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Horse profile

Majestic Merlin (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2022) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner J L P Frampton A M Midgley R J Hodges
by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Posh Emily (GB) (Rakaposhi King)
15 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Oct 2022 — 1,478 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2022 Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Majestic Merlin is a maiden who ran 15 times without winning and placed on six occasions. His best effort came when second of eight at Wincanton in Mar 2022. All his races were on turf, with nine starts over 2m1f – 2m4f and six over 1m5f – 2m. He was beaten favourite at his last run, at Exeter in Oct 2022, when he raced off an official rating of 92, 12lb below his highest ever mark of 104.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating92↓ 12lb off peak
92 90–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wincanton, 30 Mar 2022

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 112A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft590B67—
Good3112A95—
Good to Soft377A75—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6112A74.5—
2m1f – 2m4f595A75—

Of 15 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 30 Mar 2022 Official rating 92 at the last run, 18 Oct 2022

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 12 figures · best 122A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft5122A105—
Good3119A110—
Good to Soft3117A106—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6119A106—
1m5f – 2m6122A107.5—

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 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
Midnight Legend (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,311 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−7.1—
Good to Firm4045814.4%+0.20 from 1
Good3,12646214.8%+0.60 from 3
Good to Soft1,89725913.7%−0.50 from 3
Soft1,97726013.2%−10 from 5
Heavy76611815.4%+1.20 from 3
Standard (AW)1271915%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f600%−14.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1021615.7%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m2,20529913.6%−0.60 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f2,70738114.1%−0.10 from 9
2m5f – 3m2,49936314.5%+0.3—
Over 3m79111814.9%+0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Posh Emily (GB) (Rakaposhi King)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Midnight Midge (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Midnight Midge (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Midnight Midge (GB)3561m7½f–2m4fClass 3
Wotastunner (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 4 0 0% −4.00
Wincanton 4 0 0% −4.00
Newton Abbot 3 0 0% −3.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Houlihan 9 0 0% −9.00
Tom O'Brien 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Martin 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Cobden 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 6 0 0% −6.00
2021 4 0 0% −4.00
2020 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2022 · 6 runs
18 Oct 22+202d Exeter Love Devon Legends Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-2 92—— Sean Houlihan 9/4F
30 Mar 22+16d Wincanton Third Complimentary Crs Race Day Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 shd 11-3 9083B119A Sean Houlihan 7/2
14 Mar 22+19d Taunton William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 8 11-5 9267B103A Tom O'Brien 2/1F
23 Feb 22+15d Ludlow Farm & Garden Machinery Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 nk 11-2 9444B105B Tom O'Brien 5/2F
08 Feb 22+31d Taunton Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening 11th March Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m2f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2¼ 11-5 9575A106A Sean Houlihan 18/5
08 Jan 22+23d Wincanton AdvancedBiotech.co.uk UK Award Winning CBD Handicap Chase Class 3 · 1m7½f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 16 10-0 9972A76A Sean Houlihan 15/2
2021 · 4 runs
16 Dec 21+28d Exeter Join Racing Tv Now Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m3f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 8½ 11-9 10266B115A Tom O'Brien 8/1
18 Nov 21+259d Wincanton Somerset 'Hands And Heels' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys) Class 5 · 1m7f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 6½ 11-6 103112A110A Jack Martin 9/2
04 Mar 21+44d Ludlow Wenlock Spring Water Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 17 ran 3/17 3¾ 11-8 10490B122A Sean Houlihan 9/1
19 Jan 21+61d Exeter Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-12 104—— Sean Houlihan 10/1
2020 · 5 runs
19 Nov 20+21d Wincanton Bet At racingtv.com 'Hands And Heels' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateurs) Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 ¾ 11-4 10277A117A Jack Martin 6/1
29 Oct 20+18d Newton Abbot Weatherbys E-Passport Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m2½f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 nk 10-9 ——98C Sean Houlihan 11/1
11 Oct 20+33d Newton Abbot British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 6 10-9 —71C99C Sean Houlihan 33/1
08 Sep 20+200d Newton Abbot PKF Francis Clark 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m2½f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 10-9 —95A106A Sean Houlihan 33/1
21 Feb 20 Exeter Be Wiser Insurance Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m1f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-2 ——— Harry Cobden 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Majestic Merlin won?
Majestic Merlin (GB) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2020 and 2022. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Majestic Merlin?
Majestic Merlin (GB) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 18 October 2022.
Who is Majestic Merlin's sire?
Majestic Merlin (GB) is by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Posh Emily (GB), whose sire is Rakaposhi King.
What is Majestic Merlin's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 18 October 2022. The highest on record is 104.
What is Majestic Merlin's sire's record?
Midnight Legend (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,311 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Majestic Merlin's siblings?
Out of Posh Emily (GB), Majestic Merlin (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Midnight Midge (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Midnight Midge (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2020. 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.