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Merely A Detail: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Merely A Detail is a 5-year-old mare by Falco, trained by Toby Bulgin. She has won 3 of 14 starts and placed in 5 more, for £25,359 in prize money. Her best trip is 2m 0.5f, where 2 wins from 3 is a 67% strike rate against 9% at every other distance. She runs next in the 1:00 at Bangor-on-Dee on 11 November, where the best price is 33/1 with William Hill. Her best performance rating is 111, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 14
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 8
  • Strike rate 21%
  • Prize money £25,359
  • Best rating 111
  • Official rating 114

Where Merely A Detail runs next

Time Course Race Best price
1:00 Bangor-on-Dee Yorton Mares' Novices' Steeple Chase (Listed Race) (For The Richard Aston Memorial Trophy) (GBB Race) 33/1 William Hill William Hill

Merely A Detail form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
31 Oct 26 Ascot Ascot Underwriting Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 3 2m 3f Good 4 7.75 15/2 Jonathan Burke 114
25 Sep 26 Worcester Copybet Arc Summer Chase Series Final Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 2 2m 4f Good 3 19 11/2 Jonathan Burke 115
28 Aug 26 Fontwell Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 2f Good 1 — 3/1 Jonathan Burke 107
1 Jul 26 Worcester Worcestershire Ambassadors Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 0.5f Good 1 — 11/2 Jonathan Burke 102
4 May 26 Fakenham Heritage House Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4f Good 4 21.25 6/1 Jonathan Burke 105
19 Apr 26 Stratford George Wood Years Of Service Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 0.5f Good 3 4.25 2/1 Danny McMenamin 105
21 Dec 25 Fakenham Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Soft 4 12.5 9/1 Robert Dunne 107
17 Nov 25 Exeter Globe Inn, Chudleigh Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 2.5f Good To Soft 3 14 14/1 Jonathan Burke 107
22 Oct 25 Worcester Ashok Patel Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 2m Good 3 3 10/1 Tom Cannon –
5 May 25 Warwick racingtv.com Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good 2 3.5 20/1 Jonathan Burke –
19 Mar 25 Huntingdon Weatherbys Scientific Fillies' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m Good 10 23.25 28/1 Jordan Nailor –
22 Jan 25 Catterick Racing Again 31st January 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 7.5f Good To Soft 7 14.25 16/1 Tom Cannon –
1 Jan 25 Cheltenham Raceridecheltenham 'Junior' NH Flat Race (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 1f Soft 16 86.5 20/1 Kielan Woods –
30 Nov 24 Doncaster attheraces.com/marketmovers Fillies' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m 0.5f Good 1 — 28/1 Tom Cannon –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Ascot Underwriting Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) at Ascot on 31 October 2026. Held up at the back early - jumped badly at the 6th - made ground from 9th - dropped away before 3 out - challenged wide but blundered 2 out and never threatened - finished 4th.

Merely A Detail by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 4 0 0% —
16.5f 3 2 67% —
20f 2 0 0% —
19f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 1 100% —
18.5f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —

Merely A Detail by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 10 3 30% —
Soft 2 0 0% —
Good To Soft 2 0 0% —

Merely A Detail by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Worcester 3 1 33% —
Fakenham 2 0 0% —
Ascot 1 0 0% —
Fontwell 1 1 100% —
Stratford 1 0 0% —
Exeter 1 0 0% —
Warwick 1 0 0% —
Huntingdon 1 0 0% —
Catterick 1 0 0% —
Cheltenham 1 0 0% —

Merely A Detail breeding

  • Sire Falco (USA)
  • Dam Mere Detail (IRE)
  • Damsire Definite Article (GB)
  • Breeder Nicola Bulgin
  • Foaled 16 May 2021

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