Merlin Allen (FR)
Merlin Allen won the William Hill Junior NH Flat Race at Aintree in Nov 2025 on good to soft going. The gelding has won one of three starts, all on turf, with placed efforts at both Aintree and Kempton. He finished third of 20, having raced prominently, in the Class 1 Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race at Aintree in Apr 2026.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 3 (100%)Placed
- +4.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 77dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 140
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 140B | 121 | 3 runs · 140 / 121 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 140B | 130.5 | 2 runs · 140 / 130.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs since Nov 2025
- Mid-division 2 (67%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 18.5% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| Good | 99 | 15 | 15.2% | +1.7 | — |
| Good to Soft | 100 | 14 | 14% | +0.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 299 | 48 | 16.1% | +2.6 | — |
| Heavy | 263 | 28 | 10.6% | −2.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 119 | 22 | 18.5% | +5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 462 | 59 | 12.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 150 | 23 | 15.3% | +1.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 29 | 1 | 3.4% | −10.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I'm The Diva (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gold Vic (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 26+49d | Aintree | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Handy early - up with the pace 3f out going nicely - hit the front over 2f out - overtaken 2f out - pushed along in the final furlong and dropped to third - unable to find more late and held for the show | 3/20 | ½ | 10-10 | 121B | 140A | Ciaran Gethings | 16/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+105d | Kempton | Ladbrokes 'Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled with the pack early - urged forward approaching 2f out - stayed under pressure - found extra close home to move into third - kept responding to the line | 3/13 | 2½ | 10-11 | 119B | 130A | Ciaran Gethings | 10/3F |
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 25 | Aintree | William Hill 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - up into 5th turning for home - into 3rd and going nicely 2f out - hit front approaching final 2f - shaken up to move ahead inside last furlong - stayed on strongly - allowed to coast near the line - winning comfortably | 1/12 | 11-0 | 140B | 126A | Ciaran Gethings | 6/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Merlin Allen won?
- Merlin Allen (FR) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Merlin Allen?
- Merlin Allen (FR) is trained by Jane Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 April 2026.
- Who is Merlin Allen's sire?
- Merlin Allen (FR) is by Choeur Du Nord (FR) out of Sunny Vic (FR), whose sire is Robin Des Champs.
- What is Merlin Allen's sire's record?
- Choeur Du Nord (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 18.5% from 119.
- Who are Merlin Allen's siblings?
- Out of Sunny Vic (FR), Merlin Allen (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.