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Horse profile

Dream Merchant (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2005) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Ecurie Crocodile
by Deputy Minister (CAN) out of User Friendly (GB) (Slip Anchor)
10 runs · 6 courses · from May 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Dec 2005 — 7,628 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2005 · 13th of 15 Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Dream Merchant (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Warwick (Aug 2005). Last raced off a career-high mark of 104.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating104At career-high mark
104 62–104

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 (jumps) 93C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 16 Dec 2005 Official rating 104 at the last jumps run, 16 Dec 2005

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 71C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Salisbury, 11 Aug 2005 Official rating 62 at the last flat run, 5 Sep 2005

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 107C · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3107C87—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3107C87—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 6 figures · best 79C · median 68.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm579C71—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m575C66—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Deputy Minister (CAN)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 29 runs since Mar 2008 (4 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%00 from 5
Good1000%00 from 4
Good to Soft500%00 from 1
Soft200%0—
Standard (AW)900%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%0—
1m – 1m1f900%0—
1m2f – 1m4f800%00 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f200%00 from 1
2m5f – 3m900%0—

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

Dam
User Friendly (GB) (Slip Anchor)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Two Miles West (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–3m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Downtown (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Two Miles West (IRE)4072m–3mListed
Streets Of Gold (IRE)4861m5f–3m4fClass 1
Banyan Tree (IRE)2131m½f–2mClass 5
Downtown (IRE)621m2f–1m4fGroup 3
Starspangled (IRE)611m½f—
Streets Of GoldI (IRE)20—Class 1
Sweet Sixteen (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 3 0 0% −3.00
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Salisbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kerrin McEvoy 5 0 0% −5.00
Richard Johnson 3 0 0% −3.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2005 · 10 runs
16 Dec 05+24d Windsor Executive Hire News Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 7 11-8 10493C Richard Johnson 14/1
22 Nov 05+20d Warwick Warwick Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 17 ran 11/17 2 10-12 —87C Richard Johnson 25/1
02 Nov 05+16d Huntingdon Brampton Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good · 15 ran 12/15 2 10-12 —70C Paddy Brennan 9/2
17 Oct 05+42d Plumpton Ken Manley Moorcroft Charity Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 16 ran 4/16 7 11-2 —107C Richard Johnson 6/1
05 Sep 05+7d Warwick Syd Mercer Memorial Trophy Handicap Class 5 · 2m · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 1¼ 9-1 6258C Jamie Spencer 11/4F
29 Aug 05+18d Warwick Email Warwick at rht.net Handicap Class 5 · 2m · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 1 9-6 6266C Kerrin McEvoy 4/1
11 Aug 05+19d Salisbury Blackthorn Cider Handicap Class 5 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 6/15 ½ 9-11 6571C Kerrin McEvoy 11/2
23 Jul 05+50d Salisbury Acorn Taverns Handicap Class 5 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 hd 10-0 6575C Kerrin McEvoy 7/2J
03 Jun 05+11d Haydock Whitetobrown.com Handicap Class 5 · 1m6f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 nk 8-10 6259C Kerrin McEvoy 9/4F
23 May 05 Windsor Animal Health Trust Fights Canine Cancer Handicap Class 5 · 1m3½f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 2/18 ¾ 8-10 6279C Kerrin McEvoy 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dream Merchant won?
Dream Merchant (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts in 2005. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Dream Merchant?
Dream Merchant (IRE) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 16 December 2005.
Who is Dream Merchant's sire?
Dream Merchant (IRE) is by Deputy Minister (CAN) out of User Friendly (GB), whose sire is Slip Anchor.
What is Dream Merchant's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 16 December 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Dream Merchant's sire's record?
Deputy Minister (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 29 runs since Mar 2008 (4 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Dream Merchant's siblings?
Out of User Friendly (GB), Dream Merchant (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Two Miles West (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Downtown (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–3m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.