Kings Merchant Racehorse Profile
Kings Merchant is a 5-year-old Gelding, trained by Philip Kirby, based at Catterick. With 33 career starts and 6 wins, it has earned $57,960.
- Age
- 5
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- Philip Kirby
- Trained at
- Catterick
- Sire
- Bated Breath
- Dam
- Rhossili Down
- Sire of dam
- Kingman
- Career
- 33:6-5-2
- Prize money
- $57,960
- Last start
- 17 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- 214513
Kings Merchant Form Guide
Kings Merchant — last 23 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | Ripon | 1207m | Class 6 | Good | 6 | 135kg | Conor Whiteley | 3 of 10 | 2.25L | 1:11.78 | — | Angel Summer (IRE) |
| 8 Sept 2026 | Catterick | 1200m | Class 6 | Good To Soft | 2 | 139kg | Kevin Stott | 1 of 9 | — | 1:13.13 | — | Kings Merchant (GB) |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Thirsk | 1207m | Class 6 | Good | 5 | 138kg | Cam Hardie | 5 of 9 | 5.75L | 1:11.14 | — | Maldevious (IRE) |
| 22 July 2026 | Catterick | 1414m | Class 6 | Good To Firm | 7 | 139kg | Dale Swift | 4 of 8 | 2L | 1:24.84 | — | Wise Crack (IRE) |
| 10 July 2026 | Chester | 1409m | Class 5 | Good | 7 | 135kg | Dale Swift | 1 of 8 | — | 1:25.78 | — | Kings Merchant (GB) |
| 3 July 2026 | Doncaster | 1209m | Class 6 | Good To Firm | 1 | 138kg | Dale Swift | 2 of 9 | 0.25L | 1:11.38 | — | Come On Over (IRE) |
| 16 June 2026 | Thirsk | 1207m | Class 5 | Good | 7 | 130kg | William Pyle | 8 of 11 | 2.75L | 1:12.82 | — | Vingegaard (IRE) |
| 29 May 2026 | Carlisle | 1385m | Class 6 | Good | 6 | 134kg | Connor Beasley | 7 of 8 | 7L | 1:30.18 | — | The Gay Blade (GB) |
| 11 May 2026 | Catterick | 1414m | Class 6 | Good | 3 | 140kg | Mason Paetel | 4 of 13 | 2.5L | 1:25.72 | — | Filey Beach (IRE) |
| 1 May 2026 | Newcastle (aw) | 1207m | Class 5 | Standard | 10 | 132kg | Luke Morris | 6 of 12 | 3L | 1:14.30 | — | Raft Up (IRE) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Thirsk | 1207m | Class 5 | Good | 4 | 128kg | Callum Rodriguez | 5 of 18 | 3L | 1:12.16 | — | Yes I'm Mali (GB) |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Newcastle (aw) | 1207m | Class 5 | Standard | 6 | 135kg | Cam Hardie | 4 of 9 | 2.75L | 1:15.10 | — | D Flawless (IRE) |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Newcastle (aw) | 1207m | Class 4 | Standard | 5 | 126kg | Cam Hardie | 7 of 10 | 5L | 1:12.80 | — | Grant Wood (IRE) |
| 28 Sept 2025 | Newcastle (aw) | 1421m | Class 5 | Standard | 11 | 135kg | Mason Paetel | 11 of 11 | 11.5L | 1:29.29 | — | Candonomore (FR) |
| 1 Sept 2025 | Carlisle | 1385m | Class 5 | Good | 5 | 137kg | Dale Swift | 4 of 11 | 5.25L | 1:28.56 | — | One Night Thunder (GB) |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Ripon | 1207m | Class 4 | Good To Firm | 16 | 134kg | Cam Hardie | 7 of 15 | 6.5L | 1:11.95 | — | Havana Rum (IRE) |
| 25 July 2025 | — | 1207m | Class 4 | Good | 6 | 133kg | — | 8 | — | 1:12.58 | — | — |
| 12 July 2025 | — | 1207m | Class 4 | Good To Firm | 8 | 135kg | — | 15 | — | 1:11.28 | — | — |
| 19 May 2025 | — | 1172m | Class 4 | Good To Firm | 7 | 137kg | — | 5 | — | 1:12.28 | — | — |
| 3 May 2025 | — | 1207m | Class 4 | Good | 8 | 134kg | — | 6 | — | 1:12.35 | — | — |
| 12 Mar 2025 | — | 1025m | Class 3 | Standard | 9 | 132kg | — | 7 | — | 1:0.69 | — | — |
| 21 Sept 2024 | — | 1207m | Class 2 | Good To Firm | 6 | 132kg | — | 5 | — | 1:8.98 | — | — |
| 7 Sept 2024 | — | 1207m | Class 3 | Good To Firm | 8 | 128kg | — | 1 | — | 1:10.44 | — | — |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This track | 3 | 1-0-0 | 33% | 33% |
| This distance | 6 | 1-0-0 | 17% | 17% |
| Good | 23 | 4-2-2 | 17% | 35% |
| Soft | 2 | 1-1-0 | 50% | 100% |
| Heavy | 7 | 1-2-0 | 14% | 43% |
| First-up | 4 | 0-2-0 | 0% | 50% |
| Second-up | 4 | 1-0-0 | 25% | 25% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey
Career Wins
Races won
| Date | Race | Event | Dist | Jockey |
|---|
| 8 Sept 2026 | R4 | Fifth Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap Stakes (Div II) | 1207m | Kevin Stott |
| 10 July 2026 | R7 | Fired Up Tess Handicap (Div 2) | 1408m | Dale Swift |