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Horse profile

Mere Ironmonger (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2020) · Last trainer John C McConnell · Last owner T P Healy
by Galileo (IRE) out of Kindling (GB) (Dr Fong)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Mar 2020 — 2,406 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2020 · 3rd of 14 Won at Kempton Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Mere Ironmonger (GB) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2016. The win came on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather, and the win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 55, 48lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 20 Mar 2020

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 5 figures · best 92B · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)592B82—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f392B82—
1m – 1m1f286B81—
Jumps 5 figures · best 94B · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft392C75—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f294B93—
1m5f – 2m271B60.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 76A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 20 Mar 2020 Official rating 55 at the last flat run, 20 Mar 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 99C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 26 Dec 2018 Official rating 103 at the last jumps run, 10 Mar 2019

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 76A · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)576A64—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f376A64—
1m – 1m1f264A60—
Jumps 7 figures · best 135A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft399C97—
Good to Soft2118A107—
Good2135A124—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4135A115.5—
2m1f – 2m4f299C97.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.5—
Good5,30779014.9%+0.41 from 2
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.50 from 2
Soft3,84457515%+0.50 from 3
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.30 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 3
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.41 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.20 from 1
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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
Kindling (GB) (Dr Fong)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Bayan (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Bayan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bayan (IRE)3671m2½f–2m½fGrade 3
Nebo (IRE)4356f–1mGroup 3
Investment Expert (IRE)921mClass 4
Dry Your Eyes (IRE)2411m4fClass 6
Sparkit (IRE)70——
Ritz Plan (IRE)60——
Fancy Black (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 1 50% +24.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +25.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +25.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +22.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brendan Powell 5 0 0% −5.00
Ross Coakley 3 0 0% −3.00
Siobhan Rutledge 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Halpin 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Skelton 1 1 100% +25.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% +16.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 2 1 50% +24.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% +23.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
20 Mar 20+70d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 nse 9-6 5592B76A Ross Coakley 12/1
10 Jan 20+21d Dundalk (AW) Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Race 8f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 1¼ 9-2 —76A64A Ross Coakley 66/1
20 Dec 19+2d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Maiden 8f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 nk 8-10 —86B56A Siobhan Rutledge 25/1
18 Dec 19+26d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 12f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 2 9-9 —64B64A Ross Coakley 28/1
22 Nov 19+257d Dundalk (AW) BetVictor Bet 5 Get 30 Offer Claiming Race 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 hd 9-1 —82B64A Gary Halpin 16/1
10 Mar 19+63d Warwick Newark Livestock Market Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 1 11-0 10375C91C Jonathan Burke 3/1F
06 Jan 19+11d Plumpton Visit attheraces.com EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 18 11-2 —94B96A Brendan Powell 33/1
26 Dec 18+26d Fontwell David Hazelden 70th Birthday Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 ½ 10-12 —92C99C Brendan Powell 11/1
30 Nov 18+27d Newbury Ladbrokes 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 20 ran 17/20 5 11-0 —50C97C Brendan Powell 50/1
03 Nov 18+931d Ascot Maria O'Grady Memorial Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 1½ 11-4 —71B113A Brendan Powell 5/1
16 Apr 16+28d Ayr Skyform Group Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 1½ 11-3 ——118A Brendan Powell 5/2F
19 Mar 16 Kempton Racing UK 3 Devices 1 Price Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 10-10 ——135A Harry Skelton 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Mere Ironmonger (GB) won?
Mere Ironmonger (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2016 and 2020, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Mere Ironmonger (GB)?
Mere Ironmonger (GB) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 20 March 2020.
Who is Mere Ironmonger (GB)'s sire?
Mere Ironmonger (GB) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Kindling (GB), whose sire is Dr Fong.
What is Mere Ironmonger (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 20 March 2020. The highest on record is 103.
What is Mere Ironmonger (GB)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Mere Ironmonger (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Kindling (GB), Mere Ironmonger (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Bayan (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Bayan (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 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.