Merlin Woods (FR)
Merlin Woods (FR) is yet to win from 15 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 15 at Auteuil (FR) (Nov 2017).
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Merlin Woods (FR) has 3 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Messy (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messy (FR) | 26 | 2 | 2m1f–2m1½f | — |
| L'Enchante (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Messy (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–15Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 4 (26.7%)Placed
- −15.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=15 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 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.
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 9.3% of 885 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 12.3% from 122. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | +1.2 | — |
| Good | 160 | 15 | 9.4% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 122 | 15 | 12.3% | +3 | — |
| Soft | 367 | 29 | 7.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 13 |
| Heavy | 187 | 20 | 10.7% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 27 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 57 | 8 | 14% | +4.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 205 | 21 | 10.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 461 | 46 | 10% | +0.7 | 0 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 6 | 5.6% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Forest Forest (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m7f–2m2½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Forest (FR) | 19 | 3 | 1m7f–2m2½f | — |
| Non Interdit (FR) | 17 | 1 | 2m2f | — |
| Cup Of Win (FR) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Great Girl (FR) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Jazz Roque (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludovic Philipperon | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Dylan Ubeda | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Flavien Masse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kevin Nabet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fabien Masse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Merlin Woods won?
- Merlin Woods (FR) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2017 and 2018. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trained Merlin Woods?
- Merlin Woods (FR) was trained by Robert Collet on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 11 November 2018.
- Who is Merlin Woods's sire?
- Merlin Woods (FR) is by Irish Wells (FR) out of Oryade (FR), whose sire is Laveron.
- What is Merlin Woods's sire's record?
- Irish Wells (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 885 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 12.3% from 122. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
- Who are Merlin Woods's siblings?
- Out of Oryade (FR), Merlin Woods (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Forest Forest (FR) (3). The wins came over 1m7f–2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Merlin Woods produced winners?
- As a dam, Merlin Woods (FR) has 3 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Messy (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m1f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.