Horse profile
Merchants Arch (IRE)
3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer Ross O'Sullivan · Last owner Lucan Lads Syndicate
15 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jul 2025 — 466 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 5th of 12
Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile
Merchants Arch is a maiden who has failed to win in 15 starts and has placed four times. He showed his best effort when second of eight at Dundalk in Mar 2025. Typically held up, he raced from an official rating of 57 at his last run, at Dundalk in Jul 2025, when finishing fifth of 12. He has raced on turf and all-weather, over trips from under 6f to 1m1f.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 0–15Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 4 (26.7%)Placed
- −15.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=15 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 24dAvg 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.
Official rating57↓ 10lb off peak
57
57–67
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 86
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 88B | 83.5 | — |
| Good | 6 | 83A | 66 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 94C | 73.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 87A | 78 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 94C | 78 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 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 15 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 8 (53%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (20%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (13%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,927 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 14 | 15.2% | +6.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,477 | 256 | 10.3% | +1.2 | — |
| Good | 3,167 | 264 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,340 | 109 | 8.1% | −1 | — |
| Soft | 1,717 | 136 | 7.9% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 465 | 50 | 10.8% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 5,669 | 534 | 9.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4,433 | 507 | 11.4% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 7,624 | 643 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 0 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,041 | 158 | 7.7% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 580 | 44 | 7.6% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 170 | 9 | 5.3% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 66 | 2 | 3% | −6.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foley | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Visor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 25+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Handicap Settled towards the back - trailing the field at halfway - pushed along with 3f left - improved into 5th inside the closing furlong | 5/12 | ½ | 8-12 | 57 | 80A | 65A | Wayne Hassett | 4/1 |
| 03 Jul 25+22d | Bellewstown | Champion Lettings Handicap (0-60) Race up with the pace early - dropped into cover behind the front group - driven up to press the front and drifted right approaching 2f out - shared the advantage briefly before being overtaken with a furlong left - found little more and dropped away late finishing seventh | 7/15 | 3¼ | 9-12 | 58 | 46C | 60A | Donagh O'Connor | 9/2 |
| 11 Jun 25+12d | Limerick | Follow Limerick On Instagram Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Quick start to set the pace - lost front spot after 3f - back in charge briefly with 3f left - overtaken again with a furlong to run - couldn't find more in the final stretch and slipped to third at the line | 3/15 | hd | 9-2 | 58 | 68C | 73A | Jamie Powell | 4/1F |
| 30 May 25+37d | Down Royal | BoyleSports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap (0-60) Settled midfield early - pushed along with 2f left and chased leaders in 7th inside final furlong - stayed on to finish 5th beaten a length and a quarter | 5/14 | ½ | 9-11 | 59 | 82C | 75A | Shane Foley | 6/1 |
| 23 Apr 25+33d | Gowran Park | Irish Injured Jockeys Handicap Held up towards the back - made no headway in the straight - well held throughout - finished 13th | 13/16 | nk | 8-8 | 62 | 94C | 44A | Chris Hayes | 11/1 |
| 21 Mar 25+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Champion Trainer Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close the gap - finished 8th beaten 2.5 lengths | 8/11 | nk | 9-4 | 62 | 86A | 65A | Shane Foley | 4/1 |
| 07 Mar 25+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race Disputed the early lead - dropped to 4th at halfway - pushed along to challenge 2f out - went in front just past 1f out - collared and worn down inside the final 200 yards - held on at one speed to finish 2nd | 2/8 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 62 | 81A | 77A | Shane Foley | 2/1 |
| 12 Feb 25+12d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) Sat close to the front pair - third at halfway - driven into a gap around two out to improve into second - asked for effort a furlong out but couldn't find more - dropped back to third and stayed on at one speed close home | 3/8 | ½ | 9-9 | 62 | 87A | 78A | Declan McDonogh | 5/4F |
| 31 Jan 25+58d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) Held a midfield spot early - improved into fifth and asked for effort 2f out - moved into second 1f out - unable to close on leader in the final furlong - stayed on at one level to finish second | 2/14 | 3 | 9-7 | 60 | 76B | 79A | Donagh O'Connor | 5/1 |
| 04 Dec 24+37d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Nursery Handicap Held up at back - pushed along in 11th with 2f left - shortened gap to 6th inside final furlong but couldn't threaten leaders | 6/14 | ½ | 9-0 | 63 | 88B | 70A | Leigh Roche | 40/1 |
| 28 Oct 24+25d | Galway | www.swordsecurity.com Nursery Handicap Held up early - made no impression through race - well held at finish | 12/16 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 64 | 53C | 53A | Shane Foley | 12/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+14d | Bellewstown | Newkey Homes Ltd. Nursery Handicap Held up towards the back - driven to make late progress into 7th over a furlong out - stayed on at one speed to finish 7th | 7/12 | ¾ | 9-9 | 67 | 68A | 69A | Colin Keane | 33/1 |
| 19 Sep 24+13d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Held up in the pack - driven to close in from 2f out - stayed on one gear through final furlong - finished seventh well beaten | 7/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 63C | 51C | Shane Foley | 100/1 |
| 06 Sep 24+20d | Down Royal | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden Held up at the back throughout - driven with no headway approaching final 2f - stayed on same speed late to finish 9th | 9/10 | 1¾ | 9-2 | — | 83A | 45A | Colin Keane | 14/1 |
| 17 Aug 24 | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden Sluggish start - held towards the back and up to 8th with 2f left - asked for effort but couldn't find more finishing 8th | 8/17 | ¾ | 9-6 | — | 64C | 73A | Gavin Ryan | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Merchants Arch (IRE) won?
- Merchants Arch (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trained Merchants Arch (IRE)?
- Merchants Arch (IRE) was trained by Ross O'Sullivan on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 12 July 2025.
- Who is Merchants Arch (IRE)'s sire?
- Merchants Arch (IRE) is by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Ha'penny Bridge (IRE), whose sire is Tamayuz.
- What is Merchants Arch (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 12 July 2025. The highest on record is 67.
- What is Merchants Arch (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dandy Man (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,927 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
- Who are Merchants Arch (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Ha'penny Bridge (IRE), Merchants Arch (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.