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Horse profile

Melk Abbey (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Jan 2023) · Last trainer Anthony Honeyball · Last owner Noel Fehily Racing Syndicates Melk Abby
by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Carrig'n May (IRE) (Classic Cliche)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jan 2023 — 1,365 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2023 Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Melk Abbey is a maiden who won none of her six starts on turf between Dec 2021 and Jan 2023. She placed once, finishing second of 10 at Lingfield in Dec 2022. The mare, by Sholokhov out of a Classic Cliche mare, last ran at Ffos Las in Jan 2023 in the Mumbles Brewery Handicap Chase, a Class 5 event, off an official rating of 78 which was her career-high mark. All runs came over trips from 1m5f to over 3m on good to soft or softer ground.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 97C · median 63.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 21 Dec 2022 Official rating 78 at the last run, 31 Jan 2023

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 4 figures · best 96B · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy296B93.5—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m296B93.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 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 · 4 figures from 6 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%−1—
Good to Soft81611113.6%+1.10 from 2
Soft1,30416913%+0.50 from 2
Heavy5496912.6%+0.10 from 2
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%−0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,45619213.2%+0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m99112512.6%+0.10 from 3
Over 3m2393514.6%+2.10 from 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
Carrig'n May (IRE) (Classic Cliche)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hathaways Cottage (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rex Dingle 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Godfrey 1 0 0% −1.00
Hugh Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 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
2023 · 1 run
31 Jan 23+41d Ffos Las Mumbles Brewery Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-2 78—— Rex Dingle 5/1
2022 · 3 runs
21 Dec 22+16d Lingfield Sky Sports Racing Hd Virgin 535 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 22f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 6½ 9-13 78—96B Ben Godfrey 3/1F
05 Dec 22+306d Lingfield Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 10-2 78—— Rex Dingle 8/1
02 Feb 22+36d Exeter Virgin Bet Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 32 11-6 ——83C Rex Dingle 20/1
2021 · 2 runs
28 Dec 21+24d Limerick CUBE Maiden Hurdle 21f · Heavy · 16 ran 11/16 5 10-10 —97C91C Hugh Morgan 66/1
04 Dec 21 Navan Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 20f · Yielding · 17 ran 9/17 15 11-7 —30C91C Dylan Robinson 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Melk Abbey won?
Melk Abbey (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2021 and 2023. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Melk Abbey?
Melk Abbey (IRE) was trained by Anthony Honeyball on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 31 January 2023.
Who is Melk Abbey's sire?
Melk Abbey (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Carrig'n May (IRE), whose sire is Classic Cliche.
What is Melk Abbey's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 31 January 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Melk Abbey'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 Melk Abbey's siblings?
Out of Carrig'n May (IRE), Melk Abbey (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2021. 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.