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Kings Merchant: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Kings Merchant is a 5-year-old gelding by Bated Breath, trained by Philip Kirby. He has won 5 of 31 starts and placed in 6 more, for £52,729 in prize money. His best trip is 5f, where 1 win from 5 is a 20% strike rate against 15% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:36 at Catterick on 8 September. His best performance rating is 87, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 31
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 11
  • Strike rate 16%
  • Prize money £52,729
  • Best rating 87
  • Official rating 64

Where Kings Merchant runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:36 Catterick Fifth Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap (Div 2) —

Kings Merchant form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
1 Aug 26 Thirsk John Joseph Robson Memorial Handicap Stakes Class 6 6f Good 5 5.75 9/2 Cam Hardie 64
22 Jul 26 Catterick Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes Class 6 7f Good To Firm 4 2 11/2 Dale Swift 64
10 Jul 26 Chester Fired Up Tess Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 7f Good 1 — 5/1 Dale Swift 61
3 Jul 26 Doncaster Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 6 6f Good To Firm 2 .25 8/1 Dale Swift 61
16 Jun 26 Thirsk Theakston Brewing Legends Since 1827 Handicap Class 5 6f Good 8 2.75 25/1 William Pyle 63
29 May 26 Carlisle Hoover - Performance That Lasts Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 7f Good 7 7 10/3J Connor Beasley 64
11 May 26 Catterick Racing Welfare Reminiscence Day Apprentice Handicap Class 6 7f Good 4 2.5 13/2 Mason Paetel 65
1 May 26 Newcastle (AW) Ride For Tommie Jakes Racing Club Memorial Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 6 3 11/2 Luke Morris 67
18 Apr 26 Thirsk Nick Simpson Cannot Be 60 Handicap Class 5 6f Good 5 3 15/2 Callum Rodriguez 68
27 Mar 26 Newcastle (AW) SBK: No Casino Just Sports Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 6f Standard 4 2.75 17/2 Cam Hardie 69
12 Mar 26 Newcastle (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 6f Standard 7 5 33/1 Cam Hardie 71
28 Sep 25 Newcastle (AW) Arc All-Weather 1MILLION Bonus Returns Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 7f Standard 11 11.5 14/1 Mason Paetel 73
1 Sep 25 Carlisle pricedup.bet Boosts Handicap Class 5 7f Good 4 5.25 25/1 Dale Swift 74
16 Aug 25 Ripon William Hill Supporting MND Silver Cup Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 7 6.5 33/1 Cam Hardie 76
25 Jul 25 York Tomahawk Restaurants Handicap Class 4 6f Good 8 5 50/1 Dale Swift 78
12 Jul 25 York John Smith's Sprint Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 15 7 40/1 Cam Hardie 80
19 May 25 Carlisle PricedUp Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 5 5.5 9/1 P J McDonald 82
3 May 25 Thirsk Ladbrokes 'Get Rewarded With Ladbucks' Handicap Class 4 6f Good 6 6.5 5/2F Callum Rodriguez 84
12 Mar 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Class 3 5f Standard 7 4.5 18/5F Callum Rodriguez 85
21 Sep 24 Ayr Virgin Bet Ayr Silver Cup Handicap Class 2 6f Good To Firm 5 5.25 15/2 Callum Rodriguez 82
7 Sep 24 Thirsk Rudding Park Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Firm 1 — 4/1 Callum Rodriguez 82
5 Aug 24 Ripon Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap Class 3 6f Good 2 .25 5/2 Callum Rodriguez 80
25 Jul 24 Doncaster Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 1 — 10/3 Callum Rodriguez 77
22 Jun 24 Redcar Racing TV Free Trial Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Firm 3 3.25 7/1 Sam James 77
7 Jun 24 Thirsk Follow vickersracing On X Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 6f Good To Firm 1 — 9/2 Callum Rodriguez 75
8 May 24 Chester tote.co.uk Saddle-Up For More Than Racing Handicap Class 3 5f Good 5 1.5 5/2F Oisin Murphy 75
23 Mar 24 Wolverhampton (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 5f Standard 1 — 8/13F Callum Rodriguez 71
13 Mar 24 Newcastle (AW) Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 5f Standard 2 1 1/3F Callum Rodriguez 72
28 Sep 23 Pontefract Iveco Alternative Fuels Range At Northern Commercials EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Good To Soft 2 2.5 11/1 Callum Rodriguez –
18 Aug 23 Thirsk BresBet: Back To Bookmaking British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 6f Good 6 8.75 4/1 Callum Rodriguez –
3 Aug 23 Newcastle (AW) At The Races App Expert Tips/Irish Stallion Farms EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 6f Standard 2 — 6/1 Callum Rodriguez –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the John Joseph Robson Memorial Handicap Stakes at Thirsk on 1 August 2026. Settled midpack early - asked for effort over 2f out - unable to find extra - finished 5th.

Kings Merchant by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
6f 20 3 15%
7f 6 1 17%
5f 5 1 20%

Kings Merchant by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 12 1 8%
Good To Firm 10 3 30%
Standard 8 1 13%
Good To Soft 1 0 0%

Kings Merchant by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Thirsk 7 2 29%
Newcastle (AW) 6 0 0%
Carlisle 3 0 0%
Catterick 2 0 0%
Chester 2 1 50%
Doncaster 2 1 50%
Ripon 2 0 0%
York 2 0 0%
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50%
Ayr 1 0 0%

Kings Merchant breeding

  • Sire Bated Breath (GB)
  • Dam Rhossili Down (GB)
  • Damsire Kingman (GB)
  • Breeder D J And Mrs Deer
  • Foaled 13 March 2021

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