Horse profile
Merely A Detail (GB)
by Falco (USA) out of Mere Detail (IRE) (Definite Article)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 7 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Fontwell, Worcester & Doncaster
Last run 31 Oct 2026 · 4th of 5
Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile
Merely A Detail is a mare who has won three of 14 starts on turf, all on good going. She took a Class 5 NH Flat race at Doncaster in Nov 2024, a Class 4 handicap chase at Worcester over 1m5f – 2m in Jul 2026 and another Class 4 handicap chase at Fontwell over 2m1f – 2m4f the following month. Typically held up, she finished fourth of five at Ascot in Oct 2026 when last raced off OR 114.
Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 7 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Wins on good or faster
- 3–14Wins / Runs
- 21.4%Strike rate
- 7 (50%)Placed
- +25.50£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 2.17Fair A/E n=14 · 1.84 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 36dBetween runs (median)longest 170 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 rating114↓ 1lb off peak
114
102–115
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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 7 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 116B | 96 | 6 runs · 107 / 96 |
| Soft | 2 | 122A | 66.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 7 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 122A | 101.5 | 3 runs · 122 / 107 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 103A | 77 | 4 runs · 103 / 86.5 |
Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 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 14 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 8 (57%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (21%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 2 (14%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,585 runs since Apr 2012 (208 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.3% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.6% from 287. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 44 | 8 | 18.2% | +8.9 | — |
| Good | 325 | 30 | 9.2% | −0.1 | 3 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 230 | 16 | 7% | −2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 447 | 53 | 11.9% | +2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 207 | 20 | 9.7% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 332 | 21 | 6.3% | −3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 16 | 4 | 25% | +15.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 134 | 8 | 6% | −3.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 384 | 33 | 8.6% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 274 | 22 | 8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 287 | 39 | 13.6% | +4.3 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 391 | 35 | 9% | −0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 91 | 7 | 7.7% | −1.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2012 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Mere Detail (IRE) (Definite Article)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Tara (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 3 | 30% | +29.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.50 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +26.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Fakenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +28.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +27.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Burke | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.50 |
| Tom Cannon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +26.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Nailor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kielan Woods | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | +25.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.50 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +28.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.50 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +25.00 |
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 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 26+36d | Ascot | Ascot Underwriting Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Held up at the back early - jumped badly at the 6th - made ground from 9th - dropped away before 3 out - challenged wide but blundered 2 out and never threatened - finished 4th | 4/5 | 1¼ | 10-5 | 114 | 74C | 122B | Jonathan Burke | 15/2 |
| 25 Sep 26+28d | Worcester | Copybet Arc Summer Chase Series Final Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Held up towards the back - improved from 4 out - closed on the front group from 3 out - moved into third after the last and stayed on | 3/12 | 6 | 11-5 | 115 | 103A | 119A | Jonathan Burke | 11/2 |
| 28 Aug 26+58d | Fontwell | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back - moved up to pursue the front runners by 4th - headway from 4 out and hit the front 3 out - drew right out before the last and in command - value for more than the winning margin | 1/6 | 11-10 | 107 | 77A | 126B | Jonathan Burke | 3/1 | |
| 01 Jul 26+58d | Worcester | Worcestershire Ambassadors Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked the pace early - moved into second after the 8th - closed to dispute matters approaching the last - edged in front but drifted right on the run-in and stayed on to prevail | 1/10 | 11-6 | 102 | 96A | 139B | Jonathan Burke | 11/2 | |
| 04 May 26+15d | Fakenham | Heritage House Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - hit a rough patch of jumping three from home and dropped back - driven on and asked for more late but couldn't find an extra gear - beaten into 4th | 4/7 | 14 | 11-6 | 105 | 96A | 107A | Jonathan Burke | 6/1 |
| 19 Apr 26+119d | Stratford | George Wood Years Of Service Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards back of pack - improved into contention 2 out and shared third around home turn before last - driven out but stayed one-paced to finish third | 3/13 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 105 | 107B | 115A | Danny McMenamin | 2/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 25+34d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - clumsy 3 out - urged forward with a momentary edge before 2 out - soon under pressure and dropped away before the last | 4/6 | 4½ | 11-7 | 107 | 122A | 111B | Robert Dunne | 9/1 |
| 17 Nov 25+26d | Exeter | Globe Inn, Chudleigh Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat behind the front two - jumped awkwardly in third - drifted left three out - pressed for effort but held no hope with the leaders from 2 out and dropped away | 3/5 | 10 | 10-13 | 107 | — | 109B | Jonathan Burke | 14/1 |
| 22 Oct 25+170d | Worcester | Ashok Patel Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Settled off the back early - made progress into contention approaching 3 out - briefly up to 2nd 2 out - slipped back a place before the last - unable to match the frontrunners' turn of foot but kept going to finish 3rd | 3/8 | 1¾ | 10-13 | — | 77A | 117A | Tom Cannon | 10/1 |
| 05 May 25+47d | Warwick | racingtv.com Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up at back early - improved into contention 3 out - moved into second before last - stayed on well to finish second beaten 3½ lengths | 2/9 | 3½ | 10-10 | — | 116B | 122A | Jonathan Burke | 20/1 |
| 19 Mar 25+56d | Huntingdon | Weatherbys Scientific Fillies' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Held up eagerly at rear - no impression made on leaders - well held throughout - finished 10th | 10/12 | 2¾ | 11-7 | — | 70B | 94A | Jordan Nailor | 28/1 |
| 22 Jan 25+21d | Catterick | Racing Again 31st January 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Went straight to front - lost command 7f out and drifted left approaching 3f out - dropped away final furlong | 7/11 | 2¼ | 11-2 | — | 90A | 102A | Tom Cannon | 16/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+32d | Cheltenham | Raceridecheltenham 'Junior' NH Flat Race (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) (GBB Race) Fought for control early - settled towards back of pack - dropped away 11f out and faded through final furlongs to finish last | 16/16 | 24 | 10-7 | — | 11C | 91C | Kielan Woods | 20/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 24 | Doncaster | attheraces.com/marketmovers Fillies' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled off the front group early - short of space approaching 2f out then pushed to the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/10 | 11-2 | — | 116A | 118A | Tom Cannon | 28/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Merely A Detail won?
- Merely A Detail (GB) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Merely A Detail?
- Merely A Detail (GB) is trained by Toby Bulgin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 October 2026.
- Who is Merely A Detail's sire?
- Merely A Detail (GB) is by Falco (USA) out of Mere Detail (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What going does Merely A Detail prefer?
- Merely A Detail (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Merely A Detail's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 31 October 2026. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Merely A Detail's sire's record?
- Falco (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,585 runs since Apr 2012 (208 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.3% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.6% from 287. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6% from 134.
- Who are Merely A Detail's siblings?
- Out of Mere Detail (IRE), Merely A Detail (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.