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Mere Detail (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Jul 2016) · Last trainer Tony Carroll · Last owner Mrs Nicola Bulgin
by Definite Article (GB) out of Grangeclare Dancer (IRE) (Top Of The World)
2 runs · 1 course · from Jun 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jul 2016 — 3,754 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2016 · 8th of 11
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jun 2016 and Jul 2016, the last of them as a 4yo filly. Finished 8 of 11 at Stratford last time. By Definite Article (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Mere Detail (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Merely A Detail (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Merely A Detail (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Merely A Detail (GB)1332m½f–2m2fClass 4
Rainbow Tara (GB)30——

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 71A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Stratford, 17 Jul 2016

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 2 figures · best 71A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m271A67—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.5—
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.2—
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 1
Heavy6797410.9%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.2—
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.1—
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grangeclare Dancer (IRE) (Top Of The World)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Grangeclare Gold (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m6f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Real Steel (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grangeclare Gold (IRE)2661m6f–2m4f—
Real Steel (IRE)1642m–2m3fGrade 2
Up For The Match (IRE)822m3f–2m4f—
Doyen Dancer (IRE)90——
Colemanstown Lad (IRE)100——
Marie's March (IRE)100——
Grangeclare Rhythm (IRE)80——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2016 · 2 runs
17 Jul 16+19d Stratford Cotswold Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 2½ 10-5 71A Nick Slatter 25/1
28 Jun 16 Stratford Bordeaux Undiscovered Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders' Race ) Class 6 · 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 17 10-3 63B Nick Slatter 7/4J

Quick answers

How many races has Mere Detail won?
Mere Detail (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2016.
Who trained Mere Detail?
Mere Detail (IRE) was trained by Tony Carroll on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 17 July 2016.
Who is Mere Detail's sire?
Mere Detail (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Grangeclare Dancer (IRE), whose sire is Top Of The World.
What is Mere Detail's sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Mere Detail's siblings?
Out of Grangeclare Dancer (IRE), Mere Detail (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Grangeclare Gold (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Real Steel (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Mere Detail produced winners?
As a dam, Mere Detail (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Merely A Detail (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Merely A Detail (GB)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2016. 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.