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Horse profile

Middlethird Marvel (GB)

5yo mare · Trainer Darren Collins · Owner Joe Howard
by Barraquero (IRE) out of Imperial Topaz (FR) (Dutch Art)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran today Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Typically ridden with patience — held up in 3 of 5 analysed runs — Middlethird Marvel (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 77.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Ballinrobe, 11 Apr 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 6 figures · best 78B · median 42
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good378B501 · —
Soft257C43.51 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f478B53.51 · —
1m5f – 2m230C171 · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway (IRE), 7 Sep 2026 Official rating 77 at the last run, 17 Oct 2026

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 91C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good388A821 · —
Soft291C88.51 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f491C851 · —
1m5f – 2m286C811 · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 18 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 5 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Barraquero (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.1% of 32 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good1417.1%+40 from 4
Good to Soft300%−3.10 from 2
Soft500%−3.10 from 2
Standard (AW)1000%−3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1516.7%+3.6—
6f – 7f200%−3.1—
1m – 1m1f600%−3.1—
1m2f – 1m4f100%−3.1—
1m5f – 2m200%−3.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f500%−3.10 from 5
2m5f – 3m100%−3.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Imperial Topaz (FR) (Dutch Art)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Landaryna (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Space Ace (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Landaryna (FR)6041m1½f–1m2½f—
Space Ace (FR)1317fClass 6
Scorpio (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sligo 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J J Slevin 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Alan O'Sullivan 2 0 0% −2.00
Philip Byrnes 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Donovan 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Smithers 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
17 Oct 26+40d Limerick (IRE) Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div II) 21.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Prominent early - ran out of steam soon after 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out PU/18 — 10-5 77—— Philip Byrnes 150/1
07 Sep 26+48d Galway (IRE) Kenny Developments Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 20 ran Held up towards the back - 18th place after 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish 19/20 9 11-5 —30C86C Philip Donovan 250/1
21 Jul 26+9d Ballinrobe (IRE) West 'Howya' Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Good · 13 ran Close up early and pulling hard - 4th at halfway - mistake at 3 out - driven after 3 out - faded fast after 2 out to finish well beaten 11/13 6½ 10-4 —50C76C Conor Smithers 300/1
12 Jul 26+286d Sligo Ct Electrical Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Good · 12 ran in the pack early - driven along and dropped towards the back 5th - faded before 4 out and pulled up after 3 out PU/12 — 11-5 ——— J J Slevin 250/1
29 Sep 25+40d Roscommon Athleague Maiden Hurdle 15.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Held up at the back from the start - made no impression on the pack - well beaten at the finish 13/15 57 11-0 —4C76C J J Slevin 300/1
20 Aug 25+101d Sligo WTW Willis Insurance Brokers Flat Race 18.5f · Good · 8 ran Settled just behind pace-setter early - held 3rd through 6f before slipping back inside final 3f - dropped away 2f out to finish well held 6/8 27 10-10 —34C82C Mr D Doyle 150/1
11 May 25+30d Killarney Killarney Racegoers (Pro/Am) Flat Race 17f · Yielding · 13 ran Sat close to the pace early - drifted through the pack before halfway and pushed along 4f out - dropped away turning into the straight 11/13 ¾ 10-10 —57C91C Mr Alan O'Sullivan 200/1
11 Apr 25 Ballinrobe John Madden & Sons Flat Race 17f · Good · 16 ran Settled in the pack towards the wide side - squeezed for space and hampered 3f out - pushed along in 7th with 2f left before fading late to finish well held 12/16 ¾ 10-10 —78B88A Mr Alan O'Sullivan 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Middlethird Marvel (GB) won?
Middlethird Marvel (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Middlethird Marvel (GB)?
Middlethird Marvel (GB) is trained by Darren Collins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
Who is Middlethird Marvel (GB)'s sire?
Middlethird Marvel (GB) is by Barraquero (IRE) out of Imperial Topaz (FR), whose sire is Dutch Art.
What is Middlethird Marvel (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Middlethird Marvel (GB)'s sire's record?
Barraquero (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.1% of 32 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Middlethird Marvel (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Imperial Topaz (FR), Middlethird Marvel (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Landaryna (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Space Ace (FR)). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2025. 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.