Horse profile
Marelly (IRE)
by Sageburg (IRE) out of Uppertown Misty (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
34 runs · 15 courses · from May 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Gowran Park & Limerick
Off 200 days · 2nd of 6
Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile
Marelly is a gelding with three wins from 34 starts on turf, all over 1m5f – 2m on heavy ground. Two of those wins came at Gowran Park and one at Limerick. He won the Langton House Hotel Handicap Hurdle at Gowran Park in Jan 2026 off an official rating of 93 and finished second of six, having led, in the Vision Contracting Handicap Chase at Limerick in Mar 2026. He last ran off a mark of 93, which was 24lb below his highest ever mark of 117.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 24lb off peak
- 3–34Wins / Runs
- 8.8%Strike rate
- 9 (26.5%)Placed
- −13.00£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 1.01Fair A/E n=34 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 43dAvg between runs
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 rating93↓ 24lb off peak
93
93–117
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 120
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 10 | 92B | 79.5 | 4 · 80 / 62.5 |
| Soft | 8 | 129B | 111 | 3 · 120 / 104 |
| Good | 7 | 122C | 92 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 109B | 80 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 114B | 86 | 6 · 104 / 62.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 129B | 108 | 1 · — |
Of 34 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 34 runs · as at 3 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (14%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 3,471 runs since Jan 2008 (414 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.4% from 293. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.4% from 352.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 45 | 7 | 15.6% | +5.6 | — |
| Good | 1,063 | 108 | 10.2% | +0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 647 | 71 | 11% | +1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,031 | 100 | 9.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 9 |
| Heavy | 389 | 52 | 13.4% | +3.4 | 3 from 14 |
| Standard (AW) | 293 | 7 | 2.4% | −7.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 44 | 6 | 13.6% | +3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 292 | 22 | 7.5% | −2.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 320 | 29 | 9.1% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 215 | 16 | 7.4% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 965 | 97 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 3 from 19 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,227 | 123 | 10% | 0 | 0 from 15 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 352 | 47 | 13.4% | +3.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 56 | 6 | 10.7% | +0.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Uppertown Misty (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uppertown Mya (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Upper Church (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Uppertown Hill (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 14 | 3 | 21% | +7.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Listowel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 2 | 67% | +16.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 19 | 3 | 16% | +2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiernan Power Roche | 9 | 1 | 11% | +1.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.00 |
| James O'Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| G B Noonan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Dylan Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane O'Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Healy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr B J Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr E M O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr B Lawless | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 2 | 13% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 3 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Chase | 10 | 0 | 0% | −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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 26+9d | Limerick | Vision Contracting Handicap Chase Set the pace but scrambled 4 out - driven and drifted right approaching 2 out then once more asked for effort and edged right before the last where overtaken - unable to find more and held late | 2/6 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 93 | 120A | 103B | Shane O'Callaghan | 3/1 |
| 22 Mar 26+15d | Limerick | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Went straight to the front and built a substantial margin - 12 lengths to the good at halfway - pressure applied and the gap closed significantly 3 out - overhauled approaching the following fence and fell to 3rd - struggled for momentum at the last and could find no more to finish 4th | 4/13 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 99 | 104B | 116A | Kevin Healy | 9/1 |
| 07 Mar 26+25d | Gowran Park | BOYLE Sports Cheltenham Bank Builder Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - overtaken before 1st and settled in second by 4th - dropped away rapidly before 3 out and beaten a long way | 9/11 | 23 | 11-0 | 100 | 45C | 88C | Tiernan Power Roche | 11/1 |
| 10 Feb 26+19d | Limerick | Cheltenham Raceday Limerick On 12th March Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Went straight to front - pushed along and lost command approaching final fence - slipped to third and unable to close on pair in front - faded through closing stages to finish third | 3/12 | 17 | 11-7 | 100 | — | 107A | Calum Hogan | 5/1 |
| 22 Jan 26+26d | Gowran Park | Langton House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Bolted to the front early and quickly opened a big gap - 15 lengths to the good by halfway - margin narrowed after two out under pressure - drifted right approaching the last - battled on gamely to prevail on the line | 1/15 | 11-4 | 93 | — | 134A | Tiernan Power Roche | 9/1 | |
| 27 Dec 25+12d | Limerick | Roche's Feeds Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 3f out but flattened out under pressure 2f out - slipped back to finish 7th | 7/13 | ½ | 10-9 | 95 | 80B | 109A | Tiernan Power Roche | 15/2 |
| 15 Dec 25+32d | Naas | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack early - made progress into the straight - pushed along in 4th two out - lost touch late to finish 9th | 9/16 | hd | 11-4 | 96 | 79B | 107A | Mr B J Walsh | 12/1 |
| 13 Nov 25+17d | Punchestown | Thank You David Betts Photography Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - jumped awkwardly second - improved into fourth after four out before slipping back and losing touch approaching the last | 5/8 | 6 | 10-8 | 98 | 46C | 90A | Tiernan Power Roche | 11/2 |
| 27 Oct 25+20d | Wexford | Slaney View Honda Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - 13th of the field by the 7th - dropped away before 3 out and always struggling | 11/14 | 9 | 11-2 | 100 | 45C | 94C | Dylan Robinson | 20/1 |
| 07 Oct 25+32d | Galway | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle Tracked the main group early - 6th at halfway - moved into contention for second two out - pushed along and held third - unable to find more from the last - stayed on at one speed to finish fifth | 5/11 | nk | 11-2 | 102 | 114B | 113A | Tiernan Power Roche | 14/1 |
| 05 Sep 25+42d | Kilbeggan | Sean Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle Struggled from the outset - hesitant over the opening obstacle then urged to keep up - dropped away from the field - finished well adrift | 11/11 | 65 | 10-9 | 105 | 26C | 85C | Dylan Robinson | 66/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+180d | Kilbeggan | Tote Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - pushed for effort past four out and lost touch with the field - dropped away after three out then eased before the last | PU/13 | — | 11-9 | 107 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 40/1 |
| 26 Jan 25+26d | Naas | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along into 3rd two out then 4th at the last - held that spot with no more to give in behind | 4/14 | 10 | 10-7 | 107 | 92B | 111A | Tiernan Power Roche | 14/1 |
| 31 Dec 24+95d | Punchestown | Tote's Cheers To 2024 Handicap Hurdle Settled around midfield early - moved into 4th after sitting 5th - pushed into 3rd approaching the last - unable to threaten in front and stayed one-tempo to the line | 3/12 | 6½ | 10-1 | 107 | 119A | 107A | Mr E M O'Sullivan | 50/1 |
| 27 Sep 24+32d | Listowel | Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) Settled in the pack early - driven for effort and lost touch four out - well beaten when withdrawn before two out | PU/16 | — | 11-4 | 99 | — | — | James O'Sullivan | 18/1 |
| 26 Aug 24+19d | Downpatrick | Download The New Tote App Handicap Chase Settled midpack early - up to 4th at halfway - needed encouragement after 6th and slipped back approaching 4 out - lost touch with the field - trailed home well beaten | 7/7 | 74 | 10-7 | 102 | 3C | 77C | Tiernan Power Roche | 12/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+12d | Wexford | Wexford Fleadh Cheoil Opportunity Handicap Chase Handy early - 5th at halfway - up to 4th approaching 3 out - nudged into 3rd before 2 out - pressed back to 5th after last and held on with nothing more in reserve | 6/11 | 2½ | 10-11 | 103 | 108A | 101A | Tiernan Power Roche | 14/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+54d | Kilbeggan | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase | 7/8 | 6½ | 10-1 | 104 | 80A | 84A | Tiernan Power Roche | 9/2 |
| 02 Jun 24+44d | Kilbeggan | Cooke's Bar & Restaurant Caragh Handicap Chase (0-123) | 5/11 | 8 | 11-0 | 106 | 68A | 103A | James O'Sullivan | 33/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+18d | Limerick | Limerick Races On Facebook Handicap Chase | 5/8 | 3¾ | 11-10 | 109 | 25A | 93B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 10/1 |
| 01 Apr 24+28d | Cork | Coolmore N.H. Sires Pyledriver Handicap Chase | PU/6 | — | 10-5 | 111 | — | — | Conor Maxwell | 5/1 |
| 04 Mar 24+40d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase | 6/10 | 6½ | 11-9 | — | 55B | 102A | James O'Sullivan | 80/1 |
| 24 Jan 24+87d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse For Fundraisers Beginners Chase | 5/9 | 11 | 11-9 | — | 86A | 101A | James O'Sullivan | 9/1 |
| 29 Oct 23+36d | Galway | Race In Pink Handicap Hurdle | 8/15 | 3¼ | 11-5 | 117 | — | 109A | Richard Deegan | 4/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+242d | Listowel | M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle | 8/13 | nk | 10-6 | 117 | 108B | 118A | Richard Deegan | 10/1 |
| 24 Jan 23+26d | Down Royal | Franciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle | 2/9 | nse | 11-4 | 113 | 129B | 124A | Richard Deegan | 9/2 |
| 29 Dec 22+33d | Limerick | Racing TV Rated Novice Hurdle (In Memory Of Andrew McNamara) | 1/6 | 11-4 | 106 | 70B | 118B | Richard Deegan | EvensF | |
| 26 Nov 22+30d | Gowran Park | Glanbia Novice Handicap Hurdle | 1/11 | 10-7 | 101 | 90A | 131A | Richard Deegan | 8/1 | |
| 27 Oct 22+33d | Clonmel | Powerstown Demesne (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 2/16 | 2¼ | 11-9 | 98 | 88B | 127A | Mr B Lawless | 7/2 |
| 24 Sep 22+5d | Listowel | Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | 2/18 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 95 | 109B | 113A | G B Noonan | 4/1 |
| 19 Sep 22+14d | Listowel | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 6/16 | 3½ | 11-0 | 95 | 92B | 107A | G B Noonan | 14/1 |
| 05 Sep 22+100d | Galway | Kenny Developments Maiden Hurdle | 10/19 | 1¾ | 11-12 | — | 91C | 99C | Richard Deegan | 100/1 |
| 28 May 22+12d | Punchestown | Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boosts Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 6/18 | 3½ | 11-5 | — | 99B | 99A | G B Noonan | 150/1 |
| 16 May 22 | Killarney | Broderick Plumbing Maiden Hurdle | 10/16 | 5 | 10-11 | — | 122C | 86C | G B Noonan | 200/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Marelly (IRE) won?
- Marelly (IRE) won 3 of 34 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.8%. Placed 9 times in total (26.5% of starts).
- Who trains Marelly (IRE)?
- Marelly (IRE) is trained by P J Rothwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 March 2026.
- Who is Marelly (IRE)'s sire?
- Marelly (IRE) is by Sageburg (IRE) out of Uppertown Misty (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does Marelly (IRE) prefer?
- Marelly (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 14 starts (21.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Marelly (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 31 March 2026. The highest on record is 117.
- What is Marelly (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sageburg (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 3,471 runs since Jan 2008 (414 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.4% from 293. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.4% from 352.
- Who are Marelly (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Uppertown Misty (IRE), Marelly (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.