Ireland 5yo

Merely A Detail (GB)

T: Toby Bulgin · J: Jonathan Burke · O: Mrs Nicola Bulgin

By Falco (USA) out of Mere Detail (IRE)

Form 02334-34113

6/1 Current odds

3/13 W/R

113 RPR

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13 runs
3 wins
placed
23% strike
21 d off
113 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 02334-34113 21 days off

3 1 1 4 3 4

At Worcester 1/3 1 win · 3 placed

On Good 3/9 3 wins · 7 placed

Best RPR 113 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 13 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 55
Win %: 23%
Placed %: 62%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

10 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Worcester — well clear of the 62% career baseline.

Worcester SPEC 100% 1-2-3
Fakenham 0% 0-0-2
Doncaster 100% 1-0-1
Exeter 100% 0-1-1
Fontwell 100% 1-0-1
Stratford 100% 0-1-1
Warwick 100% 0-1-1
Catterick 0% 0-0-1
Cheltenham 0% 0-0-1
Huntingdon 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

6 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Jonathan Burke NOW 83% 2-3-6
Tom Cannon 67% 1-1-3
Danny McMenamin 100% 0-1-1
Jordan Nailor 0% 0-0-1
Kielan Woods 0% 0-0-1
Robert Dunne 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Toby Bulgin NOW 62% 3-5-13

Going Record

13 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 78% on Good, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 78% 3-4-9
Good to Soft 50% 0-1-2
Soft 0% 0-0-2
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

13 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure staying horse — 62% in-the-money at ≥ 1m4f.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 62% 3-5-13

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

25 Sep 2026 Copybet Arc Summer Chase Series Final Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Worcester Class 2 3rd/12 6 Good 2m4f Jonathan Burke OR 115 11/2

28 Aug 2026 Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Fontwell Class 4 1st/6 +0 Good 2m2f Jonathan Burke OR 107 3/1

1 Jul 2026 Worcestershire Ambassadors Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Worcester Class 4 T 1st/10 +0 Good 2m110y Jonathan Burke OR 102 11/2

4 May 2026 Heritage House Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Fakenham Class 3 T 4th/7 14 Good 2m4f1y Jonathan Burke OR 105 6/1

19 Apr 2026 George Wood Years Of Service Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Stratford Class 4 T 3rd/13 1.25 Good 2m70y Danny McMenamin OR 105 2/1

21 Dec 2025 Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Hurdle Fakenham Class 4 T 4th/6 4.5 Soft 2m3y Robert Dunne OR 107 9/1

17 Nov 2025 Globe Inn, Chudleigh Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Exeter Class 4 T 3rd/5 10 Good To Soft 2m2f111y Jonathan Burke OR 107 14/1

22 Oct 2025 Ashok Patel Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Worcester Class 4 3rd/8 1.75 Good 2m Tom Cannon 10/1

5 May 2025 racingtv.com Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Warwick Class 4 2nd/9 3.5 Good 2m Jonathan Burke 20/1

19 Mar 2025 Weatherbys Scientific Fillies' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Huntingdon Class 5 10th/12 2.75 Good 1m7f171y Jordan Nailor 28/1

Connections

Trainer: Toby Bulgin 28%
Jockey: Jonathan Burke 15%
Owner: Mrs Nicola Bulgin
Sire: Falco (USA)
Dam: Mere Detail (IRE)
Dam sire: Definite Article
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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