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Horse profile

Merdeka (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer T J Taaffe · Last owner Maurice Clifford
by Luso (GB) out of Gentle Reef (IRE) (Orange Reef)
25 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Apr 2009 — 6,399 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 · 18th of 25 3 wins · Limerick, Naas & Fairyhouse Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile

Merdeka (IRE) is 3 from 25, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Bar-one Racing Novice Hurdle at Naas (Feb 2006). Hasn't won since Dec 2006. Last raced off 122, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating122↓ 15lb off peak
122 122–137

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 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 15 Mar 2009 Official rating 122 at the last run, 14 Apr 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 19 figures · best 129C · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy9129C108—
Soft6126C117—
Good3119C105—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9124C105—
2m1f – 2m4f8129C119.5—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 25 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5) · beaten lengths not stored (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 25 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
Luso (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 3,516 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm39615.4%+8.7—
Good to Firm385307.8%+1.1—
Good1,062676.3%−0.40 from 3
Good to Soft454275.9%−0.80 from 2
Soft930616.6%−0.11 from 10
Heavy634436.8%+0.12 from 10
Standard (AW)1218.3%+1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−6.7—
1m5f – 2m731354.8%−1.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,331977.3%+0.62 from 12
2m5f – 3m1,170776.6%−0.11 from 11
Over 3m276269.4%+2.70 from 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

Dam
Gentle Reef (IRE) (Orange Reef)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Nodouraboura (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nodouraboura (IRE)722m4f–3m—
Iona Jack (IRE)90——
The Lippy Lady (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 10 2 20% −1.00
Soft 10 1 10% −8.20
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 4 0 0% −4.00
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Naas 4 1 25% +0.50
Fairyhouse 3 1 33% +1.50
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 1 50% −0.20
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 12 2 17% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 11 1 9% −9.20
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 7 2 29% +2.00
A B Joyce 4 0 0% −4.00
T G M Ryan 4 0 0% −4.00
Davy Russell 2 0 0% −2.00
S M McGovern 2 1 50% −0.20
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr G O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
P W Flood 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Darcy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 20 3 15% −9.20
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 8 0 0% −8.00
2007 6 0 0% −6.00
2006 5 2 40% +1.30
2005 2 1 50% +2.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 1 8% −11.20
Hurdle 12 2 17% −3.00

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
14 Apr 09+30d Fairyhouse Racing Post Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 22f · Good · 25 ran 18/25 3 10-4 122105C A B Joyce 25/1
15 Mar 09+27d Navan Slane Handicap Hurdle (81-130) 23f · Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 1¼ 10-13 122115A Conor O'Farrell 8/1
16 Feb 09+12d Navan ladbrokes.com Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2) 21f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 19 11-3 122104C Barry Geraghty 50/1
04 Feb 09+35d Down Royal Bank Of Ireland Business & Retail Banking Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 17 ran 5/17 ¾ 11-5 122120A A B Joyce 7/1
31 Dec 08+34d Punchestown Punchestown Annual Membership Hurdle 20f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 10-11 123115A Mr G O'Sullivan 16/1
27 Nov 08+18d Thurles Rock Of Cashel Hurdle 22.5f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 2½ 11-10 122109C P W Flood 10/1
09 Nov 08+25d Navan Philips Electronics Lismullen Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f · Soft · 10 ran 80/10 11-5 127— Davy Russell 33/1
15 Oct 08+220d Punchestown www.punchestown.com Handicap Chase (0-130) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 ¾ 11-11 125108B Michael Darcy 8/1
09 Mar 08+17d Naas Moate Handicap Chase (0-130) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 16 11-7 130112C A B Joyce 10/1
21 Feb 08+14d Clonmel Powerstown Chase 17f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran UR/14 — 11-12 130— T G M Ryan 7/1
07 Feb 08+25d Clonmel Kilcash Chase 20f · Heavy · 12 ran F/12 — 11-9 130— T G M Ryan 7/2
13 Jan 08+17d Leopardstown Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 24f · Heavy · 23 ran 19/23 25 10-6 132103C A B Joyce 20/1
27 Dec 07+32d Leopardstown Paddy Power Handicap Chase (0-145) 24f · Good To Yielding · 29 ran PU/29 — 10-9 130— T G M Ryan 12/1
25 Nov 07+15d Navan williamhill.ie Troytown Handiap Chase (0-150) 24f · Yielding · 16 ran F/16 — 10-10 131— T G M Ryan 9/2
10 Nov 07+200d Naas (IRE) James & Helen Hannon Memorial Handicap Chase 19f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 2½ 10-0 126119C Mark Walsh 8/1
24 Apr 07+37d Punchestown Ellier Developments Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1) 25f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 22 11-10 126101C Davy Russell 16/1
18 Mar 07+57d Limerick Charleville Cheese Handicap Chase (0-130) 24f · Heavy · 15 ran 6/15 30 11-12 128103C Barry Geraghty 11/2F
20 Jan 07+24d Naas Woodlands Park Club Novice Chase (Grd2) 24f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 10 11-5 —98C S M McGovern 2/1F
27 Dec 06+25d Limerick Irish Independent Beginners Chase 22f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-9 —124C S M McGovern 4/5F
02 Dec 06+29d Fairyhouse Brian King Engineering Beginners Chase 21.5f · Soft · 22 ran 2/22 5½ 11-12 —119C Barry Geraghty 15/8F
03 Nov 06+250d Down Royal J.W.J.Porter & Co Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran F/18 — 11-12 —— R Walsh 11/8F
26 Feb 06+49d Naas Bar-one Racing Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-5 137129C Barry Geraghty 7/2
08 Jan 06+35d Naas Slaney Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 11-5 —126C Barry Geraghty 15/8
04 Dec 05+45d Fairyhouse Joe Savage Maiden Hurdle 18f · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 1/25 11-12 —127C Barry Geraghty 7/2
20 Oct 05 Punchestown Punchestown Event Centre Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 9/22 4 11-12 —99C Barry Geraghty 11/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Merdeka (IRE) won?
Merdeka (IRE) won 3 of 25 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 12%. Placed 6 times in total (24% of starts).
Who trained Merdeka (IRE)?
Merdeka (IRE) was trained by T J Taaffe on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 14 April 2009.
Who is Merdeka (IRE)'s sire?
Merdeka (IRE) is by Luso (GB) out of Gentle Reef (IRE), whose sire is Orange Reef.
What going does Merdeka (IRE) prefer?
Merdeka (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Merdeka (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 14 April 2009. The highest on record is 137.
What is Merdeka (IRE)'s sire's record?
Luso (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 3,516 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Merdeka (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Gentle Reef (IRE), Merdeka (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Nodouraboura (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m4f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.