Merry Blacksmith (IRE)
Merry Blacksmith is a filly by Oasis Dream out of a Royal Applause mare who has yet to win from five starts on turf. She has raced over 6f to 7f on four of those outings and has contested handicaps off marks up to 64. Her last run, at Fairyhouse in May 2026, saw her finish 10 of 13 when last raced off OR 63.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 64Highest OR
- 62dAvg 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 56
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 80C | 62 | 2 · 80 / 62 |
| Soft | 2 | 66C | 61 | 2 · 66 / 61 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 80C | 61 | 3 · 80 / 66 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,995 runs since Jan 2008 (1,509 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 482. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 150 | 26 | 17.3% | +5.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,275 | 437 | 13.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 3,828 | 427 | 11.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,823 | 202 | 11.1% | −0.7 | — |
| Soft | 1,780 | 163 | 9.2% | −2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 482 | 41 | 8.5% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,655 | 820 | 12.3% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,101 | 294 | 14% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 7,716 | 932 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,381 | 520 | 11.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,667 | 282 | 10.6% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 790 | 56 | 7.1% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 272 | 30 | 11% | −0.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 64 | 3 | 4.7% | −7.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Caernarfon (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Dan's Dream (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarfon (GB) | 18 | 3 | 7f–1m | Listed |
| Dan's Dream (GB) | 14 | 2 | 5½f–7f | Group 3 |
| Oksana Astankova (GB) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Brecon Beacons (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Slattery | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Browne-Souza | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 26+17d | Fairyhouse | Book Your Hospitality At Fairyhouse.ie Handicap Sat behind the front group early - 5th at the midpoint before dropping back with two furlongs left - trailed off to finish tenth | 10/13 | 7½ | 9-5 | 63 | 44C | 41C | Declan McDonogh | 18/1 |
| 11 May 26+37d | Roscommon | Athlone Handicap (Div 1) Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - urged forward on the rail with 2f left - squeezed for space with a furlong to go - got outpaced and finished 8th | 8/14 | 1 | 8-13 | 64 | 80C | 60A | Adam Browne-Souza | 28/1 |
| 04 Apr 26+164d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Settled with leading group early - unable to find extra pace inside final two furlongs and slipped to 7th - stayed on same gear late to finish 6th | 6/11 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 56A | 64A | Andrew Slattery | 33/1 |
| 22 Oct 25+29d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Sat close to the pace - 6th and driven with 2f to go - urged but found nothing more inside the final furlong - finished 8th | 8/14 | 2 | 8-13 | — | 66C | 52A | Andrew Slattery | 25/1 |
| 23 Sep 25 | Listowel | WTW Willis Irish EBF Maiden Handy early - up with the pace before sitting 4th at halfway - into 3rd under pressure 2f out - unable to close 1f out - held on same pace to the line | 5/13 | 2½ | 9-2 | — | 56C | 58A | Andrew Slattery | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Merry Blacksmith (IRE) won?
- Merry Blacksmith (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Merry Blacksmith (IRE)?
- Merry Blacksmith (IRE) is trained by Andrew Slattery, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 May 2026.
- Who is Merry Blacksmith (IRE)'s sire?
- Merry Blacksmith (IRE) is by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Royal Ffanci (GB), whose sire is Royal Applause.
- What is Merry Blacksmith (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 28 May 2026. The highest on record is 64.
- What is Merry Blacksmith (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Oasis Dream (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,995 runs since Jan 2008 (1,509 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 482. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
- Who are Merry Blacksmith (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Royal Ffanci (GB), Merry Blacksmith (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Caernarfon (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Dan's Dream (GB)). The wins came over 5½f–1m. As at Oct 2026.