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Horse profile

Hype Merchant (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Roger Fell · Last owner G Lavery
by Far Above (IRE) out of Saphira Silver (IRE) (Verglas)
10 runs · 9 courses · from May 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 May 2025 — 521 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 1st of 5 Won last time out Won at Catterick Last raced off OR 52
KTB Profile

Hype Merchant won one of ten starts, the success coming in a Class 6 handicap at Catterick over 6f-7f on good ground in May 2025. The gelding led to take the Bet At Racing TV Handicap, his sole win from nine runs at that trip and his only success on turf from six starts. He raced off an official rating of 52 at that last run, which matched the mark carried on his career-high effort. The son of Far Above out of a Verglas mare had four placings from his ten runs overall.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Win at Class 6
Official rating52↓ 3lb off peak
52 52–55

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 28 Apr 2025

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 94C · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)488A86.5—
Good394C78—
Good to Firm248A38—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f994C79—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 75B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 24 May 2025 Official rating 52 at the last run, 24 May 2025

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 75B · median 56.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)464A61—
Good375B61—
Good to Firm244C42—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f975B59—
Under 6f1———

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 from 5 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Led 2 (40%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Far Above (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 643 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 2.9% from 102.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm941212.8%+4.10 from 2
Good1791810.1%+1.41 from 3
Good to Soft5223.8%−4.9—
Soft10232.9%−5.80 from 1
Heavy2328.7%0—
Standard (AW)193199.8%+1.10 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f10776.5%−2.20 from 1
6f – 7f379379.8%+1.11 from 9
1m – 1m1f11986.7%−2—
1m2f – 1m4f26415.4%+6.7—
1m5f – 2m1100%−8.7—
2m1f – 2m4f100%−8.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Saphira Silver (IRE) (Verglas)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Revolutme (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f–1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Revolutme (IRE)816f—
Silver Spirit (IRE)311m—
Frank Columbo (IRE)30——
Candy Cane (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% −0.62
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 7 1 14% −4.62
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 1 100% +1.38
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 1 11% −6.62
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Laura Pearson 5 0 0% −5.00
David Nolan 1 1 100% +1.38
Joanna Mason 1 0 0% −1.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 2 1 50% +0.38
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 1 17% −3.62
2024 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 6 runs
24 May 25+6d Catterick Bet At Racing TV Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 5 ran Set the pace from the break - clear approaching the final furlong and unopposed - kept finding more to the line in comfortable fashion 1/5 9-7 5294C75B David Nolan 11/8F
18 May 25+20d Ripon Racing Welfare Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 10 ran Sat close to pace early - pressed for effort with over a furlong left - dropped away through final stages - finished fifth 5/10 1 9-3 5278A61A Joanna Mason 10/1
28 Apr 25+25d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Settled midfield on rail - crept into contention approaching 2f out - up to third at the turn - pressed for effort inside final 2f - checked briefly for room in the closing furlong then unable to find extra to land it 3/9 ¾ 9-6 5288A63A Laura Pearson 17/2
03 Apr 25+34d Chelmsford City (AW) Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Pulled hard early - up with pace before going clear after 1f - pressed for effort a furlong out - lost momentum inside final 110yds - hung on for second 2/10 3¼ 9-6 5287A64A Laura Pearson 17/2
28 Feb 25+15d Southwell (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran Hit front early - sat second and pressed on before being pushed along a furlong out - lost momentum close home to finish 5th beaten 2 lengths 5/10 ¾ 9-6 5279A54A Rossa Ryan 15/8F
13 Feb 25+212d Chelmsford City (AW) 6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran Raced with enthusiasm early - upsides in second before hitting the front a furlong out - overtaken close home - stayed on for second 2/7 1¼ 9-7 5286A59A Laura Pearson 6/1
2024 · 4 runs
16 Jul 24+19d Beverley Churchill Tyres Nursery Class 6 · 7.5f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 3 9-4 5568B38A Sam James 40/1
27 Jun 24+38d Nottingham Molson Coors EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 15/16 4 9-7 —28C44C Laura Pearson 50/1
20 May 24+19d Redcar racingtv.com EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 2¼ 9-7 —48A40A Daniel Muscutt 9/1
01 May 24 Brighton Yeeehaaa.Bet EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5.5f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 2 9-7 —53B45A Laura Pearson 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hype Merchant won?
Hype Merchant (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Hype Merchant?
Hype Merchant (IRE) was trained by Roger Fell on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 24 May 2025.
Who is Hype Merchant's sire?
Hype Merchant (IRE) is by Far Above (IRE) out of Saphira Silver (IRE), whose sire is Verglas.
What going does Hype Merchant prefer?
Hype Merchant (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Hype Merchant's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 24 May 2025. The highest on record is 55.
What is Hype Merchant's sire's record?
Far Above (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 643 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 2.9% from 102.
Who are Hype Merchant's siblings?
Out of Saphira Silver (IRE), Hype Merchant (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Revolutme (IRE) (1). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.