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Horse profile

Merrily (USA)

3yo filly (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor
by No Nay Never (USA) out of Caponata (USA) (Selkirk)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Sep 2025 — 398 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 10th of 11 2 wins · Newmarket & Naas First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Merrily won two of 11 starts on turf, including the Group 3 Godolphin Lifetime Care Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket over 6f-7f on good to soft in Oct 2024 when rated 96. She also took a maiden at Naas over under 6f on good in Jun 2024. The filly, by No Nay Never out of Caponata, was beaten 10 of 11 at the Curragh in the Moyglare Jewels Blandford Stakes in Sep 2025, her last run, when she raced in first-time headgear off an official rating of 94.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating94↓ 13lb off peak
94 91–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Curragh, 14 Sep 2025

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 9 figures · best 101C · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good499A72.5—
Good to Soft3101C99—
Soft275A68—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f5101C75—
1m2f – 1m4f299A99—
Under 6f273A67—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 30 Mar 2025 Official rating 94 at the last run, 14 Sep 2025

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 9 figures · best 109A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good492A80.5—
Good to Soft3109A83—
Soft289A86.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f5109A84—
1m2f – 1m4f272A71—
Under 6f292A88—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
No Nay Never (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,297 runs since Jan 2008 (703 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 609. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16531.3%+19.2—
Good to Firm92712213.2%+1.1—
Good1,48718112.2%+0.11 from 5
Good to Soft609559%−3.11 from 4
Soft84010913%+0.90 from 2
Heavy2763613%+0.9—
Standard (AW)2,14225211.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f91012213.4%+1.31 from 2
6f – 7f3,36643613%+0.91 from 5
1m – 1m1f1,17312911%−1.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f582549.3%−2.80 from 3
1m5f – 2m184147.6%−4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7756.5%−5.6—
2m5f – 3m500%−12.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Caponata (USA) (Selkirk)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Siyata (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 7½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Siyata (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Siyata (GB)617½fClass 5
Cannoli (GB)110——
Singer (GB)50——
Algernon (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −3.33
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +22.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 1 50% +24.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 2 1 50% −0.33
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +25.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 1 20% +21.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 2 1 50% −0.33
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Lordan 5 1 20% +21.00
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Declan McDonogh 2 0 0% −2.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 1 100% +0.67

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 2 20% +17.67
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 6 2 33% +21.67

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
14 Sep 25+57d Curragh Moyglare 'Jewels' Blandford Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 2) 10f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Held up at the back - pushed along with no headway made under pressure over 2f out - well held at the finish 10/11 ½ 9-2 9499A72A Ronan Whelan 66/1
19 Jul 25+34d Curragh Juddmonte Irish Oaks (Fillies' Group 1) 12f · Good · 7 ran Sat close to the front group early - still 5th at halfway - asked for effort wide over 2f out but found little more and stayed on same gait to the line 5/7 5 9-2 9999A70A Declan McDonogh 50/1
15 Jun 25+35d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Diane Longines (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 12/12 6½ 9-0 ——— Wayne Lordan 63/1
11 May 25+42d Longchamp (FR) Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (3yo Fillies) (Grande Course) (Turf) 8f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 1 9-0 ——— William Buick 40/1
30 Mar 25+170d Leopardstown Ballylinch Stud 'Priory Belle' Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) 7f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Sluggish start - settled at back of field - pushed along with 2f left - down in 10th and unable to close a furlong out 9/13 hd 9-2 107101C83A Ronan Whelan 11/1
11 Oct 24+12d Newmarket Godolphin Lifetime Care Oh So Sharp Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the back early - moving up smoothly from 2f out - driven approaching the furlong pole - closed to challenge and go up to the front runner inside the final furlong - asserted close home in comfort 1/10 9-2 9691A109A Wayne Lordan 25/1
29 Sep 24+36d Curragh Weld Park Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) 7f · Good · 9 ran Sat behind the pace on the wide side and 4th at halfway - urged forward over 2f out and driven with 1f left - found nothing more and dropped to 5th close home 5/9 2½ 9-2 9672A84A Wayne Lordan 17/2
24 Aug 24+31d Goodwood William Hill Prestige Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Soft · 7 ran Settled towards the back early - made progress on the outside approaching 4f out - squeezed for space and squeezed up against the rail 3f out - denied a clear run and forced right with a furlong left - found a gap to move into third inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish third 3/7 nk 9-2 9175A89A Declan McDonogh 4/1
24 Jul 24+28d Naas Arqana Irish EBF Marwell Stakes (Fillies' Listed) 5f · Yielding · 10 ran 4/10 nse 9-2 —61A84A Wayne Lordan 11/2
26 Jun 24+24d Naas Dooley Insurance Group Irish EBF Fillies Maiden 5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 —73A92A Ryan Moore 4/6F
02 Jun 24 Listowel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 6.5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 nse 9-2 —42A77A Wayne Lordan 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Merrily (USA) won?
Merrily (USA) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Merrily (USA)?
Merrily (USA) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 14 September 2025.
Who is Merrily (USA)'s sire?
Merrily (USA) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Caponata (USA), whose sire is Selkirk.
What going does Merrily (USA) prefer?
Merrily (USA) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Merrily (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 14 September 2025. The highest on record is 107.
What is Merrily (USA)'s sire's record?
No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,297 runs since Jan 2008 (703 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 609. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 184.
Who are Merrily (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Caponata (USA), Merrily (USA) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Siyata (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Siyata (GB)). The wins came over 7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.