Run Away Merida (IRE)
Run Away Merida is a Highland Reel filly who was held up in four of her five analysed runs and finished 9 of 15 at Sligo in Jun 2025. She raced six times on turf without winning or placing, twice at Fairyhouse and once each at Sligo, Tramore and Down Royal. Her official rating stood at 81 at her last run, below her highest ever mark of 85.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 43dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 45
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 73C | 59 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 45A | 41.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,507 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 144 | 15 | 10.4% | +3.2 | — |
| Good | 458 | 37 | 8.1% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 194 | 10 | 5.2% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 268 | 22 | 8.2% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | +0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 374 | 20 | 5.3% | −1.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 199 | 10 | 5% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 310 | 22 | 7.1% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 409 | 26 | 6.4% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 346 | 30 | 8.7% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 178 | 14 | 7.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 46 | 6 | 13% | +5.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Celtic Crown (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic Crown (IRE) | 36 | 5 | 1m–1m1½f | — |
| Cu Roi (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Colsen (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 25+11d | Sligo | Stephen Mullins & Sons Mares Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - lost touch a lap out - driven but made no headway entering the straight - stayed on same speed to finish well held | 9/15 | 4¼ | 10-9 | 81 | — | 72A | Alan King | 50/1 |
| 30 May 25+25d | Tramore | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled midpack early - lost touch and fell away from 5 out - no response from 3 out and finished well beaten | 13/15 | 38 | 9-12 | 85 | 143C | 66C | Alan King | 66/1 |
| 05 May 25+130d | Down Royal | Ballygowan Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Settled around midfield early - eased back through the pack by halfway - never able to threaten from 4 out and well held at the finish | 13/17 | ¾ | 9-12 | — | 73C | 77C | Alan King | 100/1 |
| 26 Dec 24+12d | Limerick | Aqua Process Solutions 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back and asked for effort early - lost touch with the field - fell at the 2nd | F/16 | — | 10-0 | — | — | — | Alan King | 250/1 |
| 14 Dec 24+39d | Fairyhouse | Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back throughout - never able to get involved - well held at the finish | 11/14 | 5½ | 10-0 | — | 38C | 72C | Alan King | 250/1 |
| 05 Nov 24 | Fairyhouse | Starting Point 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Held up early towards back - improved from 12th to 5th before dropping away again approaching 3 out - hit a fence 2 out running 11th - stayed on a shade late to finish 10th | 10/12 | 2½ | 10-0 | — | 45A | 69A | Alan King | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Run Away Merida (IRE) won?
- Run Away Merida (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
- Who trained Run Away Merida (IRE)?
- Run Away Merida (IRE) was trained by Mark Michael McNiff on the most recent run on record, at Sligo on 10 June 2025.
- Who is Run Away Merida (IRE)'s sire?
- Run Away Merida (IRE) is by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Kosika (USA), whose sire is Hard Spun.
- What is Run Away Merida (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 10 June 2025. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Run Away Merida (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Highland Reel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,507 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
- Who are Run Away Merida (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Kosika (USA), Run Away Merida (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Celtic Crown (IRE) (5). The wins came over 1m–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.