Mersea Island (IRE)
Mersea Island is 2 from 11 with both wins on the all-weather. He won a Class 4 handicap at Wolverhampton over 1m5f – 2m on Standard going in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 80 and a Class 5 handicap at Southwell over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard going the previous month off 73. The gelding was beaten favourite when fourth of seven at Lingfield on his last run in Dec 2025. Typically held up, he last raced off his career-high mark of 80.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- −3.88£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.01Fair A/E n=11 · 0.88 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 13dBetween runs (median)longest 185 d
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 109
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 121B | 97 | 3 runs · 109 / 99 |
| Soft | 3 | 67C | 60 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 121B | 69 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 99A | 97 | 2 runs · 99 / 97 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 76A | 66.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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.
Run style from 11 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 7 (64%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (18%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (9%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,985 runs since Jun 2013 (1,118 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.4% from 457. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | — |
| Good | 2,647 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,245 | 206 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,536 | 188 | 12.2% | −3.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 457 | 43 | 9.4% | −6.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,579 | 425 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 2 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 776 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,114 | 337 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,425 | 759 | 17.2% | +1.5 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,895 | 264 | 13.9% | −1.8 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 587 | 74 | 12.6% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2013 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Aeronautic (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m1½f–1m5f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautic (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 1m2½f–1m5f | — |
| Astar (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Blackcatblackitten (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.12 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.38 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| Joe Fanning | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.88 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.12 |
| 2024 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 25+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Close up early - hit front after 1f - drifted right approaching the bend 2f out - pushed along when overtaken inside final furlong - gave way close home to finish fourth | 4/7 | shd | 9-11 | 80 | 109A | 82B | Callum Shepherd | 5/6F |
| 08 Dec 25+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Slowly away and settled at the back - moved through the field with ease 2f out - pushed to the front approaching the final furlong - stuck on gamely to score | 1/7 | 9-10 | 80 | 99A | 91A | Jack Mitchell | 8/13F | |
| 29 Nov 25+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With Betmgm Ebf Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (GBB Race) Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - held up in the pack - pushed along to close on the leader over 2f out - stayed on well through the last furlong - closed right up but denied by a whisker | 2/6 | hd | 8-13 | 79 | 95A | 76B | Jack Mitchell | 2/1 |
| 03 Nov 25+21d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap Sat behind the front group - moved into second with 2f left - hit the front a furlong out and quickly opened up - won comfortably | 1/13 | 9-7 | 73 | 121B | 92A | Joe Fanning | 9/2 | |
| 13 Oct 25+12d | Yarmouth | winningpost.co.uk Free Racing Tips Handicap Travelled with the front group wide - pushed along over a furlong out and lost touch - held level through the closing stages to finish third | 3/7 | 1 | 9-9 | 70 | 69A | 68A | Billy Loughnane | 11/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+185d | Catterick | Racing Again 18th October Handicap Jostled early - settled in the pack - lost touch under pressure over 2f out and trailed home | 6/7 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 75 | 67C | 60C | Rowan Scott | 14/1 |
| 30 Mar 25+143d | Doncaster | Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Sat close to the early leading duo - asked for effort and dropped away quietly over 2f out - well held at the finish | 6/6 | 7 | 8-10 | 75 | 60C | 59C | Joe Fanning | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Nov 24+15d | Chelmsford City (AW) | EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sat close to pace early - well placed into the race - pushed along after 2f out - hit front over a furlong out but drifted left - caught in final strides to be beaten a nose | 2/7 | shd | 9-7 | 75 | 82A | 89A | Jason Hart | 6/1 |
| 23 Oct 24+12d | Newmarket | Boodles Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Made the running - lost the advantage over 2f out - pressed for effort and faded quickly - well held at the finish | 7/7 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 60C | 62C | Billy Loughnane | 10/1 |
| 11 Oct 24+13d | Kempton (AW) | Juddmonte/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace to halfway - held a position behind the front group on the rail then asked for effort but couldn't find another gear inside the final furlong - held on for fourth without finding more | 4/12 | nk | 9-5 | — | 76A | 82A | Jack Mitchell | 18/1 |
| 28 Sep 24 | Haydock | Happy Birthday Matthew Pendlebury British EBF Maiden Stakes Sat close to front group early - urged forward with two furlongs left - lost ground final furlong to finish fifth | 5/6 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 57A | 64B | Hector Crouch | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mersea Island won?
- Mersea Island (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trains Mersea Island?
- Mersea Island (IRE) is trained by Charlie Johnston, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 December 2025.
- Who is Mersea Island's sire?
- Mersea Island (IRE) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Meri Shika (FR), whose sire is Spirit One.
- What going does Mersea Island prefer?
- Mersea Island (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Mersea Island's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 17 December 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Mersea Island's sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,985 runs since Jun 2013 (1,118 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.4% from 457. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Mersea Island's siblings?
- Out of Meri Shika (FR), Mersea Island (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Aeronautic (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m5f. As at Nov 2026.