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Merchants Friend (IRE)

14yo gelding (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer J W Dufosee · Last owner Mrs Andrew Wardall
by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Buck Maid (GB) (Buckskin)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 May 2009 — 6,391 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 5th of 6 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Merchants Friend (IRE) is yet to win from 15 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 15 at Cheltenham (Apr 2008). Last raced off 114, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating114↓ 21lb off peak
114 112–135

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 114B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 17 Apr 2008 Official rating 114 at the last run, 6 May 2009

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 9 figures · best 122C · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good6122C98.5—
Good to Soft2109C103—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Over 3m6122C103—
2m5f – 3m3104A94—

Of 15 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 15 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
Lord Americo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1500%−7.8—
Good to Firm216209.3%+1.5—
Good601518.5%+0.70 from 9
Good to Soft340267.6%−0.20 from 3
Soft622508%+0.20 from 3
Heavy383236%−1.8—
Standard (AW)1218.3%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.8—
6f – 7f200%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f100%−7.8—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m515295.6%−2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f785607.6%−0.2—
2m5f – 3m691649.3%+1.50 from 4
Over 3m190189.5%+1.70 from 11

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

Dam
Buck Maid (GB) (Buckskin)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 5 0 0% −5.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 11 0 0% −11.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Noel Fehily 9 0 0% −9.00
Mr R Bliss 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr W White 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss Amaryllis Goschen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 9 0 0% −9.00
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 14 0 0% −14.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
06 May 09+20d Cheltenham Cheltenham Champion Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m2½f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 30 11-7 11487C Mr W White 16/1
16 Apr 09+27d Cheltenham Blade Group Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m2½f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 11-7 114— Mr W White 16/1
20 Mar 09+317d Newbury Montpelier Re Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m7½f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 nk 11-9 120104A Miss Amaryllis Goschen 7/1
2008 · 3 runs
07 May 08+20d Cheltenham Grimshaw Group 60th Anniversary Champion Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m2½f · Good · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-7 120— Mr R Bliss 9/2
17 Apr 08+28d Cheltenham Munkey Espresso Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m2½f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 hd 11-7 112114B Mr R Bliss 25/1
20 Mar 08+362d Wincanton Stewart Tory Memorial Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2½ 11-7 11797B Mr R Bliss 10/1
2007 · 2 runs
24 Mar 07+14d Newbury betdirectuk.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-12 121— Noel Fehily 14/1
10 Mar 07+448d Sandown Bet Online At sunderlands.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 15 11-3 12294C Noel Fehily 6/1
2005 · 7 runs
17 Dec 05+35d Haydock Tim Molony Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m4½f · Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-8 131— Noel Fehily 11/2
12 Nov 05+20d Cheltenham Servo Computer Handicap Chase (Grade3) Class 1 · 3m3½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 1 10-3 132109C Noel Fehily 16/1
23 Oct 05+183d Wincanton Fieldspring Desert Orchid Silver Cup Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m4f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 hd 11-1 129122C Noel Fehily 15/2
23 Apr 05+14d Sandown Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m5f · Good · 19 ran 9/19 1½ 10-6 13592C Noel Fehily 33/1
09 Apr 05+68d Aintree Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 4m4f · Good To Soft · 40 ran F/40 — 10-6 135— Noel Fehily 80/1
31 Jan 05+16d Kempton Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 2 · 3m½f · Good · 14 ran 13/14 6 10-1 11493C Noel Fehily 12/1
15 Jan 05 Warwick Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m5f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-9 135— Noel Fehily 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Merchants Friend won?
Merchants Friend (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2005 and 2009. Placed 2 times in total (13.3% of starts).
Who trained Merchants Friend?
Merchants Friend (IRE) was trained by J W Dufosee on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 6 May 2009.
Who is Merchants Friend's sire?
Merchants Friend (IRE) is by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Buck Maid (GB), whose sire is Buckskin.
What is Merchants Friend's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 6 May 2009. The highest on record is 135.
What is Merchants Friend's sire's record?
Lord Americo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.