Horse profile
Merrimack (GB)
43 runs · 17 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Ran 13 days ago · 7th of 9
Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile
Merrimack (GB) is 6 from 43.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs · updated 19 Oct 2026
- 6–43Wins / Runs
- 14%Strike rate
- 16 (37.2%)Placed
- −4.38£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.14Fair A/E n=43 · 0.99 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 29dAvg 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.
Official rating73↓ 1lb off peak
73
55–74
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 88
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 106A | 93 | 6 · 106 / 93.5 |
| Good to Firm | 15 | 109A | 78 | 7 · 109 / 77 |
| Good | 6 | 99B | 95 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 4 | 97C | 49 | 1 · — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 29 | 109A | 91 | 12 · 109 / 91.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 106A | 91.5 | 4 · 106 / 96.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 60C | 36 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 43 runs · as at 13 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 15 analysed runs
- Prominent 6 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (27%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (20%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,575 runs since Jan 2008 (996 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.3 | 2 from 15 |
| Good | 2,276 | 232 | 10.2% | +0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,137 | 115 | 10.1% | 0 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,253 | 129 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 323 | 28 | 8.7% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 4,583 | 472 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,279 | 270 | 11.8% | +1.7 | 5 from 29 |
| 6f – 7f | 5,890 | 628 | 10.7% | +0.6 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,162 | 188 | 8.7% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 887 | 59 | 6.7% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 217 | 15 | 6.9% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 108 | 6 | 5.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Diamond Vega (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Diamond Vega (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Vega (GB) | 6 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Pulse Of Fire (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam's Rib (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 1 | 7% | −12.38 |
| Good to Firm | 15 | 2 | 13% | −5.75 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.25 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 30 | 4 | 13% | −11.13 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 6 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +14.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.38 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Brighton | 5 | 2 | 40% | +19.00 |
| Windsor | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Newbury | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Yarmouth | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 29 | 5 | 17% | −7.38 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 1 | 8% | +5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloe Lyons | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.25 |
| Olivia Haines | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Marco Ghiani | 6 | 2 | 33% | +13.75 |
| Sean Levey | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Connor Planas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke Catton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Burns | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Grace McEntee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Vigors | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Kyle McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gabriella Hill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + visor | 31 | 6 | 19% | +7.62 |
| Tongue tie | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 2 | 13% | −8.63 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −1.50 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +8.75 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 26+24d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes (London Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div II) Took strong hold up with the pace - in front before halfway - overtaken over 1f out and faded inside the final furlong to finish 7th | 7/9 | 1½ | 8-11 | 73 | 88A | 67A | Chloe Lyons | 20/1 |
| 11 Sep 26+18d | Sandown | Visit Sri Lanka Handicap Stakes Handy early - pressed for effort with over 2f left - drifted right and lost momentum inside final furlong - finished sixth | 6/9 | 3 | 9-5 | 74 | 65A | 54A | Chloe Lyons | 12/1 |
| 24 Aug 26+16d | Brighton | Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap Stakes Settled mid-division - dropped back and unable to match tempo 1f out - kept on to finish 4th without ever looking dangerous | 4/6 | nk | 9-2 | 74 | 77B | 74B | Olivia Haines | 15/2 |
| 08 Aug 26+7d | Newmarket (July) | Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Stakes Shared control early - clear on own 3f out - driven approaching final furlong - lost place late to finish fourth | 4/6 | 1½ | 9-5 | 74 | 95A | 81B | Chloe Lyons | 7/2 |
| 01 Aug 26+5d | Newmarket (July) | British Racing School Handicap Stakes Broke on top and dictated from the front - asked for effort inside final furlong - driven approaching last 110yds - kept finding through the line to win | 1/6 | 9-6 | 69 | 90A | 81B | Chloe Lyons | 11/4 | |
| 27 Jul 26+12d | Windsor | Download The At The Races App Apprentice Handicap Stakes pulled hard early in mid-division - driven and made progress 2f out - looked capable of winning inside the final furlong - stayed on | 3/11 | shd | 9-3 | 69 | 109A | 79A | Chloe Lyons | 4/1 |
| 15 Jul 26+13d | Bath | Broughton Transport The Mane Logistics Choice Apprentice Handicap Stakes up in second early and right behind the leader - looked the winner when driven 1f out - drifted right inside the final 110 yards - found nothing more towards the finish | 2/6 | 1 | 9-3 | 69 | 100B | 77B | Chloe Lyons | 5/1 |
| 02 Jul 26+23d | Newbury | Pump Technology Apprentice Handicap Shared control early - pressed and lost front spot 2f out then bumped soon after - unable to bounce back finished well beaten | 8/8 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 70 | 75B | 59A | Chloe Lyons | 8/1 |
| 09 Jun 26+8d | Brighton | fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Settled around midpack early - pushed into a narrow advantage approaching the last furlong - overtaken and unable to find more close home finishing third | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-1 | 69 | 94B | 81A | Chloe Lyons | 3/1F |
| 01 Jun 26+21d | Newbury | Pump Technology Jonathan And Natalie Handicap Fought for control early - up with the pace - hit the front after 2f - pushed along with a furlong left - fought hard late but caught close to home | 2/7 | nk | 9-1 | 69 | 75B | 80A | Chloe Lyons | 8/1 |
| 11 May 26+68d | Windsor | Phil Rendell's Fifty-Tenth Birthday Handicap Handy near front early - nudged into a slender advantage 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out then dropped back two spots into the final furlong - stayed on at an even effort to finish third | 3/7 | nk | 9-2 | 70 | 77A | 78A | Chloe Lyons | 9/1 |
| 04 Mar 26+14d | Kempton (AW) | Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap (Div 2) Raced eagerly early - shared front spot before pressed 2f out - lost place and dropped away late | 7/7 | 7 | 8-10 | 72 | 82A | 45A | Saffie Osborne | 16/1 |
| 18 Feb 26+41d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Pulled hard early - went to front - pushed along and overtaken approaching final furlong - dropped to third close home - unable to find more before the line | 3/12 | 3½ | 9-2 | 72 | 106A | 86A | Grace McEntee | 22/1 |
| 08 Jan 26+6d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Cosy Dining In The Fairwood Brasserie Handicap Quick away to lead - pressed for effort inside final 2f - responded and stayed on strongly to the line - won | 1/8 | 8-10 | 67 | 93A | 80A | Harry Vigors | 13/8F | |
| 02 Jan 26+29d | Chelmsford City (AW) | CCR 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Went straight to the front - roused with a furlong to run and battled on - caught right on the line to finish third | 3/7 | hd | 9-4 | 67 | 105A | 85A | Kyle McHugh | 9/1 |
| 04 Dec 25+58d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 'Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier' Handicap Held a forward spot early - drifted through the middle of the track in the straight - dropped away close home to finish 8th | 8/10 | hd | 8-8 | 72 | 94A | 67A | Olivia Haines | 16/1 |
| 07 Oct 25+20d | Brighton | JenningsBet In Hastings Apprentice Handicap Went straight to the front from the off - opened a gap approaching the final furlong - eased through under light urging to win going away | 1/6 | 9-8 | 65 | 65A | 97B | Olivia Haines | 6/1 | |
| 17 Sep 25+26d | Sandown | Sporting Times Sri Lanka Handicap Held a spot near the front early - urged for effort with 3f left before fading approaching the final 2f - well beaten at the finish | 9/9 | 5 | 9-1 | 65 | 33C | 42C | Gabriella Hill | 7/1 |
| 22 Aug 25+25d | Goodwood | Virgin Bet Handicap Sat close behind the front group early - squeezed for space with a furlong left and couldn't find more late - caught at the line to finish 4th | 4/7 | 1½ | 9-8 | 65 | 99B | 69A | Callum Shepherd | 9/2 |
| 28 Jul 25+25d | Windsor | Peter Sutton On-Course Bookmakers Apprentice Handicap Set the pace early - pushed along a furlong out and briefly overtaken - fought back to nab it on the line | 1/6 | 8-11 | 64 | 98A | 73B | Olivia Haines | 9/2 | |
| 03 Jul 25+24d | Newbury | Legal Protection Group Ltd Apprentice Handicap Handy in the pack early - dropped away with two furlongs left and driven on - faded quickly thereafter | 6/8 | 3 | 9-8 | 65 | 92B | 63A | Olivia Haines | 8/1 |
| 09 Jun 25+14d | Brighton | Star Sports Brighton Owners Series Handicap Chased the front-runner - pushed along and stayed on inside the last - narrowly denied for third | 3/4 | nk | 9-9 | 65 | 64C | 75B | Pat Cosgrave | 9/4F |
| 26 May 25+8d | Windsor | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Held up towards the back - moved left to run down the far rail approaching 2f out - made progress inside the final furlong - stayed on but unable to close finished 4th | 4/9 | ½ | 8-13 | 65 | 91A | 77A | Olivia Haines | 13/2 |
| 18 May 25+8d | Newmarket | Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap Tracked the pace - asked for effort with 2f left and lost fluency for a stride - fully involved approaching the final furlong but edged off a true line inside the last - unable to reel in the winner in the closing stages | 2/9 | 1¼ | 8-8 | 65 | 97A | 75A | Marco Ghiani | 20/1 |
| 10 May 25+22d | Lingfield | William Hill More Top Prices Handicap Sat close to front pair while racing wide - lost touch inside final furlong and allowed to drop away steadily - finished well held in 11th | 11/14 | ½ | 9-5 | 66 | 61C | 60A | Sean Levey | 11/1 |
| 18 Apr 25+22d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap Wide on the outer tracking the front group - hit the front 3f out - pressed for effort inside final furlong and stayed on well - overtaken close home to finish third | 3/12 | nse | 9-4 | 66 | 87A | 84A | Callum Shepherd | 20/1 |
| 27 Mar 25+64d | Chelmsford City (AW) | It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Tracked pace early - edged in front approaching final furlong - pushed along and overtaken close home - kept on to secure runner-up spot | 2/9 | 2½ | 9-6 | 66 | 96A | 79A | Marco Ghiani | 6/1 |
| 22 Jan 25+6d | Lingfield (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Sprang alertly from the gates and eager early - tracked the front pair out wide - pressed for effort but faded from 2f out to finish eighth | 8/8 | nk | 9-4 | 65 | 92A | 57A | Sean Levey | 11/4 |
| 16 Jan 25+29d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Sat close behind the front pack - moved into second wide inside the final furlong and kept battling - narrowly denied at the line | 2/8 | nk | 8-13 | 65 | 98A | 76A | Sean Levey | 2/1F |
| 18 Dec 24+13d | Kempton (AW) | Happy Christmas From The Kempton-Park Team Handicap Sat close to pace early - stayed handy until inside final furlong - lost momentum in closing yards - finished fourth beaten under two lengths | 4/11 | nk | 9-7 | 66 | 96A | 87A | Sean Levey | 6/1 |
| 05 Dec 24+49d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap Knocked at the break - settled handy - hit the front with 4f left - overtaken a furlong out - couldn't match winner's finish but stayed on well for second | 2/11 | 4 | 9-8 | 67 | 95A | 84A | Sean Levey | 8/1 |
| 17 Oct 24+55d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap Keen through early stages up with the front group - bumped and checked with 4f left - eased off heels once more entering final 3f - dropped away with no say in finish - eventually held in 6th | 6/7 | 1½ | 9-10 | 69 | 72A | 55A | Marco Ghiani | 3/1 |
| 23 Aug 24+7d | Goodwood | William Hill Most Top Price Runners Handicap Held a forward spot early - sat behind the pace-setters - lost touch and unable to close from over 2f out - finished 5th beaten 3.5 lengths | 5/7 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 71 | 96B | 72A | Connor Planas | 15/2 |
| 16 Aug 24+21d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap Sat close to the front pair - pushed along with 2f remaining - held third in final furlong holding position to the line | 3/7 | 2¾ | 8-11 | 71 | 99B | 80A | Connor Planas | 12/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+9d | York | Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap | 7/14 | ¾ | 8-10 | 61 | 78C | 70A | Marco Ghiani | 15/2 |
| 17 Jul 24+8d | Yarmouth | Doublebase Handicap | 1/7 | 9-13 | 55 | 83A | 83A | Marco Ghiani | 7/4F | |
| 09 Jul 24+26d | Brighton | Tips For Every Race At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap | 1/5 | 8-13 | 55 | 97C | 88B | Marco Ghiani | 16/1 | |
| 13 Jun 24+16d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet 'Confined' Handicap | 9/9 | 31 | 8-13 | 60 | 12C | 44C | Luke Catton | 125/1 |
| 28 May 24+28d | Leicester | Racingtv Profits Returned To Racing Claiming Stakes | 8/8 | 7 | 8-12 | 65 | 38C | 45C | Luke Catton | 50/1 |
| 30 Apr 24+280d | Yarmouth | Join Moulton Racing Syndicate 'Confined' Handicap | 9/9 | shd | 9-11 | 67 | 60C | 47C | Ross Coakley | 12/1 |
| 25 Jul 23+27d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/13 | nk | 9-4 | — | 84B | 70A | Harry Burns | 66/1 |
| 28 Jun 23+13d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/11 | 2 | 9-4 | — | 64A | 70A | Harry Burns | 14/1 |
| 15 Jun 23 | Nottingham | British Stallion Studs Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/8 | nk | 9-7 | — | 58C | 39C | Jack Mitchell | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Merrimack (GB) won?
- Merrimack (GB) won 6 of 43 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 14%. Placed 16 times in total (37.2% of starts).
- Who trains Merrimack (GB)?
- Merrimack (GB) is trained by Stuart Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Merrimack (GB)'s sire?
- Merrimack (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Megan Lily (IRE), whose sire is Dragon Pulse.
- What going does Merrimack (GB) prefer?
- Merrimack (GB) has the best record on 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 Merrimack (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Merrimack (GB)'s sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,575 runs since Jan 2008 (996 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
- Who are Merrimack (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Megan Lily (IRE), Merrimack (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Diamond Vega (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Diamond Vega (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.