Horse profile
Decent Fella (IRE)
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
- 6–57Wins / Runs
- 10.5%Strike rate
- 11 (19.3%)Placed
- +0.00£1 level staken=57 at SP
- 1.14Fair A/E n=57 · 0.96 incl. margin
- 96Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 323 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
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
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).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 51 | 9 | 17.6% | +7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 623 | 65 | 10.4% | +0.2 | 4 from 8 |
| Good | 861 | 80 | 9.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 383 | 36 | 9.4% | −0.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 489 | 53 | 10.8% | +0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 176 | 14 | 8% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 970 | 105 | 10.8% | +0.6 | 1 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 146 | 17 | 11.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 858 | 65 | 7.6% | −2.6 | 6 from 46 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 701 | 75 | 10.7% | +0.5 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 787 | 102 | 13% | +2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 651 | 64 | 9.8% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 335 | 32 | 9.6% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 64 | 6 | 9.4% | −0.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −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)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadian Dream (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 6f–7f | — |
| Flowerhill Nova (IRE) | 22 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Lafuar (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Rennie Mackintosh (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Cloths Of Heaven (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 15+14d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Mytotepool.com Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 60 | 55A | Cam Hardie | 25/1 |
| 27 Aug 15+173d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Enjoy Daily Racing Tips At bookies.com Handicap | 13/13 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 63 | 38C | Charles Bishop | 33/1 |
| 07 Mar 15+159d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/Trainer Specials Classified Claiming Stakes | 4/8 | hd | 8-7 | 64 | 68A | Shirley Teasdale | 33/1 |
| 2014 · 15 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 14+28d | Hamilton | Jack Webster Classified Claiming Stakes | 9/9 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 70 | 45C | Joe Fanning | 6/1 |
| 01 Sep 14+11d | Brighton | D.E.H. Electrical Contractors Ltd Handicap | 6/6 | 5 | 9-10 | 70 | 52B | Adam Kirby | 9/2 |
| 21 Aug 14+4d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32red Casino Handicap | 3/13 | ½ | 9-3 | 64 | 82A | Michael J M Murphy | 9/2F |
| 17 Aug 14+9d | Pontefract | Nova Display Handicap | 3/12 | nk | 9-4 | 70 | 83A | Michael J M Murphy | 28/1 |
| 08 Aug 14+4d | Brighton | 500 Money Backs Only At Choicebet.net Handicap | 7/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 71 | 62A | Charles Bishop | 16/1 |
| 04 Aug 14+11d | Carlisle | Lloyd Carlisle BMW Handicap (Pro-Am Lady Riders) | 8/13 | 4 | 10-3 | 71 | 66A | Lucy Alexander | 18/1 |
| 24 Jul 14+43d | Yarmouth | Scooter Rally At Great Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap | 1/7 | 8-7 | 65 | 79A | Joe Fanning | 20/1 | |
| 11 Jun 14+12d | Beverley | Sell Race Horses Online At racehorsetrader.com Handicap | 11/13 | nk | 8-13 | 67 | 57A | Shirley Teasdale | 33/1 |
| 30 May 14+31d | Brighton | brightonandhovebuses.co.uk Handicap | 8/10 | 2 | 8-8 | 69 | 45A | Michael J M Murphy | 25/1 |
| 29 Apr 14+28d | Newcastle | Jewsons Handicap | 4/7 | 17 | 8-13 | 70 | 51C | Declan Bates | 28/1 |
| 01 Apr 14+13d | Southwell (AW) | Compare Bookmakers At Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap | 5/7 | 1½ | 8-10 | 67 | 58A | Oisin Murphy | 6/1 |
| 19 Mar 14+19d | Lingfield (AW) | Ladbrokes Handicap | 8/10 | 2½ | 9-5 | 68 | 60A | Adam Kirby | 3/1 |
| 28 Feb 14+16d | Lingfield (AW) | Ladbrokes Handicap | 7/7 | nk | 8-8 | 72 | 58A | William Carson | 33/1 |
| 12 Feb 14+11d | Kempton (AW) | BetBright MoneyBack Offers Handicap | 6/7 | ½ | 8-13 | 72 | 60A | Eoin Walsh | 20/1 |
| 01 Feb 14+107d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds At bookmakers.co.uk Handicap | 6/8 | 1½ | 9-4 | 72 | 60A | Ben Curtis | 33/1 |
| 2013 · 16 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 13+90d | Brighton | 32Red Handicap (Div 2) | 6/8 | 15 | 9-5 | 73 | 57C | George Baker | 8/1 |
| 19 Jul 13+17d | Newmarket | Piper-heidsieck Handicap | 5/10 | 2½ | 9-7 | 75 | 81A | Martin Harley | 7/2F |
| 02 Jul 13+7d | Brighton | War & Peace Revival, Folkestone Racecourse Handicap | 3/6 | ½ | 9-8 | 65 | 85B | Neil Callan | 11/10F |
| 25 Jun 13+17d | Brighton | Harringtons Lettings Handicap | 1/9 | 9-2 | 65 | 92A | Oisin Murphy | 2/1F | |
| 08 Jun 13+8d | Catterick | totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap | 3/11 | hd | 8-6 | 65 | 77A | Jimmy Quinn | 9/1 |
| 31 May 13+29d | Catterick | Racing Again Saturday 8th June Handicap (Div 2) | 4/9 | 4 | 9-13 | 67 | 76A | Robert Winston | 11/4F |
| 02 May 13+9d | Chepstow | Kronenbourg Handicap | 6/11 | nse | 9-4 | 67 | 72A | Cathy Gannon | 8/1 |
| 23 Apr 13+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32red.com Handicap | 9/10 | 1½ | 8-4 | 67 | 43C | Natasha Eaton | 16/1 |
| 02 Apr 13+13d | Southwell (AW) | Binary Trends - Choose Your Income Handicap | 5/6 | 3¼ | 9-4 | 70 | 58B | Martin Harley | 8/1 |
| 20 Mar 13+16d | Kempton (AW) | Betdaq Games 50 Cash Bonus Handicap (London Mile Qualifier) | 8/12 | 2¾ | 8-4 | 73 | 61A | Natasha Eaton | 33/1 |
| 04 Mar 13+13d | Kempton (AW) | BetVictor Grand National Non Runner Free Bet Handicap (Div 1) | 8/8 | 3¼ | 8-12 | 76 | 40C | William Carson | 14/1 |
| 19 Feb 13+10d | Southwell (AW) | Get Free Bets With Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap | 7/10 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 79 | 65A | Martin Harley | 16/1 |
| 09 Feb 13+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Get Straight To The Bet At bluesq.com Handicap | 10/10 | nse | 9-3 | 81 | 67A | William Carson | 16/1 |
| 23 Jan 13+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Blue Square Bet Handicap | 6/7 | 1 | 9-6 | 83 | 76A | William Carson | 20/1 |
| 05 Jan 13+3d | Lingfield (AW) | lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap | UR/9 | — | 8-7 | 85 | — | William Carson | 25/1 |
| 02 Jan 13+2d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bookie Free Bets With Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap | 7/8 | nk | 9-7 | 85 | 76A | William Carson | 9/1 |
| 2012 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 12+9d | Lingfield (AW) | 32Red Handicap | 5/8 | shd | 9-7 | 85 | 87A | William Carson | 10/1 |
| 22 Dec 12+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Quebec Stakes (Listed) | 10/11 | 3¼ | 9-3 | 87 | 65A | Sean Levey | 50/1 |
| 10 Dec 12+72d | Lingfield (AW) | 32RedBet.com Claiming Stakes | 4/9 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 89 | 76A | Jimmy Fortune | 4/1 |
| 29 Sep 12+35d | Newmarket | Racing Uk Handicap | 19/21 | ½ | 8-13 | 92 | 68C | Jimmy Fortune | 25/1 |
| 25 Aug 12+22d | Goodwood | Betfair Summer Double Second Leg Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 17/19 | ¾ | 9-0 | 94 | 70A | Liam Keniry | 20/1 |
| 03 Aug 12+20d | Goodwood | Betfred Mile (Heritage Handicap) (Formerly Known As The Golden Mile) | 16/20 | ¾ | 9-0 | 96 | 74A | Jimmy Fortune | 20/1 |
| 14 Jul 12+22d | Newmarket | 32Red Bunbury Cup (Handicap) | 5/15 | nk | 9-6 | 96 | 95A | Jimmy Fortune | 9/1 |
| 22 Jun 12+265d | Ascot | Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) | 5/23 | 1 | 9-1 | 96 | 99A | Jimmy Fortune | 16/1 |
| 2011 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 11+21d | Ascot | totescoop6 Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 11/16 | 1½ | 8-10 | 96 | 71A | Jimmy Fortune | 9/1 |
| 10 Sep 11+45d | Goodwood | Shell House Handicap | 1/14 | 9-4 | 93 | 95A | David Probert | 9/1 | |
| 27 Jul 11+25d | Goodwood | Harwoods E.b.f. 'hellvelyn' Classified Stakes | 5/14 | nk | 9-4 | 91 | 92A | Liam Keniry | 13/2 |
| 02 Jul 11+15d | Sandown | Coral Challenge Handicap | 8/17 | ½ | 8-12 | 92 | 85A | Liam Keniry | 9/1 |
| 17 Jun 11+27d | Ascot | Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) | 4/25 | nk | 8-9 | 90 | 103A | Liam Keniry | 16/1 |
| 21 May 11+9d | Haydock | Betfred Dennis Dootson 60th Birthday Handicap | 4/12 | 1 | 9-12 | 90 | 104A | Ryan Moore | 2/1F |
| 12 May 11+209d | Newmarket | Orbital Food Machinery Handicap | 1/10 | 9-5 | 85 | 93A | Liam Keniry | 6/1 | |
| 2010 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 10+27d | Newmarket | Blue Square Exclusive Live Shows Handicap | 9/30 | ½ | 8-7 | 85 | 83A | Liam Keniry | 14/1 |
| 18 Sep 10+35d | Newmarket | Racing South Africa Handicap (Div 2) | 2/13 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 84 | 95A | Liam Keniry | 6/1 |
| 14 Aug 10+21d | Doncaster | Close Building Services, Doncaster Handicap | 9/12 | nk | 8-2 | 86 | 68A | Simon Pearce | 4/1F |
| 24 Jul 10+57d | Ascot | Victoria Racing Club International Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 10/21 | 1 | 8-1 | 83 | 80A | David Probert | 7/1J |
| 28 May 10+323d | Newmarket | Edmondson Hall Solicitors & Sports Lawyers Handicap | 6/13 | nse | 8-11 | 87 | 85A | Liam Keniry | 6/1 |
| 2009 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 09+57d | Leopardstown | Monaloe Handicap (60-90) | 1/7 | 9-6 | 82 | 84A | Kevin Manning | 4/1 | |
| 13 May 09+159d | Naas | Berney Bros. Saddlers Handicap | 4/12 | nk | 8-12 | 82 | 84A | Kevin Manning | 8/1 |
| 2008 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 08 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Div 2) | 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.