How many races has Merry Monty won?

Merry Monty (GB) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).

Who trains Merry Monty?

Merry Monty (GB) is trained by Chris Down, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 December 2025.

Who is Merry Monty's sire?

Merry Monty (GB) is by Arvico (FR) out of Red Mimi (GB), whose sire is Presenting.

What going does Merry Monty prefer?

Merry Monty (GB) has the best record on good 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 Merry Monty's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 11 December 2025. The highest on record is 93.

What is Merry Monty's sire's record?

Arvico (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 659 runs since Mar 2009 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 10.9% from 202. Weakest on good to soft going: 2.7% from 110.

Horse profile

Merry Monty (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Chris Down · Owner Mrs S M Trump

by Arvico (FR) out of Red Mimi (GB) (Presenting)

14 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2021

As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

Won at Taunton Last run 11 Dec 2025 · 4th of 9 Last raced off OR 92

KTB Profile

Merry Monty is 1 from 14 with the win at Class 5 level in the Broadway & Horton Cricket Club Novices Handicap Chase at Taunton over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground off 83 in Feb 2024. All four places also came over 2m1f – 2m4f. The gelding finished fourth of nine in the Sandals Resorts Handicap Chase at Taunton in Dec 2025 when prominent and last raced off OR 92. He has never won on soft or slower ground.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5

1–14Wins / Runs
7.1%Strike rate
4 (28.6%)Placed
−11.38£1 level staken=14 at SP
0.65Fair A/E n=14 · 0.53 incl. margin
93Highest OR
27dBetween runs (median)longest 633 d

Official rating92↓ 1lb off peak

92 79–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 31 Oct 2025

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 113^B · median 81

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
Good	4	113^B	101.5	1 run · —
Soft	4	81^B	65.5	1 run · —
Good to Soft	3	99^B	94	—
Heavy	2	82^A	74	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	8	113^B	81.5	2 runs · 81 / 60.5
1m5f – 2m	5	99^B	66	—

Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 31 Oct 2025 Official rating 92 at the last run, 11 Dec 2025

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 14 figures · best 124^A · median 102.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
Soft	5	109^A	97	1 run · —
Good	4	116^A	105.5	1 run · —
Good to Soft	3	124^A	94	—
Heavy	2	107^A	103.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	9	124^A	106	2 runs · 106 / 101
1m5f – 2m	5	107^A	94	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Arvico (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 659 runs since Mar 2009 (80 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 10.9% from 202. Weakest on good to soft going: 2.7% from 110.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	23	0	0%	−7.4	—
Good	206	16	7.8%	+0.4	1 from 4
Good to Soft	110	3	2.7%	−4.7	0 from 3
Soft	202	22	10.9%	+3.5	0 from 5
Heavy	103	7	6.8%	−0.6	0 from 2
Standard (AW)	14	1	7.1%	−0.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	2	0	0%	−7.4	—
1m – 1m1f	7	0	0%	−7.4	—
1m2f – 1m4f	21	3	14.3%	+6.9	—
1m5f – 2m	229	17	7.4%	0	0 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f	284	21	7.4%	0	1 from 9
2m5f – 3m	110	8	7.3%	−0.1	—
Over 3m	6	0	0%	−7.4	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2009 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Red Mimi (GB) (Presenting)

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

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Soft	5	0	0%	−5.00
Good	4	1	25%	−1.38
Good to Soft	3	0	0%	−3.00
Heavy	2	0	0%	−2.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	11	1	9%	−8.38
Class 4	3	0	0%	−3.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Taunton	5	1	20%	−2.38
Exeter	5	0	0%	−5.00
Uttoxeter	2	0	0%	−2.00
Chepstow	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wincanton	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2m1f – 2m4f	9	1	11%	−6.38
1m5f – 2m	5	0	0%	−5.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Bryan Carver	4	1	25%	−1.38
James Davies	3	0	0%	−3.00
Freddie Gordon	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ben Ffrench Davis	1	0	0%	−1.00
Mr James King	1	0	0%	−1.00
David Noonan	1	0	0%	−1.00
James Best	1	0	0%	−1.00
Joe Anderson	1	0	0%	−1.00
Charlie Hammond	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	12	1	8%	−9.38
Hood	2	0	0%	−2.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2025	3	0	0%	−3.00
2024	2	1	50%	+0.62
2023	3	0	0%	−3.00
2022	4	0	0%	−4.00
2021	2	0	0%	−2.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Chase	6	1	17%	−3.38
Hurdle	5	0	0%	−5.00
NH Flat	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
2025 · 3 runs
11 Dec 25+14d	Taunton	Sandals Resorts Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m2f · Good · 9 ran Soon showing the way - serious mistake at the 4th and caught - raced handily before regaining command at the 10th - passed 3 out - hampered 2 out - dropped from third after the final fence and faded into fourth	4/9	4½	11-9	92	40^A	106^A	Bryan Carver	13/2
27 Nov 25+27d	Uttoxeter	Signs 2000 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 6 ran Went straight to the front - pressed for effort after 4 out then lost command 3 out - dropped away late to finish 6th	6/6	6	11-3	93	81^B	96^B	Freddie Gordon	3/1
31 Oct 25+633d	Uttoxeter	QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Set the pace and cleared obstacles cleanly for most of the way - urged forward approaching 3 out - under pressure before 2 out - scrappy over the last - weakened up the run-in - overtaken and slipped to third late on	3/16	1¼	11-8	92	99^B	124^A	Bryan Carver	20/1
2024 · 2 runs
06 Feb 24+36d	Taunton	Broadway & Horton Cricket Club Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m2f · Good · 13 ran	1/13		10-11	83	113^B	116^A	Bryan Carver	13/8F
01 Jan 24+19d	Exeter	Lou Years Day Birthday Stakes Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m3f · Heavy · 10 ran	2/10	1	10-3	80	82^A	100^B	James Davies	4/1
2023 · 3 runs
13 Dec 23+27d	Exeter	Higher Ashton Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Soft · 13 ran	2/13	6½	10-9	79	—	109^A	Bryan Carver	11/10F
16 Nov 23+23d	Taunton	Jeremy Parsons 60th Birthday Celebration Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran	5/15	7	10-6	80	94^B	94^A	Ben Ffrench Davis	10/3F
24 Oct 23+589d	Exeter	Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good · 18 ran	5/18	1	10-9	81	104^B	105^A	Mr James King	22/1
2022 · 4 runs
14 Mar 22+11d	Taunton	William Hill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 10 ran	7/10	hd	11-6	—	46^C	89^C	David Noonan	150/1
03 Mar 22+18d	Taunton	Hippychick Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 8 ran	5/8	½	11-0	—	72^A	97^B	James Davies	80/1
13 Feb 22+43d	Exeter	Virgin Bet British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m2½f · Soft · 13 ran	8/13	27	11-0	—	59^C	107^C	James Davies	150/1
01 Jan 22+28d	Exeter	Jockey Club Cheltenham And SW Syndicate Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Heavy · 8 ran	5/8	1¾	11-6	—	66^A	107^A	James Best	40/1
2021 · 2 runs
04 Dec 21+28d	Chepstow	Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran	11/14	2¾	10-7	—	59^C	88^C	Joe Anderson	40/1
06 Nov 21	Wincanton	Wincanton Racecourse Supporting racingwithpride Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m7f · Good · 11 ran	7/11	8½	11-0	—	99^B	98^A	Charlie Hammond	25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Merry Monty won?: Merry Monty (GB) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trains Merry Monty?: Merry Monty (GB) is trained by Chris Down, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 December 2025.
Who is Merry Monty's sire?: Merry Monty (GB) is by Arvico (FR) out of Red Mimi (GB), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Merry Monty prefer?: Merry Monty (GB) has the best record on good 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 Merry Monty's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 11 December 2025. The highest on record is 93.
What is Merry Monty's sire's record?: Arvico (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 659 runs since Mar 2009 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 10.9% from 202. Weakest on good to soft going: 2.7% from 110.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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