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Melekhov (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2022) · Last trainer Martin Keighley · Last owner Owners For Owners Melekhov
by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Yorkshire Girl (IRE) (Anshan)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Feb 2022 — 1,703 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2022 3 wins · Exeter, Hexham & Fakenham New yard Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Melekhov (IRE) is 3 from 12, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2019. 3 of 9 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 3 on quicker. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 114, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating114↓ 13lb off peak
114 114–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Plumpton, 12 May 2019

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 9 figures · best 135B · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4135B91—
Good to Soft3110B96—
Good2112B87.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5135B83—
2m1f – 2m4f4112B97.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 117A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 8 Nov 2020 Official rating 114 at the last run, 27 Feb 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 130A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4123A121—
Good to Soft3130A128—
Good3123B105—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6128A113—
1m5f – 2m5130A122—

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 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
Sholokhov (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,261 runs since Jan 2008 (421 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm991414.1%+1.6—
Good1,27014611.5%−10 from 3
Good to Soft81611113.6%+1.11 from 4
Soft1,30416913%+0.52 from 4
Heavy5496912.6%+0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)2222310.4%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f39615.4%+2.9—
1m – 1m1f157148.9%−3.6—
1m2f – 1m4f326329.8%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m1,05312812.2%−0.32 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,45619213.2%+0.71 from 7
2m5f – 3m99112512.6%+0.1—
Over 3m2393514.6%+2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Indian Hawk (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m3f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Indian Hawk (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Indian Hawk (IRE)732m3f–2m5fClass 2
God's Own Getaway (IRE)2022m3f–2m4½fClass 4
Inviction (IRE)100——
Yorkshire Escape (IRE)170——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −2.17
Soft 4 2 50% +1.33
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 3 75% +3.16
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 3 0 0% −3.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 1 100% +0.83
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 1 100% +2.50
Fakenham 1 1 100% +0.83
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −5.17
1m5f – 2m 5 2 40% +0.33

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 6 3 50% +1.16
Finn Lambert 1 0 0% −1.00
Micheal Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Bryan Carver 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Brace 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 3 30% −2.84
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 4 1 25% −2.17
2018 4 2 50% +1.33

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 1 11% −7.17
NH Flat 3 2 67% +2.33

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 · 1 run
27 Feb 22+444d Hereford Hereford Racehorse Ownership Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-2 114—— Finn Lambert 80/1
2020 · 3 runs
10 Dec 20+14d Taunton Dave Criddle Travel - Let's Fly Again Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 13/16 2¾ 11-4 12089C108C Micheal Nolan 33/1
26 Nov 20+18d Taunton Stables Business Park Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Good · 16 ran 15/16 8½ 11-6 124—105C Richard Johnson 9/1
08 Nov 20+364d Sandown Hampton Court Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 3¾ 11-10 12699A117A Bryan Carver 14/1
2019 · 4 runs
10 Nov 19+182d Sandown Premier League Betting At Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 2½ 11-3 127—109B Sean Houlihan 5/1
12 May 19+26d Plumpton Mayfield Sussex Hop Gin Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 3¼ 11-9 124112B123B Connor Brace 11/4
16 Apr 19+36d Exeter Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-4 —96B128A Richard Johnson 5/6F
11 Mar 19+151d Taunton William Hill 5 Places All Cheltenham Handicaps Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 9 11-2 —110B130A Tom O'Brien 3/1
2018 · 4 runs
11 Oct 18+171d Bangor-on-Dee Starsports.Bet Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 8 11-0 —63C103C Richard Johnson EvensF
23 Apr 18+66d Hexham totesport.com Complete Pool Betting Service Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-0 —135B122A Richard Johnson 5/2J
16 Feb 18+29d Fakenham Fakenham Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-7 —77C120A Richard Johnson 5/6F
18 Jan 18 Ludlow Clive Pavilion Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 14f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 1 10-7 —83A123A Richard Johnson 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Melekhov won?
Melekhov (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2018 and 2022, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Melekhov?
Melekhov (IRE) was trained by Martin Keighley on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 27 February 2022.
Who is Melekhov's sire?
Melekhov (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Yorkshire Girl (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What going does Melekhov prefer?
Melekhov (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Melekhov's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 27 February 2022. The highest on record is 127.
What is Melekhov's sire's record?
Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,261 runs since Jan 2008 (421 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
Who are Melekhov's siblings?
Out of Yorkshire Girl (IRE), Melekhov (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Indian Hawk (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Indian Hawk (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2018. 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.