Merry Banter (GB)
Merry Banter (GB) is 7 from 46. Hasn't won since Aug 2019. All 7 wins have come on turf — 0 from 8 on the all-weather, and every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer). All 7 wins have come over trips under 6f.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Merry Banter (GB) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banter Inn Court (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
- 7–46Wins / Runs
- 15.2%Strike rate
- 18 (39.1%)Placed
- +21.50£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 1.27Fair A/E n=46 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 34dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 102
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 15 | 111A | 91 | — |
| Good | 11 | 109A | 102 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 99C | 84 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 79C | 56 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 115A | 111 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 37 | 115A | 93 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 37 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 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 10.8% of 8,153 runs since Jan 2008 (670 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 850.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 7 | 20.6% | +9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,295 | 149 | 11.5% | +0.7 | 1 from 18 |
| Good | 1,670 | 201 | 12% | +1.2 | 6 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 812 | 81 | 10% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 850 | 65 | 7.6% | −3.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 268 | 23 | 8.6% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,224 | 353 | 10.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,022 | 118 | 11.5% | +0.7 | 7 from 46 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,056 | 474 | 11.7% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,874 | 179 | 9.6% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 876 | 81 | 9.2% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 258 | 25 | 9.7% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3.5 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Gilbert (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Belvoir Diva (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert (GB) | 39 | 4 | 1m–1m3½f | Class 6 |
| Belvoir Diva (GB) | 6 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Concrete Mac (GB) | 13 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Soul Singer (GB) | 15 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Prima Diva (GB) | 11 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Song Of Paradise (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Spectaculis (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 18 | 1 | 6% | −7.00 |
| Good | 13 | 6 | 46% | +43.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 19 | 2 | 11% | +3.50 |
| Class 3 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +15.50 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +17.50 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 6 | 2 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Ayr | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Redcar | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| York | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ripon | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Haydock | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mulrennan | 11 | 2 | 18% | +0.50 |
| Graham Lee | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Ben Robinson | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Connor Murtagh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Kevin Stott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Liam Jones | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jane Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Toby Eley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Parkes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| 2018 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +15.50 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +24.50 |
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 Merry Banter won?
- Merry Banter (GB) won 7 of 46 archived starts between 2016 and 2020, a strike rate of 15.2%. Placed 18 times in total (39.1% of starts).
- Who trained Merry Banter?
- Merry Banter (GB) was trained by Paul Midgley on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 22 June 2020.
- Who is Merry Banter's sire?
- Merry Banter (GB) is by Bated Breath (GB) out of Merry Diva (GB), whose sire is Bahamian Bounty.
- What going does Merry Banter prefer?
- Merry Banter (GB) has the best record on good going: 6 wins from 13 starts (46.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Merry Banter's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 22 June 2020. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Merry Banter's sire's record?
- Bated Breath (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,153 runs since Jan 2008 (670 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 850.
- Who are Merry Banter's siblings?
- Out of Merry Diva (GB), Merry Banter (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Gilbert (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Belvoir Diva (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Merry Banter produced winners?
- As a dam, Merry Banter (GB) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.