Horse profile
Merdon Castle (IRE)
7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2019) · Last trainer Michael Blake · Last owner West Wilts Hockey Lads
by Acclamation (GB) out of Siren's Gift (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux)
53 runs · 23 courses · from May 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Oct 2019 — 2,553 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2019 · 9th of 13
3 wins · Carlisle, Chelmsford City (AW) & Kempton (AW)
Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile
Merdon Castle (IRE) is 3 from 53. Hasn't won since May 2017. Last raced off 46, 53lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 53 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 53lb off peak
- 3–53Wins / Runs
- 5.7%Strike rate
- 9 (17%)Placed
- −35.50£1 level staken=53 at SP
- 0.61Fair A/E n=53 · 0.52 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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.
Official rating46↓ 53lb off peak
46
45–99
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 110
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 19 | 107A | 87 | — |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 108A | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 105A | 82 | — |
| Good | 4 | 120A | 108 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 111A | 66 | — |
| Firm | 2 | 110A | 100 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 111A | 90 | — |
| Under 6f | 5 | 120A | 101 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 93C | 79.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 110A | 85 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 40 runs · as at 3 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
Acclamation (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,695 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 151 | 23 | 15.2% | +5.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 3,917 | 446 | 11.4% | +1.4 | 1 from 12 |
| Good | 4,409 | 400 | 9.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,951 | 214 | 11% | +1 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 2,132 | 184 | 8.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 563 | 46 | 8.2% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,571 | 663 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 2 from 24 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,758 | 409 | 10.9% | +0.9 | 2 from 12 |
| 6f – 7f | 10,504 | 1,078 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 1 from 34 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,507 | 331 | 9.4% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,209 | 106 | 8.8% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 481 | 37 | 7.7% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 194 | 13 | 6.7% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −5.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Siren's Gift (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Rebel Streak (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Rebel Streak (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebel Streak (GB) | 14 | 3 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Mystical Applause (GB) | 4 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Oasis Gift (GB) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Water Music (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 2 | 8% | −11.50 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Class 4 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 7 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Yarmouth | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brighton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 34 | 1 | 3% | −29.00 |
| Under 6f | 12 | 2 | 17% | +0.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Sullivan | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| Martin Harley | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Megan Nicholls | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Seamus Cronin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tim Clark | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Faye McManoman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Amy Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saleem Golam | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Emily Bullock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 34 | 2 | 6% | −21.50 |
| E/S | 18 | 1 | 6% | −13.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2017 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −12.00 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 19+37d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Double Delight Hat-trick Heaven At Totesport.com Classified Stakes | 9/13 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 46 | 81B | 52A | Megan Nicholls | 9/1 |
| 24 Sep 19+20d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Irish Lotto At totesport.com Handicap (Div 2) | 5/10 | ½ | 8-10 | 46 | 78A | 62A | Megan Nicholls | 5/1 |
| 04 Sep 19+57d | Bath | Lancer Scott Handicap | 3/11 | 1¾ | 8-9 | 45 | 110A | 66A | Megan Nicholls | 6/1 |
| 09 Jul 19+11d | Brighton | John Ternouth 70th Birthday Handicap | 9/13 | nk | 8-10 | 45 | 93C | 43A | Seamus Cronin | 25/1 |
| 28 Jun 19+32d | Yarmouth | Cliff Hotel Of Gorleston Handicap | 8/14 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 45 | 67C | 56A | Seamus Cronin | 33/1 |
| 27 May 19+27d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet toteexacta At totesport.com Handicap | 13/15 | 6 | 9-2 | 45 | 44C | 43C | Robert Winston | 7/1 |
| 30 Apr 19+29d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 20 Free Bets At Totesport.com Classified Stakes | 3/15 | 1½ | 8-9 | 45 | 85B | 65A | Seamus Cronin | 12/1 |
| 01 Apr 19+19d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Handicap (Div 1) | 4/11 | ¾ | 8-12 | 45 | 75A | 69A | Joe Fanning | 5/1 |
| 13 Mar 19+14d | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 6/14 | 1¼ | 7-12 | 45 | 92B | 49A | Faye McManoman | 25/1 |
| 27 Feb 19+91d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red.com Handicap (Div 1) | 5/11 | nk | 8-4 | 47 | 95A | 62A | Faye McManoman | 33/1 |
| 2018 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Nov 18+36d | Newcastle (AW) | Follow Top Tipster Templegate At Sun Racing Handicap | 8/13 | 1½ | 9-5 | 49 | 71B | 52A | Kieran O'Neill | 12/1 |
| 23 Oct 18+132d | Yarmouth | Christmas Parties At Great Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap | 10/11 | nk | 8-13 | 52 | 80A | 55A | Martin Harley | 7/1 |
| 13 Jun 18+18d | Hamilton | Racinguk.com Amateur Riders' Handicap | 11/15 | hd | 10-4 | 55 | 79C | 62A | Miss Amy Taylor | 8/1 |
| 26 May 18+10d | Salisbury | Avaya And Comec Handicap | 7/13 | ½ | 8-13 | 57 | 93C | 71A | Charles Bishop | 6/1 |
| 16 May 18+23d | Yarmouth | Reade Catering Hogg Roasts At Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap (Str) | 7/16 | ½ | 10-0 | 60 | 90C | 75A | Martin Harley | 8/1 |
| 23 Apr 18+25d | Windsor | Royal Windsor Horse Show Handicap | 12/16 | 1 | 9-4 | 62 | 100C | 60A | Martin Harley | 9/1 |
| 29 Mar 18+22d | Chelmsford City (AW) | toteswinger Two In The First Three Handicap | 6/8 | nk | 9-2 | 60 | 90A | 70A | Martin Harley | 4/1 |
| 07 Mar 18+85d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap | 7/10 | ½ | 8-13 | 62 | 102A | 66A | Paddy Bradley | 7/1 |
| 2017 · 17 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Dec 17+54d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Sprint Handicap (Div 2) | 8/9 | ½ | 9-7 | 65 | 74A | 61A | Martin Harley | 11/10F |
| 19 Oct 17+22d | Brighton | wildstrawberryevents.com Christmas Fair 2 December Handicap | 5/6 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 67 | 54A | 54B | Martin Harley | 13/2 |
| 27 Sep 17+12d | Redcar | Watch Racing UK In HD Handicap | 16/19 | hd | 9-5 | 68 | 64C | 61A | Tony Hamilton | 14/1 |
| 15 Sep 17+14d | Sandown | Molson Coors Handicap | 3/10 | shd | 9-2 | 68 | 115A | 84A | Saleem Golam | 16/1 |
| 01 Sep 17+16d | Sandown | Visit racinguk.com Handicap | 7/8 | ¾ | 9-5 | 70 | 120A | 65A | Martin Harley | 8/1 |
| 16 Aug 17+9d | Beverley | Debenhams At Flemingate Classified Claiming Stakes | 5/7 | ½ | 9-6 | 72 | 87A | 70A | James Sullivan | 5/1 |
| 07 Aug 17+12d | Carlisle | 300% First Deposit Bonus At costabingo.com Handicap (Pro-Am Lady Riders' Race) | 9/10 | ¾ | 10-2 | 75 | 70A | 63A | Miss Emily Bullock | 11/1 |
| 26 Jul 17+16d | Leicester | Thistleton Gap Handicap | 7/11 | ¾ | 10-0 | 77 | 111A | 76A | Jack Garritty | 40/1 |
| 10 Jul 17+9d | Ayr | racinguk.com/hd Handicap | 11/13 | 2 | 9-7 | 78 | 82C | 61A | James Sullivan | 16/1 |
| 01 Jul 17+11d | Doncaster | Sunbets.co.uk Handicap | 6/12 | ½ | 9-0 | 78 | 105A | 78A | James Sullivan | 20/1 |
| 20 Jun 17+29d | Thirsk | Ladies' Day At thirskraces Saturday 9th September Handicap | 4/10 | 2½ | 9-8 | 78 | 108A | 81A | James Sullivan | 15/2 |
| 22 May 17+81d | Carlisle | Racing UK In HD Handicap | 1/6 | 9-2 | 75 | 87A | 91B | James Sullivan | 4/1 | |
| 02 Mar 17+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Sunbets.co.uk Handicap | 8/9 | 3½ | 8-11 | 73 | 70A | 55A | James Sullivan | 8/1 |
| 17 Feb 17+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap | 4/10 | ½ | 9-0 | 75 | 93A | 80A | James Sullivan | 8/1 |
| 04 Feb 17+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Sunbets.co.uk Handicap | 8/12 | nk | 9-1 | 77 | 87A | 74A | Jack Garritty | 16/1 |
| 25 Jan 17+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap | 6/7 | hd | 9-0 | 78 | 102B | 68A | James Sullivan | 7/1 |
| 03 Jan 17+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Sunbets.co.uk Handicap | 4/10 | nk | 9-7 | 80 | 92A | 83A | James Sullivan | 25/1 |
| 2016 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 16+18d | Southwell (AW) | sunbets.co.uk Handicap | 13/14 | nse | 9-1 | 84 | 75C | 54C | James Sullivan | 66/1 |
| 02 Dec 16+30d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap | 9/12 | ½ | 9-0 | 87 | 98A | 64A | James Sullivan | 25/1 |
| 02 Nov 16+15d | Nottingham | Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap (Div 2) | 7/9 | nse | 9-4 | 81 | 101A | 75A | James Sullivan | 10/1 |
| 18 Oct 16+17d | Yarmouth | Optimist Design Ltd Handicap | 9/13 | 4½ | 9-7 | 84 | 66C | 56A | James Sullivan | 33/1 |
| 01 Oct 16+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes Handicap | 9/12 | 1½ | 9-7 | 95 | 107A | 76A | Ben Curtis | 33/1 |
| 13 Sep 16+395d | Thirsk | Thirsk Racecourse Perfect For Outdoor Events Handicap | 4/12 | 1½ | 8-11 | 85 | — | 89A | James Sullivan | 40/1 |
| 2015 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Aug 15+21d | Newmarket | Betway Price Blitz Handicap | 13/17 | hd | 8-4 | 89 | — | 69A | Tim Clark | 50/1 |
| 25 Jul 15+15d | Newmarket | Adnams Broadside Handicap | 7/11 | nk | 8-3 | 90 | — | 74A | Tim Clark | 16/1 |
| 10 Jul 15+27d | Newmarket | Betfred Mobile Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 12/17 | ½ | 8-4 | 93 | — | 63A | Tim Clark | 25/1 |
| 13 Jun 15+45d | Sandown | Winner Bet & Watch Scurry Stakes (Listed) | 9/9 | 15 | 9-0 | 95 | — | 41C | William Buick | 16/1 |
| 29 Apr 15+26d | Ascot | Merriebelle Stable Pavilion Stakes (Group 3) | 10/12 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 99 | — | 71A | Liam Keniry | 50/1 |
| 03 Apr 15+35d | Lingfield (AW) | Unibet 3 Year Old Sprint All-Weather Championships Conditions Stakes | 3/10 | 2½ | 9-5 | 97 | — | 89A | Ryan Moore | 9/2 |
| 27 Feb 15+23d | Lingfield (AW) | 32Red Conditions Stakes | 2/7 | 1½ | 9-2 | 96 | — | 87A | Liam Keniry | 3/1 |
| 04 Feb 15+21d | Chelmsford City (AW) | totepool Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championship Fast-Track Qualifier) | 1/8 | 9-3 | 95 | — | 90A | Liam Keniry | 7/2 | |
| 14 Jan 15+211d | Kempton (AW) | 32RedSport.com Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championship Fast-Track Qualifier) | 2/4 | 2½ | 9-2 | 95 | — | 88B | Liam Keniry | 3/1 |
| 2014 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Jun 14+29d | Ascot | Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) | 17/24 | 1 | 9-3 | — | — | 70A | Ryan Moore | 7/1 |
| 19 May 14+13d | Windsor | Weatherbys Private Banking Novice Stakes | 2/5 | ½ | 9-7 | — | — | 100B | Liam Keniry | 11/4 |
| 06 May 14 | Kempton (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden Stakes | 1/7 | 9-5 | — | — | 84A | Liam Keniry | 7/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Merdon Castle won?
- Merdon Castle (IRE) won 3 of 53 archived starts between 2014 and 2019, a strike rate of 5.7%. Placed 9 times in total (17% of starts).
- Who trained Merdon Castle?
- Merdon Castle (IRE) was trained by Michael Blake on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 31 October 2019.
- Who is Merdon Castle's sire?
- Merdon Castle (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Siren's Gift (GB), whose sire is Cadeaux Genereux.
- What going does Merdon Castle prefer?
- Merdon Castle (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 24 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Merdon Castle's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 31 October 2019. The highest on record is 99.
- What is Merdon Castle's sire's record?
- Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,695 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
- Who are Merdon Castle's siblings?
- Out of Siren's Gift (GB), Merdon Castle (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Rebel Streak (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Rebel Streak (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.