The Fun Merchant (GB)
The Fun Merchant (GB) is 2 from 9, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2005. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 71.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 2 (22.2%)Placed
- +12.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 3.31Fair A/E n=9 · 2.76 incl. margin
- 71Highest OR
- 20dAvg 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 8.3% of 1,234 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 12.5% from 104.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 20 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 266 | 22 | 8.3% | 0 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 218 | 18 | 8.3% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 105 | 7 | 6.7% | −1.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 104 | 13 | 12.5% | +4.2 | — |
| Heavy | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −4.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 493 | 42 | 8.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | 0 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 536 | 48 | 9% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 155 | 12 | 7.7% | −0.6 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 59 | 5 | 8.5% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 56 | 3 | 5.4% | −2.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naseem Al Hawa (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +13.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Quinn | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| David McCabe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| T Quinn | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 2 | 33% | +15.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 05+18d | Newmarket | Newmarket Nights Handicap | 12/20 | nk | 9-3 | 71 | 61C | Jimmy Quinn | 16/1 |
| 27 Jun 05+11d | Windsor | Multiplex Handicap | 1/12 | 9-11 | 66 | 74C | Jimmy Quinn | 12/1 | |
| 16 Jun 05+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 8/13 | nk | 9-6 | 62 | 49C | David McCabe | 25/1 |
| 08 Jun 05+7d | Beverley | Blue Diamond Night Here On 16 June Handicap | 9/14 | nk | 9-11 | 68 | 72C | Jimmy Quinn | 12/1 |
| 01 Jun 05+12d | Newcastle | Renault Trafic Handicap | 7/17 | ½ | 9-12 | 68 | 70C | David McCabe | 20/1 |
| 20 May 05+15d | Newmarket | Byerleyhouse.com Wish Jordan Allen Happy Birthday Handicap | 16/16 | 8 | 9-3 | 68 | 39C | Jimmy Quinn | 7/1 |
| 05 May 05+8d | Chepstow | Faucets & Peglar Handicap | 1/11 | 9-7 | 65 | 83C | T Quinn | 7/1 | |
| 27 Apr 05+77d | Pontefract | Sky Bet Handicap | 6/20 | ½ | 9-7 | 65 | 66C | Seb Sanders | 12/1 |
| 09 Feb 05 | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect.co.uk Handicap | 5/12 | nk | 8-11 | 63 | 63C | Jimmy Quinn | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Fun Merchant won?
- The Fun Merchant (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trained The Fun Merchant?
- The Fun Merchant (GB) was trained by Jeff Pearce on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 15 July 2005.
- Who is The Fun Merchant's sire?
- The Fun Merchant (GB) is by Mind Games (GB) out of Sinking (GB), whose sire is Midyan.
- What going does The Fun Merchant prefer?
- The Fun Merchant (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Fun Merchant's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 15 July 2005. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Fun Merchant's sire's record?
- Mind Games (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,234 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.5% from 104.
- Who are The Fun Merchant's siblings?
- Out of Sinking (GB), The Fun Merchant (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.