 nk 8-9 90103A Liam Keniry 16/1
21 May 11+9d Haydock Betfred Dennis Dootson 60th Birthday Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 1 9-12 90104A Ryan Moore 2/1F
12 May 11+209d Newmarket Orbital Food Machinery Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 8593A Liam Keniry 6/1
2010 · 5 runs
15 Oct 10+27d Newmarket Blue Square Exclusive Live Shows Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 30 ran 9/30 ½ 8-7 8583A Liam Keniry 14/1
18 Sep 10+35d Newmarket Racing South Africa Handicap (Div 2) Class 3 · 1m · Good · 13 ran 2/13 1¾ 9-5 8495A Liam Keniry 6/1
14 Aug 10+21d Doncaster Close Building Services, Doncaster Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 nk 8-2 8668A Simon Pearce 4/1F
24 Jul 10+57d Ascot Victoria Racing Club International Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 21 ran 10/21 1 8-1 8380A David Probert 7/1J
28 May 10+323d Newmarket Edmondson Hall Solicitors & Sports Lawyers Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 6/13 nse 8-11 8785A Liam Keniry 6/1
2009 · 2 runs
09 Jul 09+57d Leopardstown Monaloe Handicap (60-90) 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-6 8284A Kevin Manning 4/1
13 May 09+159d Naas Berney Bros. Saddlers Handicap 6f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 4/12 nk 8-12 8284A Kevin Manning 8/1
2008 · 1 run
05 Dec 08 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-3 —85A Kevin Manning 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Decent Fella won?
Decent Fella (IRE) won 6 of 57 archived starts between 2008 and 2015, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 11 times in total (19.3% of starts).
Who trained Decent Fella?
Decent Fella (IRE) was trained by Heather Dalton on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 10 September 2015.
Who is Decent Fella's sire?
Decent Fella (IRE) is by Marju (IRE) out of Mac Melody (IRE), whose sire is Entrepreneur.
What going does Decent Fella prefer?
Decent Fella (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Decent Fella's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 10 September 2015. The highest on record is 96.
What is Decent Fella's sire's record?
Marju (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,553 runs since Jan 2008 (286 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Decent Fella's siblings?
Out of Mac Melody (IRE), Decent Fella (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Arcadian Dream (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Rennie Mackintosh (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.