Horse profile
Melton Mossy (IRE)
by Valirann (FR) out of Miss Ira Zarad (IRE) (Darazari)
26 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 7 courses
Last run 5 Nov 2026 · 2nd of 4
Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 13 of 16 analysed runs — Melton Mossy (IRE) is 7 from 26. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 10 on softer).
Based on 26 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Wins on good or faster
- 7–26Wins / Runs
- 26.9%Strike rate
- 10 (38.5%)Placed
- +26.43£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 1.81Fair A/E n=26 · 1.57 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 210 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating110↓ 1lb off peak
110
80–111
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 115
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 164A | 101 | 5 runs · 115 / 92 |
| Soft | 4 | 123B | 66 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 128B | 121 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 122A | 92.5 | 2 runs · 122 / 92.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 123B | 109 | 4 runs · 122 / 112 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 164A | 110.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 108C | 89 | 2 runs · 90 / 74.5 |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 26 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 26 runs · as at 5 Nov 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 16 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 13 (81%) · 3 wins
- Mid-division 2 (13%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (6%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,446 runs since Oct 2018 (158 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | +20.6 | 2 from 2 |
| Good | 456 | 49 | 10.7% | +0.5 | 5 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 343 | 24 | 7% | −3.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 449 | 56 | 12.5% | +2.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 171 | 12 | 7% | −3.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +4.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +14.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +4.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | +4.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 476 | 40 | 8.4% | −1.8 | 3 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 559 | 54 | 9.7% | −0.5 | 2 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 284 | 35 | 12.3% | +2.1 | 2 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 65 | 11 | 16.9% | +6.7 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2018 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Miss Ira Zarad (IRE) (Darazari)
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Ballyvoneen (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 1m7f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ballyvoneen (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyvoneen (IRE) | 59 | 9 | 2m7½f–3m2½f | Class 4 |
| Freddie Robdal (IRE) | 39 | 3 | 1m7f–2m4f | — |
| Melchior King (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 5 | 36% | +21.43 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 2 | 100% | +15.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 14 | 4 | 29% | +21.00 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +9.43 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Ludlow | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Chepstow | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Taunton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 2 | 18% | +11.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 2 | 29% | +8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 3 | 43% | +8.43 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Eleanor Williams | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.10 |
| Conor Ring | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Isabel Williams | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Micheal Nolan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Brogan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 19 | 5 | 26% | +18.43 |
| None | 7 | 2 | 29% | +8.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +9.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 36% | +15.43 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 19 | 5 | 26% | +18.43 |
| Chase | 6 | 2 | 33% | +9.00 |
| NH Flat | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Nov 26+31d | Plumpton | Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) raced freely early and settled at back - error at 2nd - closed on front group by 11th - challenged for the lead from 15th - went to the front before 2 out under pressure - a length clear approaching the last - battled on but collared on the line to finish second by a short head | 2/4 | shd | 11-4 | 110 | 92C | 122B | Adam Wedge | 9/4 |
| 05 Oct 26+28d | Stratford | Jodie Standing's Point-To-Point Recruits Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Raced in the pack - short of rhythm 3 out then up to third 2 out - challenged the front runner after the home turn before the last - kept on up the run-in to hit the front late and win | 1/9 | 11-11 | 107 | 63B | 123B | Adam Wedge | 5/1 | |
| 07 Sep 26+108d | Newton Abbot | St. Austell Brewery Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards back - still within range 3 out - pressed for effort soon after - unable to threaten leaders from 2 out through the last | 4/5 | 1¼ | 12-0 | 109 | 90C | 111B | Adam Wedge | 11/2 |
| 22 May 26+60d | Worcester | Safer Gambling At CopyBet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - pushed along four out - stayed on late - finished fifth | 5/9 | 3½ | 11-4 | 110 | 109A | 114A | Conor Ring | 14/1 |
| 23 Mar 26+30d | Wincanton | Welcome Back To Racing Caroline Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Travelled in third - moved up to second 4 out - shared front 2 out - asserted at the last - drifted right on the run-in but had the race won | 1/3 | 11-5 | 107 | 59C | 118C | Conor Ring | 8/1 | |
| 21 Feb 26+72d | Chepstow | Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - slipped to the rear before losing touch 4 out - well held at the finish | 6/7 | 3½ | 11-8 | 110 | 44C | 94C | Conor Ring | 22/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 25+14d | Taunton | Summerfield Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - improved into contention approaching 3 out before losing ground after 2 out - stayed on late without threatening the front runners | 7/11 | 2 | 10-9 | 111 | 115A | 115A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 7/2F |
| 27 Nov 25+21d | Taunton | Trucksmith 40th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Held up early - made progress into 4th approaching 2 out - driven up towards the front before the last - took over close home to score readily | 1/8 | 10-12 | 104 | 122A | 120B | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 10/1 | |
| 06 Nov 25+21d | Ludlow | Racing To School Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Declined to run - eased out of contention from the off | RR/6 | — | 10-11 | 104 | — | — | Miss Eleanor Williams | 5/4F |
| 16 Oct 25+210d | Ffos Las | RWK Goodman Handicap Hurdle Restless at the start - dropped out at the back and gradually worked forward from 2 out - moved into 2nd between the final two - kept on at one speed but had no answer to the winner - finished second 3¼ lengths adrift | 2/6 | 3¼ | 11-6 | 104 | 96A | 113B | Miss Eleanor Williams | 3/1 |
| 20 Mar 25+36d | Chepstow | Raising The Roof / SIG Roofing Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - moved through strongly to be near the front by the 6th - still in contention 3 out - faded from there and dropped away to finish 5th | 5/10 | shd | 11-7 | 105 | 99A | 100A | Miss Eleanor Williams | 15/2 |
| 12 Feb 25+47d | Hereford | starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - improved position wide after the third-last - driven for effort then dropped away after the following fence - eventually well beaten in 8th | 8/10 | ¾ | 10-7 | 106 | 93C | 87C | Miss Eleanor Williams | 11/2 |
| 2024 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+9d | Chepstow | Coral Racing Club Join For Free Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - into contention in 4th before 3 out - lost ground after 2 out - eventually finished 7th | 7/14 | 3 | 10-10 | 103 | 88B | 109A | Miss Eleanor Williams | 16/1 |
| 18 Dec 24+23d | Ludlow | Tanners Wines Handicap Hurdle (Female Amateur Jockeys) Held up towards the back - began to make smooth progress before 3 out and up among the leaders by 2 out - pressed for the lead and driven out in the final furlong - kept on to finish second beaten half a length | 2/8 | ½ | 11-0 | 103 | 121A | 114A | Miss Eleanor Williams | 4/1 |
| 25 Nov 24+18d | Ludlow | Join RacingTV Now Handicap Hurdle Held up early - began to close ground into the home turn - shared 3rd spot 2 out - stayed on but couldn't close further up the straight | 3/9 | ½ | 11-5 | 102 | 128B | 115A | Miss Eleanor Williams | 10/3 |
| 07 Nov 24+48d | Ludlow | Michael Oliver Memorial Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - made smooth progress wide two out - driven level approaching the last - kept on to hit the front in the final furlong and prove best | 1/10 | 10-1 | 97 | 164A | 113A | Miss Eleanor Williams | 8/1 | |
| 20 Sep 24+29d | Newton Abbot | Colin Willcocks Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - pushed along and made progress before 2 out where a touch untidy - lost ground nearing the last - finished 6th | 6/8 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 97 | 100A | 99A | Isabel Williams | 10/3 |
| 22 Aug 24+32d | Newton Abbot | Keely Hodgkinson For Sports Personality Handicap Hurdle Settled towards back early - moved into contention wide from 3 out - hampered briefly 2 out - went clear at the last and pushed out on the run-in under pressure - hung on by a whisker at the finish | 1/15 | 11-4 | 92 | 105B | 113A | Isabel Williams | 10/1 | |
| 21 Jul 24+16d | Newton Abbot | Racing Partnership TRP Handicap Hurdle | 4/12 | 12 | 11-5 | 92 | — | 95A | Isabel Williams | 11/4F |
| 05 Jul 24+16d | Newton Abbot | newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Hurdle | 5/7 | 1½ | 10-2 | 92 | 114A | 98B | Adam Wedge | 5/2F |
| 19 Jun 24+20d | Worcester | Savills Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-4 | 85 | 101A | 118A | Adam Wedge | 11/10F | |
| 30 May 24+137d | Ffos Las | Mali Robyn Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 10-13 | 80 | 108C | 105A | Kevin Brogan | 10/3 | |
| 14 Jan 24+25d | Kelso | William Hill Bookmakers Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/12 | nk | 11-1 | — | — | 99C | Richie McLernon | 80/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 23+37d | Newbury | BetVictor Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 14/18 | 9 | 11-4 | — | 43C | 101C | Micheal Nolan | 125/1 |
| 13 Nov 23+22d | Fakenham | Gatsby's Fakenham Winner At England Business Awards Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/9 | nk | 11-3 | — | — | 102A | Micheal Nolan | 33/1 |
| 22 Oct 23 | Sedgefield | Fabulous Anne Williams Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 4/6 | 9 | 11-1 | — | 123B | 109B | Richie McLernon | 17/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Melton Mossy won?
- Melton Mossy (IRE) won 7 of 26 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 26.9%. Placed 10 times in total (38.5% of starts).
- Who trains Melton Mossy?
- Melton Mossy (IRE) is trained by Mrs C. Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 November 2026.
- Who is Melton Mossy's sire?
- Melton Mossy (IRE) is by Valirann (FR) out of Miss Ira Zarad (IRE), whose sire is Darazari.
- What going does Melton Mossy prefer?
- Melton Mossy (IRE) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 14 starts (35.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Melton Mossy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 5 November 2026. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Melton Mossy's sire's record?
- Valirann (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,446 runs since Oct 2018 (158 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.
- Who are Melton Mossy's siblings?
- Out of Miss Ira Zarad (IRE), Melton Mossy (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Ballyvoneen (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ballyvoneen (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–3m2½f. As at Nov 2026.