Silk Merchant (IRE)
Silk Merchant (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 16 at Newcastle (May 2006).
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 61Highest OR
- 74dAvg 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 8.1% of 1,086 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 231 | 23 | 10% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 271 | 19 | 7% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 131 | 13 | 9.9% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 151 | 11 | 7.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 50 | 2 | 4% | −4.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 228 | 19 | 8.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 152 | 16 | 10.5% | +2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 239 | 15 | 6.3% | −1.8 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 160 | 11 | 6.9% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 215 | 22 | 10.2% | +2.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 190 | 12 | 6.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 92 | 9 | 9.8% | +1.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +4.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Babylon Sister (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Babylon Sister (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babylon Sister (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Leo's Girl (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Winston | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 06+73d | Ayr | West Sound Superscoreboard Handicap | 14/14 | 4 | 9-4 | 60 | 42C | Robert Winston | 50/1 |
| 17 Jul 06+46d | Ayr | Giles Charities Handicap | 6/7 | 3 | 9-3 | 61 | 52C | Tom Eaves | 7/1 |
| 01 Jun 06+31d | Ayr | Dawn Group Rating Related Maiden Stakes | 5/7 | 21 | 8-13 | 61 | 40C | Paul Mulrennan | 7/2J |
| 01 May 06+19d | Newcastle | Betfred Poker Sprint Series Handicap (Qualifier) | 3/16 | shd | 8-9 | 60 | 65C | Robert Winston | 10/1 |
| 12 Apr 06+179d | Catterick | Toytop Maiden Stakes | 7/12 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 60 | 49C | Robert Winston | 16/1 |
| 2005 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 05+98d | Catterick | totequadpot E.B.F. Novice Stakes | 6/10 | ½ | 8-12 | — | 71C | Tony Hamilton | 80/1 |
| 09 Jul 05 | York | John Smith's Tony Callaghan Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 12/12 | 30 | 9-0 | — | 27C | Robert Winston | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Silk Merchant won?
- Silk Merchant (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Silk Merchant?
- Silk Merchant (IRE) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 28 September 2006.
- Who is Silk Merchant's sire?
- Silk Merchant (IRE) is by Distant Music (USA) out of Space Travel (GB), whose sire is Dancing Dissident.
- What is Silk Merchant's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 28 September 2006. The highest on record is 61.
- What is Silk Merchant's sire's record?
- Distant Music (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 1,086 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Silk Merchant's siblings?
- Out of Space Travel (GB), Silk Merchant (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Babylon Sister (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Babylon Sister (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.