Melvin Udall (IRE)
Melvin Udall is a gelding who has won two of ten starts. Both wins came on his first visit to the course, at Redcar in a Class 5 novice over 6f-7f on good to soft in Sep 2025 and at Doncaster in a Class 4 handicap over the same trip and going in Mar 2026. All wins have been on turf. He finished 16 of 20 at York in the Class 4 Pj Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap Stakes in Oct 2026.
- 2–10Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (30%)Placed
- +3.33£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.87Fair A/E n=10 · 1.58 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 55dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 111
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 108C | 80 | 3 runs · 108 / 79 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 92C | 80 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 2 | 92C | 86 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 111A | 92 | 5 runs · 111 / 92 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 17 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 from 9 analysed runs since Jun 2025
- Mid-division 5 (56%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (33%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 893 runs since Jan 2008 (129 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 167.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 149 | 15 | 10.1% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 210 | 13 | 6.2% | −2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 88 | 12 | 13.6% | +5.2 | 2 from 5 |
| Soft | 95 | 5 | 5.3% | −3.1 | — |
| Heavy | 19 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 327 | 30 | 9.2% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 167 | 20 | 12% | +3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 410 | 31 | 7.6% | −0.8 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 218 | 18 | 8.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 76 | 6 | 7.9% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 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 Lord Abama (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Lord Abama (IRE)).
Family form: Lord Abama (IRE) won at Newcastle (AW), 20 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Abama (IRE) | 53 | 6 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Erbacher (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.33 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +4.33 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Vigors | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 26+33d | York | Pj Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap Stakes Settled at the back of the field - trailed throughout - never a threat and finished 16th | 16/20 | nk | 9-7 | 77 | 65C | 70A | Harry Vigors | 17/2 |
| 06 Sep 26+66d | York | Coopers Marquees Apprentice Handicap Stakes Held a midfield position early - urged forward before two furlongs out and finished strongly from the furlong marker - moved into third close home finishing 4.5 lengths back | 3/19 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 78 | 79C | 99A | Harry Vigors | 50/1 |
| 02 Jul 26+43d | Newbury | World Cup Super Boosts At BetVictor Handicap Pulling hard early - settled mid-division through the race - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost touch inside the final furlong | 12/14 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 80 | 68C | 59C | David Egan | 14/1 |
| 20 May 26+32d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Held up towards the back - driven approaching final 2f - finished without getting competitive - eventually beaten 4¼ lengths in 7th | 7/11 | 1 | 9-5 | 81 | 111A | 79A | Ray Dawson | 11/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+20d | Thirsk | Join Racing TV Today Handicap (Div 1) Took strong hold early - sat close to the pace before being pressed for effort 3f out - dropped away soon after finishing 9th | 9/13 | ½ | 9-5 | 81 | 92C | 81A | Jason Hart | 13/2 |
| 29 Mar 26+159d | Doncaster | William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap (Div 2) Settled midpack on far flank early - made ground into contention over 2f out - moved up to second before the furlong pole and asked for effort - hit front close home - stayed on strongly to score | 1/15 | 9-5 | 76 | 108C | 104A | Rossa Ryan | 8/1 | |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 25+27d | Yarmouth | Join Moulton Racing Syndicate Handicap Settled in the pack - asked for effort inside final two furlongs and stayed on strongly late - lacked the speed to get involved in the finish but held on for fourth | 4/13 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 76 | 101C | 90A | Kieran Shoemark | 16/1 |
| 24 Sep 25+25d | Redcar | weatherbysshop.co.uk Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Towards the back of the field - shaken up just past 2f out and moved right to make progress - battled into contention entering the final furlong before forging to the front late on to win | 1/7 | 9-7 | — | 80A | 80A | Paul Mulrennan | 10/3 | |
| 30 Aug 25+87d | Beverley | Tyre Scope Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Tracked the lone leader - nudged for effort 3f out and drifted right 2f out - could never land a blow and finished second | 2/2 | 2¼ | 9-3 | — | 92C | 81C | Paul Mulrennan | 5/4 |
| 04 Jun 25 | Curragh | Spar Shop At The Curragh Maiden Settled in the pack - pressure applied 2f out - progress to 5th over 1f out - stayed on into 4th but unable to land a blow | 4/18 | ½ | 9-8 | — | 80C | 99A | Scott McCullagh | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Melvin Udall won?
- Melvin Udall (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Melvin Udall?
- Melvin Udall (IRE) is trained by Grace Harris, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
- Who is Melvin Udall's sire?
- Melvin Udall (IRE) is by Earthlight (IRE) out of Dancing Years (IRE), whose sire is Iffraaj.
- What going does Melvin Udall prefer?
- Melvin Udall (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Melvin Udall's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 9 October 2026. The highest on record is 81.
- What is Melvin Udall's sire's record?
- Earthlight (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 893 runs since Jan 2008 (129 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 167.
- Who are Melvin Udall's siblings?
- Out of Dancing Years (IRE), Melvin Udall (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lord Abama (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Lord Abama (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.