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Horse profile

Merv (IRE)

2yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2011) · Last trainer Henry Candy · Last owner Mrs A D Bourne
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Shauna's Honey (IRE) (Danehill)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Sep 2011 — 5,502 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2011 · 6th of 9 Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Merv (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 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

Best recent KTB Rating 65A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Salisbury, 26 Jun 2011 Official rating 63 at the last run, 28 Sep 2011

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 4 figures · best 65A · median 50.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm265A55—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f465A50.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Royal Applause (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.20 from 2
Good2,65527310.3%+1.70 from 1
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.80 from 1
Soft1,225917.4%−1.2—
Heavy323113.4%−5.2—
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.8—
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.10 from 4
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.9—
Over 3m3725.4%−3.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shauna's Honey (IRE) (Danehill)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Isa'af (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Isa'af (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Isa'af (IRE)4451m4f–2m½fClass 5
Stoney Quine (IRE)1537f–1mClass 6
Moosley (IRE)20——
Dauntsey Park (IRE)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fergus Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Darryll Holland 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

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
28 Sep 11+48d Nottingham British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 ¾ 9-3 6345A Fergus Sweeney 14/1
11 Aug 11+46d Goodwood Ladies Night Maiden Auction Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 1¼ 8-13 —51A Darryll Holland 9/1
26 Jun 11+20d Salisbury British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Blagrave Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 9-3 —65A Frankie McDonald 20/1
06 Jun 11 Windsor E.b.f. Sportingbet.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 1 9-3 —50A Dane O'Neill 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Merv (IRE) won?
Merv (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2011.
Who trained Merv (IRE)?
Merv (IRE) was trained by Henry Candy on the most recent run on record, at Nottingham on 28 September 2011.
Who is Merv (IRE)'s sire?
Merv (IRE) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Shauna's Honey (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What is Merv (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 28 September 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Merv (IRE)'s sire's record?
Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Who are Merv (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Shauna's Honey (IRE), Merv (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Isa'af (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Isa'af (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2011. 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.