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Horse profile

Merchant In Milan (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2023) · Last trainer Helen Nelmes · Last owner L J Burden
by Milan (GB) out of Azaban (IRE) (Be My Native)
12 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Feb 2023 — 1,361 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2023 · 3rd of 4 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Merchant In Milan is a maiden who was yet to win from 12 starts on turf. He showed his best effort when third of four in a Class 3 novices chase at Exeter in Feb 2023. The gelding raced off an official rating of 72 at Exeter in Feb 2023, 11lb below his highest ever mark of 83. All his runs came over trips between 1m5f and 3m, mostly on good ground.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 11lb off peak
72 72–83

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Taunton, 9 Dec 2021

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 8 figures · best 111B · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good6111B70—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4109A73—
2m5f – 3m2111B93—
1m5f – 2m277A65—

Of 12 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 · 8 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 14 Nov 2022 Official rating 72 at the last run, 12 Feb 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 98C · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good698C89.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f498C94—
2m5f – 3m286A79.5—
1m5f – 2m289A85.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 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
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,871 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5536611.9%+0.6—
Good5,17765112.6%+1.30 from 7
Good to Soft3,29938611.7%+0.40 from 1
Soft5,03550210%−1.30 from 1
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.10 from 3
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,86040310.4%−0.90 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f5,48359910.9%−0.40 from 6
2m5f – 3m5,80870012.1%+0.80 from 3
Over 3m1,65020512.4%+1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Azaban (IRE) (Be My Native)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them King Of The Wolds (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (King Of The Wolds (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
King Of The Wolds (IRE)3252m–3m½fClass 3
Eagle Ridge (IRE)2642m4½f–3mClass 4
Rubipresent (IRE)1022m½fClass 4
Ironhill (IRE)1422m–2m4fClass 5
The Biscuit Club (IRE)312m—
Sizing Matterhorn (IRE)20——
Paradise Ally (IRE)180——
Daboomisback (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 6 0 0% −6.00
Taunton 3 0 0% −3.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Price 6 0 0% −6.00
Paul O'Brien 3 0 0% −3.00
Conor Ring 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Popham 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 11 0 0% −11.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 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 · 2 runs
12 Feb 23+42d Exeter Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Charles II Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 16 10-11 7263C93C Charlie Price 100/1
01 Jan 23+48d Exeter Passage House Inn Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 9-13 72—— Charlie Price 80/1
2022 · 3 runs
14 Nov 22+260d Exeter RGB Building Supplies Adier Rayner Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 73 10-13 7224C98C Charlie Price 250/1
27 Feb 22+47d Fontwell Manor Elite Horsebox Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 3/3 10 10-11 7283C95C Charlie Price 66/1
11 Jan 22+33d Exeter Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m5½f · Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 nk 9-12 7475A73A Charlie Price 16/1
2021 · 3 runs
09 Dec 21+18d Taunton Taunton Racecourse Business Club Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 17 ran 5/17 9½ 10-1 78111B86A Charlie Price 28/1
21 Nov 21+227d Exeter Download The Mansionbet App Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good · 19 ran UR/19 — 10-5 82—— Conor Ring 50/1
08 Apr 21+1461d Taunton Stables Business Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 10-0 83109A90A Jamie Moore 40/1
2017 · 4 runs
08 Apr 17+19d Chepstow toteplacepot Six Places In Six Races Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 6/12 3¼ 10-13 —77A89A Ian Popham 200/1
20 Mar 17+11d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 nse 10-9 —53C82C Paul O'Brien 150/1
09 Mar 17+67d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Heavy · 8 ran F/8 — 10-10 ——— Paul O'Brien 66/1
01 Jan 17 Exeter Billy Williams Memorial Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 ——— Paul O'Brien 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Merchant In Milan won?
Merchant In Milan (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2017 and 2023.
Who trained Merchant In Milan?
Merchant In Milan (IRE) was trained by Helen Nelmes on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 12 February 2023.
Who is Merchant In Milan's sire?
Merchant In Milan (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Azaban (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What is Merchant In Milan's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 12 February 2023. The highest on record is 83.
What is Merchant In Milan's sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,871 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Merchant In Milan's siblings?
Out of Azaban (IRE), Merchant In Milan (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: King Of The Wolds (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (King Of The Wolds (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.