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Marley Firth (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2020) · Last trainer Jackie Du Plessis · Last owner Surrey Racing Miss J Du Plessis
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Merrill Gaye (IRE) (Roselier)
18 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Nov 2020 — 2,176 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2020 · 9th of 14 Won at Chepstow Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Marley Firth (IRE) is 1 from 18, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2017. Last raced off 91, 35lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 35lb off peak
Official rating91↓ 35lb off peak
91 91–126

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chepstow, 6 Jan 2020

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 13 figures · best 117C · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5117C102—
Heavy5111B97—
Soft393C88—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5113C93—
1m5f – 2m4111B87—
2m5f – 3m3102C72—
Over 3m1———

Of 18 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 9 Mar 2020 Official rating 91 at the last run, 11 Nov 2020

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 →

Jumps 16 figures · best 129A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy8129A100—
Good to Soft5111A101—
Soft3104A91—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6111A101.5—
1m5f – 2m5129A101—
2m5f – 3m3102C87—
Over 3m297A93.5—

Of 18 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 18 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.8—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.2—
Good4,05344110.9%−0.9—
Good to Soft2,93335412.1%+0.30 from 5
Soft5,87675112.8%+10 from 5
Heavy3,81744911.8%01 from 8
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.41 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f6,08172411.9%+0.10 from 8
2m5f – 3m5,25762211.8%00 from 3
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.10 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Merrill Gaye (IRE) (Roselier)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Divine Intavention (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Divine Intavention (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Divine Intavention (IRE)2571m7½f–3m1½fClass 3
The Gipper (IRE)3462mClass 3
Strategic Approach (IRE)1322m½f–2m7½fClass 4
Marley Exit (IRE)50——
Better Back Bracka (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 8 1 13% −4.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 12 1 8% −8.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 6 1 17% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 6 0 0% −6.00
Rex Dingle 3 0 0% −3.00
Bridget Andrews 3 1 33% +1.00
David Noonan 2 0 0% −2.00
James Best 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieron Edgar 1 0 0% −1.00
William Marshall 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 8 0 0% −8.00
2017 2 1 50% +2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% −7.00
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00

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
2020 · 5 runs
11 Nov 20+13d Exeter Watch RacingTV With Free Trial Now Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9/14 25 10-4 9172C77C Rex Dingle 5/1
29 Oct 20+234d Newton Abbot NewtonAbbotRace On Twitter Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 1½ 11-2 93—97A Rex Dingle 7/2
09 Mar 20+38d Taunton William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 4¼ 11-8 9677A101A David Noonan 7/1
31 Jan 20+25d Chepstow Ludlow Langstone & Bristol Classic Car Restorations Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 19 11-1 9962B92A David Noonan 13/2
06 Jan 20+27d Chepstow interbet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 3¾ 10-0 97109A107A Rex Dingle 8/1
2019 · 3 runs
10 Dec 19+20d Fontwell John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 29 11-13 10193C91C James Best 8/1
20 Nov 19+15d Chepstow TVS Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 7 11-6 10488B104A James Best 25/1
05 Nov 19+309d Exeter Win 50 Cash With Correct4 On coral.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 35 11-4 10839C87C Kieron Edgar 33/1
2018 · 8 runs
31 Dec 18+13d Warwick LPS Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 26f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 10 10-10 113117C90C William Marshall 8/1
18 Dec 18+17d Catterick Come Racing New Year's Day Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-7 117—— Harry Skelton 5/2F
01 Dec 18+24d Newcastle Equine Products Uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-10 117—— Harry Skelton 2/1F
07 Nov 18+199d Chepstow Holt JCB Ltd Supporting Velindre Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 9/16 10 11-3 12059B101A Bridget Andrews 8/1
22 Apr 18+48d Stratford Double Delight At Totesport.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 33 11-6 122102C102C Harry Skelton 13/2
05 Mar 18+31d Lingfield Download The App At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 5 10-3 124—99B Bridget Andrews 5/1
02 Feb 18+26d Chepstow Superbowl Betting At 188Bet/EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 1 11-9 126—129A Harry Skelton 9/4
07 Jan 18+30d Plumpton Download The At The Races App Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 4 11-11 12697B97A Harry Skelton EvensF
2017 · 2 runs
08 Dec 17+16d Sandown Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Winter Novices' Hurdle ) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 5 11-0 —113C111A Harry Skelton 14/1
22 Nov 17 Chepstow Angela Nettlefold Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 10-9 —111B129A Bridget Andrews 3/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Marley Firth won?
Marley Firth (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2017 and 2020, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 3 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Marley Firth?
Marley Firth (IRE) was trained by Jackie Du Plessis on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 11 November 2020.
Who is Marley Firth's sire?
Marley Firth (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Merrill Gaye (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
What going does Marley Firth prefer?
Marley Firth (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Marley Firth's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 11 November 2020. The highest on record is 126.
What is Marley Firth's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Marley Firth's siblings?
Out of Merrill Gaye (IRE), Marley Firth (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Divine Intavention (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Divine Intavention (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2017. 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.