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Horse profile

Mercian Knight (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2021) · Last trainer Amy Murphy · Last owner Racing To Profit Syndicate Partner
by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Carole's Legacy (GB) (Sir Harry Lewis)
15 runs · 12 courses · from Mar 2019
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Dec 2021 — 1,769 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2021 · 7th of 13 Won at Doncaster Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Mercian Knight won the Class 4 Team Mac: Fight For Good Novices Hurdle at Doncaster in Dec 2019 on good to soft going. The gelding recorded one win and four places from 15 starts on turf between Mar 2019 and Dec 2021, with all his wins at Class 4 and over 2m5f to 3m. He finished 7 of 13 in the Class 5 QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle at Uttoxeter in Dec 2021 when last raced off OR 94, 26lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 26lb off peak
Official rating94↓ 26lb off peak
94 94–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 11 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 11 figures · best 131C · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft493C69—
Good3130A86—
Good to Soft3131C115—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7131C96—
Over 3m386A56—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 31 Dec 2021 Official rating 94 at the last run, 31 Dec 2021

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 12 figures · best 122B · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft4122B114—
Good3117B97—
Good to Soft3122B114—
Heavy2106A102—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8122B111—
Over 3m3122B97—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 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
Saint Des Saints (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 15% of 5,359 runs since Feb 2008 (643 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−15—
Good to Firm35514.3%−0.7—
Good6919814.2%−0.80 from 3
Good to Soft6549214.1%−0.91 from 6
Soft2,44534814.2%−0.80 from 4
Heavy1,51425817%+20 from 2
Standard (AW)16212.5%−2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−15—
1m2f – 1m4f4149.8%−5.2—
1m5f – 2m1,00316916.8%+1.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,78940414.5%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m1,24019115.4%+0.41 from 9
Over 3m2843713%−20 from 5

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

Dam
Carole's Legacy (GB) (Sir Harry Lewis)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Carole's Templer (GB)80——
Cool Legacy (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 1 17% −4.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% −8.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 3 1 33% −1.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% −7.00
Over 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Quinlan 13 1 8% −11.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −5.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 7 0 0% −7.00
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 3 1 33% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 0 0% −8.00
Hurdle 6 1 17% −4.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 7 runs
31 Dec 21+20d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 2¾ 11-6 94—98A Jack Quinlan 22/1
11 Dec 21+26d Hereford Black Mountain Botanicals Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 1 10-11 10086A95A Gavin Sheehan 14/1
15 Nov 21+20d Plumpton Fighting Fifth On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m4½f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 1 12-1 10756C97C Jamie Moore 6/1
26 Oct 21+175d Bangor-on-Dee Bangor On Dee Races Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-7 110—— Jack Quinlan 7/1
04 May 21+51d Fakenham Snellings Norfolk National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-2 113—— Jack Quinlan 11/1
14 Mar 21+43d Warwick MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-2 115—— Jack Quinlan 13/2
30 Jan 21+53d Doncaster Sky Bet Money Back As Cash Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 15 11-3 11579A112B Jack Quinlan 5/1
2020 · 5 runs
08 Dec 20+25d Fontwell Change Your House With Lumi - Plugin Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m2f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2 11-9 11245A122B Jack Quinlan 11/4
13 Nov 20+22d Southwell Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1¼ 11-6 11596A103B Jack Quinlan 2/1F
22 Oct 20+224d Lingfield Free Jumps Stable Tours On attheraces.com/jumps Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 nk 11-10 11859A110A Jack Quinlan 9/2
12 Mar 20+41d Doncaster MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed App Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 8½ 11-12 120130A117B Jack Quinlan 8/1
31 Jan 20+49d Chepstow Chepstow Trade Centre Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 ¾ 11-5 120101B106A Jack Quinlan 8/1
2019 · 3 runs
13 Dec 19+17d Doncaster Team Mac: Fight For Good Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 —131C122B Jack Quinlan EvensF
26 Nov 19+269d Southwell Watch Sky Sports Racing In HD Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 11-0 —93C116B Jack Quinlan 5/1
02 Mar 19 Newbury ITM Supporting Greatwood Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 hd 11-2 —115B114A Jack Quinlan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Mercian Knight won?
Mercian Knight (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Mercian Knight?
Mercian Knight (IRE) was trained by Amy Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 31 December 2021.
Who is Mercian Knight's sire?
Mercian Knight (IRE) is by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Carole's Legacy (GB), whose sire is Sir Harry Lewis.
What going does Mercian Knight prefer?
Mercian Knight (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Mercian Knight's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 31 December 2021. The highest on record is 120.
What is Mercian Knight's sire's record?
Saint Des Saints (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15% of 5,359 runs since Feb 2008 (643 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Mercian Knight's siblings?
Out of Carole's Legacy (GB), Mercian Knight (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2019. 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.