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Horse profile

Marvelman (IRE)

4yo colt · Trainer Andrew Balding · Owner Bond Thoroughbred Limited
by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Varamini (FR) (Siyouni)
16 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Doncaster & Kempton (AW) Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 15th of 16 Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile

Marvelman won the Group 2 Betfred Park Stakes at Doncaster in Sep 2025 on soft ground. The colt has two wins from 16 starts, both over 6f – 7f, with the other success coming in a Class 5 novice at Kempton (AW) in Mar 2025 on standard going. He has raced 15 times over 6f – 7f. His last run, at Ascot in Oct 2026, was off an official rating of 116 when he finished 15 of 16 in the Qatar Racing British Champions Sprint Stakes.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating116↓ 1lb off peak
116 81–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 97 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 27 Jun 2026

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 15 figures · best 119A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good5107A782 · 73 / 67.5
Good to Firm3119A73—
Soft297A911 · —
Standard (AW)2115A1061 · —
Heavy292B89—
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f14119A91.55 · 97 / 85
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 runs · as at 22 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 22 Aug 2026 Official rating 116 at the last run, 17 Oct 2026

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 15 figures · best 118A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good5115A942 · 94 / 89
Good to Firm3104A87—
Soft2118A991 · —
Standard (AW)2116A1071 · —
Heavy299A93—
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f14118A985 · 116 / 94
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 runs · as at 22 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 11 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 5 (45%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 3 (27%) · 0 wins
  • Led 3 (27%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Invincible Spirit (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,818 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1612616.1%+4.2—
Good to Firm3,58146312.9%+10 from 3
Good4,52948710.8%−1.10 from 5
Good to Soft2,13225411.9%00 from 2
Soft2,75830311%−0.91 from 2
Heavy790769.6%−2.30 from 2
Standard (AW)6,86686612.6%+0.71 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,04939913.1%+1.2—
6f – 7f9,8291,17812%+0.12 from 15
1m – 1m1f4,50254212%+0.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,13924911.6%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m843667.8%−4.1—
2m1f – 2m4f360339.2%−2.7—
2m5f – 3m8989%−2.9—
Over 3m7114.3%+2.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Varamini (FR) (Siyouni)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ascendent (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +5.50
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +0.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 12 1 8% −4.50
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 1 100% +6.50
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +1.50
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 15 2 13% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 7 2 29% +3.00
P J McDonald 5 0 0% −5.00
Jason Watson 2 0 0% −2.00
P. J. McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 2 14% −4.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 7 2 29% +3.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

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
17 Oct 26+13d Ascot Qatar Racing British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 6f · Good · 16 ran Raced in the pack - struggled under pressure over 2f out - well beaten in 15th 15/16 ½ 9-4 11673C84A Oisin Murphy 18/1
04 Oct 26+29d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de la Foret (Group 1) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 2 9-2 117—— P. J. McDonald 8/1
05 Sep 26+14d Haydock Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 6f · Soft · 8 ran Went straight into command early - pressed into effort once overtaken approaching 2f out - faded rapidly and slipped to the back inside the final furlong - beaten into eighth 8/8 2¾ 9-5 11785C80C P J McDonald 5/1
22 Aug 26+25d York Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Made the running - pushed along over a furlong out - lost the advantage nearing the last furlong - stayed on same effort for third 3/14 shd 9-8 11491C114A P J McDonald 18/1
28 Jul 26+31d Goodwood Hkjc World Pool Lennox Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 8 ran Sat close to the pace - asked for effort 2f out - weakened inside final furlong to finish sixth 6/8 1½ 9-6 11562A94A P J McDonald 9/1
27 Jun 26+252d Newcastle (AW) JenningsBet Chipchase Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - tracked the pace close up - driven into contention inside final furlong - stayed on well but unable to reel in winner finishing second 2/11 1½ 9-10 11597A116A P J McDonald 17/2
18 Oct 25+35d Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (Group 1) (Str) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 16 ran Fought for control early - up with pace and went in front 6f out - overtaken 2f out - dropped away final furlong 14/16 ½ 9-3 11578C85A P J McDonald 40/1
13 Sep 25+28d Doncaster Betfred Park Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 7f · Soft · 11 ran Handy early - hit front two out - opened daylight entering last - kept finding to score readily 1/11 9-2 11097A118A Oisin Murphy 13/2
16 Aug 25+35d Newbury Visit Malta Hungerford Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Settled just off the pace in midfield - moved into contention by halfway - asked for effort inside final 2f - kept going to the line without ever threatening the leader - finished third 3/10 hd 9-3 105119A104A Oisin Murphy 12/1
12 Jul 25+21d Chester Raymond & Kathleen Corbett Memorial City Plate Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 8 ran Sat close up early and pulling hard - pressed for a run 2f out - well placed but squeezed for space 1f out - couldn't quicken close home 3/8 2¼ 8-13 10695B98A Jason Watson 6/4F
21 Jun 25+50d Ascot Jersey Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran Settled on the near flank early - tracked the pace into the straight - went in front two out - overtaken with a furlong left - dropped away close home 9/15 1¾ 9-3 10673C87A Oisin Murphy 7/2
02 May 25+37d Newmarket TrustATrader King Charles II Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 10 ran Took strong hold early - went in front approaching the far rail - pushed along a furlong out - overtaken and lacking the finishing speed inside the final furlong but stayed on to finish second 2/10 1½ 9-5 88107A115A Oisin Murphy 16/1
26 Mar 25+152d Kempton (AW) Racing TV Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Set the pace from the break - travelling strongly with two furlongs left - asked for effort and edged away inside the final furlong - scored with something to spare 1/12 9-4 81115A98A Oisin Murphy 6/4
25 Oct 24+22d Newbury BetVictor Lengthen The Odds EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6.5f · Heavy · 13 ran Settled in the pack - angled out to the far side over 2f out and advanced - pressing for 3rd over 1f out before drifting right and going in pursuit of the front runner - held on but found the winner had flown in the final 110 yards 2/13 2½ 9-7 —86C99A Jason Watson 7/2
03 Oct 24+103d Salisbury British Ebf Joan Snow Memorial Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6f · Heavy · 6 ran Settled with the pack early - strong progress wide of rivals over 2f out then pushed along - finished strongly despite a bump inside final furlong to be second 2/6 1¼ 9-4 —92B87B Oisin Murphy 9/1
22 Jun 24 Newmarket Yutree Insurance Supports Racing Welfare British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 3¼ 9-4 —66A68A Kevin Stott 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Marvelman (IRE) won?
Marvelman (IRE) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 9 times in total (56.3% of starts).
Who trains Marvelman (IRE)?
Marvelman (IRE) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
Who is Marvelman (IRE)'s sire?
Marvelman (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Varamini (FR), whose sire is Siyouni.
What is Marvelman (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 117.
What is Marvelman (IRE)'s sire's record?
Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,818 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
Who are Marvelman (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Varamini (FR), Marvelman (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 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.