Merle (FR)
Merle is a gelding by Recoletos out of a Proud Citizen mare who is yet to win from eight starts on turf and all-weather. He has raced at six different courses, all in France, and has been placed on none of them. His highest official rating was 85 and he last ran off 69, 16lb below that career-high mark, when finishing eighth of nine at Toulouse in Oct 2026.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 799 runs since Jan 2008 (113 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.9 | — |
| Good | 66 | 9 | 13.6% | +4.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 151 | 14 | 9.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 191 | 22 | 11.5% | +2.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 73 | 6 | 8.2% | −0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 312 | 21 | 6.7% | −2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 182 | 16 | 8.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 337 | 30 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 232 | 24 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | −0.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Embajadores (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embajadores (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Montillana (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Trebujena (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilmanobo (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Cartaojal (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yashan Fal (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| La Teste De Buch (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dax (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mont-De-Marsan (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Maxime Foulon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Augustin Madamet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cristian Demuro | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 26+23d | Toulouse (FR) | Prix De La Ville De Saint-orens | 8/9 | 4½ | 8-12 | 69 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 14/1 |
| 23 Sep 26+18d | Toulouse (FR) | Prix De L'ariege | 5/11 | ½ | 9-2 | 71 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 28/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+13d | La Teste De Buch (FR) | Prix Fanny Guedj | 10/12 | 4 | 9-6 | 75 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 28/1 |
| 23 Aug 26+28d | Dax (FR) | Prix G. De Villatoya | 8/11 | ¾ | 9-7 | 78 | Maxime Foulon | 33/1 |
| 26 Jul 26+45d | Mont-De-Marsan (FR) | Prix Gueuleton Arcachon | 6/6 | 4 | 9-5 | 80 | Maxime Foulon | 20/1 |
| 11 Jun 26+87d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Bel Air (Handicap) (Turf) | 13/14 | 20 | 8-10 | 83 | Augustin Madamet | 33/1 |
| 16 Mar 26+156d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix des Quatre Glacieres (Handicap) (All Weather) (Polytrack) | 11/16 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 85 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 47/1 |
| 11 Oct 25 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Saraca () (2yo) (Turf) | 7/8 | 4½ | 9-2 | — | Cristian Demuro | 17/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Merle (FR) won?
- Merle (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Merle (FR)?
- Merle (FR) is trained by R Avial Lopez, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is Merle (FR)'s sire?
- Merle (FR) is by Recoletos (FR) out of Freedom Flashing (USA), whose sire is Proud Citizen.
- What is Merle (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Merle (FR)'s sire's record?
- Recoletos (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 799 runs since Jan 2008 (113 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Merle (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Freedom Flashing (USA), Merle (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Embajadores (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.