Merry Picnic (FR)
Merry Picnic (FR) is 3 from 14. Hasn't won since Apr 2021. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f.
- 3–14Wins / Runs
- 21.4%Strike rate
- 4 (28.6%)Placed
- +3.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.72Fair A/E n=13 · 1.69 incl. margin
- 93dAvg 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
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
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 6.9% of 1,444 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 10.2% from 322. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.3% from 425.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −6.9 | — |
| Good | 167 | 9 | 5.4% | −1.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 251 | 22 | 8.8% | +1.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 322 | 33 | 10.2% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 137 | 10 | 7.3% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 558 | 25 | 4.5% | −2.4 | 2 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 141 | 13 | 9.2% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 623 | 53 | 8.5% | +1.6 | 3 from 13 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 425 | 14 | 3.3% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 151 | 7 | 4.6% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | +1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | +8.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −6.9 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shouldavbeenmore (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Shouldavbeenmore (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shouldavbeenmore (FR) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Marie's Picnic (FR) | 20 | 1 | 6f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.40 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.40 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.40 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.80 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Vichy (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| La Teste De Buch (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| La Teste De Buch | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.60 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 3 | 23% | +4.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.80 |
| Anthony Crastus | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clement Guitraud | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mme Lea Bails | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fabien Lefebvre | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.60 |
| Francois-Xavier Bertras | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddy Hardouin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.60 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 3 | 27% | +6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.40 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.40 |
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 Picnic won?
- Merry Picnic (FR) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2019 and 2022, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Merry Picnic?
- Merry Picnic (FR) was trained by Stefan Richter on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 12 October 2022.
- Who is Merry Picnic's sire?
- Merry Picnic (FR) is by Penny's Picnic (IRE) out of Marie D'o (FR), whose sire is Librettist.
- What going does Merry Picnic prefer?
- Merry Picnic (FR) has the best record on good to soft 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 Picnic's sire's record?
- Penny's Picnic (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 1,444 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 10.2% from 322. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.3% from 425.
- Who are Merry Picnic's siblings?
- Out of Marie D'o (FR), Merry Picnic (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shouldavbeenmore (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Shouldavbeenmore (FR)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.