Horse profile
Mercury Mission (GB)
by Ulysses (IRE) out of Quiza Quiza Quiza (GB) (Golden Snake)
36 runs · 21 courses · from May 2022
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Wexford & Limerick
Last run 30 Oct 2026 · 7th of 9
Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile
Mercury Mission is a gelding with three wins from 36 starts, all in handicap hurdles. He won the Visit Wexford Novice Handicap Hurdle over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft in Mar 2025 off 100, the Locke Burger Novice Handicap Hurdle over the same trip on good at Limerick the following month off 106, and the Neville Hotels Handicap Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m on good to soft at Wexford in Aug 2025 off 110. Typically held up, he finished 7 of 9 in the Metcollect Handicap Steeplechase at Down Royal in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 112.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 21 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 3–36Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 14 (38.9%)Placed
- −13.62£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.96Fair A/E n=36 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 227 d
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 rating112↓ 5lb off peak
112
76–117
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 109
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 174C | 92 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 8 | 123B | 101.5 | 2 runs · 109 / 106 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 108A | 87.5 | 2 runs · 108 / 90 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 130A | 103 | 5 runs · 109 / 103 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 108B | 93 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 114A | 103.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 114A | 98 | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 36 runs · as at 7 Nov 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 21 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 12 (57%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 6 (29%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 2 (10%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 2,999 runs since May 2021 (295 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 497 | 57 | 11.5% | +1 | — |
| Good | 757 | 79 | 10.4% | −0.1 | 1 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 260 | 25 | 9.6% | −0.9 | 2 from 7 |
| Soft | 316 | 36 | 11.4% | +0.9 | 0 from 13 |
| Heavy | 89 | 10 | 11.2% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,072 | 109 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 536 | 45 | 8.4% | −2.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 835 | 89 | 10.7% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,068 | 130 | 12.2% | +1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 437 | 38 | 8.7% | −1.8 | 2 from 18 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 87 | 12 | 13.8% | +3.3 | 1 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2021 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Quiza Quiza Quiza (GB) (Golden Snake)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Maybe Today (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Maybe Today (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybe Today (GB) | 14 | 3 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 2 |
| Quintada (GB) | 11 | 3 | 1m–1m4f | Class 3 |
| Lion Cub (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.62 |
| Soft | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +13.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 4 | 2 | 50% | +16.00 |
| Cork | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tramore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 2 | 11% | −2.62 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiernan Power Roche | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.62 |
| Liam McKenna | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Shane Fitzgerald | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| W J Lee | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| G B Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Paddy Hanlon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Owens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr M J O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 13 | 3 | 23% | +9.38 |
| Visor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +11.38 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 3 | 13% | −1.62 |
| Chase | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 26+100d | Down Royal (IRE) | Metcollect Handicap Steeplechase Towards the back of the pack early - pushed along but made no inroads after 3 out - nothing more to offer from the following fence - finished 7th | 7/9 | 4 | 11-1 | 112 | 72A | 101A | James Smith | 25/1 |
| 22 Jul 26+22d | Wexford (IRE) | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Steeplechase soon settled in the pack - made ground to sit close up 2nd - narrowed the gap 4th - soon went to the front - overtaken before 6th and settled again in 2nd - slipped to 5th 2 out and running in 4th without finding more before falling last | F/7 | — | 11-9 | 114 | — | — | Liam McKenna | 9/2 |
| 30 Jun 26+32d | Wexford | Tintern Trails Handicap Chase Settled midpack early - moved up after the first and went clear before the second - margin shrank by the 6th after an awkward jump there - overtaken before four out - dropped away before two out and faded from there - finished fifth | 5/13 | ¾ | 11-3 | 117 | 109B | 113A | Liam McKenna | 7/1 |
| 29 May 26+22d | Tramore | Tramore Derby July 7th Beginners Chase Went straight to front - opened a healthy gap by the 3rd - margin shrinking by 4 out - caught and put under pressure before 2 out - overtaken at that point - unable to threaten winner up the run-in but stayed on at one gear | 2/8 | 2¾ | 11-9 | — | 103A | 130A | Liam McKenna | 7/1 |
| 07 May 26+23d | Wexford | Wexfordraces.ie Beginners Chase Went forward and hit the front early - opened a big gap by halfway - margin shrunk by four out - overtaken two out and pressed for effort then dropped to third before the last and unable to close on the run home | 3/10 | 4½ | 11-7 | — | 108A | 124A | Liam McKenna | 16/1 |
| 14 Apr 26+16d | Clonmel | Fethard Beginners Chase Sat close up early - hit front after 1st then extended margin after 2nd to open a big gap - gap narrowed turning into the straight - pushed out under pressure on the run-in - overtaken near the finish - unable to match winner's finishing kick - held for second | 2/9 | 1¼ | 11-7 | — | 103A | 137A | Liam McKenna | 80/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+214d | Downpatrick | Caherty Stables Beginners Chase Settled around midfield - blundered and lost rider at the 3rd | UR/9 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Liam McKenna | 50/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Aug 25+19d | Bellewstown | Bective Stud Tea Rooms & Apartments Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - pressed for effort approaching 3 out and into 9th before the following fence - responded but only stayed on at the same rate for 7th | 7/13 | 6 | 10-7 | 114 | 100B | 108A | Calum Hogan | 14/1 |
| 08 Aug 25+17d | Wexford | Neville Hotels Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - midfield after 3rd - blundered 3 out - pushed into 5th before 4th approaching 2 out - edged to the front on the run to the line - challenged hard through the closing stages - found more to prevail under maximum effort | 1/10 | 9-13 | 110 | — | 111A | Calum Hogan | 6/1 | |
| 22 Jul 25+17d | Ballinrobe | BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - jumped awkwardly around 5th - slipped back to 7th three out and needed encouragement - rallied to 5th soon after - closed late into 3rd on the run-in but held for that spot | 3/9 | 3½ | 10-11 | 110 | 98A | 119A | Tiernan Power Roche | 9/2 |
| 05 Jul 25+36d | Bellewstown | QuinnBet Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - no impression made on the leading group - well held at the finish | 10/16 | 2 | 10-3 | 112 | 108B | 106A | Tiernan Power Roche | 25/1 |
| 30 May 25+29d | Tramore | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle Settled towards back - roused after 3 out - 5th approaching 2 out - unable to threaten leaders - stayed on same gear to finish 5th | 5/6 | 4¾ | 11-2 | 113 | 92A | 111B | Tiernan Power Roche | 9/4F |
| 01 May 25+21d | Punchestown | Specialist Group Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early and fighting for control - up with the main group by halfway - urged forward two out and needed driving soon after - only fair as they jumped last - stayed on late but never a factor - finished sixth | 6/22 | hd | 11-1 | 113 | 91B | 119A | G B Noonan | 20/1 |
| 10 Apr 25+24d | Limerick | Locke Burger Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - progress made by the 4th to move into 6th - continued to move through to hit the front 4 out despite an awkward jump 3 out - lost the advantage turning into the straight - regained command before the last - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/6 | 10-7 | 106 | 98A | 125B | Tiernan Power Roche | 11/8J | |
| 17 Mar 25+18d | Wexford | Visit Wexford Novice Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - improved into 5th by halfway - moved through to the front turning in - asked for effort after 2 out and opened a gap before hanging on late | 1/14 | 10-11 | 100 | 106B | 129A | Aidan Kelly | 12/1 | |
| 27 Feb 25+19d | Clonmel | Clonmel Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - improved into midfield entering the straight - urged into 4th a furlong out but unable to threaten in the closing stages | 6/15 | nk | 10-12 | 101 | — | 112A | Tiernan Power Roche | 11/2 |
| 08 Feb 25+27d | Naas | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - still 11th early on - moved into contention after 3 out - fourth and driven approaching last - stayed on at one gait to grab 3rd close home without threatening those in front | 3/11 | 8½ | 10-8 | 102 | 77B | 107A | Paddy Hanlon | 11/2 |
| 12 Jan 25+35d | Punchestown | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Settled at back of field - urged forward to make late gains before moving into 5th approaching final flight - stuck on steadily to finish fifth beaten just over 9 lengths | 5/16 | ½ | 10-1 | 102 | 93B | 105A | Tiernan Power Roche | 13/2 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 24+29d | Cork | Bar One Racing '100% Acca Boost On Self Service Terminals' Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Held up at the back - improved into midfield approaching 3 out - fourth by the last and driven out to finish strongly | 3/18 | 1½ | 10-6 | 101 | 84B | 113A | Tiernan Power Roche | 20/1 |
| 09 Nov 24+29d | Gowran Park | GAIN Equine Nutrition Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back - stumbled 4th - crept into contention entering the straight - in 7th when fell 2 out | F/11 | — | 10-7 | 102 | — | — | Dylan Robinson | 20/1 |
| 11 Oct 24+85d | Downpatrick | Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - unable to land a blow - eventually finished fifth | 5/6 | 3¾ | 10-8 | 103 | 82B | 94B | Conor Owens | 14/1 |
| 18 Jul 24+47d | Killarney | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 13/15 | 3½ | 10-13 | 105 | 93C | 86C | Tiernan Power Roche | 11/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+19d | Tramore | Racing TV Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 8/13 | 3¾ | 11-11 | 106 | 174C | 104C | Mr M J O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 13 May 24+42d | Killarney | M.D. O'Shea & Sons Handicap Hurdle | 4/15 | 1 | 10-3 | 106 | 102B | 118A | Danny Gilligan | 12/1 |
| 01 Apr 24+71d | Cork | Leisure Domes Ltd Marquee Hire Handicap Hurdle | 12/15 | 5 | 11-13 | 108 | 109B | 99A | Shane Fitzgerald | 8/1 |
| 21 Jan 24+23d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle | 5/8 | 22 | 10-7 | 109 | 31C | 87C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 6/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 23+102d | Limerick | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 3/10 | 6½ | 10-11 | 109 | 130A | 121A | Shane Fitzgerald | 12/1 |
| 18 Sep 23+49d | Listowel | Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Listed Handicap) | 8/18 | 2½ | 10-6 | 109 | 83B | 106A | Sean O'Keeffe | 22/1 |
| 31 Jul 23+17d | Galway | Galwaybayhotel.com & TheGalmont.com Novice Hurdle | 3/12 | 4¾ | 11-0 | — | — | 121A | Shane Fitzgerald | 66/1 |
| 14 Jul 23+32d | Cork | Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle | 3/18 | 31 | 11-7 | — | 89C | 95C | Shane Fitzgerald | 9/1 |
| 12 Jun 23+227d | Roscommon | www.roscommonracecourse.ie Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 2/16 | 4¼ | 11-7 | — | 123B | 124A | Shane Fitzgerald | 15/2 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 22+77d | Dundalk (AW) | Story Of Dundalk Stadium Book Buy Online Handicap | 9/14 | 1 | 8-8 | 76 | 90B | 66A | Nathan Crosse | 40/1 |
| 12 Aug 22+36d | Cork | Newmarket Maiden | 9/14 | 1 | 9-8 | 78 | 96C | 50C | W J Lee | 11/2 |
| 07 Jul 22+27d | Limerick | Garryowen Maiden | 3/11 | 3½ | 9-5 | — | 114A | 74A | Nathan Crosse | 16/1 |
| 10 Jun 22+33d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 5/10 | 6 | 9-8 | — | 109B | 61A | W J Lee | 11/4 |
| 08 May 22 | Leopardstown | Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden | 5/11 | 1 | 9-8 | — | 98A | 77A | W J Lee | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mercury Mission won?
- Mercury Mission (GB) won 3 of 36 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 14 times in total (38.9% of starts).
- Who trains Mercury Mission?
- Mercury Mission (GB) is trained by P Cluskey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 October 2026.
- Who is Mercury Mission's sire?
- Mercury Mission (GB) is by Ulysses (IRE) out of Quiza Quiza Quiza (GB), whose sire is Golden Snake.
- What going does Mercury Mission prefer?
- Mercury Mission (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Mercury Mission's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 30 October 2026. The highest on record is 117.
- What is Mercury Mission's sire's record?
- Ulysses (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 2,999 runs since May 2021 (295 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Mercury Mission's siblings?
- Out of Quiza Quiza Quiza (GB), Mercury Mission (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Maybe Today (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Maybe Today (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.