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Horse profile

Merito (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2012) · Last trainer David Evans · Last owner Dukes Head Racing
by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of First Approval (GB) (Royal Applause)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Apr 2012 — 5,312 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2012 · 8th of 8 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile

Merito (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 9 at Redcar (Sep 2011).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 49A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 29 Mar 2012 Official rating 58 at the last run, 5 Apr 2012

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 7 figures · best 70A · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm355A45—
Good370A69—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f570A55—
1m – 1m1f249A39—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Exceed and Excel (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1984120.7%+8.8—
Good to Firm3,25139912.3%+0.40 from 3
Good3,14632810.4%−1.50 from 3
Good to Soft1,3101309.9%−2—
Soft1,194947.9%−4—
Heavy273259.2%−2.7—
Standard (AW)6,65388213.3%+1.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,86052113.5%+1.6—
6f – 7f8,00495011.9%00 from 5
1m – 1m1f2,75228910.5%−1.40 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,02510210%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m273269.5%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f102109.8%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−0.8—

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
First Approval (GB) (Royal Applause)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Jodies Jem (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Jodies Jem (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jodies Jem (GB)3747f–1m½fClass 4
I'm Harry (GB)4041m2f–1m3½fClass 5
Mr Wickfield (GB)110——
Still Waiting (GB)140——
Sharp Breath (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Matt Cosham 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Hanagan 2 0 0% −2.00
Phillip Makin 2 0 0% −2.00
Amy Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 5 0 0% −5.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
05 Apr 12+7d Folkestone Folkestone Town Centre Management Jubilee Events Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 10 8-9 5829C Matt Cosham 20/1
29 Mar 12+163d Kempton (AW) 32redpoker.com Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 hd 9-0 5849A Matt Cosham 40/1
18 Oct 11+47d Yarmouth Norfolk And Suffolk Animal Trust Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 4½ 9-6 6032C Paul Hanagan 11/1
01 Sep 11+50d Redcar Follow Redcarracing On Facebook & Twitter Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 9-3 6070A Paul Hanagan 3/1C
13 Jul 11+12d Catterick Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 9-3 —69A Phillip Makin 20/1
01 Jul 11+23d Doncaster Michael Stothard And Charlotte Boczkariw Cardsave Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 shd 9-3 —55A Phillip Makin 16/1
08 Jun 11 Beverley Jinyu Tyres Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 11/14 nk 8-11 —45C Amy Ryan 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Merito (GB) won?
Merito (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2011 and 2012.
Who trained Merito (GB)?
Merito (GB) was trained by David Evans on the most recent run on record, at Folkestone on 5 April 2012.
Who is Merito (GB)'s sire?
Merito (GB) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of First Approval (GB), whose sire is Royal Applause.
What is Merito (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 5 April 2012. The highest on record is 60.
What is Merito (GB)'s sire's record?
Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Who are Merito (GB)'s siblings?
Out of First Approval (GB), Merito (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Jodies Jem (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Jodies Jem (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2011. 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.