Merciful Hour (IRE)
Merciful Hour (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Last raced off 52, 16lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,592 runs since Jan 2008 (254 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.4% from 605.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 67 | 4 | 6% | −3.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 679 | 67 | 9.9% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 759 | 65 | 8.6% | −0.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 400 | 43 | 10.8% | +1.4 | — |
| Soft | 451 | 43 | 9.5% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 159 | 13 | 8.2% | −1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,077 | 103 | 9.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 605 | 81 | 13.4% | +4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,487 | 125 | 8.4% | −1 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 664 | 52 | 7.8% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 410 | 37 | 9% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 277 | 30 | 10.8% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 123 | 12 | 9.8% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Heaven Help Us (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Heaven Help Us (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaven Help Us (IRE) | 29 | 5 | 2m–2m5f | Grade 3 |
| First Friday (IRE) | 51 | 3 | 1m4f–1m4½f | — |
| Thywillbedone (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 2m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam James | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew P Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 May 13+16d | Dundalk (AW) | www.louthholidays.com Median Auction Maiden | 8/9 | 3 | 9-0 | 52 | 51A | Seamie Heffernan | 33/1 |
| 17 Apr 13+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) | 10/14 | 4½ | 9-3 | 56 | 39C | Joseph O'Brien | 10/1 |
| 05 Apr 13+119d | Dundalk (AW) | www.thetote.com Handicap (47-70) | 11/14 | ¾ | 9-2 | 58 | 51A | Joseph O'Brien | 7/1 |
| 07 Dec 12+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Packages At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap | 10/11 | ½ | 9-0 | 68 | 53A | Seamie Heffernan | 10/1 |
| 16 Nov 12+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden (Div 1) | 5/14 | 1¾ | 8-13 | — | 75A | Andrew P Thornton | 40/1 |
| 04 Nov 12+16d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden | 15/18 | 1¼ | 8-11 | — | 48C | Sam James | 33/1 |
| 19 Oct 12 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden | 10/13 | 1¾ | 8-11 | — | 57A | Sam James | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Merciful Hour (IRE) won?
- Merciful Hour (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2012 and 2013.
- Who trained Merciful Hour (IRE)?
- Merciful Hour (IRE) was trained by Paul Hennessy on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 3 May 2013.
- Who is Merciful Hour (IRE)'s sire?
- Merciful Hour (IRE) is by One Cool Cat (USA) out of Spare The Air (IRE), whose sire is Trans Island.
- What is Merciful Hour (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 3 May 2013. The highest on record is 68.
- What is Merciful Hour (IRE)'s sire's record?
- One Cool Cat (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,592 runs since Jan 2008 (254 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.4% from 605.
- Who are Merciful Hour (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Spare The Air (IRE), Merciful Hour (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Heaven Help Us (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Heaven Help Us (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.