Marsala (IRE)
Marsala is a filly by Mehmas out of a Shamardal mare who has run four times without winning and placed once. She has contested races over 6f to 7f on turf and all-weather surfaces. Her best effort came when third of 10 in a Class 2 nursery at Newmarket in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 74. She last ran off a career-high mark of 74.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 74Highest OR
- 29dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 71
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 80C | 75.5 | 2 · 80 / 75.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 80C | 65.5 | 4 · 80 / 65.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 749 | 84 | 11.2% | −0.4 | — |
| Soft | 912 | 96 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Heavy | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,784 | 337 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,085 | 267 | 12.8% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,250 | 475 | 11.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,353 | 156 | 11.5% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 361 | 42 | 11.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Palmar Bay (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Palmar Bay (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmar Bay (FR) | 23 | 5 | 5f–7f | Class 2 |
| Yala (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Crouch | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 26+22d | Newmarket | British Stallion Studs EBF 'Jersey Lily' Fillies' Nursery Handicap Stakes Settled off the front pack - looking for space around 2f out - made progress into the closing stages - moved up to third inside the final furlong and stayed on for a share | 3/10 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 74 | 71A | 81A | Rossa Ryan | 13/2 |
| 04 Sep 26+23d | Haydock | Tattersalls £40,000 Ebf Fillies' Novice Stakes (gbb Race) Settled towards the back early - improved into third approaching final furlong - stayed on at an unchanged effort to finish third | 3/4 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 51C | 77B | Hector Crouch | 2/1 |
| 12 Aug 26+41d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/british Stallion Studs Ebf Fillies' Novice Stakes (gbb Race) Dwelt at the start - held up in the pack - shifted right and made progress inside final furlong but couldn't threaten leaders | 7/12 | nk | 9-2 | — | 60A | 71A | Edward Greatrex | 6/4F |
| 02 Jul 26 | Newbury | Gracelands EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - eased left approaching final two furlongs and made progress - moved into fourth inside the last - stayed on to finish fourth | 4/13 | 2 | 9-2 | — | 80C | 85A | Hector Crouch | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Marsala (IRE) won?
- Marsala (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Marsala (IRE)?
- Marsala (IRE) is trained by Ralph Beckett, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
- Who is Marsala (IRE)'s sire?
- Marsala (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Di Fede (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What is Marsala (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 26 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Marsala (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Marsala (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Di Fede (IRE), Marsala (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Palmar Bay (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Palmar Bay (FR)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.