Messerschmitt

Profile overview with recent form, pace, and pedigree anchors for smarter selections.

Total races

Win rate

11.1%

Place rate

38.9%

Sex: gelding Age: 4 Colour: Bay Born 24/04/2021

Snapshot Best speed: 94 @ 16.5f Avg position (last 3): 7.7 Average class: Class 1

Performance Pulse Win and place momentum

Form tuned

Wins

Places (1-3)

Win rate

11.1%

Place rate

38.9%

Best speed

94 @ 16.5f

Avg pos last 3

7.7

Class & pace Average class: Class 1 Place pace: 38.9% Win conversion: 11.1%

Pedigree Breeding anchors

Sire

Kessaar

Dam

Drifting Spirit

Damsire

Clodovil

Breeder: Tally-Ho Stud

Profile Details

Region Unknown

Foaled 24/04/2021

Colour Bay

Age 4

Distance Expertise Pace by distance

Distance Expertise

Versatile (70/100) Best: 7-9f (Short Mile)

Race Distribution by Distance

5-7f Sprint

1 races (5.9%) • Avg pos: 5.0

7-9f Short Mile

1 races (5.9%) • Avg pos: 1.0

9-12f Mile/Extended

4 races (23.5%) • Avg pos: 4.5

12-16f Long Distance

6 races (35.3%) • Avg pos: 5.0

16f+ Staying

5 races (29.4%) • Avg pos: 4.0

5-7f (Sprint)

Races: 1

Avg Position: 5.0

Win Rate: 0%

Place Rate: 0%

Best Finish: 5

7-9f (Short Mile)

Strongest

Races: 1

Avg Position: 1.0

Win Rate: 100%

Place Rate: 100%

Best Finish: 🏆 1

9-12f (Mile/Extended)

Races: 4

Avg Position: 4.5

Win Rate: 0%

Place Rate: 25%

Best Finish: 3

12-16f (Long Distance)

Races: 6

Avg Position: 5.0

Win Rate: 0%

Place Rate: 16.7%

Best Finish: 3

16f+ (Staying)

Races: 5

Avg Position: 4.0

Win Rate: 20%

Place Rate: 80%

Best Finish: 🏆 1

Distance Range	Races	Avg Position	Win Rate	Place Rate	Best Finish
5-7f (Sprint)	1	5.0	0%	0%	5
7-9f (Short Mile) Strongest	1	1.0	100%	100%	🏆 1
9-12f (Mile/Extended)	4	4.5	0%	25%	3
12-16f (Long Distance)	6	5.0	0%	16.7%	3
16f+ (Staying)	5	4.0	20%	80%	🏆 1

Analysis: Messerschmitt has raced across 5 different distance ranges, showing good versatility across distances. Best performance comes at 7-9f (short mile) with a 100% win rate from 1 races.

Upcoming Races Next opportunities

Upcoming Races

In 3 days

Cheltenham • Fri, 13 Mar 2026

Major Race

02:00

2m179y

Class 1 Turf Good To Soft

£61,897

Prize

Past Performances Recent race log

Mar 7 (3d ago)

4th

Sandown

16f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class: Class 2

Result: Took keen hold - soon in touch with leaders - headway and went third before 2 out - not fluent and lost third last - bit short of room run-in - kept on(op 40/1)

4:12.75

SP: 50/1

Trainer:

Speed: 77

Nov 1 (129d ago)

11th

Down Royal

17f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class:

Headgear:

Result: In touch with leaders - towards rear when hit 3rd - headway 6th - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 17/2)

4:20.56

SP: 8/1

Trainer:

Speed: 82

Sep 25 (166d ago)

8th

Listowel

16f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Yielding

Class: Class 1

Headgear:

Result: Raced wide - midfield - headway before 4 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 9/2)

4:2.50

SP: 7/2F

Trainer:

Speed: 82

Aug 26 (196d ago)

2nd

Bellewstown

17.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Yielding

Class:

Headgear:

Result: Ducked right start - towards rear - headway over 2f out - soon short of room - disputed lead over 1f out - kept on and just held(op 7/2 tchd 11/4)

3:55.39

SP: 3/1

Trainer:

Speed: 77

Aug 2 (220d ago)

3rd

Galway

17f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

Headgear: •

Result: Held up in rear - headway into midfield 2 out - not clear run home turn - briefly went second final 110yds - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

4:1.55

SP: 7/1

Trainer:

Speed: 90

Apr 21 (323d ago)

5th

Fairyhouse

16f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft To Heavy

Class: Class 1

Result: In rear - slightly hampered 1st - not fluent 5th - headway after 3 out - bit short of room before 2 out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)

4:17.85

SP: 16/1

Trainer:

Speed: 79

Dec 29 (436d ago)

5th

Limerick

16f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding To Soft

Class: Class 1

Result: Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway after 3 out - weakened before last(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)

4:5.22

SP: 9/2

Trainer:

Speed: 89

Dec 1 (464d ago)

3rd

Fairyhouse

16.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class: Class 1

Result: Took keen hold - soon prominent behind clear leader - mistake and pecked on landing 4 out - not fluent 3 out - went second home turn - lost second and carried left before last - weakening when mistake last(op 8/1)

4:0.80

SP: 17/2

Trainer:

Speed: 94

Oct 26 (500d ago)

1st

Galway

16.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding To Soft

Class:

Result: Took keen hold - soon midfield - in touch with leaders after 3 out - headway and challenging when not fluent 2 out - soon led going okay - not fluent last - ridden briefly and went clear run-in - comfortably(op 5/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 10/3)

4:5.01

SP: 3/1J

Trainer:

Speed: 86

Oct 10 (516d ago)

3rd

Thurles

12.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

Result: Raced in third - short of room and dropped to rear over 2f out - repeatedly short of room from over 1f out - ran on well final 110yds - went third post(op 5/1)

2:42.89

SP: 6/1

Trainer:

Speed: 79

Sep 24 (532d ago)

5th

Listowel

14.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Yielding

Class:

Result: Ducked right start - took keen hold - towards rear - headway from under 3f out - not clear run under 2f out - kept on when in the clear inside final furlong(tchd 25/1)

3:18.00

SP: 28/1

Trainer:

Speed: 75

Aug 22 (565d ago)

Killarney

17f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

Result: Midfield - good headway and went second after 4th - ducked right and unseated 6th (jockey said gelding jinked on the approach to the first hurdle down the back which resulted in him being unseated before the hurdle)(op 15/8 tchd 11/8 and tchd 2/1)

SP: 6/4F

Trainer:

Speed: -

Jul 20 (598d ago)

5th

Curragh

10f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

Result: Prominent on inner - bit short of room against far rail from 2f out - no extra inside final furlong

2:10.90

SP: 25/1

Trainer:

Speed: 79

Jul 6 (612d ago)

5th

Naas

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

Result: Midfield but in touch with leaders - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 10/3)

1:29.39

SP: 7/2

Trainer:

Speed: 81

Jun 3 (645d ago)

6th

Gowran Park

9.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

Result: Midfield - some headway towards far side over 1f out - bit short of room when switched left inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 33/1)

2:9.01

SP: 28/1

Trainer:

Speed: 73

May 11 (668d ago)

3rd

Naas

10.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class:

Result: Raced in second - ridden and challenging over 1f out - lost second and slightly hampered inside final furlong - kept on (jockey said gelding leaned right up the straight)(op 4/1)

2:16.91

SP: 11/2

Trainer:

Speed: 79

Apr 26 (683d ago)

4th

Cork

10f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class:

Result: In touch with leaders - brief headway on far side of group over 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)

2:18.94

SP: 10/1

Trainer:

Speed: 72

Oct 5 (887d ago)

1st

Thurles

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class:

Result: Midfield - headway on outer from over 3f out - went second over 2f out - soon challenging - ridden and ran green inside final furlong - kept on well towards finish - forced dead-heat(op 22/1)

1:51.26

SP: 28/1

Trainer:

Speed: 71

Date

Course

Dist

Going

Surface

Jumps

Class

Pos

Time

Btn

Wgt

Hdgr

Jockey

Trainer

Days

Mar 7

Sandown

16f

Soft

Turf

8 hurdles

Class 2

4:12.75

0.3

50/1

156lbs

Took keen hold - soon in touch with leaders - headway and went third before 2 out - not fluent and lost third last - bit short of room run-in - kept on(op 40/1)

Nov 1

Down Royal

17f

Yielding

Turf

9 hurdles

4:20.56

8/1

159lbs

129d

In touch with leaders - towards rear when hit 3rd - headway 6th - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 17/2)

Sep 25

Listowel

16f

Good To Yielding

Turf

8 hurdles

Class 1

4:2.50

1.5

7/2F

145lbs

166d

Raced wide - midfield - headway before 4 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 9/2)

Aug 26

Bellewstown

17.5f

Good To Yielding

Turf

Flat

3:55.39

0.2

3/1

167lbs

196d

Ducked right start - towards rear - headway over 2f out - soon short of room - disputed lead over 1f out - kept on and just held(op 7/2 tchd 11/4)

Aug 2

Galway

17f

Good

Turf

9 hurdles

4:1.55

0.5

7/1

153lbs

•

220d

Held up in rear - headway into midfield 2 out - not clear run home turn - briefly went second final 110yds - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

Apr 21

Fairyhouse

16f

Soft To Heavy

Turf

9 hurdles

Class 1

4:17.85

0.75

16/1

154lbs

323d

In rear - slightly hampered 1st - not fluent 5th - headway after 3 out - bit short of room before 2 out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)

Dec 29

Limerick

16f

Yielding To Soft

Turf

10 hurdles

Class 1

4:5.22

4.5

9/2

146lbs

436d

Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway after 3 out - weakened before last(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)

Dec 1

Fairyhouse

16.5f

Yielding

Turf

9 hurdles

Class 1

4:0.80

8.5

17/2

150lbs

464d

Took keen hold - soon prominent behind clear leader - mistake and pecked on landing 4 out - not fluent 3 out - went second home turn - lost second and carried left before last - weakening when mistake last(op 8/1)

Oct 26

Galway

16.5f

Yielding To Soft

Turf

9 hurdles

4:5.01

3/1J

154lbs

500d

Took keen hold - soon midfield - in touch with leaders after 3 out - headway and challenging when not fluent 2 out - soon led going okay - not fluent last - ridden briefly and went clear run-in - comfortably(op 5/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 10/3)

Oct 10

Thurles

12.5f

Good

Turf

Flat

2:42.89

0.05

6/1

136lbs

516d

Raced in third - short of room and dropped to rear over 2f out - repeatedly short of room from over 1f out - ran on well final 110yds - went third post(op 5/1)

Sep 24

Listowel

14.5f

Yielding

Turf

Flat

3:18.00

1.5

28/1

132lbs

532d

Ducked right start - took keen hold - towards rear - headway from under 3f out - not clear run under 2f out - kept on when in the clear inside final furlong(tchd 25/1)

Aug 22

Killarney

17f

Good

Turf

10 hurdles

6/4F

154lbs

565d

Midfield - good headway and went second after 4th - ducked right and unseated 6th (jockey said gelding jinked on the approach to the first hurdle down the back which resulted in him being unseated before the hurdle)(op 15/8 tchd 11/8 and tchd 2/1)

Jul 20

Curragh

10f

Good

Turf

Flat

2:10.90

1.25

25/1

139lbs

598d

Prominent on inner - bit short of room against far rail from 2f out - no extra inside final furlong

Jul 6

Naas

Good

Turf

Flat

1:29.39

7/2

129lbs

612d

Midfield but in touch with leaders - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 10/3)

Jun 3

Gowran Park

9.5f

Good

Turf

Flat

2:9.01

2.75

28/1

128lbs

645d

Midfield - some headway towards far side over 1f out - bit short of room when switched left inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 33/1)

May 11

Naas

10.5f

Good

Turf

Flat

2:16.91

1.5

11/2

134lbs

668d

Raced in second - ridden and challenging over 1f out - lost second and slightly hampered inside final furlong - kept on (jockey said gelding leaned right up the straight)(op 4/1)

Apr 26

Cork

10f

Soft

Turf

Flat

2:18.94

1.75

10/1

135lbs

683d

In touch with leaders - brief headway on far side of group over 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)

Oct 5

Thurles

Soft

Turf

Flat

1:51.26

28/1

127lbs

887d

Midfield - headway on outer from over 3f out - went second over 2f out - soon challenging - ridden and ran green inside final furlong - kept on well towards finish - forced dead-heat(op 22/1)

Welcome

Messerschmitt

Performance Pulse Win and place momentum

Pedigree Breeding anchors

Sire

Dam

Damsire

Profile Details

Distance Expertise Pace by distance

Race Distribution by Distance

5-7f (Sprint)

7-9f (Short Mile)

9-12f (Mile/Extended)

12-16f (Long Distance)

16f+ (Staying)

Upcoming Races Next opportunities

Cheltenham • Fri, 13 Mar 2026