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Horse profile

Paul Marvel (FR)

9yo gelding · Trainer J J O'Shea · Owner Nk Richards Lb Doyle Mk Shore
by Masked Marvel (GB) out of Paulmie (FR) (Soldier Of Fortune)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Leicester & Limerick Last run 13 Mar 2026 Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Paul Marvel is a gelding with three wins from 12 starts on turf, including two at Leicester. He won the Quorn Novices Hunters Chase over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground at Leicester in Feb 2026 off an official rating of 120 and the Pointing Pointers Dick And Pam Saunders Novices Hunters Chase over 2m5f – 3m on heavy ground at the same course the following month off the same mark. His other success came in a maiden hurdle at Limerick over 1m5f – 2m on soft in Jan 2023. He last ran at Cheltenham in the Class 2 Princess Royal Challenge Cup Open Hunters Chase in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 120, 11lb below his highest ever mark of 131.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating120↓ 11lb off peak
120 120–131

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Gowran Park, 17 Feb 2024

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 9 figures · best 126A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Heavy4120C100.51 run · —
Soft4126A84.5—
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5126A902 runs · 90 / 74.5
2m1f – 2m4f3111A78—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 127C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 12 Feb 2026 Official rating 120 at the last run, 13 Mar 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 10 figures · best 138A · median 124.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft5138A1251 run · —
Heavy4127C1211 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5127C1242 runs · 127 / 125.5
2m1f – 2m4f4131A121.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 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 · 10 figures from 12 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 from 5 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (20%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Masked Marvel (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,614 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 19.8% from 283.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4125%+9.5—
Good2845017.6%+2.1—
Good to Soft2835619.8%+4.30 from 2
Soft6008514.2%−1.32 from 6
Heavy4275813.6%−1.91 from 4
Standard (AW)1500%−15.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−15.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3126.5%−9—
1m5f – 2m4227217.1%+1.61 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f86912914.8%−0.71 from 4
2m5f – 3m2523915.5%01 from 6
Over 3m35822.9%+7.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Paulmie (FR) (Soldier Of Fortune)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Paulmia (FR)30——
Paumy (FR)10——
Paul Manate (FR)10——
Barito (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 2 33% −2.17
Heavy 4 1 25% −2.17
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 2 50% −0.84
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 3 2 67% +0.16
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 1 100% +1.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% −4.17
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% −2.67
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +1.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Henry Crow 2 2 100% +1.16
Paul Townend 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hayes 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieran Callaghan 2 1 50% +0.50
Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Ellie Callwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Joe Wright 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −6.50
Cheekpieces 3 2 67% +0.16

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 2 50% −0.84
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 4 1 25% −1.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 2 22% −5.84
Hurdle 3 1 33% −0.50

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
2026 · 4 runs
13 Mar 26+17d Cheltenham Princess Royal Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 23 ran Settled in the pack early - lost ground to trail last by the 9th - pulled up before the 17th PU/23 — 12-0 120—— Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell 80/1
24 Feb 26+12d Leicester Quorn Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 5 ran Settled just behind the pace early - hit the front before the opening fence - challenged again with two out - found more to move clear before the last and stayed on strongly for the win 1/5 12-1 120—125C Mr Henry Crow 1/3F
12 Feb 26+20d Leicester Pointing Pointers Dick And Pam Saunders Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Heavy · 5 ran Set the pace early - lost front spot at 5th - sat tucked in behind - regained command before 3 out - opened a big advantage before the last - stayed on well - allowed to coast home unchallenged 1/5 11-11 12090C127C Mr Henry Crow 5/6F
23 Jan 26+344d Warwick Willoughby De Broke Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - hit the 14th awkwardly - pushed along to share third spot approaching 2 out - moved up to challenge the pace and stayed on - edged into second late but couldn't get to the winner 2/8 6 11-5 12459A124B Miss Ellie Callwood 15/2
2025 · 1 run
13 Feb 25+327d Leicester Pointing Pointers Dick Saunders Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Soft · 10 ran Sat close to the pace early - jumped in scrappy fashion - dropped away and driven after the 9th - well beaten by the 14th before being eased 2 out PU/10 — 11-11 131—— Mr Joe Wright 15/2
2024 · 3 runs
23 Mar 24+19d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final (Listed) 23.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 9½ 11-11 12651C113C Paul Townend 6/1
04 Mar 24+16d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 17f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 11-12 —78B131A Brian Hayes 18/1
17 Feb 24+281d Gowran Park Gowran Park Golf Club Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 15 11-12 —111A116B Brian Hayes 12/1
2023 · 4 runs
12 May 23+11d Kilbeggan Cooke's Bar And Restaurant Caragh Beginners Chase 19f · Yielding · 14 ran 5/14 2½ 11-12 —17B118A Sean O'Keeffe 11/1
01 May 23+42d Down Royal Club Orange Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 7 ran 4/7 23 11-3 —126A102A Kieran Callaghan 15/8F
20 Mar 23+48d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle 22f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 11 11-4 —120C126B Paul Townend 4/1
31 Jan 23 Limerick Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-5 —91B138A Kieran Callaghan 6/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Paul Marvel won?
Paul Marvel (FR) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trains Paul Marvel?
Paul Marvel (FR) is trained by J J O'Shea, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 March 2026.
Who is Paul Marvel's sire?
Paul Marvel (FR) is by Masked Marvel (GB) out of Paulmie (FR), whose sire is Soldier Of Fortune.
What going does Paul Marvel prefer?
Paul Marvel (FR) has the best record on soft 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 Paul Marvel's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 13 March 2026. The highest on record is 131.
What is Paul Marvel's sire's record?
Masked Marvel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,614 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 19.8% from 283.
Who are Paul Marvel's siblings?
Out of Paulmie (FR), Paul Marvel (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2023. 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.