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Horse profile

Merry May (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Sep 2009) · Last trainer Sylvester Kirk · Last owner Miss J A Challen
by Compton Place (GB) out of Swift Dame (IRE) (Montjeu)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Sep 2009 — 6,262 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2009 · 10th of 13 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Merry May (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 45.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating45At career-high mark
45 40–45

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

Best recent KTB Rating 29A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 4 Sep 2009 Official rating 45 at the last run, 4 Sep 2009

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 7 figures · best 37A · median 29
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)334A17—
Good to Firm237A32.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f637A31.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Compton Place (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 8,347 runs since Jan 2008 (515 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 11.5% from 165.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1651911.5%+3—
Good to Firm1,9251879.7%+1.20 from 2
Good1,6261277.8%−0.70 from 1
Good to Soft811566.9%−1.60 from 1
Soft625518.2%−0.3—
Heavy11886.8%−1.7—
Standard (AW)3,0772648.6%+0.10 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,6092509.6%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,9903308.3%−0.20 from 6
1m – 1m1f815556.7%−1.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f549468.4%−0.1—
1m5f – 2m280269.3%+0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f8655.8%−2.7—
2m5f – 3m1600%−8.5—
Over 3m200%−8.5—

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

Dam

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Patrick Hills 2 0 0% −2.00
Franny Norton 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
04 Sep 09+22d Chepstow Lindley Catering 1st Choice For Hospitality Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 2¾ 8-4 4529A Franny Norton 66/1
13 Aug 09+23d Salisbury Racing Uk Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 hd 7-13 4528A David Probert 50/1
21 Jul 09+235d Southwell (AW) Victor Chandler & Nottingham Forest F.C. Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 19 8-4 4517C Silvestre De Sousa 40/1
2008 · 4 runs
28 Nov 08+38d Kempton (AW) Celtic Contractors Nursery Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 12 8-1 4513C Jimmy Quinn 33/1
21 Oct 08+22d Lingfield (AW) Ashurst Wood Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 1¾ 8-9 4534A Patrick Hills 80/1
29 Sep 08+10d Windsor Get A Bonus At Williamhillcasino.com E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 ½ 8-9 4037A Patrick Hills 66/1
19 Sep 08 Newbury Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 1¼ 8-12 —37C Dane O'Neill 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Merry May won?
Merry May (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2008 and 2009.
Who trained Merry May?
Merry May (GB) was trained by Sylvester Kirk on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 4 September 2009.
Who is Merry May's sire?
Merry May (GB) is by Compton Place (GB) out of Swift Dame (IRE), whose sire is Montjeu.
What is Merry May's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 4 September 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Merry May's sire's record?
Compton Place (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 8,347 runs since Jan 2008 (515 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 11.5% from 165.

Record shown from September 2008. 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.