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Merlins Muse (USA)

8yo mare (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer Tom McGuinness · Last owner Stephen Mcguinness
by Cape Blanco (IRE) out of Davanti (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
10 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jul 2023 — 1,178 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 · 11th of 11 Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

Merlins Muse (USA) is yet to win from 10 starts. Last raced off 40, 55lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 55lb off peak
Official rating40↓ 55lb off peak
40 40–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 10 figures · best 85C · median 39.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good585C40—
Soft379C2—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f585C39—
1m – 1m1f376C40—
Under 6f248C-25.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 57A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 12 Jul 2023 Official rating 40 at the last run, 31 Jul 2023

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 10 figures · best 60A · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good560A53—
Soft349A47—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f557A49—
1m – 1m1f345C37—
Under 6f260A46—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 364 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+41.8—
Good to Firm66710.6%+2.4—
Good8678.1%−0.10 from 5
Good to Soft3113.2%−50 from 1
Soft2015%−3.20 from 3
Heavy800%−8.20 from 1
Standard (AW)151138.6%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−8.20 from 2
6f – 7f80810%+1.80 from 5
1m – 1m1f11476.1%−2.10 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f118119.3%+1.1—
1m5f – 2m3425.9%−2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f9111.1%+2.9—
2m5f – 3m6116.7%+8.5—

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
Davanti (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Act Of Magic (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Act Of Magic (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Act Of Magic (IRE)4951m–1m4½fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Killian Leonard 5 0 0% −5.00
Stefano Cherchi 1 0 0% −1.00
Georgia Dobie 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bird 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian MacRedmond 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 7 0 0% −7.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

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
31 Jul 23+3d Ffos Las Martin Davies / Dragon Bet Classified Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Soft · 11 ran 11/11 25 9-9 402C37C Stefano Cherchi 33/1
28 Jul 23+16d Chepstow Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Classified Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 3 9-6 4076C33C Georgia Dobie 33/1
12 Jul 23+14d Fairyhouse Coast To Curragh Cycle August 26th Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f · Good · 17 ran 10/17 1¼ 8-12 4785C57A Killian Leonard 125/1
28 Jun 23+12d Naas VEI Global Supporting Kildare Chamber Handicap (47-65) 5f · Good · 23 ran 12/23 shd 8-13 4748C60A Killian Leonard 80/1
16 Jun 23+15d Cork Racing Again July 14th Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f · Yielding · 22 ran 13/22 nk 8-5 5079C49A Sean Bird 100/1
01 Jun 23+9d Fairyhouse Book Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 6f · Good · 18 ran 13/18 nk 9-10 5639C53C Killian Leonard 80/1
23 May 23+216d Gowran Park Membership At Gowran Park Golf Club Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 13 9-10 5740C45C Killian Leonard 125/1
19 Oct 22+112d Navan Safer Gambling Handicap (47-70) 5.5f · Heavy · 23 ran 23/23 43 9-3 62-99C32C Cian MacRedmond 80/1
29 Jun 22+12d Tipperary Racing Again Tomorrow Fillies Handicap 7.5f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 16/16 41 9-9 70-91C47C Joe Doyle 150/1
17 Jun 22 Limerick Regeneron Ireland Science To Medicine Rated Race 6.5f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 13 9-11 9515C45C Killian Leonard 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Merlins Muse (USA) won?
Merlins Muse (USA) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
Who trained Merlins Muse (USA)?
Merlins Muse (USA) was trained by Tom McGuinness on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 31 July 2023.
Who is Merlins Muse (USA)'s sire?
Merlins Muse (USA) is by Cape Blanco (IRE) out of Davanti (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What is Merlins Muse (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 31 July 2023. The highest on record is 95.
What is Merlins Muse (USA)'s sire's record?
Cape Blanco (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 364 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Merlins Muse (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Davanti (IRE), Merlins Muse (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Act Of Magic (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Act Of Magic (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2022. 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.