Red Merlin (IRE)
Red Merlin (IRE) is 11 from 38, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle at Haydock (May 2012). Hasn't won since May 2012. Last raced off a career-high mark of 139.
- 11–38Wins / Runs
- 28.9%Strike rate
- 20 (52.6%)Placed
- +10.97£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 1.82Fair A/E n=38 · 1.57 incl. margin
- 139Highest OR
- 75dAvg 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 8.7% of 2,621 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 160. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 320.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 36 | 4 | 11.1% | +2.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 425 | 37 | 8.7% | 0 | 3 from 12 |
| Good | 594 | 48 | 8.1% | −0.6 | 4 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 235 | 17 | 7.2% | −1.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 378 | 28 | 7.4% | −1.3 | 2 from 3 |
| Heavy | 160 | 8 | 5% | −3.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 793 | 87 | 11% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 134 | 11 | 8.2% | −0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 547 | 55 | 10.1% | +1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 512 | 53 | 10.4% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 502 | 46 | 9.2% | +0.5 | 6 from 19 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 497 | 38 | 7.6% | −1.1 | 5 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 18 | 5.6% | −3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 103 | 8 | 7.8% | −0.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Truly Enchanting (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Truly Enchanting (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly Enchanting (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Arabian Spell (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Trueblue Wizard (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Truly Magic (GB) | 17 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Cotton Spirit (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Truly Perfect (GER) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 4 | 31% | +4.90 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 3 | 25% | +1.82 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.75 |
| Soft | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 4 | 36% | +2.72 |
| Class 2 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.50 |
| Class 3 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +6.00 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.75 |
| Class 1 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ascot | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Goodwood | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.25 |
| Haydock | 3 | 2 | 67% | +13.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 6 | 32% | +9.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 5 | 36% | +6.97 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Robinson | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.75 |
| Adam Kirby | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Jason Maguire | 7 | 3 | 43% | +5.57 |
| Richard Mullen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.40 |
| Noel Fehily | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wilson Renwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Fahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| J-P Guillambert | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 5 | 25% | +0.97 |
| Visor | 16 | 6 | 38% | +12.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.00 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +4.97 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +12.25 |
| 2008 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −2.75 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 25 | 6 | 24% | +3.00 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 5 | 38% | +7.97 |
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 Red Merlin (IRE) won?
- Red Merlin (IRE) won 11 of 38 archived starts between 2007 and 2015, a strike rate of 28.9%. Placed 20 times in total (52.6% of starts).
- Who trained Red Merlin (IRE)?
- Red Merlin (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 20 March 2015.
- Who is Red Merlin (IRE)'s sire?
- Red Merlin (IRE) is by Soviet Star (USA) out of Truly Bewitched (USA), whose sire is Affirmed.
- What going does Red Merlin (IRE) prefer?
- Red Merlin (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Red Merlin (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 139, from the run on 20 March 2015. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Red Merlin (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Soviet Star (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,621 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 160. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 320.
- Who are Red Merlin (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Truly Bewitched (USA), Red Merlin (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Truly Enchanting (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Truly Enchanting (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.