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Horse profile

Merry Maker (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer Archibald J Kingsley Jr · Owner Hurricana Farm
by Malinas (GER) out of Sparkling Gem (IRE) (Revoque)
1 run · 1 course · from Jul 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 104 days
KTB Profile

Merry Maker is a lightly raced gelding with one run. By Malinas whose progeny in the archive have won 555 of 3,922 runs since Jan 2008, he is out of a dam who has produced one winner from four runners to race, with Show Court responsible for three of those wins. He finished unplaced on firm ground over 2m1f – 2m4f at Saratoga in the Leo O'Brien Handicap Hurdle in Jul 2026.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,936 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.20 from 1
Good to Firm36616.7%+2.5—
Good1,18416914.3%+0.1—
Good to Soft91214015.4%+1.2—
Soft1,23616613.4%−0.8—
Heavy5327413.9%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3412.9%−11.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f1218.3%−5.9—
1m2f – 1m4f50510%−4.2—
1m5f – 2m1,09515213.9%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1,36818213.3%−0.90 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,07917616.3%+2.1—
Over 3m3304112.4%−1.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sparkling Gem (IRE) (Revoque)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Show Court (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Show Court (IRE)2231m2f–2m—
Cup Of Ambition (IRE)110——
Felony (IRE)60——
Swallows Return (IRE)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
05 Jul 26 Saratoga (USA) Leo O'Brien Handicap Hurdle (Turf) 19f · Firm · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-8 Freddie Procter 487/100

Quick answers

How many races has Merry Maker (IRE) won?
Merry Maker (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
Who trains Merry Maker (IRE)?
Merry Maker (IRE) is trained by Archibald J Kingsley Jr, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 July 2026.
Who is Merry Maker (IRE)'s sire?
Merry Maker (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Sparkling Gem (IRE), whose sire is Revoque.
What is Merry Maker (IRE)'s sire's record?
Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,936 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Merry Maker (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sparkling Gem (IRE), Merry Maker (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Show Court (IRE) (3). The wins came over 1m2f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. 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.