Horse profile
Mereside Madness (IRE)
30 runs · 13 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Thirsk & Newcastle (AW)
Last run 27 Aug 2026 · 5th of 10
Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile
Mereside Madness is a gelding who has won four of 30 starts, all over 6f – 7f. Three of those wins came at Newcastle (AW) and one at Thirsk, all in handicaps between Class 6 and Class 5. He won at Thirsk in Jul 2025 off an official rating of 70 and last ran at Southwell (AW) in Aug 2026, finishing fifth of 10 off 54, 19lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 30 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 4–30Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 8 (26.7%)Placed
- −4.50£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 1.21Fair A/E n=30 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 73Highest 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 rating54↓ 19lb off peak
54
54–73
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 81
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 111A | 90 | 4 runs · 83 / 77.5 |
| Good | 6 | 86C | 71.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 109C | 78 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 83A | 82 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 111A | 83 | 5 runs · 83 / 77 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 100B | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Under 6f | 3 | 57A | 51 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 30 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 from 18 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 7 (39%) · 1 win
- Prominent 6 (33%) · 1 win
- Held up 5 (28%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,883 runs since Mar 2020 (118 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 131 | 7 | 5.3% | −2.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 511 | 44 | 8.6% | +1.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 195 | 13 | 6.7% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 315 | 23 | 7.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 119 | 5 | 4.2% | −3.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 608 | 49 | 8.1% | +0.6 | 3 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 144 | 13 | 9% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 689 | 54 | 7.8% | +0.3 | 4 from 24 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 379 | 26 | 6.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 286 | 20 | 7% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 242 | 18 | 7.4% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 116 | 8 | 6.9% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | +0.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2020 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lir Speciale (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Lir Speciale (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lir Speciale (IRE) | 43 | 6 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Trouble Man (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Napanook (GB) | 7 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Redditizio (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 3 | 19% | −5.50 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 18 | 3 | 17% | +4.50 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 6 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 9 | 3 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Thirsk | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 4 | 17% | +1.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 6 | 3 | 50% | +14.50 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Christian Howarth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Pyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam James | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harrison Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Wood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 2 | 17% | −6.50 |
| Blinkers | 11 | 2 | 18% | +9.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +10.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −5.50 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Aug 26+74d | Southwell (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Stakes (Div I) Sat close to the front - urged forward 3f out and driven with 2f left - held level through the last furlong - couldn't find more close home to finish 5th | 5/10 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 54 | 72A | 73A | Christian Howarth | 25/1 |
| 14 Jun 26+10d | Doncaster | Grace And Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Handicap (Div 1) Drifted left at the off - settled in midpack before being niggled along 3f out - dropped away soon after and beaten well home | 10/11 | 3¼ | 8-6 | 58 | 74C | 40C | James Sullivan | 100/1 |
| 04 Jun 26+42d | Ffos Las | Pro Panther Handicap Settled close to the pace - pressed for effort with 3f left - lost ground from 2f out to finish well held in 9th | 9/11 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 61 | 81B | 50A | Christian Howarth | 25/1 |
| 23 Apr 26+40d | Southwell (AW) | Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Handicap Settled towards the back early - drifted away from the pack soon after - unable to challenge thereafter - finished well beaten in 8th | 8/9 | nk | 9-8 | 64 | 77A | 55A | Tyler Heard | 33/1 |
| 14 Mar 26+14d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Settled with the group early - urged forward past the 3f marker - slipped to the back and held no chance approaching 2f out - finished tenth | 10/11 | ½ | 9-7 | 67 | 83A | 65A | Kieran O'Neill | 33/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+175d | Southwell (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Settled with the pack early - third and under pressure approaching 2f out - lost ground through the finish - eventually 7th | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-8 | 69 | 78A | 70A | Kieran O'Neill | 28/1 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Sep 25+8d | Thirsk | Moody Construction Handicap Held up at the back from the off - never a factor - well beaten in 15th | 15/15 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 71 | 69C | 48A | Harrison Shaw | 33/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+20d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Settled towards the outer of the pack - held a similar position without threatening the pace - eventually beaten 6 lengths in 11th | 11/13 | nk | 9-9 | 72 | 92B | 71A | William Pyle | 14/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+18d | Redcar | Marske Fabrications & Engineering Straight Mile Handicap Settled in the pack early - driven for effort with over 2f remaining - failed to quicken - beaten into 7th | 7/9 | 4¼ | 9-5 | 73 | 100B | 67A | William Pyle | 28/1 |
| 22 Jul 25+20d | Musselburgh | Ocean Outdoor Big Screen Handicap Jinked left at the off - fought for control settling towards the back - drifted right approaching 2f out - faded inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/8 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 73 | 82A | 73A | Joe Fanning | 15/2 |
| 02 Jul 25+94d | Thirsk | Weatherbys ePassport Handicap (Div 2) Slow to break - settled back in the pack - pushed along and made strong progress up the near rail from a furlong out to hit the front inside the final 110 yards | 1/9 | 9-9 | 70 | 68A | 90A | Joe Fanning | 14/1 | |
| 30 Mar 25+17d | Doncaster | William Hill Proper Prices Handicap (Div 2) Held a midfield position - lost touch approaching the final furlong - beaten home in 11th | 11/15 | ¾ | 8-9 | 71 | 86C | 61A | Joe Fanning | 22/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Took a strong hold early - sat off the pace through the middle stages without threatening the front rank - finished well held in 9th | 9/10 | 8½ | 9-2 | 71 | 97A | 47A | Callum Rodriguez | 8/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+8d | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Tracked front group from an inner position - pushed along and held position into third inside the closing furlong | 3/7 | 1 | 9-5 | 70 | 102A | 76A | Callum Rodriguez | 7/2 |
| 20 Feb 25+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Moved right leaving stalls - up with the front group near the rail before easing out 2f out - pushed into 2nd over 1f out and mounted a powerful bid inside the final furlong - hit the front inside the last 100 yards - collared close home and found the winner too quick to hold second | 2/6 | ¾ | 9-9 | 70 | 88A | 91B | George Wood | 6/4F |
| 04 Feb 25+98d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Settled just off the pace early - moved into second approaching the final 2f - hit the front with a furlong left - pushed out to assert late and won going away | 1/9 | 9-7 | 66 | 111A | 90A | Callum Rodriguez | 4/1 | |
| 2024 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Oct 24+26d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Settled towards the back - boxed in with a furlong to go - no threat to the leaders - finished 9th | 9/12 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 67 | 92A | 68A | Callum Rodriguez | 6/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Settled just off the pace early - improved through a gap over 2f out - asked for effort inside final furlong and short of room briefly - finished strongly but couldn't get to the front-running pair | 4/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | 68 | 100A | 86A | Callum Rodriguez | 7/2 |
| 16 Sep 24+18d | Thirsk | Patrick Hibbert-Foy Memorial Handicap Handy early - moved through strongly with 2f left - hit the front approaching the final furlong - overtaken inside it and finished with nothing more | 7/10 | hd | 9-8 | 69 | 83A | 72A | Callum Rodriguez | 4/1 |
| 29 Aug 24+19d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Paddypower 'from The Horse's Mouth Podcast' Handicap Settled at the rear on the inner - shifted out approaching final 2f then moved wide with a furlong left - driven and kept on close home - just failed to get past winner | 2/7 | ½ | 9-4 | 68 | 111B | 71A | Hector Crouch | 4/1C |
| 10 Aug 24+14d | Haydock | Betfred 'Passionate About Sport' Handicap (Div 1) Settled in the pack tracking rail - shifted wide with 3f left and made ground into contention 2f out - held 5th under pressure through final furlong | 5/11 | ½ | 9-8 | 69 | 78A | 74A | David Probert | 6/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+35d | York | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap | 9/14 | nk | 8-13 | 70 | 109C | 72A | Clifford Lee | 10/1 |
| 22 Jun 24+133d | Ayr | Bridgend Motor Group Handicap | 2/7 | shd | 9-7 | 68 | 34A | 75A | Joe Fanning | 7/2 |
| 10 Feb 24+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap | 1/7 | 9-1 | 62 | 101A | 70A | Joe Fanning | 6/4F | |
| 27 Jan 24+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Betmgm: It's Showtime Handicap | 1/12 | 9-5 | 60 | 75A | 81A | Joe Fanning | 2/1F | |
| 11 Jan 24+7d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap | 3/6 | 1½ | 8-4 | 60 | 88A | 63B | Adam Farragher | 16/1 |
| 04 Jan 24+127d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap | 2/7 | 2 | 9-1 | 60 | 69A | 66A | Ryan Sexton | 5/2 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Aug 23+14d | Catterick | Dave Watson Memorial/EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 57A | 73A | Connor Beasley | 16/1 |
| 16 Aug 23+11d | Beverley | 60 Years Of Porsche 911 EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 4/10 | shd | 9-5 | — | 51A | 67A | Sam James | 80/1 |
| 05 Aug 23 | Thirsk | John Mabbs Amateur Night In Cairo EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 10/11 | 6 | 9-7 | — | 18B | 28A | Sam James | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mereside Madness won?
- Mereside Madness (IRE) won 4 of 30 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 8 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trains Mereside Madness?
- Mereside Madness (IRE) is trained by Scott Dixon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 August 2026.
- Who is Mereside Madness's sire?
- Mereside Madness (IRE) is by Buratino (IRE) out of Ma Bella Paola (FR), whose sire is Naaqoos.
- What going does Mereside Madness prefer?
- Mereside Madness (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 16 starts (18.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Mereside Madness's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 27 August 2026. The highest on record is 73.
- What is Mereside Madness's sire's record?
- Buratino (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,883 runs since Mar 2020 (118 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 119.
- Who are Mereside Madness's siblings?
- Out of Ma Bella Paola (FR), Mereside Madness (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lir Speciale (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Lir Speciale (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.