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Horse profile

Merhoob (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2022) · Last trainer John Ryan · Last owner Gerry Mcgladery Partner
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Lady Slippers (IRE) (Royal Academy)
68 runs · 20 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 May 2022 — 1,632 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2022 · 3rd of 7 9 wins · 5 courses Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Merhoob (IRE) is 9 from 68. Hasn't won since Jan 2020. Last raced off 80, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 68 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 23lb off peak
80 76–103

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 21 Dec 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 51 figures · best 129B · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)32129B103.5—
Good to Firm6108C85.5—
Soft5125C89—
Good4118A105—
Good to Soft3125A103—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f40129B101.5—
Under 6f11125A103—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 51 figures from 51 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 21 Dec 2020 Official rating 80 at the last run, 3 May 2022

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 68 figures · best 108A · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)41100B86—
Good to Firm9101A75—
Soft794A82—
Good7106A85—
Good to Soft3108A83—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f54101A85.5—
Under 6f12108A81.5—
1m – 1m1f276A70.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 68 figures from 68 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.60 from 9
Good2,86638213.3%01 from 7
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.51 from 3
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.70 from 7
Heavy477408.4%−4.90 from 1
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.87 from 41
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.62 from 12
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.67 from 54
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+1—
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

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
Lady Slippers (IRE) (Royal Academy)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Tulip (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Tulip (IRE)1011m2½f—
Whitcliffe (IRE)120——
Sea Of Women (IRE)20——
Dancing Lady (IRE)50——
Mybad (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 41 7 17% −6.43
Good to Firm 9 0 0% −9.00
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 7 1 14% +2.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +20.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 24 3 13% +13.50
Class 3 22 2 9% −15.00
Class 4 12 3 25% +8.50
Class 5 7 1 14% −5.43
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 16 4 25% −0.43
Chelmsford City (AW) 10 2 20% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 8 1 13% +3.00
Musselburgh 5 1 20% +4.00
Ascot 4 0 0% −4.00
Kempton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Chester 3 1 33% +20.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 54 7 13% −19.43
Under 6f 12 2 17% +20.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Darragh Keenan 16 0 0% −16.00
Adam Kirby 12 4 33% +1.07
Luke Morris 8 2 25% +6.50
Ryan Powell 5 1 20% +2.00
Liam Keniry 3 1 33% +20.00
Ben Curtis 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Mitchell 2 0 0% −2.00
Stevie Donohoe 2 0 0% −2.00
Josephine Gordon 2 0 0% −2.00
Brett Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Laura Pearson 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerald Mosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Tristan Price 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Garner 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 1 100% +8.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00
Marc Monaghan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 65 9 14% +1.57
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 12 1 8% −8.50
2019 20 2 10% +14.00
2018 16 3 19% +0.00
2016 13 3 23% +0.07
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

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
03 May 22+479d Lingfield (AW) Watch Chester On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 9-9 8094A87A Darragh Keenan 33/1
09 Jan 21+19d Chelmsford City (AW) tote Placepot Your First Bet Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 2½ 9-7 8696A78B Darragh Keenan 7/2
21 Dec 20+2d Lingfield (AW) Betway Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 shd 9-10 87102A88A Adam Kirby 4/1J
19 Dec 20+7d Lingfield (AW) Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 2¼ 8-3 8797A71A Darragh Keenan 11/1
12 Dec 20+23d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 hd 8-10 87106A81A Darragh Keenan 10/1
19 Nov 20+12d Chelmsford City (AW) tote.co.uk Free Streaming Every UK Race Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 nk 8-5 86106A82A Darragh Keenan 10/1
07 Nov 20+15d Doncaster Ryan Moore Columns On Betting Betfair Apprentice Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 19 ran 10/19 ¾ 9-10 9077C94A Darragh Keenan 125/1
23 Oct 20+21d Doncaster Vertem Investing In The Future Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 1 9-1 9274A64A Darragh Keenan 125/1
02 Oct 20+15d Ascot Racing Welfare Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 4¼ 9-9 95125C65C Darragh Keenan 100/1
17 Sep 20+202d Chelmsford City (AW) tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten By SP Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 3¾ 9-6 9688A70B Adam Kirby 20/1
28 Feb 20+13d Lingfield (AW) Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 5/5 4 9-9 9785C66B Adam Kirby 7/4
15 Feb 20+14d Lingfield (AW) Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 1¼ 8-10 97111B90B Darragh Keenan 20/1
01 Feb 20+15d Lingfield (AW) Betway Cleves Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 1 9-0 97101A87A Jack Mitchell 12/1
17 Jan 20+18d Lingfield (AW) Betway Live Casino Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-7 95103C93B Adam Kirby 5/2
30 Dec 19+4d Lingfield (AW) Betway Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 1½ 9-8 96101A89A Darragh Keenan 4/1F
26 Dec 19+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 nk 9-3 96105A81B Liam Keniry 8/1
14 Dec 19+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 nk 8-13 97109A90A Luke Morris 8/1
28 Nov 19+7d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet Totequadpot At Totesport.com Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 shd 9-6 97109A92A Luke Morris 10/1
21 Nov 19+38d Chelmsford City (AW) Irish Lotto At totesport.com Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 shd 8-13 9793B75A Darragh Keenan 14/1
14 Oct 19+23d Musselburgh Breeders Backing Racing EBF Flying Scotsman Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 ¾ 9-5 97114C89B Ben Curtis 9/1
21 Sep 19+48d Ayr William Hill Ayr Gold Cup (heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 24 ran 11/24 nk 8-13 99107C92A Ben Curtis 66/1
04 Aug 19+22d Chester MBNA Queensferry Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 ¾ 9-1 10196A78A Liam Keniry 25/1
13 Jul 19+15d Chester Sportpesa City Plate Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 1¼ 9-5 101101A84A Brett Doyle 20/1
28 Jun 19+20d Newcastle (AW) Betfair Exchange Gosforth Park Cup Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 12/13 ¾ 9-9 10284B74A Ben Curtis 9/1
08 Jun 19+30d Newmarket RWS/Strawberry Fields Stud Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12/13 ½ 9-9 10282C75A Darragh Keenan 22/1
09 May 19+20d Chester Gateley PLC Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-5 98125A108A Liam Keniry 22/1
19 Apr 19+17d Lingfield (AW) Betway All-weather Sprint Championships Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 2 9-5 10395A97A James Doyle 20/1
02 Apr 19+10d Musselburgh Borderlescott Sprint Trophy Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 1½ 9-2 10373A54A Paul Hanagan 5/1
23 Mar 19+14d Lingfield (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 9-11 10291B93A Adam Kirby 10/3
09 Mar 19+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 hd 9-2 100105A98A Luke Morris 11/2
25 Feb 19+9d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-1 94129B97A Luke Morris 10/1
16 Feb 19+25d Lingfield (AW) Betway Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 nse 8-8 93109B79A Darragh Keenan 7/2C
22 Jan 19+10d Newcastle (AW) Betway Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 ½ 9-0 93105A80A Stevie Donohoe 8/1
12 Jan 19+13d Lingfield (AW) Betway Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 nk 9-5 9297B86B Luke Morris 9/4F
30 Dec 18+15d Lingfield (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 9-3 90110A85B Luke Morris 5/2
15 Dec 18+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 5/8 nk 9-3 90104A91A Stevie Donohoe 11/1
01 Dec 18+21d Wolverhampton (AW) Follow Top Tipster Templegate At Sun Racing Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 shd 9-2 9179A74A Darragh Keenan 14/1
10 Nov 18+14d Doncaster Marathonbet Supports Responsible Gambling Apprentice Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 17 ran 9/17 ¾ 9-7 9289C84A Laura Pearson 33/1
27 Oct 18+8d Kempton (AW) 32red Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 3/11 nk 9-1 92120A94A Darragh Keenan 9/1
19 Oct 18+24d Haydock Racing Uk Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Heavy · 11 ran 11/11 nk 9-6 9384A63A Adam Kirby 28/1
25 Sep 18+15d Beverley Eddie And Violet Smith Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 nk 9-3 94103A83A Gerald Mosse 10/1
10 Sep 18+37d Chelmsford City (AW) Extra Places At Totesport.com Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-7 90113C100B Adam Kirby 5/2
04 Aug 18+4d Goodwood Unibet Stewards' Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 26 ran 22/26 2½ 7-11 9089C55A Darragh Keenan 100/1
31 Jul 18+17d Yarmouth Shirley Gill Memorial Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 nk 9-12 88103A90B Jack Mitchell 5/1
14 Jul 18+14d Ascot Bet With Ascot Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 16/20 nk 8-4 9098C61A Tristan Price 33/1
30 Jun 18+21d York Follow Sun Bets On Twitter 'Jump Jockeys' Nunthorpe' Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 6/14 ¾ 11-10 9167C91A Thomas Garner 12/1
09 Jun 18+7d Musselburgh Edinburgh Gin's Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 14/16 shd 8-9 85108C69A Kevin Stott 12/1
02 Jun 18+58d Musselburgh Madeleine Cup Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 9-7 85118A106A Paul Mulrennan 8/1
05 Apr 18+15d Chelmsford City (AW) Totepool Bets At Totesport.com Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 hd 9-5 83112A95A Ryan Powell 5/1
21 Mar 18+527d Kempton (AW) Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 hd 9-5 83111A81A Ryan Powell 40/1
10 Oct 16+66d Chelmsford (AW) totepool Betting At betfred.com Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 nse 9-7 8599A90A Jim Crowley 9/4F
05 Aug 16+28d Newmarket Triconnex Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 9-1 86—76A Josephine Gordon 9/2
08 Jul 16+20d Ascot Long Harbour Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 2/18 ½ 9-5 83—101A Ryan Powell 25/1
18 Jun 16+7d Lingfield (AW) John Mayne 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 79—86A Ryan Powell 6/1
11 Jun 16+7d Musselburgh William Hill Scottish Tartan Trophy (Handicap) (Consolation Race For The Scottish Sprint Cup) Class 3 · 5f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 nk 9-1 81—70A Royston Ffrench 10/1
04 Jun 16+10d Lingfield Des Kelly Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 1 9-3 81—85A Adam Kirby 3/1F
25 May 16+18d Kempton (AW) 32red Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 nk 8-7 81—70A Josephine Gordon 7/1
07 May 16+3d Ascot Rosling King Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 21 ran 3/21 nk 9-7 80—96A Adam Kirby 10/1
04 May 16+27d Chelmsford City (AW) Scoop6soccer The 1 Million Football Bet Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 nk 8-12 80—84A Shane Kelly 9/2
07 Apr 16+33d Chelmsford City (AW) Totetrifecta Pick The 1,2,3 Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-4 77—89A Adam Kirby 7/2
05 Mar 16+10d Lingfield (AW) Unibet Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 9-10 77—86B Adam Kirby 4/7F
24 Feb 16+14d Lingfield (AW) Download The Ladbrokes App Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 9-12 76—94A Ryan Powell 13/8
10 Feb 16+117d Kempton (AW) 32red Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 1 9-6 78—76A Adam Kirby 12/1
16 Oct 15+10d Redcar 100% Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 2 9-5 80—55A Graham Lee 11/4
06 Oct 15+151d Leicester Breeders Backing Racing EBF Dormouse Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 2¾ 9-5 80—82A Andrea Atzeni 5/2
08 May 15+12d Lingfield Orpheus Centre Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 ½ 8-9 ——54C Marc Monaghan 7/1
26 Apr 15+177d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet Totequadpot On All Uk Meetings Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 2 9-0 ——65A Luke Morris 9/2
31 Oct 14 Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 4 ran 2/4 5 9-0 ——86B Luke Morris 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Merhoob (IRE) won?
Merhoob (IRE) won 9 of 68 archived starts between 2014 and 2022, a strike rate of 13.2%. Placed 24 times in total (35.3% of starts).
Who trained Merhoob (IRE)?
Merhoob (IRE) was trained by John Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 3 May 2022.
Who is Merhoob (IRE)'s sire?
Merhoob (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Lady Slippers (IRE), whose sire is Royal Academy.
What going does Merhoob (IRE) prefer?
Merhoob (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Merhoob (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 3 May 2022. The highest on record is 103.
What is Merhoob (IRE)'s sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Merhoob (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Lady Slippers (IRE), Merhoob (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Tulip (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2014. 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.