Merry Blacksmith
Five races, five blank returns — Merry Blacksmith has yet to get off the mark, and the numbers make for uncomfortable reading. The three-year-old has finished no higher than fifth in any of its outings, with recent placings of 10th, 8th, 6th, 8th, and 5th telling a story of gradual but so-far-fruitless improvement. That sixth place is the closest it has come to troubling the judge, and even that left it well outside the places where prize money gets collected.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Delphi Six Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes the situation a little more nuanced is who is doing the training. Andrew Slattery's yard in Thurles, Co Tipperary has sent out 60 winners already this season — that is a serious operation, not a small stable sending out hopeful outsiders and keeping its fingers crossed. When a trainer at that level keeps running a horse, there is usually a reason. Whether Slattery sees something in Merry Blacksmith that the racecourse has not yet confirmed, or whether the right race simply hasn't come along yet, only time will tell. The horse raced just yesterday, so it is very much a live story.
For now, Merry Blacksmith is one of racing's work-in-progress cases — a young horse in a productive yard that has not yet found its moment. Three-year-olds can take time to figure things out, and being trained by someone sending out winners at this rate means it is at least in the right hands to give it a chance.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 May
10th
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
11 May
8th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
4 Apr
6th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Soft · 12 runners
22 Oct
8th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Soft · 16 runners
23 Sep
5th
Listowel
7f – 1m · Heavy · 13 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Oct |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |